Remember, after all, that fully onehalf of the original groups studio legacy, the velvet underground and loaded albums, featured yule as all but the bands. The velvet underground the velvet underground 1969 this is where the really good stuff comes in. The velvet underground vu 1985, hrm pressing, vinyl discogs. The velvet underground the velvet underground songs.
Kind of a messy mixture between the folky sound of the bands selftitled album and the poppy sound of loaded. Listen to the velvet underground soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create new york city. Yule had joined the velvet underground prior to recording their selftitled third album, replacing founding member john cale, and had contributed significantly to. Below is a list of midi melodies available for downloading. Lyrically, they explored subjects that were considered taboo the seedy underworld of living in the sprawling urban metropolis of new york city, sexuality, drug use, alternative lifestyles and other forms of subculture interests. Originally released in 1970, the velvet undergrounds fourth album marked the. The velvet underground music, videos, stats, and photos. Shes my best friend the velvet underground by shakehamlet. Loaded, the velvet undergrounds fourth and final studio album with any significant remnant of its. It was the final album recorded featuring founding member and main songwriter lou reed, who left shortly before its release. Originally released in 1970, the velvet undergrounds fourth album, loaded, is a perfectly conceived rocknroll album. Why is velvet underground considered to be so influential. The velvet underground loaded album art the velvet.
It further develops the style of its predecessor, velvet underground, and approaches its successor, loadedfully loaded ed, in maturity. Neither, for 30 years, did the evidence contradict that truth squeeze, the reedless bands sole album, was indeed a lessthanpalatable affair. The velvet underground vu lyrics and tracklist genius. With songs like stephanie says, lisa says and ocean it rates pretty highly for me. To be honest, id say that loaded follows an almost natural trajectory of the velvet underground s discography. Vu is a selection from the 1969 tracks as well as two previously unreleased caleera songstemptation inside your heart and stephanie says. The velvet underground were a great live band, but this recording didnt show them in topform. The velvet underground vu 1985, hrm pressing, vinyl. It was the final studio album by the band featuring lou reed, who had left the group shortly before it was release. The song, as with a number of reeds other songs, was inspired by his college sweetheart and muse, shelly albin, who indeed had pale blue eyes. Without a doubt, this is the velvet undergrounds most difficult album to swallow.
With songs like heroin, european son, and femme fatale, its easy to see why it is described as the best american album of the 60s. Louis between may and december of 1969, the recordings feature the velvet undergrounds final lineup of reed, guitarist sterling morrison, drummer moe tucker and bassist doug yule. The other mix is the one that was done around the same time by the. The velvet underground have announced a 45th anniversary, super deluxe edition of their 1969 selftitled album, which includes 65 tracks over six cds. The velvet underground daybyday investigates, explodes, and clarifies over the past forty years, numerous legends, myths, and mysteries have grown around the velvet underground. In part thats because the group gained relatively light media coverage in their 19651970 heyday, and certainly far.
Many of the songs later surfaced on lou reed solo albums. Actually, when i got into the velvet underground during the 80s, i didnt know that vu was a compilation and regarded it as a proper album until a few years ago. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. If you close the door, the night could last forever keep the sunshine out and say hello to never all the people are dancing and theyre having such fun. Find the best place to download latest songs by the velvet underground. Ive been set free and ive been bound to the memories of yesterdays cloudsim set free. It was included on the bands eponymous 1969 album the velvet underground.
The first was done by lou reed and dubbed the closet mix as he thinks it sounds a bit flat, like it was recorded in a closet. Sep 29, 2016 the velvet underground, nico licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor. Tracks 2 and 3 are covers femme fatale by the carnival of fools and european son by subterranean dining rooms. Track 1 is listed as a 1967 live recording, but a 1969 studio recording. Unless youre very into ugly, distortionheavy rock, id exercise caution before approaching this sucker. Vu was the first authorized look at what velvet underground fans have come to call the great lost album, and the more straightforward presentation of these recordings on the 2014 super deluxe edition of the velvet underground is probably truer to the original intent, but vu was assembled with real care, and it shows the sequence flatters. Download midi melodies velvet underground the midimelody. A foggy notion and i cant stand it are two of the best velvet underground songs ever. We have 9 thevelvetunderground music torrents for you. This is a solid collection of tracks with some hidden gems but definitely not on the quality level of the original run of lou reed era vu albums. Users who like the velvet underground and nico heroin the norman dolph acetate users who reposted the velvet underground and nico heroin the norman dolph acetate playlists containing the velvet underground and nico heroin the norman dolph acetate more tracks like the velvet underground and nico heroin the norman dolph acetate. Since most of the material was available on multitrack only ocean is included in its original 1969 mix, engineers were able to clean up and remix the tracks. It features no members of the lou reedera group other than multiinstrumentalist doug yule, who wrote and recorded the album almost entirely by himself.
Five stars for the historical value and, well, because its the velvet underground. When the velvet underground moved from verve records who had released their first two albums to parent company mgm records, they signed a twoalbum deal, releasing their third and. Later that same year there was a management change and mgm records new ceo, mike curb, was brought in to try to rescue the. The tracks that comprise vu represent studio sessions between the recording of the velvet underground and loaded. Vu is just a fragment of a larger work, albeit an essential fragment. Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the sea here comes the ocean and the waves crashing in earth is a hollow hair, part of a bigger head it nearly drives me crazy. The velvet underground is an astonishing assembly of rare objects and artworks and the first book of its scale to document the formative years of the band time out magazine named the greatest new york musicians of all time. Loaded is the fourth and, as considered by many, the final velvet underground album, as its the final album to include any of the founding members by this time, john cale had long since left. One of the new sections, record club, launched today with a cover of the velvet undergrounds sunday morning.
