Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico

Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico
Compilation album by The Velvet Underground
Released	November 1970
Genre	Art rock, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, proto-punk
Label	MGM Records
The Velvet Underground chronology
Loaded (1970) Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico (1971) Squeeze (1973)

Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico is a compilation album of the Velvet Underground released by MGM Records in 1970. Originally released as a double LP, the cover artwork and inside gatefold sleeve feature Andy Warhol's paintings of Coca-Cola bottles.^[1] The album was released in the UK to capitalise on the interest from Warhol's Pork.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed unless otherwise noted.^[3]

Record One Side One

1. "I'm Waiting for the Man" – 4:37 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
2. "Candy Says" (The Velvet Underground) – 4:09 (from The Velvet Underground, 1969)
3. "Run, Run, Run" – 4:18 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
4. "White Light/White Heat" – 2:44 (from White Light/White Heat, 1968)
5. "All Tomorrow's Parties" – 5:55 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)

Record One Side Two

1. "Sunday Morning" – 2:53 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
2. "I Heard Her Call My Name" – 4:05 (from White Light/White Heat)
3. "Femme Fatale" – 2:35 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
4. "Heroin" – 7:05 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
5. "Here She Comes Now" (Sterling Morrison, Reed, John Cale, Maureen Tucker) – 2:00 (from White Light/White Heat)
6. "There She Goes Again" – 2:30 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)

Record Two Side One

1. "Sister Ray" (Reed, Morrison, Cale, Tucker) – 17:00 (from White Light/White Heat)
2. "Venus in Furs" – 5:07 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)

Record Two Side Two

1. "European Son" (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker) – 7:40 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
2. "Pale Blue Eyes" – 5:40 (from The Velvet Underground)
3. "The Black Angel's Death Song" (Reed, Cale) – 3:10 (from The Velvet Underground & Nico)
4. "Beginning To See The Light" – 4:48 (from The Velvet Underground)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Discogs	(4.6/5) link
MusicBrainz	link

Credits

Band

^[4]

• Bass – John Cale, Sterling Morrison
• Guitar – Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison
• Percussion – Maureen Tucker
• Piano – Lou Reed
• Electric Viola, Organ – John Cale
• Vocals – John Cale, Lou Reed, Nico, Sterling Morrison

Production

^[5]

• Illustration, Design, Art Direction – Grahame Berney, Keith Davis, Oliver Wade
• Liner Notes – Russ Curry

References

1. Discogs - Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico - (images) 1971 2-vinyl, Metro Records (2629 001) France
2. Thompson, Dave. "Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
3. allMusic - The Velvet Underground Story - 2006-04-04th
4. Discogs - the Story of Velvet Underground - 2006-04-04th 2-CD, Polydor (523 706-2) Europe
5. Discogs - Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground Featuring Nico - 1983-0218th 2-vinyl, Polydor (2629001) Netherlands