THE VELVET UNDERGROUND LIVE AT MAX’S KANSAS CITY LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1972 MONO LOU REED

The Velvet Underground Live At Max’s Kansas City
(Atlantic Records  1972  K30022  Mono)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners & split along top half of top edge

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from a few light crackles at the very start of side 1)

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band from New York City, active between 1964 and 1973. Formed by singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus Maclise (who was replaced by Maureen Tucker in 1965), the group was briefly managed by the pop artist Andy Warhol, and served as the house band at the Factory and Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable events from 1966 to 1967. Despite achieving little commercial success during its existence, the Velvet Underground is now recognized as among the most influential bands of all time for its integration of rock music with the avant-garde.

The provocative subject matter, musical experimentation, and often nihilistic attitudes explored in the band’s work would prove influential in the development of punk rock and alternative music. Their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico (featuring German singer and collaborator Nico) was called the “most prophetic rock album ever made” by Rolling Stone in 2003. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band No. 19 on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 by Patti Smith.

Live at Max’s Kansas City is a live album by The Velvet Underground. It was originally released on May 30, 1972, by Cotillion, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lou Reed except as indicated.

Side one

1. “I’m Waiting for the Man” – 4:00
2. “Sweet Jane” – 4:52
3. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – 3:41
4. “Beginning to See the Light” – 5:00

Side two

5. “I’ll Be Your Mirror” – 1:55
6. “Pale Blue Eyes” – 5:38
7. “Sunday Morning” (Reed, John Cale) – 2:43
8. “New Age” – 5:58
9. “Femme Fatale” – 2:29
10. “After Hours” – 2:05

Personnel

• Sterling Morrison – lead, rhythm guitar
• Lou Reed – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Doug Yule – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on “I’m Set Free”, “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”, “Who Loves the Sun”, “I’ll Be Your Mirror”, “Candy Says” and “New Age”
• Billy Yule – drums