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Photos from The Velvet Underground Era (Andy Warhol's Factory)

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1970 (and 1970 to 1973 in a different incarnation). Their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale. Although never commercially successful while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of their era.^[1] A famous remark, often attributed to British musician Brian Eno, is that while only a few thousand people bought the first Velvet Underground record upon its release, almost every single one of them was inspired to start a band.^[2]

[edit] Temporary, live and studio members

• Angus MacLise — sat in on percussion with Tucker switching to bass guitar and Cale and Morrison to lead vocals during a Chicago engagement when Reed was taken ill with hepatitis, June–July 1966.
• Nico — collaborator on vocals with the band on four tracks off The Velvet Underground and Nico and several Exploding Plastic Inevitable engagements, 1966–1967. In addition, about half of the tracks on Nico's 1967 debut LP, Chelsea Girl, feature songs written by and/or featuring Reed, Cale and Morrison. These tracks are generally considered Velvet Underground songs, to the extent that some songs are included on compilations like the Peel Slowly and See box set and the Gold 2-CD set.
• Billy Yule — stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on three tracks off Loaded and at the Max's Kansas City 1970 engagement, including Live at Max's Kansas City; and the 1973 Boston engagement.
• Tommy Castanaro — stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on two tracks off Loaded.
• Adrian Barber — stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on a number of tracks off Loaded.
• Larry Estridge — tour stand-in (bass guitar) for Walter Powers, June 1971.
• Rob Norris — tour member (guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
• George Kay — tour member (bass guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour and the 1973 Boston engagement.
• Don Silverman — tour member (guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
• Mark Nauseef — tour member (drums) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
• Ian Paice — session musician (drums) for Squeeze (1973).

[edit] The Velvet Underground-Sunday Morning

[edit] Discography

• The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
• White Light/White Heat (1968)
• The Velvet Underground (1969)
• Loaded (1970)
• Live at Max's Kansas City (recorded 1970, released 1972)
• Squeeze (1973)
• 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (double album, recorded live 1969, released 1974)
• VU (recorded 1969, released 1985)
• Another View (recorded 1967-69, released 1986)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Velvet Underground Web Page
• "Style It Takes" (John Cale on Studio 360 radio program from June 2, 2006); MP3 file; John Cale performing "Style It Takes" (talking about Andy Warhol, the subject of that song).
• "Loop" from Issue 3 of Aspen magazine (December 1966).
• Podcast of the Velvet Underground live at the Hilltop Rock Festival in 1969