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LOU REED & THE VELVETS
Nigel Trevena
White Light Publications, United Kingdom, 1973
softcover, 26,4 x 19 cm (10½ x 7½ inch), 40 p.
Bantam, United Kingdom, 1977 [2nd printing]
softcover, 9½ x 7 inch, 40 pages
Nigel Trevena's book was the first source of facts about the Velvet Underground.
This 40-page booklet contains the early history of the Velvets, reviews of the four studio albums and Live At Max's and a discography, as well as Lou Reed-related articles, including an illustrated Waiting For The Man,a selection of rare Lou Reed poems, and a review of Lou Reed's show at Leicester University 14th October 1972. A piece of history that is unfortunately hard to find these days.
The back cover reads "A NIGEL TREVENA PRODUCTION for WHITE LIGHT PUBLICATIONS | Published 1973 | Printed by Prestoprint, Bristol, England".
The second printing is a couple centimeters smaller and has the author's name printed on the front cover. The back cover states "Published and Printed in England | bantam".
HERE COME THE WAVES . . . .
There has been a lot written about Lou Reed over the last eighteen months or so, a sort of publicity binge which probably made a lot of people think he was no more than a talented newcomer. But there are some other people who know different, for Reed has been around a while, and today he patiently marks time, waiting for everyone else to catch up. So there's a story here, and this is an attempt to tell it. Once the facts are dug up, it's a story every bit as fascinating as anything Lou himself could dream up, with a cast of characters which includes a Welshman in black, a freckle-faced girl drummer, a singing icicle and a bullet-scarred Polish artist. A story which opens in New York City, shifts to locations all across the States, moves dramatically to Europe . . . and continues today.
Really, this book can be whatever you want it to be. If you are a Velvets freak with long-service medals, just read it to fill in the gaps, if you are a 70's Reed fan, read it to discover where he's been. Or maybe you're just an average freak-in-the-street, well use it as an introduction to the Real Stuff. Partly a kind of handbook to the music, it's also intended as a clarification of the facts, because for so long nothing was written about the Velvets, and when it finally was it was often mis-informed, sensationalist or unsympathetic. I hope this book sets the facts straight. If I were to dedicate it to anyone, it would be to Lou Reed himself . Like the man said – some White Light returned with thanks.
Finally, thanks to at those who gave me help or encouragement, particularly John Tobler down at ZIGZAG, Andy Childs for the plugs, Linda Meighan for the typesetting, Marilyn Jeffries for the 'Gift' illustrations, and especially Connie Radoulovitch (The American Connection). Thanks also to Bill Allerton, John Marsden and Marilyn Jeffries, without whose insistence I'd probably still be sitting here with a head full of facts instead of a book.
WRITTEN, DESIGNED, AND PRODUCED by Nigel Trevena
and published by WHITE LIGHT (Nigel Trevena Marilyn Jeffries Bill Allerton John Marsden)
Manderley Alexandra Road Illogan Redruth Cornwall |
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LOU REED | ROCK 'N' ROLL ANIMAL
Babylon Books, London, United Kingdom, 1979
24,8 x 17,7 cm (9¾ x 7 inches), 60 pages
60-page booklet compiling history, discographies, photos, lyrics, comics, ads etc... |
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LOU REED | WORD & MUSIC
Barry Miles
Wise Publications, 32 p., London, UK, 1980
ISBN: 0.86001-591.2
Story of Lou Reed plus scores and lyrics. |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & LOU REED
Mike West
Babylon Books (Manchester), soft cover, 27 x 20,3 cm (10½ x 8 inch), 64 pages, United Kingdom, 1982
ISBN: 0 907188 13 3
This book presents a timeline and discography of the band and its members' solo careers, accompanied by numerous photos and press clippings. As mentioned in the introduction, the book was originally published as a special edition of the British Velvet Underground fanzine Different Times.
"There are few major rock stars to have been as widely misunderstood as Lou Reed: variously the Warhol bandwagoner, apostle of sleaze, Smack Messaih, Bowie influence/clone. Godfather of Punk and - just lately - Primary Source of '80s rock. The genuinely complex character of Lou Reed has more in common with James Baldwin, Tennessee Williams or Lenny Bruce than with David Cassidy or Adam Ant, and he continues to strain the borders of the simple image that the rock press and public give their heroes. The author takes us through his career, and those of the original Velvet Underground, from "The Shades," "The Primitives" and L.A. & "The Eldorados" up to the present day. Like his own "Murder Mystry" this book provides a dialogue for the drama but leaves the audience to arrange a solution for themselves. It makes stimulating reading..." |
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LOU REED & THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Diana Clapton
Proteus, February 1983
ISBN: 0862760569
Bobcat Books, 130 p., UK, 1987
ISBN: 0711910677
Velvet Underground and Lou Reed history. Discography.
"US rock journalist Diana Clapton, who has followed this extraordinary and now almost reclusive figure since the underground days, draws upon her knowledge to give a lucid, objective and sympathetic account of Lou Reed and his music" |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND STORY
Victor Bockris, Gerard Malanga
Omnibus Press, UK, 128 p., 1983
ISBN: 0 7119 0168 6
Omnibus Press, UK, 144 p., 1995
ISBN: 0 7119 0168 6
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One of the best books on the history of the Velvet Underground history, especially for the Factory-era. Excellent slection of photographs and quotes. An updated 1995 edition includes a new 17-page chapter covering the events of 1993. Definitely essential.
"I like Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga's book and am impressed by the scope of it. - Sterling Morrison" |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND RECORD LYRIC BOOK
Rypress, 21 x 14.5 cm (8¼ x 5¾ inches), 70 p., UK, August 1986
no ISBN
Velvet Underground lyric book including also discography with bootlegs, story of VU, reprints of record reviews & interviews. |
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BEYOND THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Dave Thompson
Omnibus Press, United Kingdom, December 1989
softcover, 98 pages, 25,5 x 17,8 cm (10 x 7 inch)
ISBN: 0-7119-1691-8
Velvet Underground and 'Velvets' in solo history, based on quotes and interview excerpts. Official VU/solos discographies including session appearances.
"Beyond The Velvet Underground follows the careers of the VU stars in the years that followed the band's demise to the present day. Here for the first time is a comprehensive guide to the solo careers, the concerts and albums, of Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico and others associated withe group including the late Andy Warhol. Fully Illustrated and incorporating full discographies on all the relevant musicians."
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LOU REED | GROWING UP IN PUBLIC
Peter Doggett
Omnibus Press, UK, 182 p., October 1992
ISBN: 0711928488
Omnibus Press, UK, 182 p., November 1995
ISBN: 0711930023
Authoritative Velvet Underground and Lou Reed biography. Includes also US & UK discographies.
"'Growing Up In Public' canvasses the life and work of Lou Reed, the master evader. It chronicles the outrageous acts, sensational stories and roller-coaster reputation of the artist. And, more important, it removes the mythical masks to reveal the true face of the man. It's Lou Reed from the inside out. Complete with rare photos and exhaustive discography, 'Growing Up In Public' is a piercing analysis from a writer uniquely qualified to bring the story to print: Peter Doggett, editor of 'Record Collector' magazine and literate chronicler of rock culture." |
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BETWEEN THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION
Lou Reed
hardcover, Hyperion Books, USA, 186 p., October 1991
ISBN: 1-56282-923-8
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paperback, Hyperion Books, USA, February 1993
ISBN: 1562829238
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hardcover, Viking, UK, March 1992
ISBN: 0 670 84532 9
paperback, Penguin Books, UK, February 1993
ISBN: 0140170707
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A collection of Velvet Underground and Lou Reed lyrics with additional comments by Lou Reed. Includes also interviews with Vaclav Havel and Hubert Selby by Lou Reed.
