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Originally posted by Tyler:
You may have read a little while back on Pitchfork about the insanely rare VU LP that was going up for auction, 12" acetate pressing, one of a kind. Norman Dolph had it, gave it away, and some lucky feller bought it for 75 cents.

This lucky guy turned around, put it on eBay for a gross amount of moolah, and ended up making $155,400.25 (counting out the 75 cents he dropped, of course) for doing nothing particularly heroic or substantial, just buying a record off someone else.

Now, I guess the person who bought it is not only loaded up to his neck in dollar bills, but is also a philanthropist. He's spread the songs over the web, displaying a side of the Velvets that, well, isn't much different than what we've already heard a million times before. Some of the cuts sound better than the ones that made the final cut, but others there really isn't a whole lot of a difference.

With no further ado, here is the link for all you VU addicts (myself included!):

Cheers

EDIT: I guess the guy only made 25K, but still, pretty insane. Also, I really like the cut of Venus in Furs. Checkitout!