Album US 1995 on Polydor label
Alternative (Folk Rock, Garage Rock, Noise, Psychedelic Rock)
Deluxe 6"x12" longbox (with re-peelable banana sticker) contains a 84-page book with definitive essay, complete credits, dozens of rare photographs and memorabilia and is composed of the four VU albums and previously unreleased tracks in individual jewel cases. • Tracks 1-1 to 1-6: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DEMO TAPE Recorded July 1965 at John Cale's Ludlow Street loft in lower Manhattan. All tracks previously unreleased. • Track 2-1: The first single by The Velvet Underground (Verve VK-10427), released July 1966. Tracks 2-2 to 2-12: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO The Velvet Underground first album (Verve V/V6-5008), released March 1967. Recorded April 1966 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood and Scepter Studios, New York Track 13: Recorded live November 4, 1966 at the Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio. Edited down the complete 30 minute performance by Joseph M. Palmaccio at PolyGram Studios. Tracks 2-14, 2-15: Taken from the album NICO: CHELSEA GIRL (Verve V/V6-5032), originally released October 1967. Recorded April/May 1967 at Mayfair Sound Studios, New York • Tracks 3-1 to 3-5: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DEMO ACETATE Recorded early 1967 at John Cale's Ludlow Street loft Manhattan. All tracks previously unreleased. Tracks 3-6, 3-7: Recorded live April 1967 at the Gymnasium, New York City Previously unreleased. Tracks 3-8 to 3-13: WHITE LIGHT / WHITE HEAT The Velvet Underground's second album ( Verve V/V6-5046), released January 1968. Recorded September 1967 at Mayfair Sound Studios, New York City. Tracks 3-14, 3-15: taken from VU (Verve 823 721-2), released February 1985. Recorded February 13 ɛt 14 1968 at AɛtR Studios, New York Mixed June 1984 at Mediasound Studios, New York Track 3-15: taken from ANOTHER VIEW (Verve 829 405-2), released July 1986. Recorded May 29, 1968 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood Mixed March 1986 at Sigma Sound Studios, New York • Track 4-1: Recorded live October 2, 1968 at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio. Previously unreleased. Tracks 4-2 to 4-11: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND alternate ‛closet mix’ version The Velvet Underground's third album, (MGM SE 4617), released March 1969. Recorded November/December 1968 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood. Tracks 4-12 to 4-16: taken from VU (Verve 823 721-2), released February 1985. Recorded May - October 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York Mixed June 1984 at Mediasound Studios, New York 4-17: Recorded live October 28, 1969 at The End of Cole Ave, Dallas, Texas Previously unreleased. Track 4-18: Recorded late 1969. Recording information unknown. Previously unreleased. • Tracks 5-1 to 5-10: LOADED The velvet Underground's fourth album (Cotillion SD 9034), released September 1970 and Tracks 5-11 to 5-16 & track 5-19: LOADED out-takes, previously unreleased. Recorded April - July 1970 at Atlantic Studios, New York Tracks 17 ɛt 18 recorded live August 23, 1870 at Max's Kansas City, New York City. Track 18 taken from LIVE AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY (Cotillion SD 9500), released May 1972. Track 17 previously unreleased. Recorded by Brigid Polk on a cassette recorder. All selections on Disc Five produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. Track 18 ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp. Tracks 11-17 and 19 ℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corp. Song Publishers: •Disc One All songs published by Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), except 1-2 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) • Disc Two All songs published by Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), except 2-2, 2-11, 2-14 and 2-15 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), 2-3 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Metal Machine Music. Inc. (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) • Disc Three 3-1, 3-3 and 3-4 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Metal Machine Music. Inc. (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) 3-2 published by Metal Machine Music. Inc. (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13 and 3-16 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) 3-8, 3-10, 3-12 and 3-14 published by Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), 3-15 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) • Disc Four All songs published by Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), except 4-12 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Maureen Music, Inc. (BMI), 4-14 and 4-15 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI), 4-18 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Metal Machine Music. Inc. (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) • Disc Five All songs published by Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.), except song 4-16 published by John Cale Music Inc. (BMI) / Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd (BMI) (admin. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.) This compilation ℗ © 1995 Polygram Records, Inc. Manufactured and marketed by A&M Records, Inc. All selections on disc five produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.
