John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend - John Cale

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 (1969). Disc 4 contains the Norman Dolph acetate that surfaced in 2002. It has alternate versions of the songs recorded at Scepter Studios in 1966, plus rehearsals taped at the Factor. 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.

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

  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

  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
  10. The Factory Rehearsals (1966):
  11. Walk Alone
  12. Crackin' Up / Venus In Furs
  13. Miss Joanie Lee
  14. Heroin
  15. There She Goes Again (With Nico)
  16. There She Goes Again

CD5

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

CD6

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

© 1999- Hans Werksman