The Velvet Underground - Bootleg CDs

SONGS OF CAVE Black Panther BPCD 011, Italy, 1989 1. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'15) / 2. I'm Waiting For The Man (3'03) / 3. Venus In Furs (4'45) / 4. Black Angel's Death Song (4'18) / 5. Heroin (6'46) / 6. Femme Fatale (2'47) / 7. Run Run Run (8'44). 1-7 : Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1966 Notes: first VU bootleg CD ever released.

LIVE AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY Black Panther BPCD 012, Italy, 1989 1. What Goes On (3'42) / 2. I Can't Stand It (5'12) / 3. Candy Says (1'57) / 4. Beginning To See The Light (5'09) / 5. White Light/WhiteHeat (4'53) / 6. Pale Blue Eyes (4'49) / 7. Sister Ray (23'28) / 8. Heroin (8'12) / 9. I'm Gonna Move Right In (3'34) / 10. I'm Set Free (4'10) / 11. Run Run Run (7'02). 1-6, 8-11 : Boston Tea Party, January 10, 1969 / 7 : Boston Tea Party, March 15, 1969 Notes: same source as Live At The Boston Tea Party bootleg LP. Sound is fair and speed is too fast for first six tracks... better for the five last ones. According to sleeve notes it's a March 1969 recording, but it's definitely the January 10, 1969 tape, except for Sister Ray which comes from the famous 'guitar amp' tape.

A TRIBUTE TO ANDY & NICO Wild Bird WBR CD 890903, Italy, 1989 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'39) / 2. I Can't Stand It (5'32) / 3. That's The Story Of My Life (2'18) / 4. Jesus (3'25) / 5. I'm Set Free (4'05) / 6. Run Run Run (7'21) / 7. What Goes On (3'53) / 8. Candy Says (3'51) / 9. Beginning To See The Light (5'18) / 10. White Light/White Heat (5'30) / 11. Pale Blue Eyes (5'57). 1-4 : Boston Tea Party, 13/3/69 / 5-11 : Boston Tea Party, 10/1/69. Notes: cover art by Claudio Franco, booklet by Daniele Pelli. "Mixed at Planet Sound Studios, Florence, June 1989. Sound engineer: Stefano Lugli".

A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO VELVET UNDERGROUND The Early Years 02-CD-3330, EEC, 1990 1. Inside Of Your Heart (2'26) / 2. White Light/White Heat (2'48) / 3. Rock'n Roll (5'21) / 4. Waves (5'23) / 5. I've Got A Tiger In My Tank (2'12) / 6. You're Drinving Me Insane (2'22) / 7. Index (4'29) / 8. VU Noise (1'49) / 9. Sweet Jane (4'51) / 10. I'm Set Free (5'12) / 11. You Better Walk It, As You Talk It (1'59) / 12. Lonesome Cowboy Bill (3'48) / 13. Sneaky Pete (2'10) / 14. I'm Waiting For My Man (4'34). 1, 3, 4 : rough mix acetate demos / 2 : mono mix, 1967 / 5, 6, 13 : pre-VU tracks / 7 : Warhol's Index flexi / 8 : The East Village Other LP / 9 : Max's Kansas City, 28/3/70 / 10, 12, 14 : Max's Kansas City, 26/7/70 / 11 : Max's Kansas City, rehearsals, summer 1970. Notes: 8-page photo booklet. Waves is alternate title for Ocean.

THE WILD SIDE OF THE STREET Living Legend LLRCD 057, Italy, 1990 1. Waiting For The Man (7'19) / 2. Run Run Run (10'36) / 3. Pale Blue Eyes (6'04) / 4. What Goes On (11'40) / 5. Heroin (6'59) / 6. Sweet Sister Ray (24'02). 1-5 : Hilltop Festival, New Hampshire, 2/8/69 / 6 : Boston Tea Party, 15/3/69. Notes: one of the best VU boot CD ever issued with a good sound quality. Sister Ray is the 'guitar amp' version.

DOWN FOR YOU IS UP On The Road TKCD 1111, Italy, 1990 1. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'19) / 2. I'm Waiting For The Man (3'19) / 3. Venus In Furs (4'51) / 4. Black Angel's Death Song (4'20) / 5. Heroin (6'59) / 6. Femme Fatale (2'50) / 7. Run Run Run (8'57). 1-7 : Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, 4/11/66. Notes: "Limited edition of 1000". New edition in 1992 with the same cover. The only differences are the year of production (1992) mentioned on the disc and also a small change on the back of the case inlay, mentioning the country of production (Italy instead of EEC) and year of production(1992).

LIVE IN AMSTERDAM 1971 Triangle PYCD 058, EEC, 1990 1. Waiting For The Man (4'54) / 2. Bare Changed (3'31) / 3. Some Kinda Love (6'51) / 4. White Light White Heat (4'33) / 5. Hold On (4'58) / 6. What Goes On (4'02) / 7. Cool It Down (4'07) / 8. Back On The Farm (7'04) / 9. Oh Sweet Nuthin' (8'21) / 10. Sister Ray (15'02) / 11. Afterhours (3'19) / 12. Dopey Joe (3'23) / 13. Rock'n Roll (4'43). 1-13 : Concerthouse, Amsterdam, 19/11/71 Notes: 8-page booklet. Only CD available with post-Lou VU material, unfortunately with a poor muffled sound.

