The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
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Verve Records – V6-5046 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Art Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | White Light/White Heat | 2:44 | |
| A2 | The Gift | 8:14 | |
| A3 | Lady Godiva's Operation | 4:52 | |
| A4 | There She Comes Now | 2:00 | |
| B1 | I Heard Her Call My Name | 4:05 | |
| B2 | Sister Ray | 17:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – MGM Records
- Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Published By – Three Prong Music
- Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
- Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Credits
- Cover [Cover Concept] – Andy Warhol
- Design [Cover] – Acy R. Lehman*
- Engineer [Director Of] – Val Valentin
- Engineer [Recording] – Gary Kellgren
- Percussion – Maureen Tucker*
- Photography By [Cover] – Billy Name
- Photography By [Liner] – Mario Anniballi
- Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
- Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Sterling Morrison
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano – Lou Reed
- Vocals, Viola [Electric], Organ, Bass Guitar – John Cale
Notes
- No skull.
- Back cover reads There She Comes Now, Lou Reed lead guitar credit, Warhol credit. Back picture has almost no grey scale.
- Spine fails to mention The Velvet Underground (!) and reads: V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT VERVE.
- Blue/silver T Verve label with a slightly different lettering from original Verve label.
This edition is rumored to be a pirate.
- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A.
- Back cover reads There She Comes Now, Lou Reed lead guitar credit, Warhol credit. Back picture has almost no grey scale.
- Spine fails to mention The Velvet Underground (!) and reads: V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT VERVE.
- Blue/silver T Verve label with a slightly different lettering from original Verve label.
This edition is rumored to be a pirate.
- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.
®© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (A-SIde Label): MGS-1258
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): MGS-1259
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): V6-5046 SIDE 1 MGS-1258 11 [block-shaped 'S']
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259 11 [block-shaped 'S']
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching Variation 2): V6-5046 SIDE 1 MGS-1258 12 [block-shaped 'S']
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching Variation 2): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259 12 [block-shaped 'S']
Other Versions (5 of 199)
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White Light/White Heat (LP, Album, Stereo, East Coast Pressing) | Verve Records | V6-5046, V/V6-5046 | US | 1968 | ||
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White Light/White Heat (LP, Album, Stereo) | Verve Records | 710 015 | 1968 | |||
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White Light/White Heat (LP, Album, Stereo) | MGM Records | SVLP 9201 | UK | 1968 | ||
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Recently Edited
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White Light/White Heat (LP, Album, Mono) | Verve Records | VLP 9201, VLP.9201 | UK | 1968 | ||
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White Light/White Heat (LP, Album, Stereo) | Verve Records | V6-5046 | Canada | 1968 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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It actually sounds cleaner that the original, like whatever mastering or cutting engineer the mafia used corrected it to sound like a normal record
A lot of the mid-range scuzz/background rhythm guitar fuzz is not there, so it's kind of a poppier mix. -
Actually sounds very decent, don't have an original to compare it with but am impressed. A bit more surface noise probably than an original, but it's not overwhelming.
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Please disregard my previous note. Looking at wrong pressing... EEK crawl back in my hole...
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My East Coast pressing matches in every way EXCEPT there is a Skull Tattoo on the front cover.
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I have one without a scull tattoo but it doesn't have "There She Comes Now." Wonder if this is also a 1968 pressing. Anybody else know anything about this version?
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The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat has large pressing ring, both are listed as east coast pressings??
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People buying copies from this Discogs listing should be careful of buying counterfeits. Particularly:
https://discogs.programascracks.com/The-Velvet-Underground-White-LightWhite-Heat/release/2203913
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Verve V6-5046, post-1972
black label "Hollywood" reissue (alternate)
Side 1: V6 5046 MGS 1258
Side 2: V 5046 SIDE 2 MG 1259
No skull, V6-5046 on top left, STEREO on top right.
Back cover has V/V6-5046 on top right. It reads There She Comes Now, Lou Reed lead guitar credit, no Warhol credit.
Spine reads: V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE.
Black Verve label with Hollywood label address, with both the mono/stereo numbers. "MANUFACTURED BY MGM RECORDS, INC., 7165 SUNSET BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 90046".
Song credits: White Light/White Heat, Lady Godiva's Operation, I Heard Her Call My Name: "Lou Reed". The Gift, Here She Comes Now, Sister Ray: "L. Reed - S. Morrison - J. Cale - M. Tucker".
Publishing credits: White Light/White Heat, Here She Comes Now, I Heard Her Call My Name: "Oakfield Avenue Music Company - BMI". The Gift, Lady Godiva's Operation, Sister Ray: "Three Prong Music - BMI".
Mispressing Side 1 is stereo and side 2 mono. -
It would be interesting to find out one day the origins of this edition.
I have one signed by John Cale on the back cover which I bought on eBay a couple of years ago, then recently I found a seller here in Brazil selling both a White Light/White Heat and a VU & Nico which came from the very same person. According to the seller, the previous owner bought both of them at the same time. I noticed that the "Banana album" was a 70's edition (1973 stereo, no Emerson on back and printed banana, blue label with different font than original), so I thought that WL/WH was also a '73 or so reissue... well, imagine my surprise when they arrived and WL/WH was the same edition that I already had, that is: this one! Of course it doesn't mean anything, but maybe, just maybe, this edition was available at the same time as '73 reissues? I also find it interesting that there would be a counterfeit of this one made back in the day but not the others. It would be great to know the history behind this one.
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