Out Dec. 3, 2013.
The Velvet Underground's White Light/White Heat is one of the most
confrontational and inspirational second albums ever made by a rock
band. Recorded in a matter of days at the end of the summer of 1967, a
season in which everything seemed possible in rock and much of it
happened at now-mythic speed, White Light/White Heat is an album that
reeks of the gritty NY street life and could only have been made in New
York, by one band. And that group is the classic-quartet lineup of The
Velvet Underground - singer-guitarist Lou Reed; bassist-organist and
viola player John Cale; guitarist-bassist Sterling Morrison; and drummer
Maureen Tucker.
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, is a three-disc, 30-track set
featuring both the original stereo and mono releases, completely
remastered, with bonus tracks including alternate versions, unreleased
outtakes, John Cale's last studio sessions with the band, and the
official release of their complete show at The Gymnasium in New York
recorded on April 30, 1967, which includes five previously unreleased
performances culled from John Cale's personal copy. The Super Deluxe
Edition includes four newly prepared remixes, including the earliest
known, previously unreleased version of 'Beginning To See The Light,'
and previously unreleased versions of 'The Gift (vocal version)' and
'The Gift (instrumental version).' Exclusive to this limited Super
Deluxe Edition is a 56 page hard bound book with rare photos,
memorabilia and David Fricke Essay/interview with John Cale and Lou Reed
from 2013. The 45th anniversary editions were developed in conjunction
with Lou Reed and John Cale.
'No one listened to it. But there it
is, forever - the quintessence of articulated punk. And no one goes
near it.' - Lou Reed, August 2013
'Cited by nearly every group in
punk's long lineage and by more than a few arty types, the Velvets
defined New York rock, poised between street-level grit and literary
irony, rock simplicity and minimalistic drones, clarity and noise.' -
The New York Times
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