One Night at the Dom: History in the Making

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One of Andy Warhol’s multimedia shows, known as an Exploding Plastic Inevitable, on April 7, 1966. The evening featured the Velvet Underground and Nico at Warhol’s nightclub, the Dom. Onstage, from left, are: Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale, Gerard Malanga and an unknown woman.

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One Night at the Dom: History in the Making

The Velvet Underground and Nico performed at Andy Warhol’s club in April 1966; the Velvet Underground’s debut LP came out in 1967.