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The Velvet Underground / The Boston Tea Party: July 11th 1969
(2 x Vinyl LP – Room On Fire)
The Boston Tea Party was that city’s leading underground rock club, something of a home for the Velvet Underground. Lou Reed even described it as his favorite place to play in the late ’60s. This superb live set was taped there and finds the quartet performing numerous tracks from their recently released third album, as well as epic renditions of ‘Run Run Run’ and ‘Sister Ray.’
The Velvet Underground / Live At The Gymnasium, New York City, Apr. 30, 1967
(2 x Vinyl LP – Velvet Underground Appreciation Society)
“April 30, 1967 recording of a performance at The Gymnasium (424 E. 71st St) in New York City. So its Velvet’s White Light/White Heat period in full gloom. In fact, it contains the first public performance of ‘Sister Ray’ (it clocks 19:10″! ) and the previously unreleased songs ‘I’m Not a Young Man Anymore’ and the R&B number Booker T. Mastered form recently sourced tapes not comparable with any previous versions. Black vinyl edition. Gatefold sleeve audiophile vinyl bags. Limited edition numbered 300 units.”
The Velvet Underground / Sweet Sister Ray
(2 x Vinyl LP – White Heat Records)
There’s very little live material left from the John Cale-era of the group, at least that anyone knows about. But one of the strangest, most fascinating treasures of Cale’s time with the Velvets still remains in the hands of bootleggers: “Sweet Sister Ray.” — Tyler Wilcox.
“If I had to list the top forty bootleg albums of all time, the Velvet Underground’s SWEET SISTER RAY would definitely be up there on the list. In fact if I hadda list the top ten bootlegs of all time SSR would definitely be up there amid the likes of METALLIC KO and other definite must-have worthies in both your and my collections. Come to think of it, if I hadda list thee ultimate bootleg album of all time this ‘un just might make the #1 spot because hey, it is like, that essential.” — Chris Stigliano