The Verve/MGM Albums

~ Release by The Velvet Underground (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Includes the rare mono versions of the VU’s first three albums, the superior mono version of Nico’s Chelsea Girl (featuring Reed, Cale & Morrison) and a definitive edition of the band’s unfinished fourth album!
Housed in a beautiful deluxe box with all original LP artwork along with two bonus poster inserts!
Introduction by Rolling Stone senior editor/MOJO contributor David Fricke.
Sourced from the original Verve/MGM analog reels and mastered by Bob Irwin.

Remastered versions of the following records:
Barcode (The Velvet Underground & Nico): 0 90771-5412-1 5
Barcode (White Light/White Heat): 0 90771-5413-1 4
Barcode (The Velvet Underground): 0 90771-5414-1
Barcode (1969): 0 90771-5415-1 2
Barcode (Nico - Chelsea Girl): 0 90771-5416-1 1

Annotation last modified on 2022-07-30 13:13 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: The Velvet Untergound & Nico (Mono)
12" Vinyl 2: Nico - Chelsea Girl (Mono)
12" Vinyl 3: White Light/White Heat (Mono)
12" Vinyl 4: The Velvet Underground (Mono)
#TitleRatingLength
G1Candy Says
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Doug Yule
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Candy Says
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Screen Gems
44:04
G2What Goes On
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
What Goes On
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
4.44:55
G3Some Kinda Love
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Some Kinda Love
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
3.654:03
G4Pale Blue Eyes
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Pale Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
45:41
G5Jesus
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
3.53:25
H1Beginning to See the Light
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Beginning to See the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4.24:41
H2I’m Set Free
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
I’m Set Free
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
3.754:04
H3That’s the Story of My Life
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
That's the Story of My Life
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
42:04
H4The Murder Mystery
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
vocals:
Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker and Doug Yule
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
The Murder Mystery
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
38:56
H5Afterhours
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Moe Tucker
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Afterhours
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4.652:08
12" Vinyl 5: 1969 (The Lost album)

Credits

Release Group

includes:Chelsea Girl by Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) & Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
White Light/White Heat