The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary deluxe edition)

~ Release by The Velvet Underground (see all versions of this release, 48 available)

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Copyright: © 2012 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1European Son (alternative version)
recording of:
European Son
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
9:03
2Black Angel’s Death Song (alternative mix)
recording of:
The Black Angel’s Death Song
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
3:16
3All Tomorrow’s Parties (alternative version)
recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
5:54
4I’ll Be Your Mirror (alternative version)
recording of:
I’ll Be Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
2:11
5Heroin (alternative version)
recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
6:17
6Femme Fatale (alternative mix)
recording of:
Femme Fatale
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
writer:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
publisher:
Sunbury Music Ltd.
2:36
7Venus in Furs (alternative version)
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4:29
8Waiting for the Man (alternative version)
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)
4:10
9Run Run Run (alternative mix)
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4:24
10Walk Alone (The Factory rehearsal)
3:28
11Crackin’ Up / Venus in Furs (The Factory rehearsal)
3:53
12Miss Joanie Lee (The Factory rehearsal)
11:50
13Heroin (The Factory rehearsal)
live recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
6:15
14There She Goes Again (The Factory rehearsal)
recording of:
There She Goes Again
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
2:09
15There She Goes Again (The Factory rehearsal)
recording of:
There She Goes Again
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
2:56

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Tomorrow’s Parties / I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) and Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale
covers:I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Kettering Vampires Perform Nico & The Velvet Underground by Alan Jenkins (surf rock, founder of Cordelia Records)
The String Quartet Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Vitamin String Quartet
The Velvet Underground & Nico by Record Club (2009 Beck collaborative project)
included in:Peel Slowly and See by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
The Verve/MGM Albums by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
White Light/White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
part of:15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 1) (order: 1)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 1) (order: 1)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 3) (order: 3)
My Life in Music: Michael Stipe (SPIN magazine, 2004-03) (number: D) (order: 4)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 8) (order: 8)
33⅓ (number: 11) (order: 11)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 47)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 60) (order: 60)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 91) (order: 91)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/35276 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fq4h [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h26m [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_velvet_underground_nico/the_velvet_underground_and_nico_f1/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/81618/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001955423 [info]
Wikidata:Q259667 [info]