The Velvet Underground &Nico is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and the German singer Nico. Released by Verve Records in March 1967,the album underperformed in sales and polarized critics upon release due to its abrasive,unconventional sound and controversial lyrical content. It later became regarded as one of the most influential albums in rock and pop music and one of the greatest albums of all time.
Peel Slowly and See is a five-disc box set of material by the Velvet Underground. It was released in September 1995 by Polydor.
Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker is an American musician,singer,and songwriter who achieved international fame as the drummer of the rock band the Velvet Underground. Tucker occasionally sang lead vocals with the group,including the songs "After Hours" and "I'm Sticking With You".
Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. was an American guitarist,best known as one of the founding members of the rock band the Velvet Underground,usually playing electric guitar,occasionally bass guitar,and singing backing vocals.
Chelsea Girl is the debut solo album and second studio album by German singer Nico. It was released in October 1967 by Verve Records and was recorded following Nico's collaboration with the Velvet Underground on their 1967 debut studio album. Chelsea Girl was produced by Tom Wilson,who added string and flute arrangements against the wishes of Nico. The title is a reference to Andy Warhol's 1966 film Chelsea Girls,in which Nico starred.
The Very Best of The Velvet Underground is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released in Europe on March 31,2003,by Polydor,the record label that oversees the band's Universal Music Group back catalog.
Live MCMXCIII is a live album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground,released in 1993 by Sire Records. It was released simultaneously in single and double CD/cassette formats on October 26,1993. In 2006,a DVD version of the concert was released as Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII by Warner Music Vision and Rhino Home Video.
Gold is a two-CD compilation album by the Velvet Underground. It was released for the North American market on June 14,2005,by Polydor,the record label that oversees the band's Universal Music Group back catalogue.
"Heroin" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground,released on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground &Nico. Written by Lou Reed in 1964,the song,which overtly depicts heroin usage and its effects,is one of the band's most celebrated compositions. Critic Mark Deming of Allmusic writes,"While 'Heroin' hardly endorses drug use,it doesn't clearly condemn it,either,which made it all the more troubling in the eyes of many listeners." In 2004,it was ranked at number 448 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time",and was re-ranked at number 455 in 2010.
"I'm Waiting for the Man" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Written by Lou Reed,it was first released on their 1967 debut album,The Velvet Underground &Nico. The lyrics describe a man's efforts to obtain heroin in Harlem.
"The Black Angel's Death Song" is a song by the Velvet Underground,from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground &Nico. It was written by Lou Reed and John Cale. In a footnote to the lyrics,Lou Reed wrote:"The idea here was to string words together for the sheer fun of their sound,not any particular meaning."
"Sunday Morning" is a song by the Velvet Underground. It is the opening track on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground &Nico. It was first released as a single in December 1966. The song is written in the key of F major.
The ostrich guitar or ostrich tuning is a type of trivial tuning. It assigns one note to all strings,e.g. E-E-e-e-e'-e' or D-D-D-D-d'-d'. The term "ostrich guitar" was coined by the Velvet Underground's Lou Reed after the pre-Velvet Underground song "The Ostrich" by Lou Reed and the Primitives,on which he first recorded using this tuning,the first known commercial composition to make use of a trivial guitar tuning.
"All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico,written by Lou Reed and released as the band's debut single in 1966. The song is from their 1967 debut studio album,The Velvet Underground &Nico.
"I'll Be Your Mirror" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico. It appeared on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground &Nico. It also surfaced as a single a year earlier with "All Tomorrow's Parties" in 1966.
"Here She Comes Now" is a song released by the American rock band the Velvet Underground in January 1968,from their second studio album White Light/White Heat. As the shortest song on the album,the performance and mix of the song are both considered simple and traditional,making it somewhat distinct from the other five songs on the album,all of which contain some degree of experimental or avant-garde elements in terms of sound.
"Run Run Run" is a song by the Velvet Underground originally released on the band's 1967 debut album,The Velvet Underground &Nico.
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. It originally comprised the singer and guitarist Lou Reed,the Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale,the guitarist Sterling Morrison and the drummer Angus MacLise. In 1965,MacLise was replaced by Moe Tucker,who played on most of the band's recordings. Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde earned them little commercial success,they are now widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock,underground,experimental,and alternative music. Their provocative subject matter,experimentation,and nihilistic attitude were also instrumental in the development of punk rock,new wave and several other genres.
The Velvet Underground and Nico:A Symphony of Sound is a 1966 American film by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was made at The Factory on January 3,1966. It is 67 minutes long and was filmed in 16mm black and white.
Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico is a compilation album of the Velvet Underground released by MGM Records in 1971 that features selections from the band's first three studio albums. Originally released as a double LP,the cover artwork and inside gatefold sleeve feature imitations of Andy Warhol's paintings of Coca-Cola bottles,but are credited to other artists on the back sleeve of the album. The album was released in the UK to capitalise on the interest from Warhol's Pork.
