On September 6, 1978, Thomas Blanchard “Tom” Wilson Jr. died aged 47. He was producer best known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Mothers of Invention, The Fraternity of Man, Simon and Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Eddie Harris, Nico, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the Blues Project, the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem and Soft Machine.
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The Velvet Underground: Same
In March 1969, “MGM” label released the third, self-titled Velvet Underground album. It was recorded November – December 1968, at “T.T.G. Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 314 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Lou Reed– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
- Doug Yule– bass guitar, organ, lead vocals on “Candy Says”, chorus co-vocals, backing vocals
- Sterling Morrison– rhythm and lead guitar, verse co-vocals, backing vocals
- Maureen Tucker– lead, chorus co-vocals, backing vocals, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed.
- .Candy Says
- What Goes On
- Some Kinda Love
- Pale Blue Eyes
- Jesus
- Beginning to See the Light
- I’m Set Free
- That’s the Story of My Life
- The Murder Mystery
- After Hours
The Velvet Underground: VU
In February 1985, “Verve” label released “VU”, an outtakes compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was recorded 1968 – 1969 in New York City, and was produced by John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker. The album is selection from the 1969 tracks and two previously unreleased John Cale-era songs—”Temptation Inside Your Heart” and “Stephanie Says”.
Personnel:
- Lou Reed– vocals, guitar
- John Cale– viola, celesta, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Sterling Morrison– guitar, backing vocals
- Maureen Tucker– vocals, percussion
- Doug Yule– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, lead guitar
- Gary Kellgren– engineer
- C. Convertino – engineer
- Bill Levenson – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.
- I Can’t Stand It
- Stephanie Says
- She’s My Best Friend
- Lisa Says
- Ocean
- Foggy Notion – Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, Doug Yule, Maureen Tucker, Hy Weiss
- Temptation Inside Your Heart
- One of These Days
- Andy’s Chest
- I’m Sticking With You
The Velvet Underground: Loaded
On November 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Loaded”, the fourth Velvet Underground (The) studio album. It was recorded April–August 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan, Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Adrian Barber. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loaded” at number 110 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Lou Reed – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano
- Doug Yule – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, lead guitar, fuzz bass, drums, percussion
- Sterling Morrison– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Maureen Tucker– vocals, drums
- Adrian Barber– drums
- Tommy Castagnaro – drums
- Billy Yule– drums
- Adrian Barber – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.
- Who Loves the Sun – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- Sweet Jane
- Rock & Roll – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- Cool It Down – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- New Age
- Head Held High
- Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- I Found a Reason
- Train Round the Bend
- Oh! Sweet Nuthin – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
The Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes
On November 20, 2015, “Polydor” and “Universal Music Enterprises” labels released “The Complete Matrix Tapes”, an four disc box set by Velvet Underground (The). In November and December 1969, The Velvet Underground were playing in two San Francisco venues the “Family Dog” and the “Matrix”. During the18 night performances, most of the gigs were recorded on a four-track recorder. The recordings from those shows are used for “The Complete Matrix Tapes”, the four-disc box set containing 42 recordings, including 9 previously unreleased tracks.
Track listing:
Disc One
01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 1)
02 What Goes On (Version 1)
03 Some Kinda Love (Version 1)
04 Heroin (Version 1)
05 The Black Angel’s Death Song
06 Venus In Furs (Version 1)
07 There She Goes Again (Version 1)
08 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 1)
09 Over You (Version 1)
10 Sweet Jane (Version 1)
11 Pale Blue Eyes (Version 1)
12 After Hours (Version 1)
Disc Two
01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 2)
02 Venus In Furs (Version 2)
03 I Can’t Stand It (Version 1)
04 There She Goes Again (Version 2)
05 Some Kinda Love (Version 2)
06 Over You (Version 2)
07 After Hours (Version 2)
08 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 2)
09 Sweet Bonnie Brown/Too Much
10 Heroin (Version 2)
11 White Light/White Heat (Version 1)
12 I’m Set Free
Disc Three
01 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 3)
02 Some Kinda Love (Version 3)
03 There She Goes Again (Version 3)
04 Heroin (Version 3)
05 Ocean
06 Sister Ray
Disc Four
01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 3)
02 What Goes On (Version 2)
03 Some Kinda Love (Version 4)
04 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 4)
05 Beginning To See The Light
06 Lisa Says
07 New Age
08 Rock and Roll
09 I Can’t Stand It (Version 2)
10 Heroin (Version 4)
11 White Light/White Heat (Version 2)
12 Sweet Jane (Version 2)
Nico
On July 18, 1988, Christa Päffgen aka Nico died aged 49. She was musician (keyboards, harmonium, tambourine), singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, fashion model and actress, promoted in the 60’s by Andy Warhol and had few roles in movies including Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960) and Andy Warhol’s “Chelsea Girls” (1966), but she is best known by her vocals on the Velvet Underground’s album from 1967 “The Velvet Underground & Nico”.
Bo Diddley
On June 2, 2008, Ellas Otha Bates aka Bo Diddley, died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter and music producer, played important role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. His original syncopated beat – three strokes /rest/ two strokes, became the core rhythm of rock ’n’ roll. His style influenced big number of music acts including The Animals, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Parliament Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, and The Beatles.
Max’s Kansas City
On December 31, 1982, New York City venue “Max’s Kansas City” closed down. Among the other music acts this venue was starting point for The New York Dolls, Bruce Springsteen and The Velvet Underground.
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