Episode 57: Andy Warhol: Album Covers Take a Walk on the Wild Side - Part 1
Beginning with the backstory of one of the most iconic albums of all time, 1967’s The Velvet Underground and Nico, we return to The Factory scene as it was becoming commercially successful—but no less of a sideshow—as musicians come calling for new ideas or simply hipster art cred. We also discuss the design work Warhol created for bands like the Rolling Stones and the idea of turning a disposable record holder into individual artistic keepsakes.
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(Top to bottom): The original album artwork for The Velvet Underground and Nico, the yellow sticker being peeled and the pink banana being revealed, Warhol with his oversize banana prints made before the album artwork, the ashtray that may have started it all, the outside of the club Dom when the Exploding Plastic Inevitable was about to perform, one of their show posters
Andy Warhol Timeline (Rebecca Lowrey)
Andy Warhol Biography
(MoMA, The Andy Warhol Museum, Wikipedia)
“Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film” by Ric Burns
- Part 1 (YouTube), Part 2 (YouTube)
- Howie Pyro’s story of the banana ashtray discovery (“Dangerous Minds” article)
- A show with The Exploding Plastic Inevitable and The Velvet Underground (YouTube video)