the Velvet Underground: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
M.C. Kostek, The Velvet Underground Handbook (1992), provides a detailed annotated listing of the Velvet Underground’s recordings, films, and related materials. Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga, Up-tight: The Velvet Underground Story, new ed. (1995), is a definitive, talking-book account of the group’s career from 1965 to 1970. Lou Reed, Between Thought and Expression: Selected Lyrics of Lou Reed (1991), includes several Velvet Underground songs.
Representative Works
Velvet Underground
- The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
- White Light/White Heat (1968)
- The Velvet Underground (1969)
- Loaded (1970)
- The Velvet Underground Live at Max’s Kansas City (1972)
Lou Reed
- Transformer (1972)
- Berlin (1973)
- Street Hassle (1978)
- New York (1989)
John Cale
- Paris 1919 (1973)
- Fear (1974)
- Music For a New Society (1982)
Lou Reed/John Cale
- Songs for Drella (1990)
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - The Velvet Underground. | Oct 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - The Velvet Underground's landmark debut turns 45. | Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Location of Lou Reed's death changed from Southampton, New York, to Springs, New York. | Jan 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: TeachRock - The Velvet Underground. | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 'We Were Not User-Friendly At All': The Story Behind The Velvet Underground's Debut. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - AAEP 1600 - The Velvet Underground. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC - Double J - 'We were hated, pretty much': the short, complex history of The Velvet Underground. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - The Velvet Underground: The band that made an art of being obscure. | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - �The Velvet Underground & Nico��The Velvet Underground (1967). | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Velvet Underground. | May 18, 2023 | ||
| Added the 2021 documentary. | Oct 15, 2021 | ||
| Changed Lou Reed's middle name from "Alan" to "Allan." | Dec 13, 2013 | ||
| Added Lou Reed's death. | Oct 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Velvet Underground. | Oct 11, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - Velvet Underground: The New York City Punk-Rock Poets. | Oct 10, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - The Velvet Underground. | Oct 10, 2012 | ||
| Changed John Cale's birthdate to March 9, 1942. |
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Nov 10, 2010 | |
| Article revised. | Feb 09, 2000 | ||
| New article added. | Jan 21, 1999 |
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