RIDE INTO THE SUN 3 inch CDEP , Stampa Alternativa SCONCD.010, Italy, 1991 1. Ride Into The Sun (2'36) / 2. Femme Fatale / 3. European Son. 1 : demo, 1969 / 2,3 : VU covers. Notes: free with the italian lyrics book Velvet Underground. Ride Into The Sun is not a 1967 live recording as listed, but a 1969 studio recording - an alternate mix with vocals of the Another View instrumental version. Tracks 2 and 3 are covers - Femme Fatale by The Carnival Of Fools et European Son by Subterranean Dining Rooms. White cardboard sleeve.

LIVE AT END COLE AVE 2 CDs, Aulica A 111.12*NE/3, Italy, 1991 CD 1 : 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (7'26) / 2. It's Just Too Much (2'54) / 3. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'56) / 4. Some Kinda Love (4'25) / 5. Femme Fatale (3'27) / 6. Beginning To See The Light (5'58) / 7. I'm Set Free (4'41) /8. Afterhours (2'49) / 9. I'm Sticking With You (2'40) / 10. One Of These Days (3'29) / 11. Pale Blue Eyes (6'23) / 12. Ocean (6'02) / 13. What Goes On (6'22) / 14. Heroin (7'17). CD 2 : 15. Sister Ray (17'47) / 16. Lisa Says (3'39) / 17. Rock'a' Roll (5'06) / 18. Blue Velvet Jazz Jam (30'13). 1-14 : End Of Cole Ave, Dallas, Texas, 19/10/69 / 15 : End Of Cole Ave, 18/10/69 / 16-18 : 'live, more or less, in those days'. Notes: limited numbered edition, packaged in a violet velvet pouch. One of the best VU bootleg ever released, sound is excellent. Reissued in 1994 without number. There is also a 1994 reissue, Aulica Deluxe 9430.22, limited numbered edition in Chinese silk box without photos or liner notes but with different pictures on the disc.

LOU REED'S VELVET UNDERGROUND DV More CD MTT 10.01, Italy, 1991 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (2'55) / 2. White Light, White Heat (5'25) / 3. Heroin (6'43) / 4. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'01) / 5. Venus In Furs (4'43) / 6. Femme Fatale (2'39) / 7. Run, Run, Run (7'13) / 8. What Goes On (3'52) / 9. I Can't Stand It (5'31) / 10. Candy Says (3'43). 1, 3-6 : Valleydale Ballroom, 4/11/67 / 2, 7, 8, 10 : Boston Tea Party, 10/1/69 / 9 : Boston Tea Party, 13/3/69. Notes: compilation of various tracks all available elsewhere.

COLLECTOR'S DREAM DIYE 5, Germany, 1991 1. Afterhours (3'06) / 2. Leave Her For Me (2'12) / 3. So Blue (2'08) / 4. Why Don't You Smile (2'28) / 5. Sneaky Pete (2'00) / 6. Cycle Annie (2'19) / 7. I've Got A Tiger In My Tank (2'09) / 8. You're Drinving Me Insane (2'19) / 9. Foggy Notion (6'17) / 10. Inside Your Heart (2'20) / 11. Ferryboat Bill (2'06) / 12. Guess I'm Falling In Love (3'27) / 13. It's Allright (2'36) / 14. One Of These Days (3'57) / 15. I'm Not Too Sorry (2'12) / 16. Stephanie Says (2'44) / 17. I'm Free (1'05) / 18. I Found A Reason (4'30) / 19. Walk And Talk It (1'53) / 20. Head Held High (4'11) / 21. I'm Set Free (5'08) / 22. Cool It Down (3'48) / 23. Who Loves The Sun (2'50). 1 : Carol Lou Trio, early 70s / 2-8 : pre-VU tracks / 9-11, 14, 16 : rough mix demos / 12 : Gymnasium, Avril 1967 / 13, 15 : Ludlow street loft demos, early 1967 / 17-20, 22, 23 : Max's Kansas City rehearsals, summer 1970 / 21 : Max's Kansas City, 26/7/70. Notes: DIYE stands for 'Diamond In Your Ears'. The source for this CD is probably the Everything you've ever heard... 3 LP box set. Tracklist is inaccurate: The Ostrich and I'm Sticking With You are listed but unfortunatly not included.

LIVE IN DALLAS 1969 Armando Curcio Edito DIR-14, Italy, 1991 1. I'm Waiting For My Man / 2. I'll Be Your Mirror / 3. Femme Fatale / 4. Beginning To See The Light / 5. I'm Set Free / 6. After Hours / 7. I'm Sticking With You / 8. Pale Blue Eyes / 9. Ocean / 10. What Goes On / 11. Heroin. Notes: same as volume one of official 1969 Live, part of the "Il Dizionario del Rock miti di ieri e di oggi" series.

THE BEDROOM TAPE Exile CD 4003, Germany, 1991 1. All Tomorrow's Parties / 2. One Of These Days / 3. I'll Keep It With Mine / 4. Little Sister / 5. All Tomorrow's Parties / 6. I'll Be Your Mirror / 7. Femme Fatale / 8. I'll Keep It With Mine / 9. Little Queenie / 10. Little Sister / 11. All Tomorrow's Parties / 12. Somebody. 1-12: Lou Reed & Nico, rehearsals, NYC, 1970 (?). Notes: poor quality.

