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The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed (CD)

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From their early days as the house band for Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the Velvet Underground were the antithesis of late-1960s Flower Power optimism. Lou Reed's decadent lyrics and dour vocals proved to be the perfect match for the group's droning pop, and the early addition of goth-chanteuse Nico only served to increase VU's black-clad mystique. The influence of their blend of street poetry, avant-garde experimentalism, and raw rock & roll on punk and its aftermath is inestimable. It's been said that not many people heard their early records, but everyone who did went out and started a band.

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DISC 1 for The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed (CD) Album By The Velvet Underground (Artist...
1   I'm Waiting For The Man (remix)
2   Femme Fatale
3   Run Run Run
4   Heroin
5   All Tomorrow's Parties
6   I'll Be Your Mirror
7   White Light/White Heat
8   Stephanie Says
9   What Goes On
10   Beginning To See The Light
11   Pale Blue Eyes
12   I Can't Stand It Anymore
13   Lisa Says
14   Sweet Jane
15   Rock And Roll
 

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Velvet Underground: Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker.

Additional personnel: Nico (vocals).

Producers: Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, Geofrey Haslam, Shel Kagan, Velvet Underground.

Compilation producer: Bill Levinson.

Recorded between 1966 & 1970. Includes liner notes by Anthony De Curtis.

Digitally remastered by Dennis Drake & Greg Calbi.

The antithesis of late-60s west coast idealism, New York's Velvet Underground represent the era's darker side. Lou Reed was a contract songwriter at Pickwick Records; John Cale, a classically trained child prodigy. Sterling Morrison had studied with Reed at Syracuse. Drummer Angus MacLise took the name 'Velvet Underground' from a paperback and was replaced by Maureen 'Mo' Tucker. In 1965, Andy Warhol invited them to join the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, and suggested adding actress/singer Nico. They recorded their debut album in 1966 but major labels feared its controversial content and long tracks. The Velvet Underground And Nico (1966) was eventually issued by MGM/Verve. Famous for Warhol's peel-off banana sleeve and his credit as producer, it introduced Reed's infatuations - street culture and amorality as vibrant pop. Now a milestone, The Velvet Underground And Nico was initially reviled. Nico went solo in 1967 and the remaining quartet left Warhol's patronage. White Light/White Heat's (1967) raging intensity caught the group at its most radical. 'Sister Ray' was a grinding sexual cacophony, recorded live at maximum volume. By the time of Loaded, Reed had abandoned the group and Doug Yule took control. Despite its brief lifespan, the band remain massively influential. Joy Division and Jesus And Mary Chain, among many others, have declared their indebtedness.

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