I'll put a link below to a recording of the Velvet Underground at the Mile End Sundown in London on 30th November 1972.
Velvet Underground 1972-11-30 London audience recording BA copy
(...and I'm not Lou Reed....)
Mile End Sundown
London
1972-11-30
01: I'm Waiting For The Man 5.09
02: White Light White Heat 2.26
03: Some Kinda Love 7.09
04: Dopey Joe 3.50
05: Run Run Run 5.40
06: Mean Old Man 3.09
07: What Goes On 4.53
08: Memphis jam 2.57
09: Sweet Caroline 3.05
10: Little Jack 3.11
11: Train Round The Bend/Sister Ray 7.30
(49 minutes)
Doug Yule: guitar, vocals
Rob Norris: guitar, backing vocals
George Kay: bass, backing vocals
Mark Nauseef: drums
The late 1972 Doug Yule-led incarnation of the Velvet Underground visited England in November/December and played 9 shows - the tour was announced in the 14th October issue of the NME. At most of these shows they were the headliners, but at this concert at London's Mile End Sundown they appear to have supported ELO.
Their set was a mixture of old VU standards mixed with new songs from the as yet unreleased "Squeeze".
lineage: TDK D90 cassette from the collection of Bill Allerton - Pioneer CT-S670D player - wav - flac
wav transfer October 2025 by lurid_uk
RIP Bill
the audio: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f26hc52x ... 9x91q&dl=0
Velvet Underground London 1972-11-30
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LoathesomeCowboyBill
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Re: Velvet Underground London 1972-11-30
Thanks so much! Sound quality is very nice
Re: Velvet Underground London 1972-11-30
A must for fans of Mark Nauseef's snare drum!
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Re: Velvet Underground London 1972-11-30
That's not Doug singing Run Run Run - guess it must be George Kay / Rob Norris.
I enjoyed this more as it went on - first few tracks are a bit pedestrian (and very snare-heavy) but it starts swinging a bit more on Run Run Run. It's not a terrible band by any means, probably no worse than the one Lou was touring with at this point. Haven't listened to the Lampeter gig from this tour in years but I feel like it might be a bit tighter than this one?
It's surprising that Doug seems to toss off the Squeeze songs without much audible enthusiasm - you'd think he'd feel like selling those songs a bit more (or even just putting a bit more effort into teaching them to the band). Maybe in his heart of hearts he knew they didn't really measure up to the old songs.
Sounds like someone's playing the intro to Heroin just before the 'Memphis jam'.
Has anyone sent this to Doug?
I enjoyed this more as it went on - first few tracks are a bit pedestrian (and very snare-heavy) but it starts swinging a bit more on Run Run Run. It's not a terrible band by any means, probably no worse than the one Lou was touring with at this point. Haven't listened to the Lampeter gig from this tour in years but I feel like it might be a bit tighter than this one?
It's surprising that Doug seems to toss off the Squeeze songs without much audible enthusiasm - you'd think he'd feel like selling those songs a bit more (or even just putting a bit more effort into teaching them to the band). Maybe in his heart of hearts he knew they didn't really measure up to the old songs.
Sounds like someone's playing the intro to Heroin just before the 'Memphis jam'.
Has anyone sent this to Doug?
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1