The Velvet Underground & Nico album, also referred to as The Banana Album designed by Andy Warhol (who also produced it) was released in March 1967. Most of the songs were recorded the previous year in a run-down studio before the band even had a record contract. Verve had decided to add alternative music to their label and picked up the group s recordings. It features the classic tracks Heroin, I m Waiting For The Man, and Sunday Morning.