The Original 1967 album cover for The Velvet Underground & Nico is recognizable for featuring a Warhol print of a banana. Early copies of the album invited the owner to "Peel slowly and see"; peeling back the banana skin revealed a flesh-colored banana underneath. For the first production a special machine was needed to manufacture these covers (one of the causes of the album's delayed release), but MGM paid for costs figuring that any ties to Warhol would boost sales of the album. Most reissued vinyl editions of the album do not feature the peel-off sticker; the original copies of the album with the peel-sticker feature are now rare collector's items.

For this project, our customer wanted to recreate the Original Iconic Warhol Banana with the peel-sticker feature. The Sticker needed to be re-positionable for the application and also for the Customer to be able to stick it to any surface. We sourced a 4 Mil Vinyl Cling Material with a Low Tack Adhesive. The Banana was printed with 2 PMS colors using UV Inks which reproduce very vibrant colors. This Cling was then hand applied to the LP cover and as you can see the final product is very eye catching.

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