The Velvet Underground

Singles & EPs

"I'd like to see us have a hit single.
It's really important that you do that.
Our singles so far are a joke."
Sterling Morrison, 1969

All records are 7 inch single unless stated otherwise.

U.S.A.
	All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror Verve VK-10427, mono, July 1966 Side 1: VK10427 100667-1 Side 2: VK10427 100668-1 Two different editions both with same matrix numbers: Stock copy: dark blue/silver T Verve label. DJ copy: pale blue "SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY RECORD" Verve label. According to some sources, the release date is October 1966 - however I was told about a promo copy that has a date stamped on it - 23rd August 1966. We have no reason to believe that the stamp was not original, so maybe it gives some clue as to the original release date. I have also seen a copy with "7-15-66" handwritten on the label. The 45 release is also mentioned in the Mojo Navigator R&R News fanzine Vol. 1, No. 6 issue dated September 18, 1966. So the actual release date seems to be July 1966. This 45 offers mono mixes. All Tomorrow's Parties is edited to 2:45, with a hotter sound. This version can be heard on the Peel Slowly And See box set. The picture sleeve is known as one of the rarest picture sleeve ever printed - the Holy Grail for the Velvet Underground collector. It was reviewed by Andy Davis in Record Collector's Diggin' For Gold section: "the sleeve to All Tomorrow's Parties was never issued commercially, and was only ever intented for promotional purposes. Legend has it that this cover was never packaged with actual vinyl copies; certainly, it has only ever surfaced as a paper artefact and then in only single figure quantities. It's this extreme rarity coupled with the immortal, unlit power of the Velvets, which has conspired to produce a non-vinyl collectable of such magnitude."

	Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale Verve VK-10466, mono, December 1966 Side 1: VK10466 101592-1 Side 2: VK10466 100903-1 No picture sleeve. Two different versions both with same matrix numbers. Stock copy: dark blue/silver T Verve label. DJ copy: pale blue "SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY RECORD" Verve label. Second single taken from The Velvet Underground & Nico album - another attempt to marketing which faltered as Verve only issued a few copies of this single. An alternate (unique?) stock copy with black/silver T label was auctioned on eBay in September 2009. This edition has differences in lettering and misses the -1 in matrix numbers. A press ad exists for this 45 - reproduced on the printed insert which comes with the Sundazed The Velvet Underground - Singles 1966/69 7 x 7inch box set. "Verve SO FAR UNDERGROUND, YOU GET THE BENDS! Andy Warhol presents THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO in their subteranean single SUNDAY MORNING b/w Femme Fatale VK-10466 Or just what happens wwhen the King of "Pop Art" -- goes "Pop Music"

	White Wind (by Peter Walker) / Loop 7 inch flexi-disc, Americom NYC, mono, December 1966 Side 1: A-1632 A Side 2: A-1632 B Part of the December 1966 issue of Aspen magazine (VOL. 1 NO. 3). Loop is the B-side. The label says "Guitar and feedback", "First half of a 15-minute recording made with two monaural tape recorders" and "Final groove purposely left open". The credits went to John Cale who is supposedly the only person playing on Loop. The flexi has a closed-groove ending so the last groove repeats itself ad infinitum.

	untitled (aka Index) 7 inch cardboard-disc, mono, November 1967 Matrix: WARHOL One-sided 7 inch cardboard picture (portrait of Lou by Billy Name on the play side) record, part of Andy Warhol's Index book, a multimedia package. It offers the recording of some Factory regulars talking and reacting to the book. The Velvet Underground and Nico album can be heard in the background.

