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Peel Slowly And See

The Velvet Underground

1995 · Rock

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Peel Slowly And See by The Velvet Underground

Peel Slowly And See is a Rock album by The Velvet Underground, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.

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Peel Slowly and See is a five-disc box set of material by The Velvet Underground. It was released in September 1995 by Polydor. The set includes all four studio albums by the Lou Reed-era line-up of the Velvet Underground, alongside demo recordings and live performances, some of which were bootlegged, some of which were never released.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Venus In Furs (Demo)15:33
  2. 1-2Prominent Men (Demo)4:53
  3. 1-3Heroin (Demo)13:34
  4. 1-4I'm Waiting For The Man (Demo)9:50
  5. 1-5Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Demo)15:50
  6. 1-6All Tomorrow's Parties (Demo)18:26
  7. 2-1All Tomorrow's Parties (Single Version)2:49
  8. 2-2Sunday Morning2:54
  9. 2-3I'm Waiting For The Man4:38
  10. 2-4Femme Fatale2:37
  11. 2-5Venus In Furs5:10
  12. 2-6Run Run Run4:19
  13. 2-7All Tomorrow's Parties5:58
  14. 2-8Heroin7:10
  15. 2-9There She Goes Again2:39
  16. 2-10I'll Be Your Mirror2:12
  17. 2-11The Black Angel Death Song3:12
  18. 2-12European Son7:47
  19. 2-13Melody Laughter (Live)10:43
  20. 2-14It Was A Pleasure Then8:02
  21. 2-15Chelsea Girls7:24
  22. 3-1There Is No Reason (Demo)2:12
  23. 3-2Sheltered Life (Demo)2:52
  24. 3-3It's All Right (The Way That You Live) (Demo)2:48
  25. 3-4I'm Not Too Sorry (Now That You're Gone) (Demo)2:17
  26. 3-5Here She Comes Now (Demo)2:46
  27. 3-6Guess I'm Falling In Love (Live)4:10
  28. 3-7Booker T. (Live)6:30
  29. 3-8White Light / White Heat2:45
  30. 3-9The Gift8:17
  31. 3-10Lady Godiva's Operation4:54
  32. 3-11Here She Comes Now2:02
  33. 3-12I Heard Her Call My Name4:36
  34. 3-13Sister Ray17:27
  35. 3-14Stephanie Says2:49
  36. 3-15Temptation Inside Your Heart2:30
  37. 3-16Hey Mr. Rain (Version One)4:40
  38. 4-1What Goes On (Live)5:34
  39. 4-2Candy Says (Closet Mix)4:04
  40. 4-3What Goes On (Closet Mix)4:35
  41. 4-4Some Kinda Love (Closet Mix)3:39
  42. 4-5Pale Blue Eyes (Closet Mix)5:42
  43. 4-6Jesus (Closet Mix)3:24
  44. 4-7Beginning To See The Light (Closet Mix)4:47
  45. 4-8I'm Set Free (Closet Mix)4:04
  46. 4-9That's The Story Of My Life (Closet Mix)2:02
  47. 4-10The Murder Mystery (Closet Mix)8:55
  48. 4-11After Hours (Closet Mix)2:09
  49. 4-12Foggy Notion6:47
  50. 4-13I Can't Stand It3:22
  51. 4-14I'm Sticking With You2:28
  52. 4-15One Of These Days4:00
  53. 4-16Lisa Says2:57
  54. 4-17It's Just Too Much (Live)2:59
  55. 4-18Countess From Hong Kong (Demo)3:17
  56. 5-1Who Loves The Sun2:45
  57. 5-2Sweet Jane (Full Length Version)4:06
  58. 5-3Rock And Roll4:43
  59. 5-4Cool It Down3:04
  60. 5-5New Age (Full Length Version)5:07
  61. 5-6Head Held High2:56
  62. 5-7Lonesome Cowboy Bill2:43
  63. 5-8I Found A Reason4:15
  64. 5-9Train Round The Bend3:21
  65. 5-10Oh! Sweet Nuthin'7:25
  66. 5-11Satellite Of Love2:58
  67. 5-12Walk And Talk2:23
  68. 5-13Oh Gin2:44
  69. 5-14Sad Song3:30
  70. 5-15Ocean5:43
  71. 5-16Ride Into The Sun3:10
  72. 5-17Some Kinda Love (Live)10:22
  73. 5-18I'll Be Your Mirror (Live)2:06
  74. 5-19I Love You2:03

