art direction Dick Smith
composed by, arranged by, conductor [conducted by] The Velvet Underground
engineer [director of engineering] Val Valentin
mixed by [uncredited] Angel Balestier
photography by [photos] Billy Name
Record Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Manufactured By MGM Records Division
Copyright (c) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Published By Virpi, Inc.
Pressed By H.V. Waddell Co.
[l324419] pressing variant with 2.75 press ring on labels.

- Cat# SE 4617 printed on the left side of the label.
- Cat# SE-4617 on spine, at the top left of the front cover, at the top left and bottom right of the back cover.
- Label credit reads All selections published by Virpi, Inc. (ASCAP).
- Sounds of Now on MGM inner sleeve.
- Made in U.S.A. on labels.

®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

Original first press which features Lou Reed's Closet Mix. All pressings have A-side label which lists What Goes On as 3:35 instead of 4:52 as correctly listed on back cover. This is a West coast pressing with All Selections Published By Virpi. Inc. (ASCAP) printed on label, East coast pressing has All Selections Published By Virpi. Inc.—BMI.

Runouts are etched.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: SE4617 Side1 MGS1824 Rev.BP (Runout side A, variation 1)
Matrix / Runout: SE-4617 S-2 MGS-1825 SPECIAL REV (Runout side B, variation 1)
Matrix / Runout: SE4617 Side1 MGS1824 Rev.BP (Runout side A, variation 2)
Matrix / Runout: W.C. Side 2: SE-4617 S-2 MGS-1825 SPECIAL REV (Runout side B, variation 2)
Matrix / Runout: SE 4617 Side1 MGS1824 Rev. BP. (Runout side A, variation 3)
Matrix / Runout: W.C. SE-4617 S-2 MGS-1825 SPECIAL REV (Runout side B, variation 3)