The Velvet Underground S/T Lou Reed 1969 First Press MGM US LP SE-4617 Very Good
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AMAZING!!!!
RARE FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THE SELF-TITLED ALBUM FROM THE 60's ART ROCK LUMINARIES,
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND!
GET IT QUICK 'CAUSE IT WON'T LAST.
THE RECORD IS IN AMAZING VERY GOOD PLUS SHAPE and the cover is VG as you can see by the pics.
Lou Reed, the group's main songwriter, said of the album: "I really didn’t think we should make another White Light/White Heat. I thought it would be a terrible mistake, and I really believed that. I thought we had to demonstrate the other side of us. Otherwise, we would become this one-dimensional thing, and that had to be avoided at all costs."[1] Maureen Tucker said, "I was pleased with the direction we were going and with the new calmness in the group, and thinking about a good future, hoping people would smarten up and some record company would take us on and do us justice." Doug Yule said the album "was a lot of fun. The sessions were constructive and happy and creative, everybody was working together."[1]
The Velvet Underground was the band's first album for MGM Records, its first two albums having been issued onVerve, an MGM subsidiary. The previously strong Andy Warhol influence is diminished, with the most notable ties toThe Factory being the cover and back photographs taken by Warholite Billy Name, and the opening track "Candy Says" about the transsexual Candy Darling (who reappears in Reed's 1972 song "Walk On The Wild Side"). The song was sung by Yule at Reed's insistence.[2]
"The Murder Mystery" featured all four band members' voices. During the verses, Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison each recited different verses of poetry simultaneously, with each track panned strictly to the left and right. For the choruses, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule sang different lyrics and melodies at the same time, also separated left and right.[citation needed]
The record was produced by the band themselves, and issued in two different stereo mixes. The more widely distributed mix is the one done by MGM/Verve staffrecording engineer Val Valentin. The other mix was done by Lou Reed, and was dubbed the "Closet Mix" by guitarist Sterling Morrison. There are many significant sonic differences in the versions. The most dramatic is that "Some Kinda Love" is an entirely different performance from the same recording sessions. The LP sleeve was designed by Dick Smith, then a staff artist at MGM/Verve.Tracks Include:
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Lou Reed. Running times listed are for the Valentin Mix.
Side one No. Title Length 1. "Candy Says" 4:04 2. "What Goes On" 4:55 3. "Some Kinda Love" 4:03 4. "Pale Blue Eyes" 5:41 5. "Jesus" 3:24 Side two No. Title Length 6. "Beginning to See the Light" 4:41 7. "I'm Set Free" 4:08 8. "That's the Story of My Life" 1:59 9. "The Murder Mystery" 8:55 10. "After Hours" I MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE RECORD OR THE COVER. The condition of the disc is near mint. A few fingerprints but the record plays great! THE COVER AND SPINES ARE AMAZING! An amazing copy of this record.Good luck.
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VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
WOL --- Writing on label
WOJ --- Writing on jacket
WLP --- White label promo
GPS --- Gold promo stamp
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