9 LP Loaded Box (nothing new...)

[Lil’olJacBestStayBak]

First comment. The only thing I want to hear is a stereo mix of the original 1970 release on 180 vinyl and lossless, without the horrific add-ons to New Age and Jane. Listening to the 45th Anniversary set, the ONLY place to hear New Age without the horrific tape splice and key change at the end was the mono version.

[dial4]

About tape-splice : I will always remember my first audition of Absolutely live (released before any Velvets concert) and something bothered me, I couldn't like this record. I was doing some music as an amateur, so I put it away and never listened to it again. But many unauthorized records from them thrilled me. Especially the Matrix where they already sounded exactly like their first 2 LPs from 1967. And at the beginning of the 21st century, spread over 9 years (!), 7 very expensive editions saw the light of day, with very ugly covers, of the concerts that were used to make this album. And I read that : "I couldn't get complete takes of a lot of songs, so sometimes I'd cut from Detroit to Philadelphia in mid-song. There must be 2000 edits on that album."
Strangely, despite Jim's mental and physical state of "disrepair", these performances contained a lot of energy. And I couldn't find any trace of the cuts that their producer mentioned.

[Luzern]

I'd like the mono version on a stand-alone LP.

[MartinVU]

The guy who produced the box set, Jason something, said on the Hoffman forum that he would not break up the set, i.e. that none of the stuff would be released separately. So in a way it's good they didnt include a speed corrected Max's, ha ha

He also said he heard the 2 songs the post-Lou Velvet recorded and that they were dreadful, so I guess that's why they weren't included

[MartinVU]

Why not just buy a second hand copy of the original? You should get one in excellent condition quite cheap. 180 and remastered are mostly gimmicks if you ask me..though the newest version I own is the Fully Loaded
Cd I have never heard anyone suggest that the modern remasters beat the original, often it's the other way around.

First comment. The only thing I want to hear is a stereo mix of the original 1970 release on 180 vinyl and lossless, without the horrific add-ons to New Age and Jane. Listening to the 45th Anniversary set, the ONLY place to hear New Age without the horrific tape splice and key change at the end was the mono version.

[Mark]

He also said he heard the 2 songs the post-Lou Velvet recorded and that they were dreadful, so I guess that's why they weren't included

That's a shame evenso. As Sal once said, none of this stuff is wasted on VU fans!

[falconwhit]

Initial thoughts on the boxset:

The mono LP sounds quite dull so it is a bit of a disappointment since this was the reason why I bought the set. The super deluxe CD version sounds much better to me (and I'm usually not a fan of CDs)

On the other hand, the first LP of outtakes was a very enjoyable listen - I prefer it to the cd version.
I also enjoyed the 2nd fret set - although I know that most people don't care about it because it's poorly recorded.

[falconwhit]

Initial thoughts on the boxset:

The mono LP sounds quite dull so it is a bit of a disappointment since this was the reason why I bought the set. The super deluxe CD version sounds much better to me (and I'm usually not a fan of CDs)

On the other hand, the first LP of outtakes was a very enjoyable listen - I prefer it to the cd version.
I also enjoyed the 2nd fret set - although I know that most people don't care about it because it's poorly recorded.

[dial4]

I do not really see what we can appreciate in vinyl. At least sonically.