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Dud999 wrote: ↑17 Apr 2026 20:31 He's the best writer so far to have tackled this band
That book is a must have

For sure. Can't wait to read it.

It is listed as 1966 here https://www.hystericglamour.jp/news/release/16909/
"Nico at The Dom 1966 by Howard Smith"

Nico Naked
Chelsea Girl Unstrung

thank you thank you thank you

I had a quick play around with the MVSEP software the YouTube poster used to see how it went with removing the string arrangements from "The Fairest of the Seasons", "These Days", "I'll Keep It with Mine" and "Somewhere There's a Feather", and both flutes and strings from "Winter Song". The results ...

looks like the same old same old here..... https://www.tornlightrecords.com/shop/velvet-underground-tune-in-drop-out/ and https://www.tornlightrecords.com/shop/the-velvet-underground-1966/ Yes. But then, as long as there are fools (like me) who buy the stuff, they will continue to put out more ...

For folks in NY:
https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/20 ... sland-baby

Hard to believe it's 50 years already.

Received the VU and Modern Lovers boots yesterday. I can report that I've been playing the Modern Lovers' Mercer boot non-stop today ("After Hours with..."). The sound is a bit on the boxy side of things as one would expect for an audience recording, but the performances are absolutely incredible ...

simonm wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 19:38
none for sale at this moment, but same ebay seller as Sunday's Clown

It's on ebay - search for modern lovers after hours
also on discogs

Yes, the VU is a rehash of old stuff, got it for the packaging really - I'm a sucker here's a sample of the Modern Lovers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSKaSzE2FM&t=24s the sound is what it is, not worse than the VU at the BTP... The LP sounds so much better than this 16 year old YouTube! It ...