John Cale
"He's the only musician I’ll mention if people ask who I play with. There’s only one name. He’s the greatest. He has more of an impact on me than any drummer, more than anyone, in my adult life."

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The Velvet Underground

VU & Nico 45th anniversary deluxe edition

The Velvet Underground & Nico - 45th anniversary deluxe edition

About this album

6CD. Released in 2012. Universal.

Disc 1 and 2 contain the stereo and mono versions of the album, augmented with alternate mixes and singles.

Disc 3 has the Nico album Chelsea Girl (1967).

Disc 4 contains the Norman Dolph acetate that discovered in 2002 and put up for auction in 2006. It has alternate versions of the songs recorded at Scepter Studios in 1966, plus rehearsals taped at the Factory in 1966.

Disc 5 and 6 contain a live concert recorded during an Exploding Plastic Inevitable show at the Valleydale Ballroom in Columbus, Ohio, on November 4, 1966. Part of this show was included on Peel Slowly and See box set.

Cale is, at long last, credited as the co-writer of Sunday Morning.

Tracks:

CD1 (Stereo Version)

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. I'm Waiting For The Man
  3. Femme Fatale
  4. Venus In Furs
  5. Run Run Run
  6. All Tomorrow's Parties
  7. Heroin
  8. There She Goes Again
  9. I'll Be Your Mirror
  10. The Black Angel's Death Song
  11. European Son
  12. All Tomorrow's Parties - Alternate Single Voice Version
  13. European Son - Alternate Version
  14. Heroin - Alternate Version
  15. All Tomorrow's Parties - Alternate Instrumental Mix
  16. I'll Be Your Mirror - Alternate Mix

CD2 (Mono Version)

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. I'm Waiting For The Man
  3. Femme Fatale
  4. Venus In Furs
  5. Run Run Run
  6. All Tomorrow's Parties
  7. Heroin
  8. There She Goes Again
  9. I'll Be Your Mirror
  10. The Black Angel's Death Song
  11. European Son
    The Mono singles:
  12. All Tomorrow's Parties
  13. I'll Be Your Mirror- Alternate Ending
  14. Sunday Morning- Alternate Mix
  15. Femme Fatale

CD3 (Nico - Chelsea Girl)

  1. The Fairest Of The Seasons
  2. These Days
  3. Little Sister
  4. Winter Song
  5. It Was A Pleasure Then
  6. Chelsea Girls
  7. I'll Keep It With Mine
  8. Somewhere There's A Feather
  9. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  10. Eulogy To Lenny Bruce

CD4 (Norman Dolph acetate)

  1. European Son - Alternate Version
  2. The Black Angel's Death Song - Alternate Mix
  3. All Tomorrow's Parties - Alternate Version
  4. I'll Be Your Mirror - Alternate Version
  5. Heroin - Alternate Version
  6. Femme Fatale - Alternate Mix
  7. Venus In Furs - Alternate Version
  8. Waiting For The Man - Alternate Version
  9. Run Run Run - Alternate Mix
    The Factory Rehearsals (1966):
  10. Walk Alone
  11. Crackin' Up / Venus In Furs
  12. Miss Joanie Lee
  13. Heroin
  14. There She Goes Again (With Nico)
  15. There She Goes Again

CD5 (live at the Valleydale Ballroom in Columbus)

  1. Melody Laughter
  2. Femme Fatale
  3. Venus In Furs
  4. The Black Angel's Death Song
  5. All Tomorrow's Parties

CD6 (live at the Valleydale Ballroom in Columbus)

  1. I'm Waiting For The Man
  2. Heroin
  3. Run Run Run
  4. The Nothing Song

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