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