Name: The Very Best of the Velvet Underground
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 230347
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The Very Best of the Velvet Underground

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Album: The Very Best of the Velvet Underground
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sweet Jane LP Version	More Info...	4:06
2)	I'm Sticking With You Album Version	More Info...	2:28
3)	I'm Waiting For The Man Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	4:40
4)	What Goes On Closet Mix	More Info...	4:32
5)	White Light/White Heat Album Version	More Info...	2:46
6)	All Tomorrow's Parties Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	5:58
7)	Pale Blue Eyes Closet Mix	More Info...	5:42
8)	Femme Fatale Album Version	More Info...	2:39
9)	Heroin Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	7:10
10)	Here She Comes Now Album Version	More Info...	2:01
11)	Stephanie Says Album Version	More Info...	2:50
12)	Venus In Furs Album Version	More Info...	5:09
13)	Beginning To See The Light Closet Mix	More Info...	4:47
14)	I Heard Her Call My Name Album Version	More Info...	4:37
15)	Some Kinda Love Closet Mix	More Info...	3:39
16)	I Can't Stand It Album Version	More Info...	3:22
17)	Sunday Morning Mono Single Version	More Info...	2:54
18)	Rock And Roll Album Version	More Info...	4:49
2)	I'm Sticking With You	More Info...	0:02
3)	I'm Waiting for the Man	More Info...	0:04
4)	What Goes On	More Info...	0:04
5)	White Light/White Heat	More Info...	0:02
6)	All Tomorrow's Parties	More Info...	0:06
7)	Pale Blue Eyes	More Info...	0:05
8)	Femme Fatale	More Info...	0:02
9)	Heroin	More Info...	0:07
10)	Here She Comes Now	More Info...	0:02
11)	Stephanie Says	More Info...	0:03
12)	Venus in Furs	More Info...	0:05
13)	Beginning to See the Light	More Info...	0:04
14)	I Heard Her Call My Name	More Info...	0:04
15)	Some Kinda Love	More Info...	0:03
16)	I Can't Stand It	More Info...	0:03
17)	Sunday Morning	More Info...	0:03
18)	Rock 'N' Roll	More Info...	0:04

Album: The Very Best of the Velvet Underground
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sweet Jane LP Version	More Info...	4:06
2)	I'm Sticking With You Album Version	More Info...	2:28
3)	I'm Waiting For The Man Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	4:40
4)	What Goes On Closet Mix	More Info...	4:32
5)	White Light/White Heat Album Version	More Info...	2:46
6)	All Tomorrow's Parties Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	5:58
7)	Pale Blue Eyes Closet Mix	More Info...	5:42
8)	Femme Fatale Album Version	More Info...	2:39
9)	Heroin Album Version (Mono)	More Info...	7:10
10)	Here She Comes Now Album Version	More Info...	2:01
11)	Stephanie Says Album Version	More Info...	2:50
12)	Venus In Furs Album Version	More Info...	5:09
13)	Beginning To See The Light Closet Mix	More Info...	4:47
14)	I Heard Her Call My Name Album Version	More Info...	4:37
15)	Some Kinda Love Closet Mix	More Info...	3:39
16)	I Can't Stand It Album Version	More Info...	3:22
17)	Sunday Morning Mono Single Version	More Info...	2:54
18)	Rock And Roll Album Version	More Info...	4:49
2)	I'm Sticking With You	More Info...	0:02
3)	I'm Waiting for the Man	More Info...	0:04
4)	What Goes On	More Info...	0:04
5)	White Light/White Heat	More Info...	0:02
6)	All Tomorrow's Parties	More Info...	0:06
7)	Pale Blue Eyes	More Info...	0:05
8)	Femme Fatale	More Info...	0:02
9)	Heroin	More Info...	0:07
10)	Here She Comes Now	More Info...	0:02
11)	Stephanie Says	More Info...	0:03
12)	Venus in Furs	More Info...	0:05
13)	Beginning to See the Light	More Info...	0:04
14)	I Heard Her Call My Name	More Info...	0:04
15)	Some Kinda Love	More Info...	0:03
16)	I Can't Stand It	More Info...	0:03
17)	Sunday Morning	More Info...	0:03
18)	Rock 'N' Roll	More Info...	0:04

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Performer Notes

The Velvet Underground: Doug Yule, John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, Willie "Loco" Alexander, Walter Powers.
Photographer: Gerard Malanga.
Since 1990 or so, every few years someone at whatever corporate entity that happens to own the bulk of the Velvet Underground's catalog decides to take a stab at compiling a single-disc "greatest-hits" album from the band's wildly influential body of work, and in 2006 the British branch of Universal/Polydor presented the latest entry in this ongoing project with the 18-track collection The Very Best of the Velvet Underground. While Polydor's 2005 Gold set is a more thorough and elegantly compiled set (and at two discs it's also a lot longer), this does pretty well by the Velvets' history and gives a clear portrait of their stylistic breadth in just 75 minutes. The disc includes representative selections from all four original studio albums (including two from Loaded, recorded for Atlantic Records and therefore usually missing from such sets) as well as some "Great Lost Album" sides from VU. The sequence swings easily from the heady joy of "Beginning to See the Light" to the sinister urges of "Venus in Furs," and finds room for both the delicacy of "Stephanie Says" and the feedback-ravaged chaos of "I Heard Her Call My Name" (and if you're not going to include "Sister Ray" on one of these collections, the latter track is the next best thing). The remastering of the material is quite good and appropriately loud, and the booklet includes a number of little-seen photos (though someone should tell Daryl Easlea that name-checking the Strokes and the Vines in his liner notes is just going to make this package seem very, very dated in five years). The Very Best of the Velvet Underground comes close to living up to its title, and while it's best viewed as a beginner's guide to their music, it also shows just how good and how innovative they could be. ~ Mark Deming