This sleeper-fan-favorite from Lou Reed and Velvet Underground is getting its first reissue on vinyl in over 40 years. This 2LP is comprised of two late-in-the-year dates at End of Cole Ave in Dallas and at the Matrix in San Francisco, all sourced from fan tape recordings, the two-track mixdown straight from the live console, or from acetate copies.

The fact that few recordings of Velvet Underground exist from before 1970 has made this compilation a treasured gem amongst fans. The tracks on this 2LP showcase a stripped-down and vulnerable Lou Reed accompanied by a band at arguably their creative zenith, and each song offers a fresh perspective on their respective studio versions.

Tracklist

LP1
A1 Waiting For My Man
A2 Lisa Says
A3 What Goes On
A4 Sweet Jane
B1 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
B2 Femme Fatale
B3 New Age
B4 Rock And Roll
B5 Beginning To See The Light

LP2
C1 Ocean
C2 Pale Blue Eyes
C3 Heroin
D1 Some Kinda Love
D2 Over You
D3 Sweet Bonnie Brown / It’s Just Too Much
D4 White Light/White Heat
D5 I’ll Be Your Mirror