An archive of The Velvet Underground through the press

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Part 7: July and August 1966

9th July 1966

The Gettysburg Times has an interview with Warhol discussing his future plans, which of course include the band.

22nd July 1966

The Minneapolis Star suggests the ‘rock n roll extravaganza under vinyl’ may not happen in September.

31st July 1966

Richmond Times Dispatch reports on Warhol’s ‘Floating Paintings’ film, which likley was Willard Maas’ Andy Warhol’s Silver Flotations

August 1966

21st August 1966

The UK’s Sunday Mirror has a full page spread on the Exploding Plastic Inevitable

28th August 1966

The Boston Globe has a feature on ‘the lovely Nicol’, the Velvet Underground and pertinently, a description that the whole production is ‘wrapped around Andy Warhol’

28th August 1966

The Standard Times has a feature on the same show and mentions the band members individually alongside Gerrard Malanga.

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