Paul Nelson on Velvet Underground 1969 Live Vol. 1

mr. star minuta · Post by **mr. star minuta** » 01 Jun 2007 04:57

"...and I sincerely believe that 1969 will be remembered (with Loaded) as the very best work done by Reed and the Velvets. I can only hope you agree." Paul Nelson

I just bought this album, and didn't listen to it yet .. but when I read this, I couldn't believe it. "Loaded the very best work by the velvets" (?) ...

I hope I'm not the only one who disagree ...

Changeling · Post by **Changeling** » 01 Jun 2007 05:22

mr. star minuta wrote:"...and I sincerely believe that 1969 will be remembered (with Loaded) as the very best work done by Reed and the Velvets. I can only hope you agree." Paul Nelson

I just bought this album, and didn't listen to it yet .. but when I read this, I couldn't believe it. "Loaded the very best work by the velvets" (?) ...

I hope I'm not the only one who disagree ...

don't ya just hate when people mispell white light/white heat.

At the risk of sounding like an idiot (never stopped me before),
Who the hell is Paul Nelson?

mr. star minuta · Post by **mr. star minuta** » 01 Jun 2007 05:39

not only white light/white heat .... but "& nico" and "The velvet underground" I think, are much more "best work" than "Loaded".

Paul Nelson (rock critic I suppose) is the guy who writes in the booklet of the 1969 vol.1 cd version. That is why this words caught my attention.

Doctor Bob · Post by **Doctor Bob** » 01 Jun 2007 15:20

I've never heard of Paul Nelson. Those liner notes are on the one hand kinda charming as they show the author to be pretty mesmerized with the 1969 recordings. On the other hand, his essay does show off his ignorance spectacularly!

iaredatsun · Post by **iaredatsun** » 01 Jun 2007 20:55

Could he be the same paul nelson who was record reviews editor at the Rolling Stone magazine? That might explain his preference for the MOR rock feel of late period VU. He was probably simply paid to write an enthusiastic review for the cover.

arjan · Post by **arjan** » 01 Jun 2007 20:57

iaredatsun wrote:Could he be the same paul nelson who was record reviews editor at the Rolling Stone magazine?

I always thought he was.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 01 Jun 2007 22:50

Yes, it is the Rolling Stone Paul Nelson. No one was around when 1969 Live was released? What is the average age in here? I was 15 when this was recorded.... having LIVE VU was a revelation then!

MJG196 · Post by **MJG196** » 02 Jun 2007 00:50

I was born the night Rock 'N' Roll Animal was recorded. I don't know if anyone else on the board has such a cool Lou-related birthday!

arjan · Post by **arjan** » 02 Jun 2007 13:17

Anonymous wrote:No one was around when 1969 Live was released? What is the average age in here?

I was three years old back then.

mg196 wrote:I was born the night Rock 'N' Roll Animal was recorded. I don't know if anyone else on the board has such a cool Lou-related birthday!

What, you're that young!?

I was born 116 days before The Velvet Underground played the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, that's about as close as I can get. Then again, the day I was born the Americans launched Apollo 15 in my honour, which was a nice gesture!

TeddyB · Post by **TeddyB** » 02 Jun 2007 20:19

Well, MG might be interested to hear (if he didn't know) that this was the same Paul Nelson who fought to sign the New York Dolls to Mercury, which eventually lost him his A&R job there. He was still working at Mercury when 1969 Live was released, which is why he wrote liner notes. He was also a close friend of Bob Dylan's from Minnesota, edited a very influential folk magazine there, and "loaned" Dylan a stack of rare folk and blues albums that Dylan never returned. And yes, he was also an editor at Rolling Stone. IIRC, he recently passed away.

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