The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Undergound & Nico (2002) [FLAC] {Deluxe Edition}
Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
Original Release Date: 1967
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition
Label: Polydor
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by American rock band The Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, The Velvet Underground & Nico would gain notoriety for its experimentalist performance sensibilities, as well as its focus on controversial subject matter expressed in many of their songs.
Though a commercial failure upon release, the record has since become one of the most influential and critically acclaimed rock albums in history, appearing at number thirteen on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[1] as well as being added to the 2006 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress
In 2002, Universal released a two-disc "Deluxe Edition" set containing both stereo and mono mixes of the entire album, along with five songs taken from Nico's Chelsea Girl ("Little Sister", "Winter Song", "It Was a Pleasure Then", "Chelsea Girls", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams", all these tracks have been written or co-written by members of the Velvet Underground) and single versions of "All Tomorrow's Parties", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "Sunday Morning", and "Femme Fatale". One critic wrote that the set was "somewhat disappointing in that it fails to offer any previously unreleased material", but many agree that the inclusion of the mono version makes it a must-have for long-time fans. A studio demo of the unreleased track "Miss Joanie Lee" had been planned for inclusion on the set, but a dispute over royalties between the band and Universal canceled these plans. This contractual dispute apparently also led to the cancellation of further installments of the band's official Bootleg Series. A limited edition release of the set featured a reproduction of the original cover's peelable banana sticker.In April 2010, Universal re-released the second disc of the "Deluxe Edition" as a single CD "Rarities Edition".
Disc 1:
1. Sunday Morning (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 2:55
2. I'm Waiting For The Man (Chorus) The Velvet Underground 4:39
3. Femme Fatale (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 2:39
4. Venus In Furs (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 5:12
5. Run Run Run (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 4:22
6. All Tomorrow's Parties (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 5:59
7. Heroin (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 7:12
8. There She Goes Again (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 2:41
9. I'll Be Your Mirror (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 2:14
10. Black Angel's Death Song (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 3:11
11. European Son (Album Version (Stereo)) The Velvet Underground 7:51
12. Little Sister Nico 4:28
13. Winter Song Nico 3:22
14. It Was A Pleasure Then Nico 8:06
15. Chelsea Girls Nico 7:28
16. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams Nico
Disc 2:
1. Sunday Morning (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 2:57
2. I'm Waiting For The Man (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 4:47
3. Femme Fatale (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 2:39
4. Venus In Furs (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 5:13
5. Run Run Run (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 4:25
6. All Tomorrow's Parties (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 6:01
7. Heroin (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 7:14
8. There She Goes Again (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 2:42
9. I'll Be Your Mirror (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 2:16
10. Black Angel's Death Song (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 3:14
11. European Son (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 7:57
12. All Tomorrow's Parties (Mono Single Version) The Velvet Underground 2:53
13. I'll Be Your Mirror (Alternate Ending (Mono)) The Velvet Underground 2:18
14. Sunday Morning (Mono Single Version) The Velvet Underground 2:59
15. Femme Fatale (Mono Single Version) The Velvet Underground 2:37
