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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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  • 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
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