Browse by Artist: VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	Another View
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 137LP

"Comprised of unreleased tracks recorded during The Velvet Underground's heyday (1967-1969), Another View was originally released in 1986. Contains the original versions of tunes like 'We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together,' and 'Ride Into The Sun' as well as an early version of the classic 'Rock & Roll' (from 1970's Loaded). While not as cohesive or fully formed as VU, Another View is no less essential to the true Velvets fan's collection."

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	White Light/White Heat
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 155LP

"If the Velvet Underground's debut record was a shot at the conventions of rock music, White Light/White Heat, released on Verve later that same year (1967), was a full-on nuclear blast. Relative to this record, The Velvet Underground & Nico was a gentle slab of folk-rock. From the amphetamine fueled and inspired opening of the title track to the the 17-minute assault that is 'Sister Ray,' White Light/White Heat hardly lets up for a second, with the haunting 'Here She Comes Now' being the album's only mellowing moment. One of the most difficult, challenging, and ultimately beautiful pop records of all time, considered by many to be the Velvets' greatest record." 180 gram virgin vinyl.

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	The Velvet Underground
Label:	4 MEN WITH BEARDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	4M 156LP

"Following the departure of John Cale in 1968, and the addition of Doug Yule on bass, the Velvet Underground released this, their self-titled third LP in 1969. More subdued and lyrically compassionate than the first two records, it is nonetheless equally powerful and many consider 'The Couch Album' to be the Velvet Underground's finest work. The Velvet Underground certainly features some of Lou Reed's finest songwriting from the narcotic beauty of 'Candy Says' and 'I'm Set Free,' to the angular jangle of 'What Goes On' and 'I'm Beginning To See The Light.' In four short years, the Velvet Underground made as many stone cold masterpieces, no other band in history could claim such an accomplishment."

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	Live At Max's Kansas City
Label:	COTILLION
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	SD 9500LP

"In the summer of 1970, the Velvet Underground played an extended engagement at the renowned New York restaurant-club-focal point, Max's Kansas City. One night during that summer, Brigid Polk, a long time friend and fan of the Velvets, brought a cassette recorder to Max's to preserve a typical performance for herself. This record is a distillation of the cassette Brigid made that night. (In some ways, this record may be looked at as the first legitimate bootleg album)." One of the definitive live documents of the band, originally released in 1972. Tracks include "I'm Waiting For The Man," "Sweet Jane," "Beginning To See The Light," "New Age," "Pale Blue Eyes" and "After Hours." Exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino.

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	Vanishing Point
Label:	SILVER & GOLD (UK)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	SG 037DVD

By the way, this DVD has the same content as featured on the previous VU doco-atrocity, Under Review. "Forged in the white light, white heat of the New York avant-garde scene in the mid 1960s, The Velvet Underground blazed a trail so far ahead of their contemporaries they often appear to have dropped fully formed into the history of popular music. Aside from the image and iconography, so perfectly designed by maverick manager Andy Warhol, the experiments with form and sound that worked in tandem with crucial melodies and outrageous lyrics, moved infamous music writer Lester Bangs to declare that the Velvets 'started modern music'. Vanishing Point is the finest documentary film about the group yet to emerge and features a wealth of material, including rare musical performances, rarely seen promo films, material from Andy Warhol's private film collection, obscure interviews with and footage of Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Sterling Morrison and John Cale, interviews made exclusively for this film with Moe Tucker, Doug Yule and Billy Name, commentary and criticism from such luminaries as ex-Village Voice music editor Robert Christgau, author of From The Velvets To The Voidoids, Clinton Heylin, DJ, author and journalist Malcolm Dome, Luna main man Dean Wareham, and many others. DVD extras include extended interviews, the special feature Velvet Reflections, interactive Velvets quiz and full contributor biographies." All-region DVD format; running time: 85 minutes; aspect ratio: 4:3; stereo.

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	White Light/White Heat
Label:	VINYL LOVERS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	VL 900044LP

"While 1967's Velvet Underground & Nico was a part of Andy Warhol's global artistic vision, 1968's White Light / White Heat was free of all Warholian influence, so in a way it could be thought of as another debut album. Here the music was left to fester on its own, with no artistic visionary interfering or trying to create a soundtrack for his pop art, and the Velvets filled that void with an album that is an aural subway car full of drunkards, junkies and whores rumbling through the bowels of NYC with a one way ticket to oblivion."

Artist:	VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE
Title:	White Light/White Heat
Label:	VINYL LOVERS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	VL 990045LP

140 gram LP on clear purple vinyl. "While 1967's The Velvet Underground & Nico was a part of Andy Warhol's global artistic vision, 1968's White Light/White Heat was free of all Warholian influence, so in a way it could be thought of as another debut album. Here the music was left to fester on its own, with no artistic visionary interfering or trying to create a soundtrack for his pop art, and the Velvets filled that void with an album that is an aural subway car full of drunkards, junkies and whores rumbling through the bowels of NYC with a one way ticket to oblivion."

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