Download thevelvetunderground torrent at torrentfunk. The 4 men with beards imprint collect a treasure trove of previouslyunreleased velvet underground recordings, a further addition to the substantial legacy left in the wake of lou reeds passing in 20. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the velvet underground at the discogs marketplace. This page is about the meanings of the acronymabbreviationshorthand vu in the field in general and in the community terminology in particular. The velvet underground were a new york rock band active between 1965 and 1970. Acclaimed as the th best album ever by rolling stone, the velvet underground and nico showed the darker side of the counterculture. The velvet undergroundloadedflac 96khz24bit download. Squeeze is the fifth and final studio album released by the velvet underground. Vu, an album by the velvet underground on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Nov 07, 20 download midi melodies velvet underground the. Velvet underground the quine tapes label sundazed vu 4002. The velvet underground is listed among new product displayed and sold on the mgm label in mgm regionals reap over two million dollars in record world, march 1, 1969 p. As a result, their third album, the velvet underground was a resonating silence in comparison to what came.
It is my belief that warholvu kept the multitrack master and the reference acetate. The velvet undergrounds loaded, 45 years later paste. The tracks on this album were recorded between velvet underground s third album and loaded, their fourth. It was originally released in march 1967 by verve records.
The velvet underground are influential for many reasons. The velvet underground vu 1985 usa, experimentalart rock. When the velvet underground moved from verve records who had released their first two albums to parent company mgm records, they signed a twoalbum deal, releasing their third and eponymous album the velvet underground in march 1969. The velvet underground and nico on rai tre italian television in 1966, mainly a long instrumental. The band also collaborated with nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist andy warhol. The fourth vervemgm album, presumably for which these songs as well as four other tracks were recorded, met the same fate. The velvet underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from new york city first active from 1965 to 1973.
The velvet underground loaded lyrics and tracklist genius. Performed as near to the originals as is humanly possible. Velvet underground planten zu einer zeit, als es noch kaum doppellps gab, ein dreifachalbum. This is essentially the legendary lost velvet underground album. While this seemed like a rather curious move, the albums sequence was such that it divided in half quite cleanly, and while any vu fan will want both volumes.
Vu is an outtakes compilation album by the velvet underground. All recordings were originally produced in 1968 and 1969 by the velvet underground. From neverbeforeseen photographs of the bands first live show in new york to andy warhols cover and poster designs, lou reeds handwritten music. The record substantially consists of songs recorded during the sessions for the velvet undergrounds fourth album, which. Guitar tabs for the album vu of velvet underground at ultimatetabs. Here you can download the midi melodies of artist velvet underground the. Stream tracks and playlists from the velvet underground on your desktop or mobile device. Last weekend i began to think about lost albums, records that may have been recorded and for whatever reason. Velvet underground 1969 vu live with lou reed mercury. The velvet underground is an influential masterpiece, and basically invented indie pop. Loaded, released fortyfour years ago this week, was the album that marked the end of the velvet underground as we knew them or, more accurately, as we never knew them until after they broke up, when those few thousand who bought the first record formed their own bands and named them as an influence. Velvet underground third album 45th anniversary box set.
It was released in 1986 by verve records and is composed of material recorded between 1967 and 1969 composition and collection. Another view is an outtakes compilation album by the velvet underground. Vu is an outtakes album compiled by verve records in 1985. Vu offers great listening but its not up there with the warhol album or white lightwhite heat. Velvet undergroundeuropean son from velvet underground. The velvet underground free listening on soundcloud. Srm27504 item 2 velvet underground 1969 vu live with lou reed.
The velvet underground the quine tapes 6lp deluxe box set. The velvet underground the quine tapes is a definitive document of the live velvet underground. Listed as 560539 velvet underground lou reed and john cale demo. Foggy notion lou reed, sterling morrison, doug yule, maureen tucker, hy weiss 6. Its bestknown lineup consisted of vocalistguitarist lou reed, bassistviolist john cale, guitarist sterling morrison and drummer maureen tucker. For discussion of all aspects of the new york legends. Pale blue eyes is a song written by lou reed and performed by the velvet underground. In total there are 37 users online 1 registered, 0 hidden and 36 guests based on users active over the past 5 minutes most users ever online was 190 on 16 may 2020 09. Really, its no wonder whatsoever that the 1974 release of 1969. Trying to make the slickest, most commercial album they could, they still failed to crack. After their experimental debut and the noisier followup, white lightwhite heat, lou reed entered a dispute with john cale. Though many of these songs are catchy, innocentsounding, and melodically. Free with italian velvet underground lyrics book stampa alternativa.
The velvet underground studio and home recordings free. But then yule dug into his own archives for this, and suddenly history takes a step back. The tracks on this album were recorded between velvet undergrounds third album and loaded, their fourth. Loaded is the fourth studio album by american rock band the velvet underground, released in november 1970 by atlantic records subsidiary label cotillion. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without downloading. Originally released in 1970, the velvet undergrounds fourth album marked the moment.
Of the material released after the bands demise, this should be considered a vu album and not a collection of extras. As im sure many of us know, the velvet undergrounds selftitled 3rd album has seen release over the year in two different and distinct stereo mixes. Dec 08, 2015 the conventional wisdom is that the velvet underground were at their best on stage, and the high points of the complete matrix tapes bear that out. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Rumblefish publishing, cmrra, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc. It was also recorded at a time just previously to lou reed exiting the band, and he does seem awfully worn out. The songwriting here is brilliant, depicting portraits of different characters.
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