▁Their ▁influence ▁would ▁rec ur ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁on wards ▁to ▁various ▁world wide ▁ind ie ▁scenes , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁The ▁Vel vet ▁Under ground ▁& ▁N ico ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ' ▁National ▁Rec ording ▁Reg istry , ▁who ▁commented : ▁" For ▁dec ades ▁[ it ] ▁has ▁cast ▁a ▁huge ▁shadow ▁over ▁nearly ▁every ▁sub - vari ety ▁of ▁avant - gar de ▁rock , ▁from ▁ 7 0 s ▁art - rock ▁to ▁no - wave , ▁new - wave , ▁and ▁punk ." ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁Vel vet ▁Under ground ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁they ▁faced ▁re jection ▁and ▁were ▁commonly ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁a ▁" f ag " ▁band . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁music ian ▁Brian ▁En o ▁fam ously ▁stated ▁that ▁while ▁The ▁Vel vet ▁Under ground ▁& ▁N ico ▁initially ▁sold ▁just ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁" every one ▁who ▁bought ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁started ▁a ▁band ." ▁ ▁The ▁Beat les ' ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁de emed ▁Pet ▁S ounds ▁" the ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁time ", ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁band ▁respond ed ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁album : ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁Fre ak ▁Out !