The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed

~ Release by The Velvet Underground (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1I’m Waiting for the Man
recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Man
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music, Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:48
2Femme Fatale
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
lead vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
recording of:
Femme Fatale
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
writer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Sunbury Music Ltd.
3.552:39
3Run Run Run
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
3.854:22
4Heroin
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 448)
recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
4.27:12
5All Tomorrow’s Parties
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
lead vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
3.86:00
6I’ll Be Your Mirror
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
3.92:10
7White Light/White Heat
recording of:
White Light/White Heat
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
2:49
8Stephanie Says
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1984)
recording of:
Stephanie Says
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
4.052:51
9What Goes On
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
What Goes On
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
4.24:53
10Beginning to See the Light
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Beginning to See the Light
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4.24:40
11Pale Blue Eyes
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
arranger:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
recording of:
Pale Blue Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
45:42
12I Can’t Stand It
producer:
The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) (in 1984)
recording of:
I Can’t Stand It
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4.53:24
13Lisa Says
recording of:
Lisa Says
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
2:57
14Sweet Jane
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Geoffrey Haslam
producer:
Geoffrey Haslam and Shel Kagan
bass guitar and drums (drum set):
Doug Yule
electric guitar:
Sterling Morrison
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Lou Reed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Special Products and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1970-04 until 1970-08)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 294) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 335)
recording of:
Sweet Jane
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
53:17
15Rock and Roll
recording of:
Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
4:36

Credits

Release

art direction:Margery Greenspan
liner notes:Anthony DeCurtis
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
Dennis Drake (US PolyGram engineer)
compiler:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
manufactured by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (from 1989 to present)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2075105 [info]
ASIN:US: B000001FR9 [info]