Peel Slowly and See

~ Release by The Velvet Underground (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE includes complete and digitally remastered versions of all four of the band's studio albums, 25 previously unreleased tracks and an 88-page booklet. Velvet Underground: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); John Cale (vocals, acoustic & electric violas, sarinda, piano, organ, celeste, bass); Doug Yule (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass); Sterling Morrison (vocals, guitar, bass); Maureen "Moe" Tucker (vocals, percussion); Billy Yule (drums). Additional personnel: Nico (vocals). Producers: Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, The Velvet Underground. Recorded between July 1965 and August 23, 1970.

Annotation last modified on 2009-09-28 16:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Scotch Recording Tape
2▼CD: The Velvet Underground & Nico
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All Tomorrow’s Parties (single version)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
recording of:
All Tomorrow’s Parties
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
The Velvet Underground52:54
2Sunday Morning
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
background vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sunday Morning
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
The Velvet Underground4.152:58
3I’m Waiting for the Man
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 159)
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)
The Velvet Underground3.654:42
4Femme 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.
The Velvet Underground3.552:41
5Venus in Furs
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground4.455:15
6Run Run Run
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.854:25
7All 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
The Velvet Underground3.86:02
8Heroin
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
The Velvet Underground4.27:15
9There She Goes Again
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
There She Goes Again
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.52:43
10I’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.
The Velvet Underground3.92:16
11The Black Angel’s Death Song
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
The Black Angel’s Death Song
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground3.153:14
12European Son
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
recording of:
European Son
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
The Velvet Underground3.157:50
13Melody Laughter (live)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
live recording of:
Melody Laughter
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress), Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
The Velvet Underground10:47
14It Was a Pleasure Then
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
It Was a Pleasure Then
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) and Lou Reed
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Nina Music and Three Prong Music
Nico58:07
15Chelsea Girls
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Chelsea Girls
lyricist and composer:
Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed
publisher:
Faithful Virtue Music, Garnant Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Nina Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Three Prong Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 (EMI Music Publishing Japan) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Nico57:24
3▶CD: White Light-White Heat
4▶CD: The Velvet Underground
5▶CD: Loaded