THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - LIVE WITH LOU REED - LP RARE

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I OFFER FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE THIS

RARE LIVE ALBUM OF

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

LIVE WITH LOU REED

Few rock groups can claim to have broken so much new territory, and maintain such consistent brilliance on record, as the Velvet Underground during their brief lifespan. It was the group's lot to be ahead of, or at least out of step with, their time. The mid- to late '60s was an era of explosive growth and experimentation in rock, but the Velvets' innovations - which blended the energy of rock with the sonic adventurism of the avant-garde, and introduced a new degree of social realism and sexual kinkiness into rock lyrics - were too abrasive for the mainstream to handle. During their time, the group experienced little commercial success; though they were hugely appreciated by a cult audience and some critics, the larger public treated them with indifference or, occasionally, scorn. The Velvets' music was too important to languish in obscurity, though; their cult only grew larger and larger in the years following their demise, and continued to mushroom through the years. By the 1980s, they were acknowledged not just as one of the most important rock bands of the '60s, but one of the best of all time, and one whose immense significance cannot be measured by their relatively modest sales.
Historians often hail the group for their incalculable influence upon the punk and new wave of subsequent years, and while the Velvets were undoubtedly a key touchstone of the movements, to focus upon these elements of their vision is to only get part of the story. The group was uncompromising in their music and lyrics, to be sure, sometimes espousing a bleakness and primitivism that would inspire alienated singers and songwriters of future generations. But their colorful and oft-grim soundscapes were firmly grounded in strong, well-constructed songs that could be as humanistic and compassionate as they were outrageous and confrontational. The member most responsible for these qualities was guitarist, singer, and songwriter Lou Reed, whose sing-speak vocals and gripping narratives have come to define street-savvy rock & roll.

A GERMAN ISSUE ON MERCURY LABEL RELEASED BY PHONOGRAM IN 1974 - SRM-2-7504

THE UNLAMINATED GLOSSY GATFOLD SLEEVE LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. THE OPENING EDGE, THE SEAMS AND THE SPINE ARE CLEAN AND SHARP. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT CREASE IN THE SPINE AND THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT RING WEAR.

INSIDE THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS LIKE NEW - THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE BAND AND LINER NOTES BY ELLIOTT MURPHY. 

THE SHINY VINYL IS BEAUT - JUST ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT MARKS AND A MARK ON SIDE 4 THAT CAUSES SOME LIGHT CLICKS AT THE START 

THEY PLAY LIKE THEY LOOK - BEAUT - LOUD AND CLEAR WITH A FEW LIGHT CLICKS AT THE START OF SIDE 4.

THE LABELS ARE BEAUT TOO - ONE OR TWO LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS - NO WRITING - NO STICKERS.

TRACKS ARE:

WAITING FOR MY MAN == LISA SAYS == WHAT GOES ON == SWEET JANE == WE'RE GONNA HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME TOGETHER == FEMME FATAL== NEW AGE == ROCK AND ROLL == BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT == OCEAN == PALE BLUE EYES == HEROIN == SOME KINDA LOVE == OVER YOU == SWEET BONNIE BROWN == WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT == I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR. 

EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS

RARE LIVE ALBUM

IN ANY CONDITION

THIS ONE HAS A REALLY LOVELY SLEEVE AND

THE SHINY VINYL PLAYS BEAUT.

HAPPY BIDDING VELVET FANS

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I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNINSURED ITEMS THAT ARE LOST OR DAMAGED IN THE POST

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