"Diverse as it is provocative, Between Thought and Expression represents the finest work in words from one of rock music's most influential and enduring artists." |
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LOU REED | WORDS & MUSIC
Warner Bros Publications, US, 162 p., 1991
Musical scores with lyrics. |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND HANDBOOK
M.C. Kostek
Black Spring Press, United Kingdom, 1992
Paperback, 226 p., 19,7 x 11,2 cm (7.75 x 3.4 inch)
ISBN: 0 948238 12 7
"The ultimate book of facts" about the Velvet Underground compiled by Mike Kostek, President of the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society. Includes rare photos, chronological history, discography, filmography and bibliography.
Cover Design : David Bird.
"This is the ultimate book of facts
about one of the most influential and
popular groups ever have recorded,
a group whose admirers range from
David Bowie to Vaclav Havel.
Discovered and launched by Andy
Warhol, the Velvet Underground were
central to the New York avant garde
of the late '60s and recorded a series
of LPs which have gone on to exert a
profound influence over the popular
culture of our time. The group's line-up included Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico, all
of whom later achieved legendary status as solo artists, and their records now sell
more than ever before.
Mike Kostek, President of the V.U. Appreciation Society, provides a dazzling
wealth of information about all the band's work in all media (taking in for example
Lou Reed's poetry publications and Nico's appearances in films such as Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita'), including subsequent solo records. Find out here about such Velvet
Underground curios as the record they released on cardboard instead of vinyl; about
Lou Reed's song 'Sweet and Twenty', with words by William Shakespeare; and about
all the artists who have performed cover versions of Velvet Underground songs,
from Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias to the Yardbirds (via Simple Minds, Debbie
Harry, New Order and Pere Ubu, to name just a few).
Including extremely rare photographs. plus a chronological history of the band and complete discographies, a filmography and bibliography, The Velvet Underground
Handbook is an invaluable reference work as well as being a fascinating volume in
its own right which will provide hours of pleasure for every Velvet Underground fan."
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LOU REED | BETWEEN THE LINES
Michael Wrenn
Plexus, UK, 146 p., 1993
ISBN: 0 85965 164 9
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Velvet Underground and Lou Reed story, based on interviews with Lou Reed. Fully illustrated with a good assortment of photographs.
"Lou Reed: Between The Lines by Michael Wrenn is a commentary on one of the most extraordinary of all rock 'n' roll stories. Michael Wrenn uses the singer's own words to present Lou Reed in a powerful self-critique which reveals him to be a musician, lyricist and poet. The result is a fascinating insight into a man who has pushed himself and his music to the limit but who has survived with his cutting edge as sharp as ever." |
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WAITING FOR THE MAN | A BIOGRAPHY OF LOU REED
Jeremy Reed
Picador, 326 p., UK, 1994
ISBN: 0-330-32549-3
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Lou Reed biography with exclusive photographs by Mick Rock. |
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LOU REED | THE BIOGRAPHY
Victor Bockris
Hutchinson, 472 p., UK, 1994
ISBN: 0 09 178031 4
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Original printing of Lou Reed "unauthorized" biography by Victor Bockris. |
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TRANSFORMER | THE LOU REED STORY
Victor Bockris
Simon & Schuster, 446 p., USA, August 1, 1995
ISBN: 0684803666
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US edition of Victor Bockris' Lou Reed biography. This printing has a different cover, the text is edited and updated. |
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'69 ON THE ROAD | VELVET UNDERGROUND PHOTOGRAPHS
Doug Yule
Sal Mercuri for Fierce Pup Productions, USA, 1996
Photo book with never-seen-before shots by Doug Yule in 1969. It includes also introduction and comments by Doug. Limited hand-numbered edition of 500, autographed by Doug Yule. The performance shots are from a 1969 outdoor festival in Texas. |
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Peter Hogan
Omnibus Press, 116 p., UK, March 1997
ISBN: 0-7119-5596-4
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CD-sized book, paperback. "An album by album, track by track, examination of every song released by the Velvets". Nice color photographs, mainly from 1993 tour. |
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UP-TIGHT. THE STORY OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
Victor Bockris, Gerard Malanga
A Classic Rock Read/Omnibus Press, 208 p., UK, April 1997
ISBN: 0-7119-5223-X
This edition of Uptight - The Velvet Underground Story contains the entire text from the original edition, first published in 1983, plus the update from 1995 edition. Unfortunately almost all illustrations have been edited out and it only offers a 12-page photo insert.
"Up-Tight is the best-selling, definitive history of The Velvet Underground. Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest rock books ever published, it first appeared in 1983 and has remained in print in several languages ever since. Written and compiled by Factory insiders Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga, Up-Tight is based on interviews with all four members of the Velvets, as well as others who became part of Andy Warhol's circle of artistic collaborators." |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND COMPANION
Four Decades Of Commentary
Albin Zak III
Schirmer Books/Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 338 p., New York, USA, October 1997
ISBN: 0-02-864627-4
Omnibus Press, 240 p., UK, December 1997
ISBN: 0711967199
"Were you one of the lucky few to witness the Happenings rocking the scene when rock was still new? Did something inside you awaken at the dawn of punk? Ever following its own muse, Velvet Underground needs no introduction to the faithful insiders who knew its greatness in '65 and, relishing the grunge and alternative sounds of the '90s, understand that VU began it all. For music lovers of any generation and seekers of the murky springwaters flowing into rock'n'roll's wide river, The Velvet Underground Companion collects reviews, interviews with band members, and critical commentary that tells for posterity the true significance of this trailblazing band."
Sal Mercuri says: "It is a rather large (300 + pages) collection of articles and essays gathered from many different sources over the past 30 years. The 'meat' is a newly translated version of the classic Feedback: The Legend of the Velvet Underground by Ignacio Julia. This was originally published as beautifully illustrated book in Spain, 1986 and is based on lengthy, in-depth interviews with Sterling Morrison. The book is actually a companion to an equally excellent Catalonian TV documentary of the same name. The original edition of this book included a live VU flexi of Sister Ray and an English translation. Ignacio told me that he was very unhappy with the translation (as was Sterling) so it's great that he did it himself this time. There are many other interesting articles and interviews in the VU Companion and a large, though somewhat outdated discography. It is a very handy book and a must for us fans." |
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WHAT'S WELSH FOR ZEN
The Autobiography of John Cale
John Cale and Victor Bockris
Bloombury, 272 p. hardback (corrugated cardboard), UK, December 1998
ISBN: 0 7475 3668 6
Autobiography with large sections dedicated to the Velvet Underground, including rare photographs. Book designed and illustrated by Dave McKean.
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PASS THRU FIRE
The Collected Lyrics
Lou Reed
Hyperion, 469 p. hardcover, New York, USA, February 2000
ISBN: 0-7868-6452-4
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Bloomsbury, 496 p. paperback, UK, August 19, 2002
ISBN: 0747558930
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Lyrics book.
"A comprehensive chronicle of the work of an American Master, Pass Thru Fire is breathtaking in its power and raw beauty, and crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed not only as a consummate musician of the underground, but also as one of the truly significant poets of our time. Spanning over thirty years of work - from his early days with the Velvet Underground, to the classics "Transformer," "Berlin," and "New York"; From the elegiac "Magic and Loss" to his brilliant collaborative production with Robert Wilson, "Time Rocker" - here are the lyrics that move beyond reportage to take "emotional albeit non-moral stances."" |
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SEDITION AND ALCHEMY
A biography of John Cale
Tim Mitchell
Peter Owen, 224 p. paperback, UK, June 2003
ISBN: 0720611326
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Peter Owen, 244 p. hardcover, UK, August 7, 2003
ISBN: 0720612071
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Peter Owen, 224 p. paperback, USA, October 2003
ISBN: 0720611326
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Written with the full cooperation of John Cale and incorporating exclusive interviews with important figures from all phases of the musician's 35-year career, this new biography explores the man who has successfully transcended the boundaries between classical and popular music. Cale's music from the Velvet Underground onwards has been a series of passionate assaults on accepted musical forms, and his processes of deconstruction and reconstruction are illustrated by detailed accounts of his albums, live shows and relationships with other artists such as La Monte Young, Brian Eno and Lou Reed. Exhaustively researched, Sedition and Alchemy also contains the first full discography of John Cale's work to date.
