Label: Republic
Reissued 2024, Originally released 1974
This sleeper-fan-favorite from Lou Reed and Velvet Underground is getting its first reissue on vinyl in over 40 years. This 2LP is comprised of two late-in-the-year dates at End of Cole Ave in Dallas and at the Matrix in San Francisco, all sourced from fan tape recordings, the two-track mixdown straight from the live console, or from acetate copies. The fact that few recordings of Velvet Underground exist from before 1970 has made this compilation a treasured gem amongst fans. The tracks on this 2LP showcase a stripped-down and vulnerable Lou Reed accompanied by a band at arguably their creative zenith, and each song offers a fresh perspective on their respective studio versions.
Track listing:
- Waiting For My Man
- Lisa Says
- What Goes On
- Sweet Jane
- We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
- Femme Fatale
- New Age
- Rock And Roll
- Beginning To See The Light
- Ocean
- Pale Blue Eyes
- Heroin
- Some Kinda Love
- Over You
- Sweet Bonnie Brown / It's Just Too Much
- White Light/White Heat
- I'll Be Your Mirror