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Garage Rock
  • gritty
  • brooding
  • nocturnal

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Deluxe 6"x12" longbox (with re-peelable banana sticker) which contains:
- five CDs in individual jewel cases (the four VU albums and previously unreleased tracks)
- an 88-page book with definitive essay, complete credits, dozens of rare photographs and memorabilia
Back of the box and each individual CD:
Book:
•Disc One
Tracks 1-1 to 1-6: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DEMO TAPE
Recorded July 1965 at John Cale's Ludlow Street loft in lower Manhattan.
All tracks previously unreleased.
•Disc Two
Track 2-1: The first single by The Velvet Underground (Verve VK-10427 (opens in a new tab)), released July 1966.
Tracks 2-2 to 2-12: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
The Velvet Underground first album (Verve V/V6-5008 (opens in a new tab)), released March 1967.
Recorded April 1966 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood and Scepter Studios, New York
Track 2-13: Recorded live November 4, 1966 at the Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio.
Edited down the complete 30 minute performance at PolyGram Studios.
Tracks 2-14, 2-15: Taken from the album NICO: CHELSEA GIRL (Verve V/V6-5032 (opens in a new tab)), originally released October 1967.
Recorded April/May 1967 at Mayfair Sound Studios, New York
•Disc Three
Tracks 3-1 to 3-5: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DEMO ACETATE
Recorded early 1967 at John Cale's Ludlow Street loft Manhattan.
All tracks previously unreleased.
Tracks 3-6, 3-7: Recorded live April 1967 at the Gymnasium, New York City
Previously unreleased.
Tracks 3-8 to 3-13: WHITE LIGHT / WHITE HEAT
The Velvet Underground's second album (Verve V/V6-5046 (opens in a new tab)), released January 1968.
Recorded September 1967 at Mayfair Sound Studios, New York City.
Tracks 3-14, 3-15: taken from VU (Verve 823 721-2 (opens in a new tab)), released February 1985.
Recorded February 13 & 14 1968 at AɛtR Studios, New York
Mixed June 1984 at Mediasound Studios, New York
Track 3-16: taken from ANOTHER VIEW (Verve 829 405-2 (opens in a new tab)), released July 1986.
Recorded May 29, 1968 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood
Mixed March 1986 at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
•Disc Four
Track 4-1: Recorded live October 2, 1968 at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio.
Previously unreleased.
Tracks 4-2 to 4-11: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND alternate ‛closet mix’ version
The Velvet Underground's third album, (MGM SE 4617 (opens in a new tab)), released March 1969.
Recorded November/December 1968 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood.
Tracks 4-12 to 4-16: taken from VU (Verve 823 721-2 (opens in a new tab)), released February 1985.
Recorded May - October 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed June 1984 at Mediasound Studios, New York
4-17: Recorded live October 28, 1969 at The End of Cole Ave, Dallas, Texas
Previously unreleased.
Track 4-18: Recorded late 1969.
Recording information unknown.
Previously unreleased.
•Disc Five
Tracks 5-1 to 5-10: LOADED
The Velvet Underground's fourth album (Cotillion SD 9034 (opens in a new tab)), released September 1970
And
Tracks 5-11 to 5-16 & track 5-19: LOADED out-takes, previously unreleased.
Recorded April - July 1970 at Atlantic Studios, New York
Tracks 5-17 & 5-18 recorded live August 23, 1970 at Max's Kansas City, New York City.
Track 5-18 taken from LIVE AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY (Cotillion SD 9500 (opens in a new tab)), released May 1972.
Track 5-17 previously unreleased.
Recorded by Brigid Polk on a cassette recorder.
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Additional mastering at DigiPrep, Hollywood, CA; Master Cutting Room, New York, NY; Polygram Studios, Edison, NJ
Song Publishers:
•Disc One
• Disc Two
• Disc Three
• Disc Four
• Disc Five

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bill YuleDRUM DRUMS
  • Doug YuleBASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS, ORGAN, BACKING VOCALS
  • John CaleFEATURING ORGAN, VIOLA VIOLA
  • Larry FallonARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
  • Lou ReedGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Moe TuckerLEAD VOCALS PERCUSSION VOCALS
  • NicoLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
  • Sterling MorrisonGUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS

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