Velvet Underground, The – Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico
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MGM Records – 2683 006 SELECT
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2 ×
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| A1 | I'm Waiting For The Man | 4:37 | ||
| A2 | Candy Says | 4:09 | ||
| A3 | Run, Run, Run | 4:18 | ||
| A4 | White Light / White Heat | 2:44 | ||
| A5 |
All Tomorrow's Parties
Vocals – Nico (3) |
5:55 | ||
| B1 | Sunday Morning | 2:53 | ||
| B2 | I Heard Her Call My Name | 4:05 | ||
| B3 |
Femme Fatale
Vocals – Nico (3) |
2:35 | ||
| B4 | Heroin | 7:05 | ||
| B5 | Here She Comes | 2:00 | ||
| B6 | There She Goes Again | 2:30 | ||
| C1 | Sister Ray | 17:00 | ||
| C2 | Venus In Furs | 5:07 | ||
| D1 | European Son | 7:40 | ||
| D2 | Pale Blue Eyes | 5:40 | ||
| D3 | Black Angel's Death Song | 3:10 | ||
| D4 | Beginning To See The Light | 4:48 |
Credits
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Sterling Morrison
- Percussion – Maureen Tucker*
- Producer – Andy Warhol
- Viola [Electric], Bass, Vocals – John Cale
- Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Lou Reed
Notes
December 1971 SELECT issue.
Same back cover liner notes as the other editions, except Russ Curry is not credited as author. 2/3-blue/1/3-gold MGM labels.
High Gloss Gatefold Sleeve version.
Illustration, Design and Art direction Davis/Berney/Wade (Wade is not credited on the other country editions).
Side A and C originally recorded in 1969
Side B and D originally recorded in 1967
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 6) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (2xLP, Album, Comp, Gat) | Polydor | 2683 006 | UK | 1971 | ||
| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (2xLP, Comp) | Metro Records | 2626 001 | Germany | 1972 | ||
| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (2xLP) | MGM Records | 2683 006 | UK | 1971 | ||
| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (2xLP, Comp) | MGM Records | 2683 006 SELECT | UK | 1971 | ||
| Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (2xLP, Album, Comp, RP, Gat) | Polydor | 2683 006 | Europe |
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[r684094]
As purely an album of music, it's a gorgeous collection of the Zeitgeist of the Warhol's clique.
But this is so much more than simply a collection of the first two albums, it is (in a style that Factory Records would continue) a piece of art in & of itself.
The images uploaded really don't do the artwork justice at all. In retrospect, the inner gatefold art (do yourself a favour; download the two separate images and join them together) is a profound comment upon the nature of advertising, marketing & its co-dependence with the music industry, worthy of a Bill Hicks rant in itself. The glorious, glossy inner sleeve is matched only by the quality and volatility of the tracks on the album itself.
From heroin & amphetamine induced angst & filth, through the entire spectrum of The Velvet Underground experience, all the way to the whimsical ethereal, every shade of beauty is represented in this one release.
A true work of art..