THE VELVET UNDERGROUND white/yellow label PROMO DJ
$
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
MGM SE-4617 WHITE LABEL(actually yellow) PROMO
VINYL-VG+
COVER- VG+
Review by Mark Deming (ALL MUSIC GUIDE)
Upon first release, The Velvet Underground's self-titled third album must have surprised their fans nearly as much as their first two albums shocked the few mainstream music fans who heard them. After testing the limits of how musically and thematically challenging rock could be on The Velvet Underground and Nico and White Light/White Heat, this 1969 release sounded spare, quiet, and contemplative, as if the previous albums documented some manic speed-fueled party and this was the subdued morning after. (The album's relative calm has often been attributed to the departure of the band's most committed avant-gardist, John Cale, in the fall of 1968; the arrival of new bassist Doug Yule; and the theft of the band's amplifiers shortly before they began recording.) But Lou Reed's lyrical exploration of the demimonde is as keen here as on any album he ever made, while displaying a warmth and compassion he sometimes denied his characters. "Candy Says," "Pale Blue Eyes," and "I'm Set Free" may be more muted in approach than what the band had done in the past, but "What Goes On" and "Beginning to See the Light" made it clear the VU still loved rock & roll, and "The Murder Mystery" (which mixes and matches four separate poetic narratives) is as brave and uncompromising as anything on White Light/White Heat. This album sounds less like The Velvet Underground than any of their studio albums, but it's as personal, honest, and moving as anything Lou Reed ever committed to tape.
SIDE 1-
Candy Says
What Goes On
Some Kinda Love
Pale Blue Eyes
SIDE 2-
Beginning to See the Light
I'm Set Free
That's the Story of My Life
The Murder Mystery
After Hours
GRADING:
NM Near Mint. Record and cover appear unmarked.
VG+ A very well cared for record. Should have no more then the very slightest if any audible imperfections. Very slight cover wear.
VG… Still quite enjoyable but there will be visual imperfections and some slight audible ones. Lps pre 1960 will often have the sound of being played next to a dieing fire (light pops & crackling). In this condition cover flaws will be noted or pictured.
VG- Still enjoyable with no skipping but some static &/or other imperfections which need to be noted. Cover between G and VG.
G… This is usually a record which has been played a lot without care. Might be some skipping. Scratches & plenty of static and/or popping. However the imperfections should not overpower the music. The cover would have very obvious imperfections.
P… Poor. A Frisbee.
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