THE VELVET UNDERGOUND UK MGM RARE VINYL LP - MGM CS 8108 (1969)
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The Velvet Underground ?– The Velvet Underground
Label: MGM Records ?– MGM CS 8108, MGM Records ?– MGM-CS-8108 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UK Released: Apr 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Candy Says A2 What Goes On A3 Some Kinda Love A4 Pale Blue Eyes A5 Jesus B1 Beginning To See The Light B2 I'm Set Free B3 That's The Story Of My Life B4 The Murder Mystery B5 After HoursCompanies, etc.
- Record Company – MGM Records Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – The Velvet Underground
- Art Direction – Dick Smith (9)
- Composed By – The Velvet Underground
- Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
- Mixed By [Uncredited] – Val Valentin
- Photography – Billy Name
Notes
Front laminated flipback sleeve.?© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943 895
? 1969
Made in Great Britain For MGM Records Ltd.
Copyright Control.
This 1969 UK edition contains the 'Valentin' mix of the album, by MGM engineer Val Valentin, as does the Canada edition, in contrast to all other worldwide releases prior to the mid-80's which instead contain Lou Reed's alternate 'Closet' mix.
As well as a "clean, bright, evenly balanced" sound, the Valentin mix also features an entirely different take of Some Kinda Love.
The image of Lou Reed on the reverse sleeve is split horizontally on this issue. On all other issues the image is split vertically.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 2YMG 291-1G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 2YMG 292-1G
WIKIPEDIA:
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in 1964 in New York City by singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise (replaced by Moe Tucker in 1965). The band's integration of rock and the avant-garde achieved little commercial success during their existence,[5] but they are now recognized as one of the most influential bands in rock, underground, experimental, and alternative music.[6] The provocative subject matter, musical experimentation, and often nihilisticattitudes explored in the band's work would prove influential in the development of punk rock and new wave music.[5]
The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the pop artistAndy Warhol, serving as the house band at the Factory and Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitableevents from 1966 to 1967. Their debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (with German born singer and model Nico), was released in 1967 to critical indifference and poor sales, but over time has been critically acclaimed; it was called the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by Rolling Stone in 2003.[7][8] In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band No. 19 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[9] In 2017, a study of AllMusic's catalog indicated the Velvet Underground as the 5th most frequently cited artist influence in its database.[10] The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 by Patti Smith.