COLLECTIONS Holy 004, Germany, 1992 1. Waiting For My Man (5'25) / 2. Wild Child (5'00) / 3. Femme Fatale (2'56) / 4. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'24) / 5. Pale Blue Eyes (6'00) / 6. I Can't Stand It (8'03) / 7. Style It Takes (3'09) / 8. Nobody But You (4'18) / 9. Slip Away (4'05) / 10. Forever Changed (5'29) / 11. Hello It's Me (3'07) / 12. Heroin (9'31). 1-4 : Bataclan, Paris, 29/1/72 / 5 : End Of Cole Ave, 19/10/69 / 6 : The Matrix, November 1969 / 7-12 : Fondation Cartier, 15/6/90. Notes: offers four tracks from soundboard recording of Bataclan show. Tracks 5-6 are listed as "Family Dog, Oct. 1969" but are (officially) available on 1969 Live (only on the CD version for I Can't Stand It). The complete Fondation Cartier show is also included.

ETERNAL LEGACY LIVE 68-92 Blue Knight BKR 06, Germany, 1992 1. Heroin (10'09) / 2. Rock And Roll (4'35) / 3. Waiting For My Man (3'56) / 4. All Tomorrow's Parties (4'51) / 5. Femme Fatale (3'05) / 6. Waiting For My Man (6'34) / 7. I'll Be Your Mirror (3'58) / 8. Sweet Jane (4'16) / 9. Sister Ray (7'54) / 10. White Light/White Heat (3'54) / 11. Pale Blue Eyes (6'02) / 12. I'm Set Free (4'30) / 13. I'm Sticking With You (2'44) / 14. The Story Of My Life (2'06) / 15. Walk On The Wild Side (4'10). 1 : Fondation Cartier, Jouy-en-Josas, 15/6/90 / 2 : Lou Reed, Milan, 1992 / 3 : John Cale, Europe, 1991 / 4-6 : Nico, Bologna, 1982 / 7 : Lou Reed, Europe, 1979 / 8 : Lou Reed, Los Angeles, 1976 / 9 : Lou Reed, Stockholm, 1974 / 10 : Lou Reed, New York, 1972 / 11-13 : End Of Cole Ave, 19/10/69 / 14 : Boston Tea Party, early October 1968 / 15 : cover by Holly + Little Jo. Notes: interesting compilation of various tracks all available elsewhere.

1990 Mind The Magic MTM 015, Germany, 1993 1. Style It Takes (3'09) / 2. Nobody But You (4'11) / 3. Slip Away (4'03) / 4. Forever Changed (5'14) / 5. Hello It's Me (3'30) / 6. Heroin (10'06) / 7. Romeo Had Juliette (4'24) / 8. There Is No Time (6'44) / 9. Last Great American Whale (5'24) / 10. Good Evening Mr. Waldheim (3'49) / 11. Strawman (5'28) / 12. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (3'57) / 13. The Soul Of Carmen Miranda (2'43) / 14. Waiting For My Man (3'53) / 15. Style It Takes (3'18). 1-6 : Fondation Cartier, 15/6/90 / 7-11 : Lou Reed, USA, 1989 / 12-15 : John Cale, Europe, 1991. Notes: complete Cartier set with Reed and Cale solo material.

LIVE IN Columbus 1966 PART 1 Mind The Magic MTM 031, Germany, 1993 1. Melody Laughter (30'34) / 2. Femme Fatale (2'45) / 3. Venus In Furs (4'46)/ 4. The Black Angels Death Song (4'29) / 5. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'07). 1-5 : Valleydalle Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, 4/11/66.

LIVE IN Columbus 1966 PART 2 Mind The Magic MTM 032, Germany, 1993 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (4'25) / 2. Heroin (6'47) / 3. Run Run Run (8'51)/ 4. The Nothing Song (29'07). 1-4 : Valleydalle Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, 4/11/66. Notes: B.

SWEET SISTER RAY'S MURDER MYSTERY Brand New Beat 921007, Luxembourg, 1993 1.Sweet Sister Ray (39'42) / 2. Sister Ray/Murder Mystery/Sister Ray (28'22) / 3. Story Of My Life (1'58). 1 : La Cave, Cleveland, 30/4/68 / 2 : La Cave, 28/1/69 / 3 : La Cave, 4/10/1968. Notes: great bootleg, unfortunately some of those CDs are now defective!

THE FIRST NIGHT 2 CDs, Aulica A.2151, Italy, 1993 CD 1 : 1. It's Just Too Much (3'02) / 2. Waiting For The Man (5'15) / 3. I Can't Stand It (7'18) / 4. I'm Set Free (4'53) / 5. Beginning To See The Light (5'40) / 6. Ocean (6'09) / 7. Venus In Furs (5'02) / 8. What Goes On (5'39) / 9. Heroin (7'42) / 10. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'39) / 11. Femme Fatale (2'58). CD 2 : 12. Pale Blue Eyes (6'11) / 13. Candy Says (5'29) / 14. Jesus (3'32) / 15. Story Of My Life (2'02) / 16. I Found A Reason (2'42) / 17. Sunday Morning (2'52) / 18. Afterhours (2'34) / 19. Countess Of Hong Kong (3'19) / 20. Ride Into The Sun (3'44) / 21. Real Good Time Together (2'33) / 22. I Found A Reason (3'18) / 23. End Cole Ave Jam (16'27). 1-18 : End Of Cole Ave, 27/10/69 / 19-22 : acetate demos, late 1969 / 23 : End Of Cole Ave, October 1969 (?). Notes : red velvet pouch with Andy Warhol sticker. First issue is a limited numbered edition of 1000(?) copies. It was also issued in a purple velvet pouch (limited to 30 not numbered copies), and also some in green pouch. Reissued in 1994 without number. Fierce Pup VU fanzine says: "Those of us who picked up End of Cole Ave. last year were teased in the liner notes with the future availability of the first night's recording. Well, it's here; another fine product by the Italian Aulica label. This 2CD set is beautifully packaged in a red velvet, or is it flannel, pouch, and includes the entire first set at the now famous Texan watering hole. It scooped the Mainline box with the bonus 'EP' cuts from the Loaded sessions. Among these trax is the never before heard Countess From Hong Kong, as well as a radically different country version of I Found A Reason complete with harmonica and twangin' ghee-tars? These tracks do sound much better in the Mainline set." (ed note: Hmm... I don't agree with that, I prefer the 'uncleaned' versions) The Velvet Underground, Vol. 2, © 1994 Fierce Pup Productions, courtesy of Sal Mercuri.

