The Velvet Underground & Nico

~ Release by The Velvet Underground & Nico (see all versions of this release, 38 available)

Annotation

Label variation: label refers to sides as "A" and "B", instead of "Side 1" and "Side 2" (West Coast pressing)
Song credits: L. Reed - J. Cale - S. Morrison - M. Tucker, instead of Reed - Cale - Morrison - Tucker

Stereo. First pressing with Emerson Torso image upside down on the back cover. Banana sticker/peel front.
West Coast Pressing

"All Selections Three Prong Music, Inc. BMI".

Text around bottom edge of label:
"MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A."
®© METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. / Printed in U.S.A.

Annotation last modified on 2019-10-17 05:12 UTC.

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Sunday Morning
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
background vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sunday Morning
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
The Velvet Underground & Nico4.152:58
A2I’m Waiting for the Man
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 81) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 159)
recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Man
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Velvet Underground3.654:42
A3Femme Fatale
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
lead vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
recording of:
Femme Fatale
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Sunbury Music Ltd.
The Velvet Underground & Nico3.552:41
A4Venus in Furs
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground4.45:11
A5Run Run Run
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.854:25
A6All Tomorrow’s Parties
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
lead vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
The Velvet Underground & Nico3.86:02
B1Heroin
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 448)
recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
The Velvet Underground4.47:15
B2There She Goes Again
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
There She Goes Again
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.52:43
B3I’ll Be Your Mirror
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground & Nico3.652:16
B4The Black Angel’s Death Song
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
The Black Angel’s Death Song
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.153:14
B5European Son
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
European Son
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
The Velvet Underground3.157:47

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Andy Warhol (American artist)
bass guitar and guitar:Sterling Morrison
bass guitar, piano and viola:John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
guitar:Lou Reed
percussion:Moe Tucker
vocals:Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
Lou Reed
arranger:The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
remastered versions:The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary edition)
The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary super deluxe edition)
The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary edition)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/371471 [info]
ASIN:US: B0015NORBO [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:All Tomorrow’s Parties / I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground and Nico
Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale
covers:I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Various Artists
The Kettering Vampires Perform Nico & The Velvet Underground by Alan Jenkins
The String Quartet Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Vitamin String Quartet
The Velvet Underground & Nico by Record Club
included in:Peel Slowly and See by The Velvet Underground
The Verve/MGM Albums by The Velvet Underground
White Light/White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
part of:Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography
15 Most Influential Albums... (... Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003-04) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio's The 100 Collection (number: 1) (order: 1)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time: pub_2022-07-01 (number: 3) (order: 3)
My Life in Music: Michael Stipe (SPIN magazine, 2004-03) (number: D) (order: 4)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 8) (order: 8)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 48)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 91) (order: 152)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/35276 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fq4h [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h26m [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_velvet_underground_nico/the_velvet_underground_and_nico_f1/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/81618/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001955423 [info]
Wikidata:Q259667 [info]