Tim Mitchell is the author of There's Something About Jonathan: Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (also published by Peter Owen), described by Record Collector as the best book you can imagine anyone writing about Jonathan Richman.
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UP-TIGHT | THE VELVET UNDERGROUND STORY
Victor Bockris, Gerard Malanga
Cooper Square Press, 144 p. paperback, USA, October 2003
ISBN: 0815412851
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Reissue of the famous VU bio by Bockris & Malanga.
"The Velvet Underground is arguably one of the most influential American rock bands ever. Based on interviews with former members Lou Reed, John Cale, and Sterling Morrison, as well as others from Andy Warhol's circle of artistic collaborators, Up-Tight is the definitive oral and visual history of the band and its revolutionary, often avantgarde music. Bockris and Malanga's intelligent and entertaining approach-which does not shy away from the drugs, sleaze, and controversy that enveloped the band seemingly from its inception-provides compulsive reading." |
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33 1/3 | THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO
Joe Harvard
Continuum, 152 p. paperback, USA/UK, 2004
ISBN: 0-8264-1550-4
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"In 1966, studios were still more about science than art. Clients who dare make technical suggestions were treated with bemusement, derision, or hostility. The Velvets were a young band under constant critical attack, and the pressure to conform in order to gain acceptance must have been tremendous. Most bands of that era have compromised with their record companies, through wholesale revamping of their image, changing or omitting lyrics, creating drastically edited versions for radio airplay, or eliminating songs entirely from their sets and records. With Andy Warhol in the band's corner, such threats were minimized.
The Velvet Underground and Nico has influenced the sound of more bands than almost any other album. And remarkably, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it did upon its release in 1967. In this book, Joe Harvard covers everything from Lou Reed's lyrical genius to John Cale's groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative input of Andy Warhol to the fine details of the recording process. With input from co-producer Norman Dolph and Velvets fan Jonathan Richman, Harvard documents the creation of a record which, in the eyes of many, has never been matched.
Joe Harvard was co-founder and owner of Fort Apache Studios. Voted Boston's Best Producer, his playing appears on numerous records by bands including Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses and the Pernice Brothers."
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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
The Stories Behind the Songs
Chris Roberts
Hal Leonard, 146 p. paperback, USA, September 2004
ISBN: 0634080326
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Carlton, 146 p. paperback, UK, October 2004
ISBN: 1 84442 672 6
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"Opening with a recent interview by Chris Roberts with the legend who has set the spirit of Burroughs and Selby to three our four chords, Walk On The Wild Side goes on to examine every Lou Reed solo album, probing the motivations, mania and mystique that have pumped up his rock and roll heart. It explores his early involvement with Andy Warhol's Factory scene, his curious procession of muses, and his evolving personas, from trash-wordhipping gutter-poet who challenged every stereotype to stern and earnest academic.
Chris Roberts has written about music, film and books for over 20 years. This is is sixth book. His favourite Lou Reed album is Berlin."
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ALL YESTERDAYS' PARTIES
The Velvet Underground in Print, 1966-1970
Clinton Heylin
Da Capo Press, 320 p. hardcover, USA, April 30, 2005
ISBN: 0306813653
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"All Yesterday's Parties gathers, for the first time, writings and ephemera contemporaneous with the band's actual existence, providing an invaluable snapshot of an era by such writers as Lester Bangs, Robert Greenfield, Patti Smith, and Lou Reed himself. Coupled with complete discography, never-before-published flyers, original reminiscences of their live performances, and song-by-song commentary, it is an invaluable discovery for anyone interested in the Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.
Clinton Heylin is the author of Can You Feel the Silence?: Van Morrison: A New Biography, Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades, Bootleg!: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Recording Industry, From the Velvets to the Voidoids, and many other indispensable music books. He lives in Somerset, England."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Rob Jovanovic
Virgin Books, 256 p. hardcover, UK, cancelled?
ISBN: 1852272155
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"Rob Jovanovic chronicles the band's rise from its creation in 1965, the influence of Andy Warhol and the factory; the five albums that remain core stock; the personal lives of the members of the band in its various incarnations; and the lives and solo careers of the remaining members."
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LOU REED "TALKING"
Nick Johnstone
Omnibus Press, 122 p. paperback, UK, February 6, 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84609-100-1
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"Lou Reed has barely been lost for words. Over the past decade, he has re-invented himself, ditching his image as a drug-addicted poet of despair and emerging as a clear thinker whose decadent past is now a distant memory."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Richard Witts
Equinox, 174 p. paperback, UK, March 1, 2006
ISBN: 1-904768-27-X
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"Though The Velvet Underground existed for no more than three years with its original members, it is considered to be not just the 'ultimate New York band' but also the most influential group ever. Artists who have acknowledged such influence include David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Joy Division, and Nirvana. Witts places the band and its genesis in the cultural context of Manhattan's beatnik bohemianism, its radical artistic environment, and the city's negative reaction to California's 'Hippie' counterculture. Lou Reed's Brill Building background is also considered, while his "Primitives" (1964-5) and "Velvet Underground Songs" (1965-70) are examined within the stylistic context of rock music. The band's sound world is likewise considered in this light. John Cale's experimental contribution is assessed, especially his work for LaMonte Young (The Theatre of Eternal Music) and what he carried from that experience into the Velvet's sound. The visual artist Amdy Warhol, known to the Velvets as Drella, became the band's manager and produce in 1965. He placed his 'superstar' Nico in the line-up (which already included a female drummer). The radical nature of the group's Warhol period performances are examined, together with those aspects related to issues of gender, sexuality and drugs culture by which the Warhol Factory scene was identified, and contemplated in Reed's songs. Witts examines the musical influences of the Velvets on punk, post-punk and subsequent rock movements, culminating in the group's reunion of 1993. He also indexes the variety of media constructions that the group endured through the years and how these affected Cale, Nico and Reed and their attempts to establish solo careers."
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C/O THE VELVET UNDERGROUND NEW YORK, N.Y.
Johan Kugelberg
JMc & GBH, 94 p. softcover, 25,6 x 21,4 cm, USA, April 12, 2007
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C/o The Velvet Underground exhibition catalogue. Features texts by Richard Prince, William Gibson, Jack Womack, Jonathan Richman, Jon Savage, John McWhinnie and Johan Kugelberg. Exists also as limited and deluxe version of the catalogue, each containing original photographs and silkscreen posters.
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THE ROUGH GUIDE TO THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Peter Hogan
Rough Guides, 312 p. paperback, UK, August 2, 2007
ISBN: 978-1843535881
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"Sporting shades and a feedback-heavy sounds, the Velvets straddled art and rock, changing popular music forever, and sowing the seeds for punk, grunge and thousands of countercultural four-chord wonders. The Rough Guide to The Velvet Underground explores: The Velvet Story: How Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale and the others emerged from the New York scene, their successes and excesses and what happened to each in their solo years. Velvet Music: From their 1967 debut with Nico to their 1993 reunion with all the tales behind the tunes. Velvet Universe: Everybody who was anybody in the Velvet's world, taking in Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, David Bowie, Delmore Schwartz and Brian Eno. Velvet Goldmine: The "Underground" on screen, the Velvets' New York, clubs, influences, covers, websites and more."
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FEED-BACK
The Velvet Underground: legend, truth
Ignacio Juliá
Munster, 270 p. hardback, Spain, November 2008
ISBN: 978-84-612-6825-2
"This selection of interviews and writings by Spanish Velvet specialist Ignacio Julià draws a chronology of the band and its members from its inception in 1965 to today. Featuring the expanded and revised translation of his classic book on the band, the original 1986 Feed-Back - based on the longest interview ever granted by guitarist Sterling Morrison -, it has grown to be a deluxe edition crowded with pictures and memorabilia that now includes, amongst other features and reviews, exclusive interviews thru the years with Lou Reed (4), John Cale (3), Maureen Tucker (2), Doug Yule (1) and Nico (1)."