	White Light/White Heat / Here She Comes Now Verve VK-10560, mono, November 1967 Side 1: VK10560 103541 Side 2: VK10560 103546 No picture sleeve. Two different versions both with same matrix numbers. Stock copy: dark blue/silver T Verve label. DJ copy: pale blue "SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY RECORD" Verve label That's the third and last Velvet Undergroud Verve single. This one was issued to "promote" White Light/White Heat LP. Some sources list that 45 as a February 1968 release but I have seen copies with "NOV 30 1967" stamped or "12/1/67" written on label. White Light/White Heat & I Heard Her Call My Name exist as acetates - they have a Mayfair Recording Studio (NYC) label, one with "White Light" (sic) hand-typed, the other with "I Heard Her Call My Name". Also white label test pressings I Heard Her b/w Here She Comes exist. Different sources list a Here She Comes Now / I Heard Her Call My Name 45 with the same VK-10560 catalog number, but no evidence that this was ever released has been found.

	What Goes On / Jesus MGM K-14057, mono, March 1969 Side 1: K14057 106163-1 Side 2: K14057 106164-1 No picture sleeve. Yellow M-G-M label, "SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY RECORD", "NOT FOR SALE". A press ad exists for this 45 so existence of a stock copy of this record has been questioned, but no evidence that this was ever released has been found. Interviewer: You have a single out at present from the third album, "What Goes On." Sterling Morrison: That was not a real single. It was just a cut put on a single. There's a subtle distinction between what is a real release and what is a real real release. (in Fusion, March 6, 1970) What Goes On is faded to 2:40. Jesus is listed as being 2:55 on the label, but is really 3:24, same as on the LP. These versions are the only mono mixes from the third LP available. Those mixes are also available on Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 4 bootleg CD. "SOMETHING DIFFERENT Put your mind to it and discover What Goes On K-14057 in a high-flying single that digs deep. And digs big."

	The Velvet Underground MGM VU-1, mono, 1969 Side 1: VU-1 SIDE-1 Side 2: VU-1-SIDE-2 Yellow M-G-M label, "SPECIAL DISC JOCKEY RECORD", "NOT FOR SALE". Both sides offer a radio ad for the third Velvet Underground album, read by Bill 'Rosko' Mercer with excerpts of I'm Set Free, What Goes On and Beginning To See The Light. This ad has been bootleged many times but the complete version is only available on Volume 1 of the Ultra Rare Trax series. A picture sleeve exists for this promo record - one of the rarest picture sleeve ever printed. It has a photograph by Billy Name (same as on third LP front cover, but with the Bazaar magazine unretouched).

	Who Loves The Sun / Oh! Sweet Nuthin' Cotillion 44107, mono, April 1971 Side 1: CO-19727-1 Side 2: CO-19734-1 No picture sleeve. Cotillion red label. This single is sometimes said stereo but both sides are true mono. Also exists as white label promo copy (see just below). Possibly the rarest Velvet Underground stock single. This is the only single taken from the Loaded album. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' is an uncut 7:23 version (!) so this record stands as one of the most artistically uncompromising 45s ever.

	Who Loves The Sun / Who Loves The Sun Cotillion 44107, mono/stereo, April 1971 Side 1: CO-19727-1 Side 2: ST-CO-19727-1 [original edition - see below for second and third editions] No picture sleeve. Cotillion white promo label. It has Who Loves The Sun twice, one side is stereo and the other is mono. Mono side has exactly the same matrix numbers as the stock pressing. That promo edition is not as rare as the stock copies. There is actually three different editions: original pressing without "PLUG SIDE". second edition has "PLUG SIDE" printed on the left part of the label. The matrix numbers are different: CO-19727-2 / ST-CO-19727-2. third edition has a label with bigger letters, "PLUG SIDE" printed on the right, and "PROMOTION COPY" on the left and "NOT FOR SALE" on the right. Label reads: CO-19727-MO (original copy has CO-19727 SP). The matrix numbers are different as well: CO-19727-3 / ST-CO-19727-3. There is also another version of that 45 with both mono and stereo mixes of Who Loves The Sun, but mislabeled with the stock copy red Cotillion label. Matrix numbers are CO-19727-3 and ST-CO-19727-3.

