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LAST RELEASES...

OFFICIAL DISCOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

... & MORE

LOU REED
Why Don't You Smile
Lou Reed at Pickwick Records,
1964-65
Lou Reed | Gee Whiz EP
First official anthology of Lou Reed's work for Pickwick Records
Features rarities, cult classics, & previously unreleased material

Light In The Attic LITA 212
2LP Black, 2LP Oxblood & gold, CD

JOHN CALE
MIXology (Volume 1)
John Cale | MIXology (Volume 1)
MiXology (volume 1) acts as a companion release to POPtical Illusion and 2023’s MERCY featuring previously unreleased songs and alternate versions taken from the albums’ sessions

Domino
Limited Edition LP, CD, Download

• Singles & EPs

• USA LPs

• Compilations & LP-box sets

• CDs | CD compilations

• CD box sets

• SHM-CD, SA-CD & Ultimate HQ CD

• 4-track & 8-track cartridges

• Ampex cassettes & reel-to-reel tapes

• Various

• Books

• Books - French

• Fanzines & private printings

• Magazine articles - English

• Magazine articles - French

• Magazine articles - other languages

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

Photographs by
The Modern Printer
Presented by
Phil Milstein & Alfredo Garcia
Foreword by Steve Nelson

A collection of 325 extraordinary images – few of them ever before published – of one of the world’s most iconic rock bands seen backstage, in afternoon rehearsal and, most exquisitely, in full-on stage performance. These pictures capture the Velvet Underground in 1968 and ’69 at their home away from home, the Boston Tea Party.

Nico
qui a peur d'être dans le noir,
nico | qui a peur d'être dans le noir, | Clémentine Boulard
By Clémentine Boulard
Foreword by Antoine Giacomoni
éditions Le Boulon, Paris, France
Hardback, 21,8 x 21,8 cm
168 pages
ISBN 978-2-48727-081-7

BOOTLEGS

FILMS & VIDEOS

• Singles & EPs | Russian Flexis

• LPs

• CDs

• CD box sets

• 1993 Reunion Tour CDs

• Afterhours tapes

• Films

• Documentaries

• TV appearances

• DVD, VHS & Laserdiscs

• 1993 Reunion Tour videos

• Afterhours video tapes

PHOTOS & AUDIO FILES

SELECTED ARTICLES

• Flashing on the VU 1966
photos by Lisa Law

• Flashing on the VU 1966 - part 2
more photos by Lisa Law

• Recording session, May 6, 1969
previously unseen photos by William 'Popsie' Randolph

• '69 on the Road
rare shots from 1969 by Doug Yule

• The Lost Loaded Shots
by Henri ter Hall / collection Steve Nelson

• The Velvets that time forgot
1971 post-Lou VU photos

• La Cave, October 4, 1968
3 rare live tracks

• A Night With The VU
rare photos and 25-min Sister Ray live at the Boston Tea Party '68

• Praise Ye The Lord
40 minutes of the "Legendary Guitar Amp Tape"!

• Toronto Pop Festival 69
exclusive live version of Heroin

• Sterling Morrison 1969
interview with Sterling Morrison

• The Lowdown on Loaded
by Sal Mercuri

• Head Held High
interview with Doug Yule

• Sterling Memories
by Doug Yule

• Reflections In A Lone Star Beer
interview with Sterling Morrison

• Peel Slowly And See - The Velvet Underground Box
a review by Sal Mercuri

• So What's With The Fourth Chord ?
Ignacio Julia

• Going Back in Time to Piero Heliczer
Sterling Morrison (Little Caesar 9, 1979)

LIVE PERFORMANCES & REHEARSALS

AND SO ON...

The unanimous opinion was that we were 10 times better live than we were on records (Sterling Morrison, April 1981)

1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968
1969 | 1970 | 1971-73 | Reunions
1993 European Reunion Tour

including known tapes, posters, ads, setlists etc. Special thanks to Gordon Lyon & Aral Sezen.

• Studio & home recordings

• The 'Great Lost Velvet Underground Album'

• The Quine Tapes Special Feature

• Lost songs

• Exhibitions

• Links

• News archive

By Olivier Landemaine
Online since June 27, 1996. Last modified: June 10, 2026

This site is always under construction. For any questions, additions, comments, suggestions, or corrections, please email olandem@aol.com in English or French.

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CREDITS

Special thanks: Sal Mercuri, Gordon Lyon, Aral Sezen, Lau Buur Nielsen, Chris Van Tuyll, Enrique Miquel, Steve Rovner, Steven Beck, Andrew Russ, Alfredo Garcia, Ignacio Julia, Shiroh Kouchi, Alessandro Santamaria, Tom Z., Nick Blakey, Phil Milstein, Jeff Gold, and Bill Allerton.

And also: Moe Tucker, Jennifer & Doug Yule, Susan Pile, Dana & Phil Harris, Lisa Law, Yazid Manou, Steve Nelson, Henri ter Hall, Cliff Malloy and Mike Randolph, Callie Angell, Eric Schou, Johan Kugelberg, Michael Dregni.

Thanks: Jean-Malo & Jeg, Daniel Abraham, António Neto Alves, Glenn Armstrong, Patrick Banino, Eric Barry, Bruce P. Basile, François-Xavier Beague, Théo Bell, Simon Bellamy, Jeff Blake, Giorgio Bosio, Michael Carlucci, Kevin Chippendale, Daniel Coston, John Craig, Nic Dalton, Matt Deighton, Jeff Diamond, Peter Elliott, Eric Finkelman, Gary Fox, Phil Gamage, Warren Hill, Nick Huckle, Pieter de Jong, Detlef Jürgens, Bob Kachnycz, Mikko Kapanen, Kees van Hulst, Ondrej Klepsa, Mike Kostek, Koen van Krimpen, Alessandro Locchi, Gabino de Lorenzo, Peter J. Lyden, Frank Manley, George Manney, Larry Marion, Chris Meloche, Thomas Östreicher, Henry Owings, Duncan Peppercorn, Steffen Plöhn, Michael S. Prosser, Gavin Roberts, Esther Robinson, Nuno Robles, Rick Rod, Hervé Sanson, Mark Satlof, Louis F. Schürmann, Takeya Sekiguchi, Paolo Severini, Marc Skobac, Jos Stikvoort, Martin Sudfeld, Jim Testa, Frank Uhle, Arjan de Weerd, Jerry Williams, Matt Wrbican, William Zabusky.

"Well, no Jack, I never sit down and listen to lyrics,
because rock 'n' roll is not sit-down-and-listen-to-lyrics music!"
(Sterling Morrison, circa 1980)