MGM, however, willingly paid the costs with the assumption that any ties to Warhol would help boost record sales. The 1996 CD release featured the peeled banana inside the jewel case underneath the CD.) A special machine was required in order to manufacture the album covers, causing the release date to be delayed. (Re-issues of the album did not feature the sticker until a 2008 vinyl re-release. The famous pop artist was, at the time, both mentor and manager for The Velvet Underground and incidentally helped to finance the recording of the album.Įarly copies of the album had a rather suggestive sounding instruction on the front, inviting the owner “Peel slowly and see” pulling off a banana peel sticker revealed a flesh-colored banana beneath. The album artwork for The Velvet Underground & Nico is instantly recognizable for its Andy Warhol banana print on the front cover.
‘All You Can Eat’ is a FREE DOWNLOAD compiled by Brian Devoil and Mark Hughes, celebrating the Twelfth Night family tree.
The band’s name has been kept alive through sporadic reunions, live shows and many great archive releases, but here’s something of interest to everyone, whether a massive TN fan or first time listener looking to catch up. From the early years playing huge instrumental jams, through the classic prog sounds of 1982’s ‘Fact & Fiction’ album, to the pop oriented Virgin Records years, their catalogue always brought something of interest. Twelfth Night might not have had quite the same levels of commercial success as some of their peers, but throughout their career, they were unafraid to progress. Of the many great bands that formed the 80s prog rock revival, Marillion, IQ and Twelfth Night are arguably the most loved.