The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
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Verve Records – V6-5046 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | White Light/White Heat | 2:44 | |
| A2 | The Gift | 8:14 | |
| A3 | Lady Godiva's Operation | 4:52 | |
| A4 | Here She Comes Now | 2:00 | |
| B1 | I Heard Her Call My Name | 4:05 | |
| B2 | Sister Ray | 17:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Three Prong Music
- Pressed By – H.V. Waddell Co.
- Record Company – MGM Records
- Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MGM Records Division
Credits
- Design Concept [Cover] – 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
First original U.S.stereo West-Coast Pressing
- Visible skull tattoo on front cover.
- Tracklisting on back mis-titles "Here She Comes Now" as "There She Comes Now"
- Back cover credits Lou Reed for "Lead Guitar" rather than just "Guitar"
- Andy Warhol is credited on back cover
- spine reads "V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE"
- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.
® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. / Printed in U.S.A.
Manufactured by MGM Records Division
MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A.
This first issue was pressed by this release [inner 2.875" (about 73mm), outer 3.625" (92mm)].
There is a bootleg of this version with the exact same matrix (https://discogs.programascracks.com/release/6167877-The-Velvet-Underground-White-LightWhite-Heat). It can be identified by the following:
- No visible skull
- Band name missing from spine
- Dead wax width on side 1 is 1" instead of 1/2"
- Pressing ring is a ledge instead of a trench (same diameter)
- Label text is blotchy instead of crisp
- Visible skull tattoo on front cover.
- Tracklisting on back mis-titles "Here She Comes Now" as "There She Comes Now"
- Back cover credits Lou Reed for "Lead Guitar" rather than just "Guitar"
- Andy Warhol is credited on back cover
- spine reads "V6-5046 WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND VERVE"
- "Three Prong Music" publishing credit on all tracks.
® © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. / Printed in U.S.A.
Manufactured by MGM Records Division
MGM RECORDS - A DIVISION OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC. - Made in U.S.A.
This first issue was pressed by this release [inner 2.875" (about 73mm), outer 3.625" (92mm)].
There is a bootleg of this version with the exact same matrix (https://discogs.programascracks.com/release/6167877-The-Velvet-Underground-White-LightWhite-Heat). It can be identified by the following:
- No visible skull
- Band name missing from spine
- Dead wax width on side 1 is 1" instead of 1/2"
- Pressing ring is a ledge instead of a trench (same diameter)
- Label text is blotchy instead of crisp
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): MGS 1258
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): MGS 1259
- Matrix / Runout (A-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE-1 MGS-1258
- Matrix / Runout (B-side etched): V6-5046 SIDE 2 MGS-1259
- Rights Society: BMI
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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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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Sounds absolutely horrendous in the best way possible. This is the velvet underground! Just about the only thing you can do with this album is crank it to full volume and let it’s distorted mess sound like it’s breaking your speakers! Amazing album, one of the best ever. -
My record is an original deep groove stereo pressing but the sleeve is a mono sleeve (as for the west coast mono promotion copy) with a stereo sticker attached to the upper right front cover. It has the Verve "jazz" inner sleeve.
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Mines the original Westcoast press. But I can't see the tattoo on the cover for the life of me it's a little rubbed down. Ring wear that sorta thing. But I can't seem to find another release that says all black cover -
One of the only albums I've heard where you can move bass, treble from 0 to 100 or mono to stereo on your receiver and absolutely makes no difference in sound. The best from VU. -
Edited 10 years agoObviously not the best sounding album due to the nature of the sessions but it's one of the best albums ever made and Sister Ray is a song begging to be heard on wax. I haven't heard any other pressings but this one sounds nice to me.
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