The Velvet Underground , *1964 US arranged by, producer, album by | |
Doug Yule b, *1947 US bass, backing vocals, bass, organ, backing vocals, vocals, organ, piano, guitar, bass, lead vocals, vocals, co-vocal, written by, bass, vocals | |
Bill Yule drums | |
Sterling Morrison g, eb, 1942-1995 US guitar, guitar, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals, vocals, guitar, vocals, guitar, bass, written by, vocals, co-vocal | |
Lou Reed voc, g, 1942-2013 US lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals, lead guitar, guitar, ostrich guitar, lyrics by, vocals, guitar, vocals, guitar, harmonica, vocals, guitar, piano, written by | |
Moe Tucker perc, *1944 US percussion, written by, vocals, co-vocal, lead vocals | |
John Cale eb, vl, *1942 GB piano, celesta, bass, backing vocals, viola, electric viola, viola, bass, vocals, organ, bass, viola, electric viola, vocals, viola, vielle, sarinda, written by, viola, piano, bass, vocals, viola, bass, celesta, backing vocals, organ, viola | |
Nico voc, har, 1938-1988 DE lead vocals | |
Larry Fallon str, 1937-2005 US arranged by, conductor |
Adrian Barber engineer |
Gary Kellgren engineer, engineer, mixed by |
Geoffrey Haslam engineer, engineer, remix, producer |
Michael Barbiero engineer |
John Licata engineer, scepter studios |
Norman Dolph engineer, scepter studios |
Ami Hadani engineer, t.t.g. studios |
Bob Ludwig mastered by |
Andy Warhol producer |
Tom Wilson producer, supervised by, remixed and edited under the supervision of |
David Greene edited by, remix, remixed by |
Gene Radice edited by, remix, remixed by |
Joseph M. Palmaccio edited by |
John Convertino engineer |
Brigid Polk recorded by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | 1965 | The Velvet Underground | ||
2 | Venus In Furs (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 15:33 |
3 | Prominent Men (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 4:53 |
4 | Heroin (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 13:34 |
5 | I'm Waiting For The Man (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 9:50 |
6 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 15:50 |
7 | All Tomorrow's Parties (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 18:26 |
8 | 1966-67 | The Velvet Underground | ||
9 | All Tomorrow's Parties (Single Version) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:49 |
10 | Sunday Morning | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 2:54 |
11 | I'm Waiting For The Man | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:38 |
12 | Femme Fatale | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:37 |
13 | Venus In Furs | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:10 |
14 | Run Run Run | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:19 |
15 | All Tomorrow's Parties | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:58 |
16 | Heroin | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 7:10 |
17 | There She Goes Again | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:39 |
18 | I'll Be Your Mirror | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:12 |
19 | The Black Angel Death Song | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 3:12 |
20 | European Son | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 7:47 |
21 | Melody Laughter (Live) | The Velvet Underground | Christa Päffgen, John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 10:43 |
22 | It Was A Pleasure Then | The Velvet Underground | Christa Päffgen, John Cale, Lou Reed | 8:02 |
23 | Chelsea Girls | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison | 7:24 |
24 | 1967-68 | The Velvet Underground | ||
25 | There Is No Reason (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 2:12 |
26 | Sheltered Life (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:52 |
27 | It's All Right (The Way That You Live) (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 2:48 |
28 | I'm Not Too Sorry (Now That You're Gone) (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 2:17 |
29 | Here She Comes Now (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison | 2:46 |
30 | Guess I'm Falling In Love (Live) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 4:10 |
31 | Booker T. (Live) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 6:30 |
32 | White Light / White Heat | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:45 |
33 | The Gift | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 8:17 |
34 | Lady Godiva's Operation | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:54 |
35 | Here She Comes Now | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison | 2:02 |
36 | I Heard Her Call My Name | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:36 |
37 | Sister Ray | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 17:27 |
38 | Stephanie Says | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:49 |
39 | Temptation Inside Your Heart | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:30 |
40 | Hey Mr. Rain (Version One) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 4:40 |
41 | 1968-69 | The Velvet Underground | ||
42 | What Goes On (Live) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:34 |
43 | Candy Says (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:04 |
44 | What Goes On (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:35 |
45 | Some Kinda Love (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:39 |
46 | Pale Blue Eyes (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:42 |
47 | Jesus (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:24 |
48 | Beginning To See The Light (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:47 |
49 | I'm Set Free (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:04 |
50 | That's The Story Of My Life (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:02 |
51 | The Murder Mystery (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 8:55 |
52 | After Hours (Closet Mix) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:09 |
53 | Foggy Notion | The Velvet Underground | Doug Yule, Hy Weiss, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker | 6:47 |
54 | I Can't Stand It | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:22 |
55 | I'm Sticking With You | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:28 |
56 | One Of These Days | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:00 |
57 | Lisa Says | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:57 |
58 | It's Just Too Much (Live) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:59 |
59 | Countess From Hong Kong (Demo) | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed | 3:17 |
60 | 1970 | The Velvet Underground | ||
61 | Who Loves The Sun | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:45 |
62 | Sweet Jane (Full Length Version) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:06 |
63 | Rock And Roll | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:43 |
64 | Cool It Down | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:04 |
65 | New Age (Full Length Version) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:07 |
66 | Head Held High | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:56 |
67 | Lonesome Cowboy Bill | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:43 |
68 | I Found A Reason | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 4:15 |
69 | Train Round The Bend | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:21 |
70 | Oh! Sweet Nuthin' | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 7:25 |
71 | Satellite Of Love | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:58 |
72 | Walk And Talk | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:23 |
73 | Oh Gin | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:44 |
74 | Sad Song | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 3:30 |
75 | Ocean | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 5:43 |
76 | Ride Into The Sun | The Velvet Underground | John Cale, Lou Reed, Moe Tucker, Sterling Morrison | 3:10 |
77 | Some Kinda Love (Live) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 10:22 |
78 | I'll Be Your Mirror (Live) | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:06 |
79 | I Love You | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2:03 |