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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
New York, USA
*  11/1965

Line-Up (1993):

VELVET UNDERGROUND (photo)
 

Lou Reed - voc,g
Sterling Morrison - g
John Cale - bg,viol,voc
Maureen Tucker - ds

Former Members:

Walter Powers (bg, 8/70-7/72); George Kay (bg, cca 12/72)
Billy Yule (ds, 1970-71); Mark Nauseef (ds, cca 12/72)
Nico (voc, 1966-67); Doug Yule (g, 1968-cca 12/72); Rob Norris (g, cca 12/72); Jay Williams (g)
William Alexander (kb, 1971-7/72)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Velvet Underground And Nico
produced by: Andy Warhol		12/1966 Verve 129
2.White Light / White Head12/1967 Verve
3.The Velvet Underground4/1969 MGM
4.Loaded
produced by: Geoffrey Haslam		8/1970 Cotillion
5.Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico
(2LP)		12/1971 Kama Sutra
6.Live At Max's Kansas City5/1972 Cotillion
7.Squeeze12/1972 Atlantic
8.The Velvet Underground And Lou Reed10/1973 Verve
9.1969 - The Velvet Underground Live
(2LP)		4/1974 Mercury
10.Archetypes1974 MGM
11.The Velvet Underground5/1976 Polydor
12.Live 1969 With Lou Reed
(2LP)		23.02.1979MGM
13.Safety Film1980 MGM
14.Greatest Hits11/1980 Polydor
15.And So On1983
16.V.U.2/1985 Verve/Polydor47 85
17.Boxed Set
(5LP/5CD boxed set)		5/1986 Polydor
18.Another View2/1987 Polydor
19.The Velvet Underground Etc.9/1988 Plastic Inev
20.The Best of the Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed9/1989 Verve
21.What Goes On 1966-1990
(3CD)		9/1993 Raven
22.Velvet Underground Live MCMXCIII25.10.1993Sire70 180
23.Peel Slowly And See
(5CD box set)		26.09.1995PolyGram
24.The Best Of Lou Reed & Velvet Underground10/1995 Polydor56
25.20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection10.10.2000Island
26.An Introduction To The Velvet Underground02.07.2001Universal
27.Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes16.10.2001Chronicles
28.The Very Best Of The Velvet Underground6/2003 Polydor
29.Live At Max's Kansas City
(2CD)		03.08.2004Rhino/Atlantic
30.Gold14.06.2005Polydor
31.Chronicles27.09.2005Polydor
32.Very Best Of The Velvet Underground07.02.2006Fontana Int'l
33.Velvet Underground Story05.06.2006Polydor
34.Rock Legends28.01.2008Polydor
35.Playlist Plus29.04.2008Polydor
36.Sight & Sound: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII20.10.2008WME
37.Star Club04.11.2008Universal
38.Singles 1966-69
(7x7" box set)		21.09.2009Sundazed
39.Icon19.07.2011Polydor
40.Live At End Of Cole Avenue Dallas 28 October 196916.05.2012B13
41.The Best of the Velvet Underground26.06.2012Universal
42.The Verve / MGM Albums30.10.2012Sundazed
43.Scepter Studios Acetate
& Nico		20.11.2012Polydor
44.La Cave 1968: Problems In Urban Living21.11.2012Keyhole
45.At The End Of Cole Avenue: 2nd Night01.11.2013Keyhole
46.Live At The Boston Tea Party: December 12th 1968
(2CD)		17.02.2014Keyhole
47.A Collection Of Previously Unreleased Recordings20.02.20144 Men With Beards
48.The Legendary Guitar Amp Tapes06.08.2014Tummy Tapes
49.Lo Mejor de the Velvet Underground02.09.2014Universal
50.March 13th 1969 The Boston Tea Party21.10.2014Keyhole
51.The Velvet Underground24.11.20145CD
52.Loaded
(6CD)		30.10.2015Rhino
53.The Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes
(4CD box set)		20.11.2015Polydor
54.Real Good Time Together: Radio Broadcast29.01.2016Laser Media
55.The Boston Tea Party, July 11th, 196910.03.2017Spyglass
56.The Boston Tea Party, July 11th, 197010.03.2017Spyglass
57.The Boston Tea Party, January 10th, 196910.03.2017Spyglass
58.The Complete Matrix Tapes
(8LP box set)		12.07.2019