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LOU REED - PASS THRU FIRE
The Collected Lyrics
Lou Reed
Da Capo Press, 608 p. paperback, USA, December 8, 2008
ISBN: 978-0306816307
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"The complete lyrics of Lou Reed, founder of the Velvet Underground and among the most acclaimed lyricists of all time.
Containing a body of work that spans more than three decades, Pass Thru Fire is a stunning collection of the lyrics of an American original. Through his many incarnations--from proto punk to glam rocker to elder statesman of the avant garde--Lou Reed's work has maintained an undeniable vividness and raw beauty, fueled by precise character studies and rendered with an admirable shot of moral ambiguity. Beginning with his formative days in the Velvet Underground and continuing through his remarkable solo career--albums like Transformer, Berlin, New York, Magic and Loss, and Ecstasy--Pass Thru Fire is crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed, not only as a consummate underground musician, but as one of the truly significant poets of our time."
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WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT | THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DAY-BY-DAY
Richie Unterberger
Jawbone Press, 370 p. paperback, UK, May 20, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-906002-22-0
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Jim DeRogatis
Voyageur Press, 192 p. hardcover, USA, September 6, 2009
ISBN: 978-0760336724
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"Hardly anyone bought the Velvet Underground's albums when they were released, but most everyone who did formed a band. This was the kind of influence the Velvets exerted, and it persists to this day in the sounds of groups as diverse as Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, and Sonic Youth - all of whom claim the Velvets as their most important influence. And then there are such soundalikes as Yo La Tengo, Luna, and the Strokes, to name a few. Published on the forty-fifth anniversary of the Velvet Underground's founding, this is the first illustrated history of the band that rocked rock - one of the most inspired and influential rock 'n' roll bands of all time. The book follows this icon of Sixties rock from its heady first days with Lou Reed, John Cale, German chanteuse Nico, drummer Moe Tucker, and guitarist Sterling Morrison; through its management by pop artist Andy Warhol, who made the band the siren of his Factory and part of his traveling multimedia show, the Exploding Plastic Inevitable; to its later incarnations in the early Seventies. "They opened wounds worth opening with brutal imagery, without apology," Patti Smith said, upon the band's 1996 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And this book offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at how the Velvet Underground did it."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | NEW YORK ART
Edited by Johan Kugelberg, Contributions from Vaclav Havel, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule and Jon Savage
Rizzoli, 304 p. hardcover, 12.2 x 9.3 x 1.4 inches, USA, October 9, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3084-8
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Outstanding collection of VU memorabilia, combined with contribution by Vaclac Havel, The Velvet Underground: A New York Art by Johan Kugelberg (2009), Lou Reed & Maureen Tucker in conversation (2009), Going Back in Time to Piero Heliczer by Sterling Morrison (1979), I Was A Velveteen by Rob Norris (1979), On the Road with the Exploding Plastic Inevitable by John Wilcock (1971), Interview with Lou Reed by John Wilcock (1971), View from the Bandstand by Lou Reed (1966), Velvet Underground Timeline by Salvatore Mercuri (2009), A Mirror Reflection: Andy Warhol, The VU, and 1966 by John Savage, Interview with the Velvet Underground and Nico by Tom Wilson (1967), Interview with the Velvet Underground - Third Ear Magazine (1968), Dead Lie the Velvets Underground! R.I.P. Long Live Lou Reed by Lester Bangs (1971), Screw Philosophical Discourse: Shattered Illusions by Richard Meltzer (1972), The Lowdown on Loaded: credits Due and Given by Doug Yule (1996), The Velvet Underground: A Skin-Deep View by Lance Loud (1975).
Also exists as limited Deluxe edition of 400 copies - some signed by Lou Reed, Moe Tucker & Doug Yule. The book is packed in a box and comes with bonus 45.
"The Velvet Underground is an astonishing assembly of rare objects and artworks and the first book of its scale to document the formative years of the band Time Out magazine named the greatest New York musicians of all time. From never-before-seen photographs of the band's first live show in New York to Andy Warhol's cover and poster designs, Lou Reed's handwritten music and lyrics, underground press clippings and controversial reviews, flyers, handbills, and posters, the materials here comprise a uniquely comprehensive survey of the first rock group ever to transcend the genre and embrace underground popular culture. Including a conversation recorded especially for the book between founding members Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker, this beautifully illustrated book is the first to present a definitive picture of the band's genesis and development in the extraordinary New York scene of the mid- to late-1960s."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND PEELED
Rob Jovanovic
Aurum, 296 p. softcover, UK, August 25, 2010
ISBN: 978 1 84513 572 0
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Story.
"Perhaps no other band can claim such scant chart success and so enduring a musical legacy as The Velvet Underground. Artists including David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, Joy Division, Roxy Music, Nirvana, U2, R.E.M. and dissident Czech playwright and eventual president, Vaclav Havel have all cited the Velvets as a major influence. Yet only two of their albums even scraped Billboard's Top 200. Formed by the mercurial Lou Reed and classically-trained Welshman John Cale, the band first achieved notoriety after being adopted by Andy Warhol, who set himself up as manager and producer and included the Velvets in his Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia roadshow. However, much more than a pop art support act, the freedom Warhol's patronage brought enabled the group to chart hitherto unexplored regions of the rock n' roll soundscape, producing unforgettable and unsettling music that veered from droning, avant-garde experimentalism to folk-infused pop, taking in taboo-busting tales of drug addiction, prostitution and sexual deviance along the way. Creative tensions and frustrated ambition eventually saw both Cale and Reed leave the band, with Doug Yule taking over on lead vocals before an entirely unoriginal lineup came to an ignominious end in Europe. But in the decades since and several abortive reunions later The Velvet Underground's music has attained classic status, revered alongside The Beatles and The Beach Boys as one of the well-springs of modern pop. Now Rob Jovanovic peels back the mystique to tell the story of one of the most important bands in rock history."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND BY BILLY NAME
Billy Name
The Waverly Press, 36 p. softcover, New York NY, USA, 2013
ISBN 978-1-62628-006-9
Rare and previously unpublished photographs of The Velvet Underground & Nico from Andy Warhol's Factory period.
Lithography printed on heavy weight, acid free paper.
The first printing
is limited to 120 copies each signed and numbered by Billy Name. The second printing (with alternate green cover) is limited to 400 copies.
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCE
Editorial coordination: Christian Fevret and Carole Mirabello. Editors: JC Gabel and Margot Ross. Design: Change is Good, Paris
Hat & Beard Press, hardcover, 216 p., 8.5 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm), Los Angeles CA, USA, May 1, 2019
ISBN 978-1-7320561-3-8
At the heart of 1960s avant-garde New York was the convergence of Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Moe Tucker, heralding an unprecedented musical revolution. The Velvet Underground was a unique group for its time, fueled by the visual arts, poetry, and stage performance, as much by ideas of sexual transgression and the subversion of social norms.
Compiled from archival ephemera, unpublished photographs, films, album covers, posters, fanzines, letters, testimonies, and poems, this monograph gathers anew the Velvet Underground Experience exhibition that opened in Paris in 2016 for a US audience, recreating the sound, visual, and emotional experiences of the underground scenes in New York, where extravagances were always allowed.
This updated monograph explores the genesis and history of a group that, despite its colorful collaboration with Andy Warhol, was overlooked by success during its brief existence (1965-1970). Too radical, too transgressive, and too uninhibited for their time, the Velvet Underground has become a cultural phenomenon over the decades, one that continues to fascinate audiences around the world.
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MY WEEK BEATS YOUR YEAR | ENCOUNTERS WITH LOU REED
Edited and with texts by Pat Thomas. Compiled by Michael Heath. Foreword by Luc Sante. Designed by Philippe Karrer. Cover photograph by Mick Rock
Hat & Beard Press, hardcover, 304 p., 6 x 9 in. (15.24 x 22.86 cm), Los Angeles CA, USA, May 1, 2019
ISBN 978-0996744775
During his first major sit-down with the music press in 1977, between claiming all his songs were about guilt and revenge, Elvis Costello casually remarked, "I don’t really listen to Lou Reed's records, but I never miss an interview with him."
