Part 4: April 1966 would be the group’s busiest month so far.
April 1966
7th April 1966
The Village Voice advert ‘”DO YOU WANT TO DANCE AND BLOW YOUR MIND WITH – THE EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE”.’
7th April
Andy, Edie, & the Velvet Underground’ Village Voice article.
8th April
The Morning Call report on recent Warhol openings – including one referencing ‘his’ band, the Velvet Underground.
10th April 1966
The Houston Chronicle had an alternative version of the Jane Holzer article.
11th April 1966
New York Times ‘Black Jeans to Go Dancing at the Movies’ – A feature on Warhol’s disco which mostly covered Nico.
13th April 1966
The Bayonne Times had a repeat of The Morning Call’s recent Warhol activities
14th April 1966
Village Voice -Notebook for Night Owls
17th April 1966
The Times Picayune makes mention of the ‘Erupting Plastic Inevitable’ and references the band’ appearing in Life.
20th April 1966 – Life Magazine (released 27th May)
Perhaps the most prominent press yet, the Velvet Underground photographed in an article on discotheques.
22nd April
The Daily Register reports on the Exploding Plastic Inevitable
22nd April 1966
The Arizona Republic mention the Velvet Underground.
28th April 1966
Barnard_Bulletin has an interesting article on ‘Murray the K’s World’, interesting as it may be one of the first to reference “The Velvet Underground” in relation to something else, a sure sign of early influence.
29th April 1966
Courier Post’s ‘socialite’ column covers the Velvet Underground
And that’s April 1966. A hugely busy – work and press – month for the band.
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