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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. I'm Waiting For the Man
2. It's Just Too Much
3. What Goes On
4. I Can't Stand It
5. Some Kinda Love
6. Foggy Notion
7. Femme Fatale
8. After Hours
9. I'm Sticking With You
10. Sunday Morning
11. Sister Ray
DISC 2:
1. Follow the Leader
2. White Light/White Heat
3. Venus in Furs
4. Heroin
5. Sister Ray
DISC 3:
1. Rock and Roll
2. New Age
3. Over You
4. Black Angel's Death Song
5. I'm Waiting For the Man
6. Ride Into the Sun
7. Sister Ray / Foggy Notion
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Velvet Underground: Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison (vocals, guitar); Doug Yule (vocals, organ, bass); Maureen Tucker (vocals, drums).
Compilation producers: Bill Levenson, Sal Mercuri.
Recorded live at The Family Dog, San Francisco, California in November 1969, The Matrix, San Francisco, California in November & December 1969, and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri in May 1969. Includes liner notes
by Robert Quine.
Digitally remastered by Jeff Willens (Universal Mastering Studios-East).
In the '80s, former Richard Hell guitarist Robert Quine hooked up with Lou Reed for a critically acclaimed batch of albums regarded by many as the Velvet Underground visionary's finest solo works. However, this was not the first time Quine and Reed's paths had crossed. In 1969, young Velvets fan Quine surreptitiously recorded a string of Velvet Underground gigs during what turned out to be some of the group's last great moments before slowly splintering apart the following year. Though Velvets fans have heard other live versions of much of this material, a great deal of what's heard on these three discs is illuminating, and some of it is downright revelatory.
The often-overlooked sweet side of the band is shown in the wistful ballads "Sunday Morning" and "Femme Fatale" and the Mo Tucker vocal showcases "After Hours" and "I'm Sticking with you, but it's the rock & roll fury of the group that drives this collection. The minimalist-inspired guitar-drums-organ din of "Foggy Notion," I Can't Stand It," and "White Light/White Heat" is the very definition of carefully controlled chaos. Perhaps the biggest treats are the three wildly differing versions of the half-hour epic "Sister Ray." The thrilling, eclectic treatments of this tune show that the iconoclastic Velvets had more in common with the blues-rockers and first-generation jam bands of the time than latter-day revisionists would care to admit.
Industry Reviews
...Deeply enriches their legacy....the legned of The VU stands taller than ever...
The Wire (10/01/2001)
Ranked #24 in Wire's 50 Records of the Year 2001.
The Wire (01/01/2002)
9 out of 10 - ...Provides a rare portrait of one of rock's most important groups...
Alternative Press (11/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...This three-disc set covers just about every aspect of The Velvet Underground....Hardcore fans will relish the chance to expand their acquaintance with one of rock's most obstinately innovative outfits...
Uncut (12/01/2001)
...A priceless boon to Velvets lore...
Mojo (09/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...This is a Godsend for VU gnomes...
Q (12/01/2001)
...This is a potent shot of some kinda love... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (11/16/2001)
7 out of 10 - ...Reacquaints us with another un-punk side of the Lou crew: the VU jam band....their vibe is chummy and relaxed, feeling each other up nicely...
Spin (10/01/2001)
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