Indeed, for all his publicly expressed loathing of the press in general and music journalists in particular, during his long career as a rock artist, Lou Reed was never less than entertaining in his dealings with the Fourth Estate. In fact, one could go so far as to claim that, for Lou, the press became as much an implement of expression as singing, composing, and playing music. In a style at times very much informed by his mentor Andy Warhol, Reed could play the media like a Marshall-amped Stradivarius.
To the majority of his fans, the apotheosis of Reed's relationship with the press, and most prominently regarded to this day, was the series of combative tête-à-têtes between Lou and the late great music journalist Lester Bangs, published in CREEM Magazine during the 1970s.
My Week Beats Your Year: Encounters with Lou Reed features 30+ interviews spanning his solo career, from the golden era of print rock-journalism, to the first online blogs. The compilation is one fan’s humble attempt to move beyond the Bangs canon, and delve deeper into the distance and intimacy, cactus and mercury, that constituted Lou’s post-Velvet Underground public media image.
This anthology will be an intimate portrait of Reed who, in addition to being notoriously prickly (to put it mildly), was also intelligent, articulate, and deeply passionate about what was important to him, both as a person and as a creative artist.
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Chris Roberts
Palazzo Editions Ltd, hardback, 192 p., 22,3 x 14,1 cm, United Kingdom, April 7, 2022
ISBN 978-1-78675-113-3
Over half a century since they exploded inevitably onto New York’s underground music and art scenes, the legacy and mythology of The Velvet Underground continues to resonate and grow, as new generations embrace their enigmatic command of the darkest strain of alternative cool. Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, Sterling Morrison and Moe Tucker, with the naïve encouragement of Andy Warhol, created a world of music, words and scenes which blew up the notion of the peace-and-love sixties and tapped into a nocturnal milieu of art, literature, drugs, sex and decadence. Their albums survive as caustic classics, among the most influential records ever made.
Not only did author Chris Roberts interview the late Lou Reed three times, he was also once told, “Move – you are sitting on my coat” by the unmistakable voice of Nico, backstage at a gig. Here he recounts and celebrates the fascinating, multi-faceted story of perhaps the most mysterious and unique rock band ever to exist. A complex, contrary, clashing set of characters who came together to start fires while drawing down darkness, The Velvets’ legend will forever run run run
Chris Roberts has written about music, films, and the arts for everyone from the Guardian to Uncut and currently writes for Classic Rock, Record Collector and The Quietus. He has published books on Beyoncé, Lou Reed, Tom Jones, and Abba among many others. His book on pop fandom, Idle Worship, was hailed by the New York Times as “the most original book about rock ’n’ roll ever.” He lives in London.
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LOU REED | THE KING OF NEW YORK
Will Hermes
Penguin Viking, United Kingdom, November 2, 2023
hardback, 560 pages, 23,6 x 16,2 cm
ISBN 978-01-241-29650-9
Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. In Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed's life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde. We witness Reed's complex partnerships with David Bowie, Andy Warhol, John Cale, and Laurie Anderson; track the deadpan wit, street-smart edge, and poetic flights that defined his craft as a singer and songwriter with the Velvet Underground and beyond; and explore the artistic ambition and gift for self-sabotage he took from his mentor Delmore Schwartz.
As Hermes follows Reed from Lower East Side cold-water flats to the landmark status he later achieved, he also tells the story of New York City as a cultural capital. The first biographer to draw on the New York Public Library's much-publicized Reed archive, Hermes employs the library collections, the release of previously unheard recordings, and a wealth of recent interviews to give us a new Lou Reed-a pioneer in living and writing about nonbinary sexuality and gender identity, a committed artist who pursued beauty and noise with equal fervor, and a turbulent and sometimes truculent man whose emotional imprint endures.
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PAROLES DE LA NUIT SAUVAGE
Lou Reed/Annie Hamel
10/18, 418 p., France, 1996
ISBN: 2 264 00019 8
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French paperback edition of Between Thought And Expression with original and translated text.
"En octobre 1990 à Prague, le fondateur du Velvet Underground, recevait des mains de Vaclav Havel l'un des plus beaux cadeaux de sa vie : une plaquette ronéotée habillée de bristol noir, le recueil fabriqué à la main, à 200 exemplaires des textes de ses chansons. Vers la fin des années 70, ce fanzine circulait sous le manteau dans le cercle contestataire réuni autour du groupe Plastic People. On en retrouve le contenu dans cette anthologie composée par Lou Reed lui-même et dans laquelle il a tenu à reproduire ses interviews avec Hubert Selby Jr. et Vaclav Havel." |
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LOU REED - ELECTRIC DANDY
Bruno Blum
Le Serpent à Plumes, 10 x 20.5 cm paperback, 548 p., France, 2001
ISBN: 2-84261-233-7
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Lou Reed biography.
"En 1977, Bruno Blum devient correspondant à Londres de Best. Sa première rencontre avec Lou Reed date de 1979. Ecrivain, journaliste, dessinateur, il est également spécialiste de reggae et musicien." |
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LOU REED ET LE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Bruno Juffin
Librio musique, 10 x 20.5 cm paperback, 98 p., France, 2001
ISBN: 2-290-31311-4
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Velvet Underground/Lou Reed biography.
"Bruno Juffin, journaliste aux Inrockuptibles, retrace la vie de ce monstre sacré et nous livre les clés d'une discographie, aussi touffue que ténébreuse, et aujourd'hui plus que jamais essentielle." |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - UP-TIGHT
Victor Bockris, Gerard Malanga
Camion Blanc, 15 x 21 cm paperback, 350 p., France, November 2004
ISBN: 2-910196-37-2
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French version of Up-tight - The Velvet Underground Story. Translation by Xavier Danheux.
"J'aime beaucoup l'ouvrage de Victor Bockris et Gerard Malanga et suis impressionné par sa profondeur." -- Sterling Morrison. "Ecoute nos albums dans l'ordre chronologique, tu remarqueras qu'ils correspondent à notre croissance, à notre développement personnel, d'ici à là ; s'y trouve un conte pour chacun, qui explique comment survivre. Aligne les morceaux et écoute-les, tu les apprécieras sans plus jamais te sentir seul - je pense qu'il est important de ne jamais se sentir seul." -- Lou Reed
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JOHN CALE - SEDITION ET ALCHIMIE
Tim Mitchell
Camion Blanc, 15 x 21 cm paperback, 329 p., France, March 2005
ISBN: 2-910196-99-2
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John Cale biography. Translation by Serge Lefaure.
"Ecrite en étroite collaboration avec John Cale, basée sur des entretiens exclusifs avec les artistes qui ont croisé sa route au cours de ses 35 années de carrière, cette biographie explore la trajectoire d'un musicien qui a transcendé les frontières entre les musiques classiques et populaire. Evoluant au-delà des genres musicaux établis, l'art de John Cale est un incessant processus de déconstruction et de reconstruction, qui s'exprime aussi bien dans ses créations personnelles, que dans ses collaborations avec d'autres artistes, tels que La Monte Young, le Velvet Underground, Brian Eno ou Lou Reed. Fruit d'un travail de recherche et d'analyse très pointu, Sédition et alchimie contient également de nombreuses photographies inédites."
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LOU REED - ELECTRIC DANDY
Bruno Blum
Hors Collection, 15.5 x 24 cm paperback, 512 p., France, April 24, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-2-258-07749-2
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New updated edition of Bruno Blum's Lou Reed biography.
