The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed by Velvet Underground (The) (CD, Oct-1989, Verve)

Album Features
UPC:	042284116428
Artist:	Velvet Underground (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1989
Record Label:	Verve
Genre:	Experimental Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. I'm Waiting for the Man
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
13. Lisa Says
14. Sweet Jane
15. Rock & Roll

Details
Playing Time:	62 min.
Contributing Artists:	Nico
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	AAD

Album Notes
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.Liner Note Author: Anthony DeCurtis.Recording information: 06/1966-??/1970.Unknown Contributor Roles: Doug Yule; John Cale; Lou Reed; Maureen Tucker; Nico; Sterling Morrison.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.

Editorial Reviews
Q 4 Stars - Excellent