The Velvet UndergroundLoaded

Label:

Cotillion – 8122796135

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Classic Rock

Tracklist

A1 Who Loves The Sun 2:50
A2 Sweet Jane 3:55
A3 Rock & Roll 4:47
A4 Cool It Down 3:05
A5 New Age 5:20
B1 Head Held High 2:52
B2 Lonesome Cowboy Bill 2:48
B3 I Found A Reason 4:15
B4 Train Round The Bend 3:20
B5 Oh! Sweet Nuthin' 7:23

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Music Group
  • Manufactured ForRhino Entertainment Company
  • Marketed ByRhino Entertainment Company
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Recorded AtAtlantic Studios
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BC69040
  • Published ByVirpi, Inc.

Credits

  • Composed ByLou Reed
  • Composed By [Song Composition]Sterling Morrison
  • DrumsMoe Tucker
  • EngineerGeoffrey Haslam
  • Engineer [Remix]Geoffrey Haslam
  • Lacquer Cut ByMaria (116) (tracks: B1 to B5)
  • Lead GuitarSterling Morrison
  • Lyrics ByLou Reed
  • Organ, Bass, Acoustic GuitarDoug Yule
  • Percussion [Assistant]Tommy Castanaro
  • Photography By [Backliner Photo]Henri Ter Hall
  • PianoLou Reed
  • ProducerThe Velvet Underground
  • Rhythm GuitarSterling Morrison
  • VocalsLou Reed
  • Written-By [All Selections Are By]The Velvet Underground

Notes

Barcode on rear sleeve and on hype sticker on front cover. Some copies may have "Made in " sticker on back cover.

Recorded at Atlantic Studio, New York, N. Y.
The Velvet Underground wishes to thank Geoffrey Haslam for his help in putting this album together.
℗ and © 1970 Atlantic Records.

1st catalog number on jacket front, spine & rear plus labels.
2nd catalog number on jacket spine & labels.

Runouts (variant 1): side A '61=' and side B '1+=' are mirrored.
Runouts (variant 2): side A '61+' and side B '1++' are mirrored.
Runouts (variant 3): side A '51-' and side B 'Λ+A' are mirrored.

Matrices are etched.

Hype sticker, back sleeve and labels: Made in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 81227 96135 0
  • Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 081227961350
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society (Labels): GEMA/BIEM
  • Rights Society (Hype sticker): GEMA/MS
  • Label Code: LC02982
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): BC69040-01 A1 JA 61=
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): BC69040-01 B1 MARIA 1+=
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): BC69040-01 A1 JA 61+
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): BC69040-01 B1 MARIA 1++
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): BC69040-01 A1 JA 51-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): BC69040-01 B1 MARIA Λ+A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): BC69040-01 A1 JA ⊥S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): BC69040-01 B1 MARIA —=Λ
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): 3C69040-01 A1 JA ΛP
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 3C69040-01 B1 VV= MARIA

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Reviews

  • WillEachus's avatar
    WillEachus
    My copy sounds ok (a few pops and crackles) apart from New Age which has extremely loud crackle all the way through that ruins the song. Other people are saying they have no surface noise so I guess I just got a bad copy.
    • old-school-0's avatar
      old-school-0
      Edited one year ago
      Great Album... mine is flat, tracks perfect, surface noise is next to nil...Nice sound, not getting much sibilance. The treble forward has been something of a norm for VU releases, in some part due to VU's style, and is part of their raw sound IMO. My copy, on my set up sounds very nice, full, and very enjoyable to my subjective ear.
      • clauses's avatar
        clauses
        Edited one year ago
        First two tracks of side one had insane sibilants when I played it with one of my moving coil cartridges. Tried playing it on another and that went much better. Still, the presentation was very treble forward. Lacked some space and warmth.
        • Goose-Dawg-Vinyl's avatar
          Edited one year ago
          This 2020 pressing sounds great! Very happy with it. Heavy, flat, flawless vinyl. Not even a hint of surface noise. Dead silent between tracks! Comes with a white polylined sleeve which is always a plus. A classic VU album!
          • Tomasc2d's avatar
            Tomasc2d
            Edited one year ago
            Just got this. It looks identical to this version but includes the full lenght versions of Sweet Jane, Rock And Roll and New Age, despite being stated on the back cover and label that the short versions are included. Maybe there is a new 2022 repress?
            • Thinningjewfro86's avatar
              Edited one year ago
              Brilliant sound, probably an pretty good representation of the master, including the hints of sibilance, which seem to be the case with these bright sounding albums like marquee moon.
              Pressing is very high quality and the price is looooow.
              • sd_in_az's avatar
                sd_in_az
                Edited one year ago
                Another big fan of this pressing here…the best I’ve heard this album sound.
                • mikeSF_'s avatar
                  mikeSF_
                  Edited 5 months ago
                  Wow, what an amazing sounding reissue, super crisp and balanced remaster, cut hot. So much clarity.

                  Nice heavyweight vinyl is super clean with no pressing errors and dead silent between tracks.

                  My second favorite Velvet record. Recommended.
                  • arievandam's avatar
                    arievandam
                    Edited one year ago
                    An absolutely gorgeous sounding record, I wanted to track down an original but this will do for now, and honestly might sound better than a first press. Silent vinyl, no ticks or crackle, and great dynamic range, everything given plenty of room to really pop. My only complaint would be that it maybe sounds a little bright or not as bass heavy, but perhaps the album has always sounded that way.
                    • switherton's avatar
                      switherton
                      Edited one year ago
                      Same matrix numbers as the 2017 Ltd. Edition Gold Reissue, and this one's on 180 gram vinyl. It also boasts the unabridged version of Sweet Jane. As far as provenance goes, I have to believe it's a digital remaster, though I'd love to be wrong. Made in sticker on the back of my copy. Paid 28 CDN for it new.

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