#7 of exclusive RSD 2011 releases that we’ll introduce in the next few days and you’ll find in our store:
Between May and October 1969, the Velvet Underground (Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker and Doug Yule) recorded fourteen songs at the Record Plant in New York City for what would have been the band’s fourth album for MGM/Verve Records. But when the Velvets left the label soon after, the recordings were shelved, and would not be heard by the public for a decade and a half. These songs, from those long-lost sessions, capture the Velvet Underground at a fascinating transitional point between the understated intimacy of their self-titled third album and the focused melodic rock of their next release, Loaded. Hear them in glorious mono!!!