The Velvet Underground - Ultimate Mono & Acetates

tarbaby2 · Post by **tarbaby2** » 26 Sep 2005 00:13

am i missing something in the gmail place? when i go there i can't find anything to download.

upsetter · Post by **upsetter** » 26 Sep 2005 10:40

tarbaby2 wrote:am i missing something in the gmail place? when i go there i can't find anything to download.

Well it looks like google have reinstated the account underground.velvet!

jimjim · Post by **jimjim** » 26 Sep 2005 11:03

Good news everyone! Olivier's updated the VU Web Page and confirmed what we already know - this is THE acetate!! It'll not show any changes on the front page but click on 'Studio/Home Recordings' and it'll mention the new CD set we have been listening to..

I'll review disc 1 later as I made a cock up & left out VIF from the tracks I uploaded to the iPod.

lostblues · Post by **lostblues** » 26 Sep 2005 11:07

jimjim wrote:Good news everyone! Olivier's updated the VU Web Page and confirmed what we already know - this is THE acetate!! It'll not show any changes on the front page but click on 'Home Recordings' and it'll mention the new CD set we have been listening to..

I'll review disc 1 later as I made a cock up & left out VIF from the tracks I uploaded to the iPod.

I just wanted to post the same information....
damned.... I'm too slow.....

One more question:
Does anyone have coverscans from this bootleg?
Somewhere here in this forum there's a link to a japanese site with pictures, but these are really low-res....

Kill Mick · Post by **Kill Mick** » 26 Sep 2005 12:57

OK, for what it's worth here's what I think we've got:

European Son (original full length mix) - AWESOME - sounds fantastic, with an extra minute+ after the 'plate crash'
The Black Angel's Death Song (orginal mix with different bass line) - I think?
All Tomorrow's Parties (original single voice mix) - what can you say?
I'll Be Your Mirror (original mix with different vocals) - could be a totally different take, but I don't think so.
Heroin (original take) - not mad keen on this version, actually.
Venus in Furs (original take) - ditto. Think they were right to re-record them.
Femme Fatale (original mix with different backing vocals) - nice and high pitched!
I'm Waiting For The Man (original take) - love this one, very menacing, IMHO it does feature piano (but no bass?). Where's Mo?
Run Run Run (original mix) - no vocal overdubs at the end.

Class!

lostblues · Post by **lostblues** » 26 Sep 2005 15:05

And what about "There she goes again"???????
It is listed as track 4 on "White Light/White Heat".

This is messed up, isn't it?!

I have made a artwork facsimile.
You can find it at my website http://www.badreputation.de

dsulpy · Post by **dsulpy** » 26 Sep 2005 15:16

I might be wrong, but my impression was that the vocal on ATP is not the same one that's on the released "single voice" version.

And I was wrong about "Mirror," I think - I do believe it's the same backing track. It's just mixed very differently (pretty sad when a beat-up mono acetate blows away the legit CD in terms of sound quality... who mixed the Banana album, and what did they use for ears?).

I agree, "Venus," "Man" and "Heroin" are AMAZING to hear - but it's obvious they felt they could do better... and they did.

Kill Mick · Post by **Kill Mick** » 26 Sep 2005 15:39

ATP - maybe they used one 'single voice' for the acetate version, a different one for the stereo version from the original CD, and both for the 'final' double voice version?

sars · Post by **sars** » 26 Sep 2005 20:23

is there a time limit for this being available for download?

Mike V.U. · Post by **Mike V.U.** » 26 Sep 2005 20:28

Maybe only one disc at a time can be uploaded? There's gotta be an easier way...