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The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Performer:
The Velvet Underground
Title:

The Velvet Underground

Category:
MP3 RAR album size:
1355 mb
FLAC RAR album size:
1385 mb
Formats:
TTA APE ADX WMA VQF VOC AU
Short-Info
Label: MGM Records ‎– MGM CS 8108, MGM Records ‎– MGM-CS-8108
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing
Country: UK
Date of released: Apr 1969
Category: Rock
Style: Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Rating:
4.1 / 5
Votes:
361

Tracklist

A1 Candy Says
A2 What Goes On
A3 Some Kinda Love
A4 Pale Blue Eyes
A5 Jesus
B1 Beginning To See The Light
B2 I'm Set Free
B3 That's The Story Of My Life
B4 The Murder Mystery
B5 After Hours

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – MGM Records Ltd.
  • Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
  • Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.

Credits

  • Arranged By, Conductor [Conducted By] – The Velvet Underground
  • Art Direction – Dick Smith
  • Composed By – The Velvet Underground
  • Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
  • Mixed By [Uncredited] – Val Valentin
  • Photography – Billy Name

Notes

Set of Two Single Sided Test Pressings. Front laminated flipback sleeve.
Ⓡ© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943 895
℗ 1969
Made in Great Britain For MGM Records Ltd.
Copyright Control.

This 1969 UK edition contains the 'Valentin' mix of the album, by MGM engineer Val Valentin, as does the Canada edition, in contrast to all other worldwide releases prior to the mid-80's which instead contain Lou Reed's alternate 'Closet' mix.
As well as a "clean, bright, evenly balanced" sound, the Valentin mix also features an entirely different take of Some Kinda Love.

The image of Lou Reed on the reverse sleeve is split horizontally on this issue. On all other issues the image is split vertically.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 2YMG 291-1G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 2YMG 292-1G

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SE 4617 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground ‎(LP, Album) MGM Records SE 4617 US 1969
531 252 2 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP) Polydor 531 252 2 Europe Unknown
none The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground ‎(CD, Album + CD, Album + CD, Album, Mono + CD + CD ) Universal Music Catalogue, Polydor none 2014
POCY-9003 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE) Polydor POCY-9003 Japan 2000
UICY-78246 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) Verve Records UICY-78246 Japan 2017