The Velvet Underground toured extensively in 1969, but set up shop in San Francisco in November and early December for a series of 18 nights over four separate engagements, the first at the Family Dog, the rest at the fabled North Beach club the Matrix, opened in a one-time pizza parlor by Jefferson Airplane’s Marty Balin in 1965. Over the […]
The 64-track six-CD package on Polydor/UMe includes legendary 1969 album, featuring several different mixes, live recordings from The Matrix in San Francisco, case-bound book and liner notes by David Fricke Pre-Order Now Available! Super Deluxe http://smarturl.it/VU45thSuperDeluxe Deluxe http://smarturl.it/VU45thDeluxe Standard http://smarturl.it/VelvetUnderground45 iTunes http://smarturl.it/TVU45thiTunes Google Play http://smarturl.it/TVU45thGoogle The Velvet Underground’s classic self-titled third album, released in March 1969, by MGM, was a departure […]
When The Velvet Underground & Nico album was released in March 1967 on Verve Records, with its Andy Warhol-designed, peel-off banana cover, it was far from a chart-topper. In fact, as the famed quote attributed to Brian Eno famously put it, the album may not have sold many copies, “but everyone who bought it formed a band.” And its reputation […]
Universal Music Enterprises and Castle Face Records have joined forces for the release of the 45th Anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico with a tribute album featuring indie artists Ty Segall (“Femme Fatale”), Thee Oh Sees (“European Son”), White Fence (“Run Run Run), The Fresh and Onlys (“All Tomorrow’s Parties”) among others. Brian Eno famously said “the album may […]