"Grande icône du rock, fondateur du Velvet Underground lancé par Andy Warhol, créateur de l'art rock, Lou Reed peut être considéré comme l'inspirateur du mouvement punk et d'une grande partie de la musique actuelle. En 1972, son célèbre Walk on the Wild Side produit par David Bowie le fait connaître tardivement. De la beat generation à l'avant-garde sauvage, il est le premier musicien de rock à aborder des thèmes adultes et littéraires et met en scène un concentré des pires cauchemars de l'Amérique : rock'n'roll, homosexualité, drogues dures, sado-masochisme, prostitution, déchéance, provocation, subversion, violence et scandale de Heroin à Sweet Jane, puis de Berlinà Kicks et Metal Machine Music. Maître du réalisme appliqué à la chanson, l'autodestructeur Rock'n'roll Animal décide de survivre à son mythe faustien et tente de renégocier son âme. Il traverse une période de rédemption culminant avec l'album New York, puis c'est la transcendance après son mariage avec l'artiste Laurie Anderson et le succès de Perfect Day. Premier livre consacré à Lou Reed en France, cette édition entièrement révisée et mise à jour rassemble anecdotes, historique et entretiens, citations de Reed et de ses proches. Lou Reed-Electric Dandy analyse l'œuvre en détail, de So Blue (1958) à la mise en scène de Berlin (2007). Retraçant les étapes de ce parcours initiatique, cet ouvrage est une mine d'informations sur l'émergence de la culture rock dans le monde occidental."
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LOU REED - TRAVERSER LE FEU
Intégrale Des Chansons
Lou Reed
Seuil, 512 p., France, October 16, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-2020979771
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French edition of Pass Thru Fire with added French translation.
"Trente albums, du Velvet Underground aux derniers textes pas encore enregistrés. Derrière l'icône rock, une œuvre de poésie urbaine qui traverse un demi-siècle."
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ROUGH GUIDES - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
L'essentiel sur The Velvet Underground
Peter Hogan, translation: Pierre-Emmanuel Konigson
Tournon, broché 310 p., France, November 3, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-2-35144-086-5
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French edition of Rough Guide To The Velvet Underground by Peter Hogan.
"Entre harmonies voilées et sons lourds, les Velvets ont lié l'art au rock, modifiant pour toujours la musique populaire, semant les graines pour le punk, le grunge et autres prodiges de la contre-culture. Cet ouvrage explore leur histoire (l'émergence de Lou Reed, Sterling Morrisson, John Cale et les autres de la scène new-yorkaise, leur succès et leurs excès, leurs carrières solo). L'auteur analyse leur musique (depuis les débuts en 1967 jusqu'en 1993) ; les personnages qui ont compté pour eux, d'Andy Warhol à David Bowie et Brian Eno ; les détails le New York des Velvets, les clubs, les influences, les pochettes, les sites et même les mots célèbres de Lou Reed. Une véritable mine d'or !"
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LOU REED | LES COFFRETS CULTES
Text by Matthieu Rémy
Biography + CD + DVD + 20 photo printings, Fnac 2 630033 507597, France, October 12, 2009
Includes 8-page biography booklet, Transformer CD, Transformer - Classic Album DVD, 20 photo printings on 240x280 mm 300 gram coated paper.
"Né le 2 mars 1942 à Freeport, Lou Reed est l'unes des icônes rock les plus sulfureuses. Fondateur du Velvet Underground en 1965 avec John Cale, Sterling Morrison et Moe Tucker, il est l'auteur de chansons mythiques telles que Venus In Furs, I'm Waiting For The Man et Heroin. Sa carrière solo l'a vu sortirdes disques aussi importants que Transformer et Berlin dans les années 70, et New York en 1989. Son dernier album, The Raven date de 2003."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | UN MYTHE NEW-YORKAIS
Sous la direction de Johan Kugelberg, avec la contribution de Vaclav Havel, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule, Jon Savage
Rizzoli Flammarion, hardcover, 304 p., France, October 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3382-8
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French edition of The Velvet Underground - New York Art. |
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WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT - LE VELVET UNDERGROUND AU JOUR LE JOUR
Richie Unterberger, traduction de Marie-Anne Lucas
Le Mot Et Le Reste, softcover, 462 p., France, February 23, 2012
ISBN: 9782360540327
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French edition of White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day. |
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WARHOL UNDERGROUND
Emma Lavigne, Tristan Bera, Juliette Bouveresse, Alexandra Müller, Miriam Rosen (Traduction)
Editions du Centre Pompidou-Metz, 37x28 cm (14½x11 inch), softcover, 82 p., France, August 28, 2015
ISBN: 9-782-35983-036-1
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Catalogue of the 2015 Warhol Underground exhibition at Pompidou-Metz, France. Includes both French & English text.
"Une relecture de l'œuvre du pape du pop art à travers ses liens avec la scène underground new-yorkaise : musique, danse, cinéma."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Philippe Azoury, Joseph Ghosn
Actes Sud, 19x14 cm (7½x5½"), softcover, 182 p., France, March 25, 2016
ISBN: 978-2-330-06052-7
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"Une biographie du Velvet Underground qui commencerait comme un conte, à New York en 1965, dans des appartements du Lower East Side infestés de souris, de drogues dures et de guitares électriques. Tout cela utilisé par une jeunesse que l'on a cru abrutir à coups d'électrochocs et qui, en retour, s'est mise à composer des chansons sales. Sales et précises.
L'histoire d'une bande - Lou Reed, Nico, John Cale, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, Angus MacLise et puis un jour le petit Doug Yule - entourée jours et nuits de créatures étranges, confinées entre les murs argentés de la Factory d'Andy Warhol, s'amusant à expérimenter tout ce qu'il est possible d'expérimenter et mesurant, d'un sourire, la haine et l'envie qu'elle suscite.
Après quoi il sera question de brouilles, d'exils, d'amertumes, de fierté blessée et d'échecs qui valent, aujourd'hui, pour autant de réussites...
Le Velvet Underground a cinquante ans. La poignée de disques qu'il a enregistrée a changé le rock et nos vies, et porté une esthétique sur laquelle notre époque vit encore. Les idées qu'il incarne sont toujours aussi dangereuses. Son secret toujours aussi vif. Sa jeunesse intacte."
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | NEW YORK EXTRAVAGANZA
Christian Fevret, Carole Mirabello
La Découverte / Dominique Carré Éditeur, 28x21,6 cm (9x6½"), softcover, 224 p., France, March 29, 2016
ISBN: 978-2-37368-015-4
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224-page hardcover edition of The Velvet Underground | New York Extravangaza 2016 exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris.
"Au cœur des avant-gardes des années 1960, la rencontre entre Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison et Moe Tucker annonce une révolution musicale sans précédent. Le Velvet Underground : une association survoltée, nourrie par les arts plastiques, la poésie et la performance scénique, mais aussi par la transgression sexuelle, les paradis artificiels et le renversement des normes sociales.
À partir de documents d'archives, inédits pour la plupart (photos, photogrammes de films, pochettes, affiches, fanzines, lettres, témoignages, poèmes), ce livre restitue l'expérience sonore, visuelle, émotionnelle de la scène underground new-yorkaise, là où toutes les extravagances étaient permises. Il explore la genèse et l'histoire de ce groupe ignoré par le succès durant sa brève existence (1965-1970), malgré sa collaboration haute en couleur avec Andy Warhol. Trop précurseur, trop transgressif, et désinhibé pour son époque, le groupe reste à ce jour un véritable phénomène culturel et continue de fasciner son public.
Album de l'exposition The Velvet Underground New York Extravaganza présentée à la Philharmonie de Paris (30 mars-21 août 2016)"
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND | NEW YORK EXTRAVAGANZA
Christian Fevret, Carole Mirabello
La Découverte / Dominique Carré Éditeur, 20,8x16,4 cm (9x6½"), softcover, 50 p., France, March 29, 2016
ISBN: 978-2-37368-016-4
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50-page softcover edition of The Velvet Underground | New York Extravangaza 2016 exhibition at the Philharmonie de Paris.