	Foggy Notion (Edit) / I Can't Stand It 12 inch promo 33 RPM, Verve/Polygram PRO 349-1, stereo, February 1985 Side 1: B-21075-ALD Side 2: B-21076-ALD Black sleeve, "Promotion Copy - Not For Sale", "Taken From the Historic, Best Selling Album". Black Verve label with silver T. Promo companion to the VU - A Collection Of Previously Unreleased Recordings album. Foggy Notion is faded to 3:50.

	Singles 1966-69 7 x 7 inch single box set, Sundazed S 7002, September 15, 2009 Single One - All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror - Verve VK-104027 Single Two - Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale - Verve VK-10466 Single Three - White Light/White Heat / Here She Comes Now - Verve VK 10560 Single Four - White Light/White Heat / I Heard Her Call My Name - Cancelled Single Single Five - Temptation Inside Your Heart / Stephanie Says - Cancelled Single Single Six - What Goes On / Jesus - MGM K-14057 Single Seven - VU Radio Spot - MGM VU-1 The complete 1960s singles, faithfully reproduced in mono mixes with original artwork, with exact repros of the 2 rare VU picture sleeves, liner notes by David Fricke, rare photos, and an exclusive Sundazed postcard.

AUSTRALIA

Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale

Verve V-5138, mono, 1967

Side A: V-5138-A
Side B: V-5138-B

No picture sleeve. Orange Verve label with yellow T. "APOLLO MUSIC"

Unique Australian 45. Femme Fatale / All Tomorrow's Parties and Sunday Morning / I'll Be Your Mirror singles are listed in The Velvet Underground Handbook but this is actually a mistake.

CANADA
	All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be You Mirror Verve V-?, mono, 1967 No evidence that this single exists has been found yet.

	Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale Quality Verve V-10466X, mono, January 1967 No picture sleeve. Stock copy with black Verve label which reads "Manufactured by Quality records Limited under license from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Inc, the owner of the trade mark Verve".

U.K.
	Who Loves The Sun / Sweet Jane Atlantic Polydor 2091-088, stereo, April 1971 Side 1: 2091088 A//1 Side 2: 2091088 B//1 No picture sleeve. Polydor catalog number, released under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.. Red Atlantic label, which reads "From the LP "Loaded" 2400-111" (original UK edition).

	Sweet Jane / Rock And Roll Atlantic K 10339, stereo, August 1973 Side 1: K 10339 A1 Side 2: K 10339 B1 No picture sleeve. Promo copy with Atlantic green/white/red "A demo" label, "Promotion copy not for sale", supposedly recalled due to technical problems with the pressing. First record to use the 'Velvet Underground featuring Lou Reed' billing. Also exists as stock copy with the same label without the demo A.

	I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run / Candy Says 7 inch maxi single, MGM 2006 283, stereo, June 1973 Side A: 2006283 A//1-420 Side B: 2006283 B//1-420 No picture sleeve. Blue MGM label, "from the LP "Andy Warhol's VelvetUnderground" 2683-006".

	Heroin / Venus In Furs / I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run 12 inch 45 RPM, Polydor POSPX 603, stereo, November 1982 Side A: POSPX603 A//1 Side B: POSPX603 B//1 Picture sleeve. Blue/gold MGM label. Original stereo mixes.

	I'm Waiting For The Man / Heroin 12 inch, Old Gold OG 4049, stereo, February 1988 1988 edition with green/blue/white cover; 1989 edition with green/grey/white cover.

	Venus In Furs / All Tomorrow's Parties 12 inch, Old Gold OG 4051, stereo, March 1988 1988 edition with green/blue/white cover; 1989 edition with green/grey/white cover. All Tomorrow's Parties is the 'single-voice' version.

	I'm Waiting For The Man / Pale Blue Eyes / White Light/White Heat / Sweet Jane 12 inch promo 45 RPM, Polydor/Polygram, VUPRO-1, UK, 1993 Side A: VUPRO-1-A Side B: VUPRO-1-B Black sleeve with promo sticker "Promo Copy - Not For resale". White Polydor label.