THE PSYCHOPATH'S ROLLING STONES - RARITIES 66-93 Futuristic Blues, Korea/Germany, 1993 1. Star Spangled Banner (2'06) / 2. White Light/White Heat (4'33) / 3. I'm Waiting For My Man (4'07) / 4. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'14) / 5. Run Run Run (8'48) / 6. Guess I'm Falling In Love (4'11) / 7. Venus In Furs (5'02) / 8. Black Angel's Death Song (2'53) / 9. I Can't Stand It (8'01) / 10. Sheltered Life (2'51) / 11. Vernissage (0'58) / 12. Real Good Time Together (2'34) / 13. Chelsea Girl (3'12) / 14. Pale Blue Eyes (5'59) / 15. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'37) / 16. The End (8'06) / 17. ? 1 : listed as "unreleased track, shortlisted as the intro to the 1993 concerts but later rejected" / 2, 3 : Max's Kansas City, Summer 1970 / 4 : Valleydale Ballroom, 4/11/66 / 5 : Hilltop Festival, 2/8/69 / 6 : Gymnasium, April 1967 / 7 : End Of Cole Ave, 18/10/69 / 8, 15 : Bataclan, 29/1/72 / 9 : La Cave, 4/10/68 / 10 : Ludlow street loft demo, early 1967 / 11 : radio ad for third LP / 12 : demo, late 1969 / 13. Nico & Joe Bidewell, BBC TV program on Chelsea Hotel, 1981 / 14. End Of Cole Ave, 19/10/69 / 16 : Nico, live / 17 : not a VU-related track. Notes: all these tracks are available elsewhere, except Star Spangled Banner (but Sterling Morrison denied any involvement in this track). Inaccurate liner notes. Tracks 16 and 17 are not listed. Sound is various but overall good. Fierce Pup VU fanzine says: "not so rare except the Star Spangled Banner which, if the liner notes are to believed, is a rejected rendering of the anthem which was used to open the shows. Unfortunately, the liner notes for this particular set are amusingly inaccurate, ex. Chelsea Girls listed as Nico and Lou '71 is really Nico and her guitarist playing on the '80's BBC special on the Chelsea Hotel." The Velvet Underground, Vol. 3, © 1994 Fierce Pup Productions, courtesy of Sal Mercuri.

THE LOST LIVE TAPES 1969 Dv.GIG DGCD 024, EEC (Germany), 1994 1. Lou's Talking (1'32) / 2. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'51) / 3. It's Just Too Much (2'52) / 4. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'53) / 5. Introduction/Some Kinda Love (5'04) / 6. Femme Fatale (2'43) / 7. Beginning To See The Light (6'09) / 8. I'm Set Free (4'41) / 9. Afterhours (2'28) / 10. I'm Sticking With You (2'40) / 11. One Of These Days (3'25) / 12. Ocean (6'01) / 13. What Goes On (6'22) / 14. Heroin (7'03) / 15. Sister Ray (17'30). 1-14 : End Of Cole Ave, 19/10/69 / 15 : End Of Cole Ave, 18/10/69. Notes: those tapes are not so "lost", this is the End Of Cole Ave set, without the afterhours stuff. Pale Blue Eyes is also missing.

THE GREAT BANANA Oil Well RSC 047 CD, Italy, 1994 1. Ocean (5'14) / 2. Too Much (4'40) / 3. Waiting For My Man (5'37) / 4. Lisa Says (5'55) / 5. What Goes On (8'58) / 6. Sweet Jane (4'03) / 7. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (3'18) / 8. Femme Fatale (3'07) / 9. New Age (6'39) / 10. Rock And Roll (6'08) / 11. Beginning To See The Light (5'32) / 12. Heroin (8'14). Notes: pirate of official 1969 Live with the exception of Ocean which is the VU studio version!! Too bad... The backcover notes indicate "Live in Chicago, February 28, 1967"... What a rip-off!

ROCK 'N' ROLL SENSATION VOL. 1 NOTA BLU musica 9401198, EEC (Italy), 1994 1. Sweet Jane (3:58) / 2. Rock And Roll (6:04) / White Light/White Heat (8:34) / 4. Heroin (9:44) / 5. Ocean (10:54) / 6. Femme Fatale (2:42) / 7. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (3:13) / 8. Over You (2:15). Notes: the back cover says "Recorded live in Texas and San Francisco Winter 1969". Right! This is pirate of official 1969 Live...

