Velvet Underground, The ‎– White Light/White Heat

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Verve Records – V6-5046
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Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album
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Tracklist

A1 White Light/White Heat 2:44
A2 The Gift 8:14
A3 Lady Godiva's Operation 4:52
A4 There She Comes Now 2:00
B1 I Heard Her Call My Name 4:05
B2 Sister Ray 17:00

Credits

Notes

Original US stereo pressing (East Coast):
- Visible skull tattoo on front cover.
- Tracklisting on back mis-titles "Here She Comes Now" as "There She Comes Now"
- Back cover credits Lou Reed for "Lead Guitar" rather than just "Guitar"
- Andy Warhol is credited on back cover
- spine reads "V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side): V6-5046 SIDE 1 MGS-1258
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 43) View All

Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
Archetypes (LP, Promo, W/Lbl) MGM Records M3F 4950 - White label US 1974
White Light/White Heat (LP, Unofficial, RE) Verve Records (2) V6-5046 US  
White Light/White Heat (LP, Album) Simply Vinyl (S12) SVLP 200 US 1996
White Light/White Heat (LP, Album) Verve Records, MGM Records SVLP 9201, none UK 1968
White Light/White Heat (CD, Album, RE, RM) Verve Records 825 119-2 Germany  
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Reviews & Discussion

ians4464 Feb 16, 2010
Hi, I seem to have an unusual copy of this album which someone may have some knowledge of. The front cover is black without the skull and it has cat number V6-5046 top left and STEREO top right. It is made from very thick cardboard and the back cover is almost sepia rather than black and white with the mis-spelling of Here she comes now, Lou credited for lead guitar but no crediting of Andy Warhol for cover concept. (I read on another site that the first pressings didn't have Andy Warhol credited, but his name was added to subsequent editions). Also the spine says "V6-5046 White light/White Heat The Velvet Underground Verve" as indicated is on the original edition.

However, it is on the record itself where there seems to be the real unusual attributes. It is the black rather than blue verve label and the matrix codes are unusual as Each side has both the mono and the stereo matrix codes. Etched into the run off groove on side A is the matrix code V6 5046 MGS 1258, and it is indeed a stereo recording on Side 1. Etched onto the run off groove on side B, however, is the matrix code V 5046 Side 2 MG 1258, and is indeed the mono recording of side 2! Has anyone come across a similar version of this album?

Cheers,

Ian