"Au cœur des avant-gardes des années 1960, la rencontre entre Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison et Moe Tucker annonce une révolution musicale sans précédent. Le Velvet Underground : une association survoltée, nourrie par les arts plastiques, la poésie et la performance scénique, mais aussi par la transgression sexuelle, les paradis artificiels et le renversement des normes sociales.
À partir de documents d'archives, inédits pour la plupart (photos, photogrammes de films, pochettes, affiches, fanzines, lettres, témoignages, poèmes), ce livre restitue l'expérience sonore, visuelle, émotionnelle de la scène underground new-yorkaise, là où toutes les extravagances étaient permises. Il explore la genèse et l'histoire de ce groupe ignoré par le succès durant sa brève existence (1965-1970), malgré sa collaboration haute en couleur avec Andy Warhol. Trop précurseur, trop transgressif, et désinhibé pour son époque, le groupe reste à ce jour un véritable phénomène culturel et continue de fasciner son public.
Album de l'exposition The Velvet Underground New York Extravaganza présentée à la Philharmonie de Paris (30 mars-21 août 2016)"
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LE VELVET UNDERGROUND DE LOU REED A JOHN CALE
Philippe Margotin
Chroniques Editions, 28,8 x 23,8 cm (11⅓ x 9⅓"), hardcover, 147 p., France, May 20, 2016
ISBN: 978-2-36602-567-5
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"Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison et Moe Tucker ont pratiquement tout inventé - l'art rock, le punk, la new-wave. Leurs chansons sont autant de petites symphonies urbaines. Le Velvet Underground de Lou Reed à John Cale revient sur la grande aventure de la formation new-yorkaise, qui a commencé sous le regard conquis d'un maître de cérémonie nommé Andy Warhol. Une aventure qui s'est poursuivie avec le parcours solo des quatre ex-membres du groupe, en particulier de Lou Reed et John Cale qui ont enregistré de purs chefs-d'oeuvre : Transformer et Berlin pour le premier, Paris 1919 et Fear pour le second."
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VELVET UNDERGROUND | LA FACTORY DE WARHOL ET L'INVENTION DE LA BOHÈME POP
Stéphane Dorin
éditions des archives contemporaines, France, June 25, 2016
21 x 13,2 cm, softcover, 106 p.
ISBN: 9782813002037
"Entre 1965 et 1967, le Velvet Underground va passer du statut de groupe prometteur de l'underground new-yorkais à celui de légende de l'histoire du rock avec son premier album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967). Cette période charnière pour le groupe, qui s'installe alors d la Factory l'est aussi dans la carrière d'Andy Warhol qui va brièvement lui servir de mécène et de manager.
Chez Warhol, le désir de devenir alchimiste en produisant sa version rock du Pop Art, grâce à sa collaboration avec Lou Reed, John Cale et le Velvet Underground, est toujours resté sur le fil du rasoir, entre la marginalité d'une sous-culture subversive et la reconnaissance mondaine et commerciale au sein du champ de l'art contemporain et du rock. Le résultat eut pour effet, si ce n'est le basculement des mondes savants et populaires de l'art et de la musique, de brouiller les frontières et de donner naissance à I'un des plus beaux mythes de la culture américaine du XXe siècle : le Velvet Underground.
En décrivant la vie et l'expérience du groupe au sein de la sous-culture de la Factory on montre comment le rock et l'art ont transformé nos styles de vie et notre rapport au travail. Ces nouvelles formes du travail artistique se sont ainsi cristallisées dans une bohème pop. La Factory a servi de modèle aux nouvelles entreprises culturelles et préfigure ce nouveau capitalisme qu'incarne un entrepreneuriat fondé sur la flexibilité, la valorisation du talent individuel et la recherche de la notoriété."
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VELVET UNDERGROUND | MCMXCIII | NY REHEARSALS
Renaud Monfourny
Les Éditions du Caïd, Belgium, August 2016
26,8 x 21,7 cm, hardcover, 48 p.
ISBN 978-2-930754-06-2
18 black & white photos from 1993 tour rehearsals in New York City. Text in French & English.
1st edition of 1000 copies printed, including 25 limited edition issues with original photography signed by the artist.
"Rencontrer le Velvet Underground dans l'intimité de ses répétitions,
c'est un peu la concrétisation du rëve naïf de l'adolescent qui mimait
les solos hors ton de White light/white heat sur le Live 69. Mais l'époque
idéalisée de la Factory et de sa désinvolture appartient à la légende.
Nous sommes en 1993 : le Velvet qui se reforme est constitué de sérieux
quinquagénaires solidement épaulés par une structure de management.
En ce 20 mai 93, l'ambiance à New York est à l'image des prévisions
météo du journal lumineux de Colombus Circle, qui annonce une journée
partiellement ensoleillée. L'optimisme béat n'arrive pas à occulter une
réalité maussade : il pleuvote sur les trottoirs défoncés de Manhattan et
le rendez-vous pour aujourd'hui avec le Velvet n'est toujours pas fixé. Ce
n'est que vers 13h30 que la maison de disque m'ordonne de me rendre
immédiatement aux studio SIR sur la 52e Rue où, bien loin du Lower East
Side et du Village, Lou, John, Maureen et Sterling mettent au point leur
tournée européenne."
Les Éditions du Caïd
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UNE HISTOIRE DU VELVET UNDERGROUND
Prosperi Buri
Dargaud, France, March 5, 2021
22,8 x 21 cm, hardcover, 80 p.
ISBN: 978 2205 087307
Velvet Underground story comic.
"En 1964, rien ne laisse présager que la rencontre entre un jeune new-yorkais accro aux médicaments, Lou Reed, et un Gallois pédant et multi-instrumentiste, John Cale, allait aboutir à la création du groupe de rock le plus scandaleux et original de son époque. En moins de dix ans, ils vont chambouler tous les codes musicaux, artistiques et culturels et influenceront des générations de musiciens.
Prosperi Buri, avec son humour acide, décrit ces années de bruits et de fureur, pour un portrait à la fois juste et sans complaisance."
