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I remember the first time I heard the Velvet Underground was at a party my senior year in high school in 1990. I'd already heard R.E.M and Cowboy Junkies covers of their songs, but I'd never heard anything original by them. It was the Velvet Underground and Nico album and I remember how frightened and excited I was