	Venus In Furs / I'm Waiting For The Man Sire/Warner Bros. W0224 (5439-18231-7), UK, February 1994 Side A: W0224 A Side B: W0224 B "Live version of the track featured in the Dunlop tyres TV commercial". Both tracks taken from the album Live MCMXCIII, recorded live at L'Olympia Theater, Paris, June 1993. Picture sleeve. Yellow Sire label.

FRANCE

Head Held High / Train Round The Bond

Cotillion/Barclay 650 216 L, stereo, 1972

Side 1: DS. BLY. 650216A
Side 2: DS. BLY. 650216B

Picture sleeve featuring the Loaded cover drawing, with Train Round The Bond (sic!) printed on top. This sleeve has a special green tear-off appendix with catalog number. Blue Cotillion label which reads Train Round The Bend correctly.

Unique French 45 - a scarce item! Beautiful cover with incredible misprint and an unusual appendix. It's also the only Velvet Underground 45 to offer those tracks.

GERMANY
	I'm Waiting For The Man / There She Goes Again MGM 2006 067, stereo, 1973 Side 1: 00 2006 067 S1 Side 2: 00 2006 067 S2 'Lips and coke' pop-art-style picture sleeve from the double LP compilation Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground With Nico. Blue/gold MGM label. Also exists as white label "Unverkäufliche Musterplatte" sample.

	Sweet Jane / Rock And Roll Atlantic ATL 10 339, stereo, March 1973 / 1974 Side 1: WEA 10339-A Side 2: WEA 10339-B There are four more or less different issues of this single, all with the same matrix numbers. 'Loaded' sleeve. "The Velvet Uunderground Featuring Lou Reed". Lou Reed is printed in white letters in the smoke. White label promo. Label says 1973 and "The Velvet Underground". 'Loaded' sleeve. "The Velvet Uunderground Featuring Lou Reed". Lou Reed is printed in white letters in the smoke. Green/orange Atlantic label. Label says 1973 and "The Velvet Underground". 'Loaded' sleeve. "The Velvet Uunderground Featuring Lou Reed". Lou Reed is printed in yellow letters in the smoke. Green/orange Atlantic label. Label says 1973 and "The Velvet Underground". 'Loaded' sleeve. "The Velvet Underground Featuring Lou Reed". Lou Reed is printed in white letters in the smoke. Green/orange Atlantic label. Label says 1974 and "The Velvet Underground featuring Lou Reed".

	Sweet Jane / Rock And Roll Atlantic ATL 10 339, stereo, March 19 1974 Side 1: WEA 10339-A Side 2: WEA 10339-B Purple Lou Reed 'live in '72' cover. "THE VELVET UNDERGROUND with LOU REED". Green/orange Atlantic label which reads "THE VELVET UNDERGROUND feat. LOU REED". Same matrix numbers as the 1973 'Loaded' picture sleeve edition. Some copies came withand Atlantic promo sheet.

	I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run MGM 2006 310, stereo, 1973 Side 1: 2006 310 S1 Side 2: 2006 310 S2 Picture sleeve is a glam-rock style item, showing Lou in solo eye-makeup days... Billed on the sleeve and record as "Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground". Blue MGM label. Back of the picture sleeve has an ad for the Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground compilation (MGM 2315 246). Some copies have rear sleeve misprinted with "The latest LP" printed in dark blue instead of purple and a slight color variation in the album photo. The misprinted copies have R stamped on back cover.

	I'm Waiting For The Man / Heroin Polydor 2095 399, stereo, 1980 (?) Side 1: 2095 399 S1 32 0 Side 2: 2095 399 S2 32 0 Part of the "Super Oldies" series. Super Oldies titles sleeve. Back cover has the original USA, England and Germany chart entries and highest position for the songs - both Waiting and Heroin get *** (no chart entry...). Red Polydor label. Heroin is edited to 4:21.

