The Velvet Forum

Hitchhike is of course a Marvin Gaye song covered by the Stones.
The real VU rip off is of the Everly Brothers "Love Hurts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

I meant mono vinyl of course.
Thanks.

Hi,
anyone here have a good quality file of the WL/WH skull tattoo not black on black but black and white?
Also, a lossless vinyl rip of the third album would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Sal

I had the honor on sitting in on transferring the original master tapes (and trying to decipher some cryptic tape box notes) with Bill Levenson at Sterling Sound in NYC, and have been working with Sundazed on the package. This will be another beautiful addition to any VU fan's collection.

It's not. It's a stereo re-issue. And with all due respect, I think that everyone should have the opportunity to hear an excellently xferred rip of the mono. So, please make it public. If the record company refuses to meet the demands of its true fans by releasing the music in its best form, screw ...

Looking for an expertly transferred WL/WH vinyl rip.
Please email off board.
Thanks,
Sal

You know who you are. If you have an encyclopedic knowledge and deep archive from this period, please contact me privately.
Thanks,
Sal

Looks like Stephen Shore to me.
While this is certainly from the VU&Nico sessions, Lou and Nico must have been in the studio together for Chelsea Girl, no?

Look for those lovely folks at Sundazed to issue a 2cd, 3lp best of Moe in September. The set will include some hard to find tracks as well as one previously unissued beauty. Eyes wide open!

Sal

Here's a little more info for you: That flyer is an original Angus manuscript, a draft for an event handbill utilizing an earlier event handbill, the May 1965 Dreamweapon performance which is super-significant as it lists the Velvets as performers, thereby being their first show - until something ...