Dargaud
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Michael Leigh
Macfadden Books MB 60-142, USA, 192 p., 1963
This is the paperback that provided the band's name. It was reprinted in UK in 1991 by Creation Press. |
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND REVISITED
Michael Leigh
Macfadden Books, USA, 1968
This sequel was published in 1968, which means we can presume that by the time this one came out, the author had become aware of the existence of the rock group of the same name. |
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ANDY WARHOL: 'Oh this is fabulous'
a report by NAT FINKELSTEIN
The silver age at the Factory 1964-1967
Nat Finkelstein
Bebert Editions, 96 p., Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1989
ISBN: 90.70370.95.6
Original edition of Andy Warhol: The Factory Years 1694-1967 [see below]. |
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ANDY WARHOL: THE FACTORY YEARS 1964-1967
Nat Finkelstein
St. Martin's Press, 96 p., New York, USA, March 1989
ISBN: 0-312-02857-1
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Photo book including a bunch of rarely seen VU-related shots. Text by Nat Finkelstein with interesting Factory era stories. |
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FROM THE VELVETS TO THE VOVOIDS
Clinton Heylin
Penguin Books, 386 p., UK, 1993
ISBN: 0 14 017305 6
Chicago Review Press, 432 p., USA, 2005
ISBN: 1556525753
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"A pre-punk history for a post-punk world". Features a large section about the Velvet Underground and a brief but very well-done selected discography. |
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THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM
Essays by Callie Angel, Avis Berman, Artur C. Danto, Mark Francis, Richard Hellinger, Bennard B. Perlman, Helen Searing. Compact disc by Steve Rowland
Andy Warhol Museum / Distributed Art Publishers, New York / Cantz Publishers, Stuttgart
27,5 x 22,2 cm, 208 p., USA/Printed in Germany, 1994
ISBN: 0-88039-026-3
Comes with Andy Warhol From Tapes: Sounds Of His Life And Work CD. Track 5 is a Velvet Underground rehearsal (with Narrator John Giorno) recorded at The Factory in March 1966. |
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WARHOL'S FACTORY - THE VELVET YEARS 1965-1967
Stephen Shore and Lynne Tillman's
Thunder's Mouth Press, November 1,1995
ISBN: 1560250984
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Photo book by Factory photographer with never-seen-before shots and sections devoted to Sterling Morrison, John Cale and Moe Tucker. Lou Reed apparently did not participate although he is featured on the cover and several shots. John and Sterling provide commentary throughout. |
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ANDY WARHOL'S FACTORY PHOTOS
Factory Foto by Billy Name
Billy Name
Japan, April 1996 [first edition]
Uplink Co, 224 p., Japan, April 1997 [second edition]
ISBN: 4-900728-07-1
Photo book - b&w and color. No essay, no interview and not 'just' a Japanese edition of the ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES - BILLY NAME'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDY WARHOL'S FACTORY book (Frieze 1997) even if many of the same photos are used for both books. This book was apparently produced because of an exhibition in Japan - in Tokyo and Nagogy April-July 1996. |
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ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
Billy Name's Photographs of Andy Warhol's Factory
Billy Name, Essay by Dave Hickey, Interview by Collier Schorr
Frieze, London & D.A.P., New York, 144 p, September 1997
ISBN: 1 881616 84 3
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Photo book including a dozen of rare color shots featuring VU members. |
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FLASHING ON THE SIXTIES
Photographs by Lisa Law
Lisa Law
Chronicles Books, 143 p, 1987
ISBN: 0-8118-1814-4
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Originally published in 1987 - it has been reprinted in November 1997 with additional photographs and commentary. The book offers 6 great VU-related photographs including the complete VU line-up live at the Trip in Hollywood, 1966 (for completist this one is slightly different from the one offered in the Pop Goes Art box 1992 German box set), but also Nico, Lou Reed, Gerard Malanga and Andy Warhol. |
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ANDY WARHOL: THE FACTORY YEARS 1964-67
Nat Finkelstein
Canongate Books Ltd, UK, October 1999
ISBN: 0 86241 872 2
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Powerhouse Books, USA, August 31, 2000
ISBN: 1576870901
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"Reissue" of Nat Finkelstein's Factory Years book. It's actually a completely different book with lots of photographs which were not in the original Dutch and US editions. |
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ANDY WARHOL - 365 TAKES
the Staff of The Andy Warhol Museum
Harry N. Abrams, 744 p., USA, April 1, 2004
ISBN: 0-8109-4329-8
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365 takes from The Andy Warhol Museum Collection - including Velvet Underground archival material, posters, documents and photos.
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ANDY WARHOL SCREEN TESTS
The Films of Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné
Callie Angell
Whitney Museum / Harry N. Abrams, 320 p. hardcover, USA, April 1, 2006
ISBN: 0-8109-5539-3
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Includes numerous pictures from Velvet Underground members' Screen Tests.
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BEYOND THE DREAM SYNDICATE
Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage
Branden W. Joseph
Zone Books, 484 p. hardcover, USA, May 30, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-890951-86-3
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Chapter 5 - Primitives and Flaming Creatures - includes a full review of a Primitives rehearsal tape recorded on December 3, 1964 at Walter De Maria's Bond Street loft in New York City.
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WARHOL LIVE
Music And Dance In Andy Warhol's Work
Stéphane Aquin, Emma Lavigne, Matt Wrbican
Prestel USA, 292 p. hardcover, Canada, November 1, 2008
ISBN: 978-3791340883
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Prestel, 292 p. hardcover, Canada, November 1, 2008
ISBN: 978-3791340883
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Catalogue of the Warhol Live - Music And Dance in Andy Warhol's Work exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, including a large amount of Velvet Underground material.
"This catalog accompanying an exciting new exhibition reveals the myriad ways Warhol immersed himself in the music of his
time. Tracing back to Warhol s introduction to music through the musical comedies, songs, and soundtracks of his youth, the book opens with Warhol s portraits of the great films stars of his childhood. As the fascinating essays collected in this volume discuss, Warhol s renowned portraits of pop music icons such as Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, and Grace Jones are just one manifestation of his interest in music. Warhol
collaborated with choreographer Merce Cunningham, served as producer for the Velvet Underground, incorporated music into his films, produced video-clips, designed dozens of record albums, filmed live concerts, and created multimedia spectacles. Although never a musician himself, Warhol appropriated the imagery of a pop icon for some of his most arresting and haunting self portraits. Designed to echo the music industry's
most recognizable emblem the album cover this dynamic book includes more than 350 illustrations, offering a refreshing new way to appreciate the talent and evolution of an artist who mirrored society s ever-changing tastes and interests."
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ANDY WARHOL | THE RECORD COVERS 1949-1987
Catalogue Raisonné
Paul Maréchal
Prestel USA, 244 p. hardcover, Canada, November 1, 2008
ISBN: 978-3791340869
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Includes detailed information with full-size repro on The East Village Other - Electric Newspaper, Aspen Vol. 1, No. 3, The Velvet Underground And Nico, Andy Warhol's Index book, and White Light/White Heat.
"This catalogue
raisonné reproduces the fifty covers, front and back, designed
over four decades that bear Warhol s unmistakable imprint. It
also includes over 100 additional illustrations, featuring related
works by Warhol, photographs of performances as well as
documentary images identifying his visual sources. Paul
Maréchal explores Warhol's creative process, his relationship
with artists and his fascination with all kinds of music. The
range of music represented through these record covers, from
jazz to classical, and from rock to soul, reveals the breadth of
Warhol s musical tastes and his extraordinary ability to
combine his artistic vision with the music and the recording
artist."
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BILLY NAME | THE SILVER AGE
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM ANDY WARHOL'S FACTORY
Dagon James (Editor, Designer), Billy Name (Photographer), John Cale (Foreword), Glenn O'Brien (Contributor), Gerard Malanga (Contributor)
Reel Art Press, 448 p. hardcover, December 27, 2014
ISBN: 978-1909526174
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Edited and designed by Dagon James, Co-Edited by Anastasia Rygle, Foreword by John Cale, Introduction by Glenn O'Brien, Contributions from Factory alumnae, including Brigid Berlin, Diane di Prima, Danny Fields, Bibbe Hansen, Robert Heide, Gerard Malanga, Allen Midgette, Viva, Mary Woronov
Also exists as limited edition, deluxe version of Billy Name: The Silver Age is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Presented in a bespoke clamshell box. Includes a limited edition, numbered silver gelatin photograph, signed by Billy Name, exclusive to this edition. The book is numbered and signed by: Billy Name, Bibbe Hansen, Danny Fields, Robert Heide, Allen Midgette, Dagon James.
"This is the definitive and comprehensive collection of Billy Name's black and white photographs from Warhol's Factory. Billy's photographs from this period (1964-68) are one of the most important photographic documents of any single artist in history.
Billy lived in a tiny closet at the Factory. He was responsible for the legendary 'silverizing' of the space using aluminium paint and aluminium foil to complete the instillation. When Andy gave Billy a Pentax Honeywell 35mm camera, he took on the role of resident photographer and archivist.
This visual essay, produced in collaboration with Billy, features a foreword by John Cale. It also includes an introduction by Glenn O'Brien and contributions from Factory alumnae including Gerard Malanga, Viva, Allen Midgette, Brigid Berlin and more. It offers an extensive trip through Warhol's world. Billy photographed the day-to-day happenings at the Factory, including visits from Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Ivy Nicholson and Bob Dylan; filming Screen Tests and features like Chelsea Girls, Vinyl and My Hustler.
Featuring over 400 of Billy's black and white photographs, this volume is not to be missed."
Reel Art Press |
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GETTIN' HOME
An Odyssey Through The '60s
Steve Nelson
Massemett Media, 372 p. softcover, May 5, 2018
ISBN: 9781717358158
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Memoir by Steve Nelson of his 10-year journey from living in the Andes to running The Boston Tea Party and Woodrose Ballroom. Full info here. |
