Audio CD review:
The Velvet Underground - What Goes On?

The Velvet Underground - What Goes On?

Band: The Velvet Underground Title: What Goes On? Rating: Release Date: 1997-02-11 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: 'Andy Warhol Presents...' 2: Extemporisation ('Melody Laughter'?) 3: Heroin 4: I'm Waiting For The Man 5: Sunday Morning 6: I'll Be Your Mirror 7: Run Run Run 8: All Tomorrow's Parties 9: Venus In Furs 10: Femme Fatale 11: It Was A Pleasure Then 12: From The Music Factory 13: White Light/White Heat 14: Lady Godiva's Operation 15: I Heard Her Call My Name 16: Untitled 17: Bonus Track: Advertisement For The Incredible Plastic Inevitable Show 18: Sister Ray 19: Here She Comes Now 20: Guess I'm Falling In Love 21: Stephanie Says 22: Hey Mr. Rain (Version 2) 23: Candy Says (Alternate Mix) 24: Some Kinda Love (Alternate Mix) 25: Pale Blue Eyes (Alternate Mix) 26: Beginning To See The Light (Alternate Mix) 27: I'm Set Free (Alternate Mix) 28: The Murder Mystery (Alternate Mix) 29: Foggy Notion 30: I Can't Stand It 31: Bonus Track: Advertisement For 'The Velvet Underground' 32: Ocean 33: One Of These Days 34: Introductions 35: Too Much 36: Sweet Jane (Original Version) 37: New Age (Original Version) 38: Over You 39: What Goes On 40: Afterhours 41: I'm Sticking With You 42: Train Round The Bend 43: Head Held High 44: Who Loves The Sun 45: Rock And Roll 46: Ride Into The Sun (Demo, From Acetate, With Vocal) 47: Afterhours 48: No More Re-Unions 49: Thanks Andy Warhol 50: Bonus Track

**** Forget about " Peel Slowly and See " This blows it away ! **** d. I was at my local used c. store ; ' Reckless Records ' in Chicago , Il. . . . . . I saw this behind the counter. . . . have always been a HUGE fan of V. U. . . . . knew that this box set was considered the ' Holy Grail ' of V. U. compilations. . . . was in mint condition so I gobbled it up. . . . . . came home and played it. . . all I can say is that THIS box BLOWS AWAY ' Peel Slowly and See '. . . it's out of print? on an Aussie label 'Raven' so might be tough to find . . . . . . I'll also say that the sound is SUPERLATIVE to P. S. A. S. . . . . as are the track selections / little rare tid-bits , and a GREAT book. . . . . . . and the little sound bites of Andy Warhol in the early days is VERY cool !. . . . . You know the track listings and all that so I'll spare you. . . . P. S. A. S. really should have been this good , but they dropped the ball in a lot of respects. . . this set does NOT !!!. . . . all I will say is that if you come across this box GRAB IT , you won't be dissapointed !. Rare mixes and out-takes Although the track list replicates many of the titles from the Peel Slowly & See st, What Goes On includes the entire first LP in MONO, plus the OOP original Closet Mix of the third! Also includes live versions from the 1969 album, plus otherwise unavailable live tracks, acetates, radio spots and interviews from Warhol's Factory. It was always a pleasure then Any VU record is going to first class so we@ll take that for granted. I havent actually got this particular set myself but looking at it it seems to be a more streamlined version of the excellent Peel Slowly and See Boxset. The interesting stuff here seems to be the tracks which arent on the Peel Slowly set. There are a few, tho mainly they appear to be interview, advert soundclips etc from the time which would give this set a more historical charm than many VU compilations. It certainly has all the best songs on it. including the bizaare experimental freeform rock of Melody Laughter (also on Peel Slowly) which is great for being a rare glimpse into VU live from that era, as most of the live stuff knocking around id from 1969/70, with the less edgy sound developed after Cale's departure. All in all I'd recommend all VU fans to add this just for the context into which everything is set. The Velvet Touch! Released on the Raven label, who would have to be one of the worlds' best reissue companies, this set contains 47 tracks,interviews, 42 page book, rare photos and more. This is a sensational compliation of VU recordings from all Verve/MGM,Mercury, and Atlantic/Cotillion releases. Raven for those who don't know is headed by Aussie Glen A. Baker who has been voted Rock Brain of the Universe a number of times (even beating Dave Marsh!). This 3CD set has over 228 minutes of music with a wonderfull spoken intro by Andy Warhol. A must for fans and rock historians!. You can see a complete list of all The Velvet Underground discography, or go back to the The Velvet Underground tabs