Velvet Underground fans ?

Terry,
I just found both volumes, I & II on CD, new, at Amazon.com
Do a seach in Music for Velvet Underground Live. Refine your search for non-live.
Also Live at Max's and Live at Voodoo Fest

I have found what I thought was long forgotten out of print music on CD's there, both new and used.

DJ

 

I used to have 1969 on vinyl. It was not a reissue. First Velvet Underground album I bought. Their reputation preceded them, and certainly, I'd had my share of Lou Reed's better efforts, but I was

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Aside from Loaded and Live at Max's, Kansas City, I purchased their Nico & White Light, White Heat & Velvet Underground albums when they were reissued along with the "lost" album, released as 'V.U.' - all on vinyl.

I eventually purchased Loaded, but it was a gift for a friend and on CD. Not up to snuff, IMHO.

I spent days dialing in the cartridge & tonearm balance on my phono, treated my records delicately, changed needles often and to this day, 1969 remains my favorite.

Here comes the Ocean...

 

I LOVE VU. I have the CD's for the Quine Tapes in my living room changer.
I think often about getting a turntable for the vinyl experience. Actually back a few years ago, I met Penn Gilette when he was having an implant put in his ear (basically a small wire to replace the stirrup I believe) and we chatted for a bit about good old Lou and my youth hanging around Max's and the other haunts in the early 80's as a tiny kid in tube socks and the VU live @ Max's recording. I had no idea, I just thought it was a dumpy place my dad used to take me to.

 

not so much, but a song I NEVER get tired of hearing is Lou Reed's live version of "Sweet Jane".

 

The live version that was peformed on Letterman was awesome.

 

DAMN! I've love to see that. do you have a vid or do you know if its available on line?

 

Yeah, NASTY habit!
I have spent some serious money re-updating my vinyl to CD's. Much of the material on the CD's has been remastered and actually sounds better than some of the vinyl I have.

Some good deals on out of print stuff if you don't mind used. I learned how to buff out scratches and imperfections in CD's to new condition.


I just picked up a complete, still in the original box, 4 CD set of Tangerine Dream-Tangents (mid 70's to mid 80's), used but nearly perfect. Out of print these days. SCORE!.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/VELVET-UNDERGROUND-LIVE-2-CD-NEW_W0QQitemZ4790133504QQcategoryZ307QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Another great thing I found was new and used DVD's of hard to get movies on Amazon.

I just picked up the David Lynch version of Dune-(directors cut) and Blade Runner-(directors cut), both with extras.

 

One comment: Velvets rule!

Art S.

PS. I like them on vinyl - fits the low fi character of the group.

 

Sister Ray from the White Light/White Heat album... I'll bet my brother played that song 3000 times when I was a kid.

"I ain't searchin for my mainline, I couldn't head it sideways..."

 

Don't they play that Devil music?

 

only when you play it backwards at higher speed and are stoned and are easily confused....

 

I have a nice 3CD Lou Reed anthology, "Between Thought and Expression"

 

First 3 Studio albums are fantastic for different reasons. They sparkle. Loaded was not fantastic and fell flat for a larger variety of reasons. There is no "there" there. It also had poor sound quality. Flat. No sparkle.

Velvet Underground with Nico - All about All Tomorrow's Parties / Whole Picture
White Light/White Heat - Tomorrow's Party Unhinged / Point / Excess
Velvet Underground - Day after the Party / Counterpoint / Restraint

4th studio album -
Loaded - Middle of Road - Sweet Jane and Rock and Roll are keepers, though.

Factoids:
First album -
Nico on 3 tunes.

Second album -
Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker tore it up without the original Goth rocker - Nico.

Third album -
Amps were stolen just before recording sessions.
Doug Yule "replaced" the (until then) highly experimental Cale.
As studio recordings go, Doug was the weakest link - as Live albums go - he was the strongest.

Loaded -
Mo Tucker - irreplaceable drummer and occasional singer extraordinaire was absent as she was pregnant.
Doug Yule not only sang on a few tunes -
His brother, Billy was drummer. Billy was no Mo Tucker.
Sterling Morrison was a bit busy with University at the same time.
By the time Loaded was released - Lou Reed, who claimed songwriting credit on all tunes on Loaded - though it wasn't all his - moved back home with his folks.
By '71 - Sterling Morrision was teaching at Austin Univesity... did a bit of touring under Velvet Underground name... without Lou Reed. Like Loaded, it was a muddled time.

 

Are you thinking of the version of the song that opens "Rock and Roll Animal"?

I agree though. IMO it is by far the best guitar intro of any song ever. Not sure if that was really part of the VU or not, either way, it's rock 'n 'roll at its finest.

 

love vu
love cale's "fear is a man's best friend"

also loved lou reed's new york, from what ... the late 80s?

 

Yeah man, thats it. Dick Wagner is credited on the album with guitar.

 

I apologize for resurrecting such an old thread, but I heard a live version of Heroin, which lead to searching for VU on You Tube.

Now I have Lou Reed's "Street Hassle" stuck in my head.
And so I'm posting here in hopes that someone here knows what that's like...

Sha-la-la-la, man.

 

Just today I mentioned Lou Reed in connection with Iggy Pop & David Bowie discussing 70s edgy music. Love "Perfect Day" from winter Olympics - gives me chills.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOb3Qf7Uoy4[/ame]

 

I just was listening to this a few weeks ago in my Miata. The cassette still sounds amazingly good to be as old as it is. My OEM player still works great too. Just took this pic for you.
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