The Velvet Underground - Peel Slowly And See [Box]

Artist:

Velvet Underground (The)

UPC:

731452788726

See Also:

Tucker, Maureen Nico Cale, John Reed, Lou

Description:

PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE includes complete and digitally remastered versions of all four of the band`s studio albums, 25 previously unreleased tracks and an 88-page booklet.
Velvet Underground: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); John Cale (vocals, acoustic & electric violas, sarinda, piano, organ, celeste, bass); Doug Yule (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass); Sterling Morrison (vocals, guitar, bass); Maureen "Moe" Tucker (vocals, percussion); Billy Yule (drums).
Additional personnel: Nico (vocals).
Producers: Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, The Velvet Underground, Geoffrey Haslam, Shel Kagen
Compilation Producer: Bill Levenson.
Engineers include: Omi Haden, Norman Dolph, John Licata.
Recorded between July 1965 and August 23, 1970. Includes liner notes by David Fricke.
Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Doug Yule (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, background vocals); John Cale (vocals, viola, electric viola, piano, celesta, organ, background vocals); Maureen Tucker (vocals, percussion); Nico (vocals); Sterling Morrison (guitar, background vocals); Billy Yule (drums).
Liner Note Author: David Fricke.
Recording information: A&R Studios, New York, NY (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Cave [live], Cleveland, OH (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); En (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Gymnasium, New York City, NY [live] (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); John Cale`s Ludlow Street Loft (demos), Manhattan, NY (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Mayfair Studios, New York, NY (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Record Plant Studios, New York, NY (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Sceptor Studios, NY (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); TTG Studios, Hollywood, CA (07/??/1965-08/23/1970); Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, OH [live] (07/??/1965-08/23/1970).
Unknown Contributor Role: John Cale.
Released some thirty years after the band first emerged from the streets of New York City, PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE is the definitive documentary of the Velvet Underground, undeniably one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. Its five discs weave in and out of studio material, live nuggets and some unreleased songs that place the band`s innovations and evolution within a career-long context, and are sure to make even the surliest VU completist smile.
Perhaps what is most surprising about PEEL SLOWLY is the earliest, pre-Maureen Tucker material. For the multiple demos of "Venus In Furs," John Cale sings over a sparse acoustic guitar, but his delicate pronunciation and Reed`s coarse phrasing are less noticeable than Tucker`s conspicious absence. Without her deliberate pounding VU was a thoroughly different band. Also of interest is the insight we get into Reed`s studio demeanor. Through a number of excrutiating demo takes of "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams," Reed`s impatience and domineering attitude become obvious--it was his show from the beginning.
By the second disc, the band we know and love begins to take on a familiar shape. Tucker`s human metronome qualities ricochet off Cale`s grating electric viola sounds, and the band sounds super-charged, ready to take on the world. Whereas on the demos Reed`s sing-song qualities came across as a New York-y Bob Dylan (complete with harmonica), by the time of the first album Reed is all menace, with no acoustic guitar or harmonica to serve as a buffer. The chugging rhythms spurt out like strangled blues, and on moments like "All Tomorrow`s Parties" and "Venus In Furs," the remastered sound quality is unreal--it`s as if one has never heard these songs before. Also of interest to Velvet Underground fanatics are the unabridged versions of the LOADED sessions. Songs like "Sweet Jane" are extended to their true length (some thirty seconds were lobbed off in the final mix), making Reed and Morrison`s guitar phrasing that much more eloquent.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Venus in Furs - (previously unreleased, demo)
2. Prominent Men - (previously unreleased, demo)
3. Heroin - (previously unreleased, demo)
4. I`m Waiting for the Man - (previously unreleased, demo)
5. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - (previously unreleased, demo)
6. All Tomorrow`s Parties - (previously unreleased, demo)

DISC 2:

1. All Tomorrow`s Parties - (mono single version)
2. Sunday Morning
3. I`m Waiting for the Man
4. Femme Fatale
5. Venus in Furs
6. Run Run Run
7. All Tomorrow`s Parties
8. Heroin
9. There She Goes Again
10. I`ll Be Your Mirror
11. Black Angel`s Death Song, The
12. European Son
13. Melody Laughter - (previously unreleased)
14. It Was a Pleasure Then
15. Chelsea Girls

DISC 3:

1. There Is No Reason - (previously unreleased, demo)
2. Sheltered Life - (previously unreleased, demo)
3. It`s All Right (The Way That You Live) - (previously unreleased, demo)
4. I`m Not Too Sorry (Now That You`re Gone) - (previously unreleased, demo)
5. Here She Comes Now - (previously unreleased, demo)
6. Guess I`m Falling in Love - (previously unreleased)
7. Booker T. - (previously unreleased)
8. White Light/White Heat
9. Gift, The
10. Lady Godiva`s Operation
11. Here She Comes Now
12. I Heard Her Call My Name
13. Sister Ray
14. Stephanie Says
15. Temptation Inside Your Heart
16. Hey Mr. Rain

DISC 4:

1. What Goes On - (previously unreleased)
2. Candy Says - (Alternate Closet Mix)
3. What Goes On - (Alternate Closet Mix)
4. Some Kinda Love - (Alternate Closet Mix)
5. Pale Blue Eyes - (Alternate Closet Mix)
6. Jesus - (Alternate Closet Mix)
7. Beginning to See the Light - (Alternate Closet Mix)
8. I`m Set Free - (Alternate Closet Mix)
9. That`s the Story of My Life - (Alternate Closet Mix)
10. Murder Mystery, The - (Alternate Closet Mix)
11. After Hours - (Alternate Closet Mix)
12. Foggy Notion
13. I Can`t Stand It
14. I`m Sticking With You
15. One of These Days
16. Lisa Says
17. It`s Just Too Much - (previously unreleased)
18. Countess from Hong Kong - (previously unreleased, demo)

DISC 5:

1. Who Loves the Sun
2. Sweet Jane - (previously unreleased, full length version)
3. Rock & Roll
4. Cool It Down
5. New Age - (previously unreleased, full length version)
6. Head Held High
7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill
8. I Found a Reason
9. Train Round the Bend
10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin`
11. Satellite of Love - (previously unreleased)
12. Walk and Talk It - (previously unreleased)
13. Oh Gin - (previously unreleased)
14. Sad Song - (previously unreleased)
15. Ocean - (previously unreleased)
16. Ride into the Sun - (previously unreleased)
17. Some Kinda Love - (previously unreleased)
18. I`ll Be Your Mirror
19. I Love You - (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

09/01/1995

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Experimental Rock

Label:

A&M (USA)

Catalog Number:

5278872

Original Release Year:

1995

# of Discs:

5

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

379 : 34

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