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Format Details: Green
Release Date: 27 October 2017
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602557632125
Genres: R&B Alternative
Release Date: 14 August 2026
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Gate Fold
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 602488533881
Genres: R&B Alternative
Description
Every legitimate music lover should have an album by The Velvet Underground in their collection. Those who do not yet have an album from this legendary group, can now fill this gap by purchasing Collected.
The band, with artistic exponents of text and music writers Lou Reed and John Cale, influenced generations of rock musicians and groups. Certainly in the 70s and early 80s the cult status of this group, briefly managed by Andy Warhol, reached extraordinary proportions. The Velvet Underground was already a real punk band ten years before the rise of this music genre. This was reflected in their lifestyle, drug use and "attitude". Musically, however, you can hardly compare them with punk music. With songs like "Heroin", "I'm Waiting For The Man" and "White Light / White Heat", they released a new definition of rock and roll.
The Collected compilation consists of 2’s with a total of 23 songs. One of the above-mentioned classics is "I'm Waiting For The Man", in which the protagonist's addiction forces him to wait for his dealer with his twenty-six dollars in hand, a number that expresses an addict in an unprecedented direct and realistic way. The chaotic and sometimes atonal music confirm the grim narrative. In addition, we will find "What Goes On", "Pale Blue Eyes", "Venus In Furs" and many more songs from the pivotal band.The Velvet Underground - Collected is available on audiophile vinyl.
Description
The Velvet Underground Collected celebrates the music of one of rock's most influential and groundbreaking bands. This essential 2LP collection spans the group's journey from New York's underground art scene to the recordings that helped shape alternative, punk, noise and experimental music for generations to come.
Led by visionary songwriter Lou Reed and avant-garde multi-instrumentalist John Cale, The Velvet Underground forged a sound unlike anything heard in the 1960s. Joined by Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker, and later championed by Andy Warhol, the band created a body of work that challenged conventions and redefined the possibilities of rock music.
Featuring iconic tracks including "I'm Waiting For The Man", "Venus In Furs", "Heroin", "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "White Light/White Heat", this collection showcases the band's fearless songwriting, raw energy and enduring influence. Though commercial success eluded them during their lifetime, The Velvet Underground are now widely regarded as one of the most important bands in rock history and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Music On Vinyl presents The Velvet Underground Collected as a special limited edition of 7,500 individually numbered copies, pressed on transparent green coloured vinyl. Housed across two LPs and including a 4-page booklet with liner notes, this is a must-have release for collectors and fans of one of music's most revolutionary bands.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
T-Spoon
Cheap Trick
Buckshot Lefonque
Takeshi Furukawa
Whodini
Silverchair
Tensnake
The Byrds
The Frank and Walters
John Cale
Dylan John Thomas
Deer Leader
case/lang/veirs
Blood Red Shoes
The Alter Boys
Salt The Wound
