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Can anyone recommend a page where I can view relatively rare John Cale pictures, either with the VU or solo? I would be grateful for any help or information.
Thank you from Russia!

I would recommned you:

http://www.natfinkelstein.com/

http://www.billyname.com/

On Name´s portfolio you have to open each page and look carefully each individual small pic. There are trully treasures there.

Could someone tell me where I could find an old picture of the band, I think it was when they were playing in Canada and Nico was party of it, and Lou Reed is wearing a white shirt someone's face on it and playing a harmonica?

http://www.ianmaceachern.com/velvetunderground.html

(is that what you're talking about?)

"Someone" of course is Marlon Brando and "Lou Reed" in this case is Gerard Malanga (and I don't think he's playing harmonica either).

Paddy wrote:http://www.ianmaceachern.com/velvetunderground.html

No fucking way!

This pic is quite interesting. When I saw this pic for the first time a few years ago, I remember my self checking "Melody Laugther". There is a fragment at the beginning where you can listen a piano and a lot of noise. Minutes later the piano chages to a more Cale-style playing.
Since I saw the pic, I have always wondered if this piano part at the beggining (before she starts to "sing") was played by Nico. I think so.

alfredovu wrote:There is a fragment at the beginning where you can listen a piano and a lot of noise. Minutes later the piano chages to a more Cale-style playing.
Since I saw the pic, I have always wondered if this piano part at the beggining (before she starts to "sing") was played by Nico. I think so.

Yeah, in the fourth and fifth minutes of the PSAS edit, there's some tentative plinkety-plonking that may well be her. Wouldn't be Cale or Reed, there would've been a lot more banging or "professional" playing.

Homme Fatale wrote:"Someone" of course is Marlon Brando and "Lou Reed" in this case is Gerard Malanga (and I don't think he's playing harmonica either).

http://www.ianmaceachern.com/images/vel ... /vu09.html

In this pic, it seems he is playing a squeegee without the handle! "Tonight's band is featuring Nico on plink-plonk, Gerard on squeegee and Lou Reed on jimjam."

It's like Christmas! Thank you all for your replies- I haven't investigated the weblinks yet but I plan too the moment I finish this reply. Thanks! And the one of Nico playing the piano is just lovely... and of course, since I've barely seen any pictures, it came as a welcomd surprise.
Thanks again!