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White Light/White Heat is the second studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released on January 30, 1968, by Verve Records, it was the band's last studio album with multi-instrumentalist and founding member John Cale. Recorded after band leader Lou Reed fired Andy Warhol, who had produced their debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico, they hired Steve Sesnick as a manager and hired producer Tom Wilson, who had worked on the band's debut. White Light/White Heat was engineered by Gary Kellgren.

The album includes lyrically transgressive themes like their debut, exploring topics such as sex, amphetamines, and drag queens. Reed was inspired by a variety of authors, including William S. Burroughs and Alice Bailey, and the lyrics create a cast of characters, such as in "The Gift" and those named in "Sister Ray". Musically, he took influence from jazz music and players such as saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Warhol conceived the album's cover art, although he is officially uncredited.

White Light/White Heat was recorded quickly and modeled after the band's live sound and techniques of improvisation, since they often played loud with new equipment from an endorsement deal with Vox. However, the final product was compressed and distorted—most members were dissatisfied with the final product and it was followed with the less experimental The Velvet Underground the following year; Cale would leave the band later in 1968. The distortion level became a prototype for punk rock, shoegaze and noise rock. The 17-minute "Sister Ray" is widely considered the standout track by critics and fans.

White Light/White Heat sold fewer copies than The Velvet Underground & Nico, and peaked at 199 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album's only single, "White Light/White Heat", failed to chart, which the band blamed on airplay bans and lack of promotion from Verve. The album was dismissed by many contemporary mainstream music critics, although underground newspapers took notice. Ultimately, White Light/White Heat had a significant impact on early forms of punk rock and no wave and has appeared on several lists of the greatest albums of all time, including being placed at number 272 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of all Time" in 2020.

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Album

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Officieel
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground12" Vinyl6
  • US1968-01-30
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)V6-5046[geen]
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground12" Vinyl6
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)422-825 119-1 Y-1042282511911
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)825 119-2042282511928
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)825 119-2042282511928
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)P33P-250414988005021120
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
  • US1996-05-07
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)31453 1251-2731453125124
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
  • GB1996-05-20
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)531 251 2731453125124
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground12" Vinyl6
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)1010034005546102023
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundCD6
  • US1998-05-19
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 724015775472426
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground12" Vinyl6
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)V6-5046[geen]
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundSHM-CD6
  • JP2009-01-21
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UICY-938964988005545930
White Light/White Heat (45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)The Velvet Underground3×CD13 + 10 + 7
  • XE2013-12-06
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0019246-02602537540938
White Light/White Heat (45th anniversary)The Velvet UndergroundDigital Media6
  • US2013-12-09
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)[geen]
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground2×12" Vinyl6 + 7
  • US2013-12-10
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)B0019338-01602537562473
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet Underground3×CD13 + 10 + 7
  • JP2013-12-25
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)UICY-75991/34988005791573
White Light/White Heat (45th anniversary deluxe edition)The Velvet Underground2×CD13 + 7
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)0602537562480602537562480
White Light/White HeatThe Velvet UndergroundBlu-ray6
  • US2014-03-03
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)0600753476543600753476543

Relaties

geassocieerde singles/EP’s:White Light/White Heat
maakt deel uit van:Peel Slowly and See
The Verve/MGM Albums
White Light/White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico
deel van:Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (nummer: 20) (volgorde: 21)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (nummer: 104) (volgorde: 165)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (nummer: 292) (volgorde: 292)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (nummer: 293) (volgorde: 293)
ondersteunende tournees:White Light/White Heat Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/35320 [info]
andere databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_velvet_underground/white_light___white_heat_f3/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000192323 [info]
Wikidata:Q523347 [info]

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