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Venus in Furs
The Velvet Underground

Name: Venus in Furs
Description: The Velvet Underground’s Venus in Furs (1967) is No. 5 in our Psychedelic Rock ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

Released: 1967
Label: Verve
On one list: Psychedelic Rock
Updated: 2026-08-30

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Ranked No. 5 in Psychedelic Rock
An ostrich-tuned guitar, a viola drone and a subject nobody was putting on records. New York's answer to California, and considerably less interested in enjoying itself.

Venus in FursThe Velvet Underground

Ranked No. 5 in Psychedelic Rock

Venus in Furs
The Velvet Underground