NETHERLANDS

I'm Waiting For The Man / Candy Says / White Light/White Heat

MGM 2006 316, stereo, 1973

Side 1: AA 2006 316 1W1 670
Side 2: AA 2006 316 2W1 670

Unique Dutch 45 credited to "Lou Reed & the velvet underground". Picture sleeve featuring Lou Reed circa 1972. The cover reads "MAXI SINGLE" but it's a 7 inch 45RPM EP.

RUSSIA
	Melody Laughter 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 1014, 1995 One-sided mono yellow plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	Dopey Joe 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 1027, 1995 One-sided mono yellow plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	Lady Godiva's Operation 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 2281, 1995 One-sided mono clear plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	I Heard Her Call My Name 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 2282, 1995 One-sided mono brown plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	Venus In Furs 5½ inch fFlexi, BYA KOH 2662, 1995 One-sided mono clear plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	All Tomorrow's Parties 5½ inch fFlexi, BYA KOH 2666, 1995 One-sided mono clear plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	I'll Be Your Mirror 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 3334 One-sided clear yellow plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	The Gift 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 3507 One-sided clear red plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Jesus 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 3689 One-sided clear green plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Ferryboat Bill 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 3764 One-sided clear red plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Temptation Inside Your Heart 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 3768 One-sided clear green plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Run Run Run Flexi, BYA KOH 4044, 1995 One-sided mono clear plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	Coney Island Steeplechase 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 8093 One-sided clear blue plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	European Son 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 8164 One-sided clear blue plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Stephanie Says 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 8205 One-sided clear yellow plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Lonesome Cowboy Bill 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9034 One-sided clear brown plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Sunday Morning 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9088 One-sided clear green plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Hey Mr. Rain 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9089 One-sided clear red plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Head Held High 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9130, 1995 One-sided mono clear green plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	White Light/White Heat 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9136, 1995 One-sided mono clear brown plastic flexi with computer art plastic cover.

	That's The Story Of My Life 5½ inch flexi, BYA KOH 9512 One-sided yellow plastic flexi with computer art paper cover.

	Femme Fatale 33 RPM flexi, ??? Orange flexi.

	Femme Fatale 33 RPM flexi, ??? Pink flexi.

	Femme Fatale 33 RPM flexi, ??? Red flexi.

	Femme Fatale 33 RPM flexi, ??? Green flexi.

Lou Reed's singles & EPs with VU tracks
	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs 12 inch EP, Arista ARIST 12198, stereo, UK, July 1978 Side 1: ARISTA 12198 A//2 TO Side 2: ARISTA 12198 B//2 TO A-side carries the full version of Street Hassle. Original stereo mixes. Black Arista label.

	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man Arista ARIST 198, stereo, UK, July 1978 Street Hassle is edited to 4:02.

	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs 12 inch EP, Arista 1C 062-61 468 YZ, Germany, 1978 Picture sleeve with same black and white "Lou Reed" design as UK issue. Black Arista label, slightly different from UK pressing. The cardboard sleeve is also thicker as compared with the UK issue.

	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs 12 inch EP, Arista/EMI ED.13, Australia, 1978 Side 1: ED.13A Side 2: ED13.B Picture sleeve with same black and white "Lou Reed" design as UK issue. Black Arista label, slightly different from UK pressing. The cardboard sleeve is also thicker as compared with the UK issue.

	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs 12 inch EP, New Zealand, 1978 Same picture sleeve as UK edition but it has "SPECIAL 45R.P.M 12INCH SINGLE PLAY LOUD" printed under STREET HASSLE on front picture.

	Street Hassle / I'm Waiting For The Man / Venus In Furs 12 inch EP, Arista/EMI Italiana 3C 052-61468 Z, Italy, 1978 Side 1: 61468-Z-A - 8-9-78 Side 2: 61468-Z-B - 8-9-78 Picture sleeve with same black and white "Lou Reed" design as UK issue. Black label. The cardboard sleeve is also thicker as compared with the UK issue and has the opening on the right side.
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