Maureen Tucker:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Playin' Possum9/1982 Trash
2.Life In Exile After Abdication
featuring: Lou Reed, Jad Fair, Kramer, Don Fleming, Daniel Johnson, Sonic Youth		1989 50 Skidillion Watts
3.I Spent A Week There The Other Night9/1991 New Rose
4.Waiting For My Men05.10.1998
5.I Feel So Far Away: Anthology 1974-199827.03.2012Sundazed

William Alexander:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Willy Alexander & The Boom Boom Band1978
2.Meanwhile Back In The Streets1979
3.Solo Loco1981
4.A Girl Like You1982
5.Autre Chose1982
6.The Dragons Are Still Out1988
7.Willie Loco Boom Boom Ga Ga 1975-1991
produced by: William Ewing		1992 Northeastern

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror10/1966
2.Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale12/1966
3.I Heard Her Call My Name / Here She Comes Now3/1968 Verve
4.Jesus / What Goes On1969 MGM
5.Who Loves The Sun / Oh Sweet Nuthin'12/1970 MGM
6.Who Loves The Sun / Sweet Jane4/1971 Cotillion
7.Candy Says / I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run8/1973 MGM
8.Sweet Jane (live) / Rock And Roll (live)27.07.1973Atlantic
9.Foggy Nation - Inside Your Heart / I'm Sticking With You / Ferryboat Bill1976 AEB
10.Street Hassle / Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs
& Lou Reed		7/1978 Arista
11.Heroin / Venus In Furs / I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run10/1982 Polydor
12.I'm Waiting For The Man / Heroin2/1988 Old Gold
13.Venus In Furs / All Tomorrow's Parties3/1988 Old Gold
14.Venus In Furs (live) / I'm Waiting For The Man (live)
CD + Heroin (live) / Sweet Jane (live)		28.02.1994Sire/Warner Bros71

Maureen Tucker:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Playin' Possum1980 Trash
2.Moejadkatebarry EP
& Jad Fair		1986

Videos:

1. Live MCMXCIII - 10/1993, Warner Bros
2. Vanishing Point - 22.2.2010, Silver & Gold

Movies:

1. Velvet Underground and Nico (1966, directed by Andy Warhol)

Bibliography:

Victor Bockris, Gerard Malanga: Up-Tight

Awards:

1993 New Musical Express Writers No. 6 Album Of All Time ("The Velvet Underground & Nico")
1995 Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
2003 New Musical Express Writers No. 9 Album Of All Time ("The Velvet Underground & Nico")
2008 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "The Velvet Underground & Nico")
2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Various:

original name Falling Spikes (1965)
first gig as Velvet Underground 11.11.1965
disbanded 1973
společný gig 15.6.1990 (Paris, exhibition of Andy Warhol)
reunited 6/1993 (Reed / Cale / Morrison / Tucker)

Compilation Appearances:

"Oh Sweet Nuthin'" / "Who Loves The Sun" on OST "High Fidelity" (2000)
"Rock & Roll" on compilation "New York Rocks" (25.1.05, Koch)
"What Goes On" on OST "Control" (1.10.07)
"I Can't Stand It" on OST "CBGB" (8.10.13, Omnivore)

Maureen Tucker:

produced by LP:

Paul K And The Weathermen: Love Is A Gas (3.3.97, Alias)

appeared on the LP:
Lou Reed: New York (1/89, Sire)
The Raveonettes: Pretty In Black (3.5.05, Columbia)

Sterling Morrison:

appeared on the LP:

Nico: The End (15.11.74, Island)
Luna: Bewitched (28.2.94)

William Alexander:

appeared on the LP:

Herbie Hancock: Sound-System (8/84, Columbia)

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1974008.06.19743News Desk
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1990013.10.199020Interviewinterview
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19963 95Recenze - Knihy
19968 20Galerie
20017 14Pelmel
20035 32
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200411 83Vykopávkyalbum review
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