ROCK 'N' ROLL SENSATION VOL. 2 NOTA BLU musica 9401199, EEC (Italy), 1994 1. Lisa Says (5:48) / 2. I'm Waiting For My Man (5:30) / 3. I'll Be Your Mirror (2:18) / 4. Sweet Bonnie Brown/It's Just Too Much (7:53) / 5. New Age (6:30) / 6. Beginning To See The Light (5:27) / 7. Some Kinda Love (4:01) / 8. Pale Blue Eyes (5:49) / 9. What Goes On (8:53). Notes: part two of pirate of official 1969 Live. "prod. & distr. S. r. I."

FEMME FATALE FABBRI EDITORI MRL 072, Italy, 1994 1. I'm Waiting For The Man / 2. It's Just Too Much / 3. I'll Be Your Mirror / 4. Some Kinda Love / 5. Femme Fatale / 6. Beginning To See The Light / 7. I'm Set Free / 8. What Goes On / 9. Heroin / 10. Sister Ray. Notes: live in Dallas 1969.

MELODY LAUGHTER Alegra CD 9028, EEC (Italy), 1995 1. Femme Fatale / 2. Venus In Furs / 3. Melody Laughter / 4. The Black Angel's Death Song / 5. All Tomorrow's Parties. 1-5 : Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, 4/11/66. Notes: another boot of this show...

CONCRETE DREAMS Teddy Bear TB 67, Italy, 1995 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'39) / 2. I Can't Stand It (5'32) / 3. That's The Story Of My Life (2'18) / 4. Jesus (3'25) / 5. I'm Set Free (4'05) / 6. Run, Run, Run (7'21) / 7. What Goes On (3'53) / 8. Candy Says (3'51) / 9. Beginning To See The Light (5'18) / 10. White Light/White Heat (5'30) / 11. Pale Blue Eyes (5'57). 1-4 : Boston Tea Party, 13/3/69 / 5-11 : Boston Tea Party, 10/1/69. Notes: reboot of A Tribute To Andy And Nico (WBR CD 890903), with alternate cover art.

ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 1 3D Reality Crassics Records 3DC-002, Japan (?), 1995 1. Sister Ray (17'28) / 2. Who Loves The Sun (2'48) / 3. Beginning To See The Light (4'49) / 4. Some Kinda Love (4'03) / 5. Who Loves The Sun (2'49) / 6. I Found A Reason (4'28) / 7. Walk And Talk It (1'56) / 8. Ride Into The Sun (3'03) / 9. Ride Into The Sun (3'11) / 10. It's Just Too Much (1'23) / 11. Oh Mickey (1'23) / 12. Radio spot of the 3rd album (2'33). 1 : different mix from legendary "Swan Cover" album PRD-0022, produced by Tom Wilson 1973; sounds more tight and rhythmic / 2 : mono mix from promotional EP collection 45-44107 / 3-4 : alternate studio mix, 1968 / 5-7, 10, 11 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970 / 8-9 : demos, 1969 / 12 : ad for 3rd LP, from Special Disc Jockey Record 7 inch MGM VU-1 The Velvet Underground. Notes: "not for sale. promotion only" printed on disc (also on vol. 2, 3 and 4). Nice cover art, color shot of Lou Reed at John Cale's wedding by Billy Name.

ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 2 3D Reality Crassics Records 3DC-003, Japan (?), 1995 1. I Love You (2'31) / 2. Wild Child (5'18) / 3. Ride Into the Sun (3'16) / 4. Lisa Says (6'00) / 5. She Is My Best Friend (3'41) / 6. Hanging 'Round (4'20) / 7. Walk On The Wild Side (2'45) / 8. Kid (5'10) / 9. What Goes On (4'28) / 10. Sheltered Life (2'56) / 11. Sheltered Life (2'42) / 12. Here She Comes Now (2'36) / 13. Here She Comes Now (2'28) / 14. Inside Your Heart (2'30) / 15. Move Right In (6'51) / 16. Rock and Roll (5'18) / 17. Andy's Chest (2'59) / 18. Index (4'42). 1-9 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971 / 10-13 : home demos, early 1967 / 14-17 : rough mix demos, 1969 / 18 : flexidisc from Andy Warhol's Index Book. Notes: cover art is a color shot by Billy Name from 3rd album cover photo session.

ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 3 3D Reality Crassics Records 3DC-004, Japan (?), 1995 1. Venus In Furs (2'46) / 2. Heroin (1'57) / 3. Guess I'm Falling In Love (4'27) / 4. Loop (7'18) / 5. Heroin (5'16) / 6. Venus In Furs (3'27) / 7. White Light/White Heat (7'13) / 8. Jesus (3'31) / 9. Sister Ray - Murder Mystery (23'22) / 10. Noise (3'18). 1-2 : WNET TV, NYC, Feb. 1966 / 3 : Gymnasium, NYC, April 1967 / 4 : flexidisc from Aspen magazine #3, December 1966, written by John Cale, and credited to the VU / 5-6 : Poor Richards, Chicago, June 23, 1966, from Exploding Plastic Inevitable film soundtrack / 7-9 : Boston Tea Party, March 13, 1969 / 10 : East Village Other Electric Newspaper LP, August 1966.

LA CAVE 1968 / PROBLEMS IN URBAN LIVING Scorpio Gold Standard Records SCD-1, 1996 1. Move Right In (2'41) / 2. I Can't Stand It (7'58) / 3. What Goes On (5'27) / 4. Waiting For The Man (6'08) / 5. Pale Blue Eyes (7'36) / 6. Foggy Notion (10'54) / 7. Heroin (7'18) / 8. Jesus (5'26) / 9. Venus In Furs (4'13) / 10. Beginning To See The Light (6'30) / 11. Sister Ray (10'38) / 12. Story Of My Life (1'57). 1-12: La Cave, Cleveland, early October 1968. Notes: 'Dedicated to Sterling Morrison' on the back cover. 'Not for sale... For license broadcast use only'(!) on the disc.

SCREEN TEST: FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE FALLING SPIKES SS-DOM 001, Japan, 1996 1. Interview / Hedy film sountrack (excerpt) / Interview (14'28) / 2. Interview / Oh! Sweet Nuthin' / Women In Revolt film sountrack (excerpt) / The Chelsea Girls film soundtrack (excerpt) / Vamp / Interview (17'49) / 3. Chelsea Girls (21'40) / 4. Hedy (18'30). Interview: Music Factory promo LP / 1: film soundtrack, 1965 / 2: Second Fret, Philadelphia PA, May 1970 / film soundtrack, 1968 / film soundtrack, summer 1966 / Woodrose Ballroom, Springfield MA, 17/4/70 / 3: film soundtrack, summer 1966 / 4: film soundtrack, 1965.

SWEET SISTER RAY 2 CDs, SRI-001A/B, Japan, 1996 CD1: 1. Sweet Sister Ray (39'22) / 2. Sister Ray (25'47). CD2: 3. Sister Ray (24'11) / 4. Sister Ray (21'50). 1: La Cave, Cleveland, 30/4/68 / 2: Boston Tea Party, 12/12/68 / 3: Boston Tea Party, 15/3/69 / 4: Boston Tea Party, 11/7/69. Notes: CD version of the legendary bootleg set including a bonus Sister Ray from a July '69 BTP show.

THE LEGENDALY GUITAR AMP TAPES 2 CDs, VUCD-37/38, Japan, 1996 CD1: 1. I Can't Stand It (5'49) / 2. Candy Says (4'25) / 3. I'm Waiting For The Man (7'02) / 4. Ferryboat Bill (4'34) / 5. I'm Set Free (4'49) / 6. What Goes On (7'37) / 7. White Light/ White Heat (7'33) / 8. Beginning To See The Light (5'28) / 9. Jesus (3'28). CD2: 10. Heroin/Sister Ray (34'25) / 11. Move Right In (4'14) / 12. Run Run Run (14'19) / 13. Foggy Notion (7'09). 1-10: Boston Tea Party, 15/3/69 / 11, 13: Boston Tea Party, 12/12/68 / 12: Boston Tea Party, 11/7/69.

EPI/1966 2 CDs, VUCD-39/40, Japan, 1996 CD1: 1. Melody Laughter (31'26) / 2. Femme Fatale (3'10) / 3. Venus In Furs (4'52) / 4. The Black Angel's Death Song (5'05) / 5. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'21). CD2: 6. I'm Waiting For The Man (4'44) / 7. Heroin (7'00) / 8. Run Run Run (9'06) / 9. The Nothing Song (29'35). 1-9: Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, 4/11/66. Notes: "Direct from original master". Nice rendition - complete show, good sound - of the famous Columbus 1966 EPI show, supposedly from the original tape.

PARIS 29.1.72 VUCD-41, Japan, 1996 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'16) / 2. Berlin (6'03) / 3. The Black Angel's Death Song (3'24) / 4. Wild Child (4'57) / 5. Empty Bottles (2'54) / 6. Heroin (7'05) / 7. Ghost Story (2'55) / 8. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest (3'16) / 9. Femme Fatale (2'49) / 10. All Tomorrow's Parties (3'06) / 11. Janitor Of Lunacy (4'45) / 12. The Black Angel's Death Song (4'11) / 13. Heroin (6'41) / 14. Pale Blue Eyes (2'07) / 15. Candy Says (1'49). 1-11: Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico, Bataclan, Paris, 29/1/72 / 12-15: Bataclan's rehearsals, 25/1/72. Notes: CD version of an old mythic bootleg. It offers the audience recording, so the sound quality is obviously inferior the soundboard version, but this version bootleg has All Tomorrow's Parties which isn't included on any of the soundboard versions. Rehearsal chat parts are edited out.

BATACLAN Gold Standard 96-08-1015, Italy, 1997 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'45) / 2. Berlin (5'31) / 3. The Black Angel's Death Song (5'06) / 4. Wild Child (5'29) / 5. Heroin (7'27) / 6. Femme Fatale (3'23) / 7. No One Is There (6'23) / 8. Frozen Warnings (5'23) / 9. Janitor Of Lunacy (5'12) / 10. I'll Be Your Mirror (4'12) / 11. Ghost Story (3'23) / 12. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest Group Of All (3'51) / 13. Empty Bottles (3'58). 1-13: Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico, Bataclan, Paris, 29/1/72. Notes: fine soundboard recording. Sal Mercuri says: In case you've ever wondered how the VU would have sounded 'unplugged', here it is. The songs are performed acoustically - Lou on guitar, John on piano, viola, and 12 string, Nico on harmonium. The show was recorded at the Bataclan Club in Paris, Jan. 29, 1972 and broadcast on french TV. Most of us have had to settle for fair to crappy sounding tapes of this show until now. This CD is kind of rough sounding by pro-standards but it seems to come from a soundboard source and is way better than any other rendering (even the fabled and now impossible to find 4 track boot ep). It's strange and sad to think about how much better the VU would have faired had they made it to Europe in their heyday - here they are enthusiastically received on the basis of a not-yet-established cult and no real 'new' material. What kept America in the dark when we had them here? The set seems to be out of sequence but otherwise complete: Waiting for the Man, Berlin (Lou introduces this as his Barbara Streisand song), Black Angel's Death Song, Wild Child (waiting for Johnny to get his 12 string), Heroin, Femme Fatale, Abscheid (actually it is 'No One Is There'), Frozen Warnings, Janitor of Lunacy, I'll Be Your Mirror, Ghost Story, The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group of All (I wonder who John is referring to??!!), Empty Bottles (Cale song from Jennifer Warnes LP he produced). A 'must have' item for the die-hard fan (you know who you are).

ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 4 3D Reality Crassic 3DC-VU-006, Japan (?), 1997 1. Velvet Underground at the Trip (0'15) / 2. What Goes On (2'40) / 3. Jesus (3'30) / 4. All Tomorrow's Parties (12'40) / 5. These Days (3'42) / 6. I'll Keep It With Mine (6'58) / 7. Little Sister (4'45) / 8. All Tomorrow's Parties (1'33) / 9. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'23) / 10. Femme Fatale (2'59) / 11. I'll Keep It With Mine (9'01) / 12. Little Queenie (1'16) / 13. Little Sister (5'59) / 14. All Tomorrow's Parties (5'10) / 15. Somebody (5'14) / 16. Child's Christmas In Wales (3'21) / 17. Chelsea Girl (1'44). 1 : radio ad, May 1966 / 2, 3 : mono mix from MGM promo single K-14057 (What Goes On is faded to 2'40) / 4-15 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970 (?) / 16 : Nico, Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, May 6, 1979 / 17 : Nico & Joe Bidewell, BBC TV program on Chelsea Hotel, 1981. Notes: nice collection, including the famous Reed/Nico bedroom tape.

OSTRICH/HILLTOP Colosseum 97C-019, Japan (?), 1997 1. Waiting For The Man (7'20) / 2. Run Run Run (10'35) / 3. Pale Blue Eyes (6'04) / 4. What Goes On (11'40) / 5. Heroin (6'54) / 6. Sister Ray (33'20). 1-5 : Hilltop Rock Festival, Rindge, New Hampshire, August 2, 1969 / 6 : La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, January 28, 1969. Notes: Sister Ray is listed as 2nd Fret, Philadelphia, Spring 1970 but is actually the Sister Ray/MurderMystery from La Cave, January '69 with two hidden tracks added at the end: a 4'21 instrumental excerpt from The Dom, April 1966 and a brief 45-second unidentified excerpt of feedback noise - which sounds like a part of Sister Ray. "Promotional copy/Not for Sale" printed on disc.

IF IT'S TOO LOUD FOR YOU MOVE BACK! Japan, 1997 CD 1: 1. Melody Laughter (28'26) / 2. Femme Fatale (3'43) / 3. Venus In Furs (4'53) / 4. The Black Angel's Death Song (5'28) / 5. Lou says (0'39) / 6. All Tomorrow's Parties (6'46). CD 2: 7. I'm Waiting For The Man (4'32) / 8. Heroin (8'57) / 9. Run Run Run (8'51) / 10. The Nothing Song (32'00). 1-10 : Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, 4/11/66. Notes: claims to be a digital mix of the original tape. The tape isn't edited as on previous released forms. Lou Says is Lou Reed talking to public assistance: "If it's too loud for you, move back! Another thing... you have a big space here, and you don't have to stay seated. You know you can do things on the floor." The booklet offers also rare photographs and a reprint of an EPI review from Cincinnati Sunday Pictorial Enquirer, Nov. 3, 1966.

BATACLAN Colosseum 97-C-023, Japan, 1997 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'44) / 2. Berlin (5'31) / 3. The Black Angel's Death Song (5'06) / 4. Wild Child (5'29) / 5. Heroin (7'26) / 6. Femme Fatale (3'23) / 7. No One Is There (6'22) / 8. Frozen Warnings (5'24) / 9. Janitor Of Lunacy (5'12) / 10. I'll Be Your Mirror (4'12) / 11. Ghost Story (3'23) / 12. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest Group Of All (3'51) / 13. Empty Bottles (3'36) / 14. Pale Blue Eyes (2'06) / 15. Candy Says (1'44) / 16. New Age (4'55) / 17. Rock N Roll (0'40). 1-13: Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico, Bataclan, Paris, 29/1/72. Notes: same cover as the Gold Standard issue. Soundboard recording of Reed/Cale/Nico show at Bataclan Club in Paris on January 29, 1972, plus 4 extra songs : Pale Blue Eyes, Candy Says, from Bataclan rehearsals and New Age, Rock & Roll (cut) by Lou Reed at La Scala Cimea, Kings Cross, London, July 15, 1972. The disc is marked "Promotional Copy/Not For Sale"...

LIVE AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY ABP-006, Japan, 1997 Notes: no more information at present!

BATACLAN, 29-1-72 Transformer Records TR-1023, EC, 1998 1. I'm Waiting For The Man / 2. Berlin / 3. The Black Angel's Death Song / 4. Wild Child / 5. Heroin / 6. Femme Fatale / 7. No One Is There / 8. Frozen Warnings / 9. Janitor Of Lunacy / 10. I'll Be Your Mirror / 11. Ghost Story / 12. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest Group Of All / 13. Empty Bottles. Notes: CD-R. Soundboard recording.

ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO IN MONO USA, 1998 1. Sunday Morning (3'00) / 2. I'm Waiting For The Man (4'47) / 3. Femme Fatale (2'39) / 4. Venus In Furs (5'09) / 5. Run Run Run (4'25) / 6. All Tomorrow's Parties (6'01) / 7. Heroin (7'15) / 8. There She Goes Again (2'42) / 9. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'15) / 10. The Black Angel's Death Song (3'16) / 11. European Son (8'06). Notes: CD-R copy of vinyl mono pressing.

PARIS 1972 PREMIUM EDITION Trade Mark Of Quality, Japan, 1998 CD 1 : 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (5'36) / 2. Berlin (6'17) / 3. The Black Angel's Death Song (4'05) / 4. Wild Child (5'20) / 5. Heroin (7'16) / 6. Femme Fatale (4'50) / 7. No One Is There (4'40) / 8. Frozen Warnings (5'15) / 9. Janitor Of Lunacy (6'38) / 10. I'll Be Your Mirror (2'23) / 11. Ghost Story (3'42) / 12. The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest Group Of All (3'50) / 13. Empty Bottles (3'46). CD 2 : 1. Bataclan Rehearsals Long Version (Pale Blue Eyes / Candy Says / Black Angel's Death Song / Heroin) (20'20). Notes: 2-CD-R, limited edition of 300 copies, "Promotion Only - Not For Sale" printed on disc. Soundboard recording and complete rehearsal recording including chat.

AT THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM Trade Mark Of Quality, Japan, 1998 1. Run Run Run intro to Miss Joanie Lee / Day Tripper intro to Boom Boom Boom Boom instrumental / Rockabilly instrumental / Blues instrumental / Heroin / There She Goes Again / Green Onion / There She Goes Again (44'40) / 2. Heroin (4:08) / 3. I'll Keep It With Mine (3:35) / 4. European Son (4'09) / 5. Get It On Time (2:17) / 6. I'll Be Your Mirror (3:27). 1 : rehearsal, The Factory, NYC, January 3, 1966 / 2-4 : Uptight, Cinematheque, NYC, February 6, 1966 / 5, 6 : rehearsal, The Factory, NYC, March 7, 1966. Notes: this CD is not a copy of the original All Tomorrow's Parties CD. The source seems to be an "audience" recording made at the Andy Warhol Museum, probably taped in front of a speaker playing the original CD in a large hall. The back cover says "Warning: the sound quality on these recordings is below the usual standards. Play it loud or ingest some PCP to get it!". This is obviously a bit exaggerated but sound is rough and has "audience" noises. Back cover and liner list 3 tracks (Walk Alone, Venus In Furs and Rythm & Blues Instrumental) that are actually not included.

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VU tracks on Lou Reed bootleg CDs

LOU REED - THE START 2 CDs, Red Phantom RPCD 2071/2072, Italy, 1992 CD 1 : 1. Dorita (1'39) / 2. What's Good (3'44) / 3. Power And Glory (4'40) / 4. Magician (7'16) / 5. Sword Of Damocles (4'40) / 6. Goodbye Mass (5'07) / 7. Cremation ( 3'55) / 8. Dreamin' (5'56) / 9. No Chance (4'46) / 10. Warrior King (5'16) / 11. Harry's Circumcision ( 6'17) / 12. Gassed And Stoked (5'08) / 13. Power And Glory (part II) (3'49) / 14. Magic And Loss (8'42). CD 2 : 15. Small Town (4'14) / 16. Open House (4'46) / 17. Nobody But You (4'15) / 18. Images (4'42) / 19. A Dream (11'38) / 20. Dirty Blvd (4'14) / 21. Beginning Of A Great Adventure (7'26) / 22. Strawman (7'50) / 23. Sweet Jane (3'46) / 24. Rock and Roll (4'48) / 25. Walk On The Wild Side (5'28) / 26. Heroin (11'51). 1-25 : Lou Reed, Milan, 23/1/92 / 26 : Fondation Cartier, Jouy-En-Josas, France, 15/6/90.

LOU REED - A TRUE ROCK'N ROLLER Gold Standard LR-25-94-09, Italy, 1996 1. Wild Child (4'26) / 2. Walk And Talk It (3'29) / 3. Booker T. (6'39) / 4. Run Run Run (8'49) / 5. Real Good Time Together (2'58) / 6. What Goes On (4'00) / 7. Sweet Jane (4'42) / 8. Run Run Run / European Son (4'38) / 9. I Can't Stand It (8'01) / 10. Sister Ray (13'04) / 11. Oh Jim (5'32) / 12. Coney Island Baby (5'36) / 13. Guess I'm Falling In Love (5'21). 1, 2 : Lou Reed, original studio mix for UK 45 / 3, 13 : The Gymnasium, April 67 / 4 : Hilltop Festival, 2/8/69 / 5-8 : Lou Reed & The Feelies, Babylon, Long Island, New York, 90 / 9 : La Cave, 4/10/68 / 10 : End Cole Ave, 19/10/69 / 11 : Lou Reed, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19/9/73 / 12 : Lou Reed, Adelaide, Australia, 28/7/75. Notes: interesting compilation including the rare Sister Ray from End of Cole Ave second night.

Thanks to Enrique Miquel for The Bedroom Tape, Melody Laughter, Live In Dallas 1969, and Bataclan, 29-1-72 scans and Detlef Jürgens for the Rock 'n' Roll Sensation Vol. 1 scan.