The Velvet Underground & Nico (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

tracks 1.1 to 1.11:
the stereo version of the original album (Verve V6-5008, March 1967)

tracks 1.12 to 1.16:
selections from the stereo version of Nico's Chelsea Girl (Verve V6-5032, October 1967): the songs that were written by Velvet Underground members

tracks 2.1 to 2.11:
the mono version of the original album (Verve V-5008, March 1967)

tracks 2.12 to 2.13:
mono single (Verve VK-10427, July 1966)

tracks 2.14 to 2.15:
mono single (Verve VK-10466, December 1966)

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-18 22:11 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1: Stereo Version
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sunday 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 & Nico4.152:56
2I’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 Underground3.654:40
3Femme 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 & Nico3.552:39
4Venus in Furs
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground4.45:13
5Run Run Run
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.854:23
6All 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 & Nico3.86:00
7Heroin
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 Underground4.47:13
8There 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 Underground3.52:41
9I’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 & Nico3.652:14
10The 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 Underground3.153:12
11European 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 Underground3.157:52
12Little Sister
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Little Sister
composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
Nico54:28
13Winter Song
Nico3:22
14It Was a Pleasure Then
Nico8:06
15Chelsea Girls
Nico7:29
16Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Nico5:07
▶CD 2: Mono Version

Credits

Release

liner notes:Dave Thompson (English author)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/477273 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005YTN5 [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]