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

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: The Velvet Untergound & Nico (Mono)
#TitleLength
A1Sunday Morning
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Tom Wilson
background vocals:
Nico
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1967)
recording of:
Sunday Morning
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale and Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
2:58
A2I’m Waiting for the Man4:42
A3Femme Fatale
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
lead vocals:
Nico
recording of:
Femme Fatale
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
writer:
Nico
publisher:
Sunbury Music Ltd.
2:41
A4Venus in Furs
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
5:11
A5Run Run Run
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4:25
A6All Tomorrow’s Parties
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
lead vocals:
Nico
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
6:02
B1Heroin
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 448)
recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
7:15
B2There She Goes Again
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
recording of:
There She Goes Again
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
2:43
B3I’ll Be Your Mirror
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
vocals:
Nico
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
2:16
B4The Black Angel’s Death Song
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
recording of:
The Black Angel’s Death Song
lyricist and composer:
John Cale and Lou Reed
3:14
B5European Son
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol
recording of:
European Son
lyricist and composer:
John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
7:47
212" Vinyl: Nico - Chelsea Girl (Mono)
312" Vinyl: White Light/White Heat (Mono)
412" Vinyl: The Velvet Underground (Mono)
512" Vinyl: 1969 (The Lost album)