Winter Discovery Auction Nov 14
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2013
Aspen: The Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, No. 3 WARHOL, Pop Issue, The Velvet Underground
Issue 3, "The Pop Art Issue." Designed by Andy Warhol and David Dalton. Box a little crushed as usual, with two corners torn, some offsetting at the bottom of the box, very good. Complete with all parts, pieces, and Includes contributions by Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Ernest Trova, Kenneth Noland, Gerald Laing, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, Lou Reed, and Timothy Leary. The original 33 1/3 flexi-disc acetate recording, contains the song "Loop," written by John Cale and credited to the Velvet Underground. It was one of the first commercially available recordings by the Velvet Underground, preceding the release of their debut album by a few months. A highly collectible recording, particularly when accompanied by all its original related packaging. Although never commercially successful during their time, the Velvet Underground is now considered one of the most important and influential rock groups of all time. Because of its unusual construction, few complete copies of *Aspen* survive. 11 items in all. including, the flexi-disc, the Ten Trip Ticket Book, the movie flip book, the Pop-Art Paint card folder, the Guild Instruments flyer, the Folk Music on Vanguard pamphlet, the tabloid newspaper, and a cardboard divider.
Aspen: The Magazine in a Box, Vol. 1, No. 3 WARHOL, Pop Issue, The Velvet Underground
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