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Candy Velvet wrote:

SilverSurfer wrote:Where can I get those bootleg recordings?

http://www.velvetforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1158

SilverSurfer wrote:I voted for three but I probably would allow some very close friend of mine to hear it if he would promise to tell absolutely no one about it, not a soul.

Pleeeease, I'll promise to be good.

Where can I get those bootleg recordings?

I've seen this, it's really cool.
I love that version of Heroin, Ghost Story is very neat too.

Doctor Bob wrote:

SilverSurfer wrote:Aaargh, this is getting complicated.

Yeah you're telling me.

Me and Arjan have been arguing about this stuff pointlessly for years. But then it does keep us off the streets...

It would be nice to have some VU fans on the streets though.

Aaargh, this is getting complicated.

I voted for three but I probably would allow some very close friend of mine to hear it if he would promise to tell absolutely no one about it, not a soul.

There are two guitars, the rhythm is played by Reed and most people think the lead guitar part is played by Sterling although a recent interview with Cale implies it might have been Reed... The piano and bass are both played by Cale You can find a complete listing of the entire album in this ...

I'm somewhat puzzled by who plays what instrument on 'I'm Waiting For The Man'. I know for sure that Maureen Tucker did the drumming and Lou Reed did the singing. I have read that Lou Reed pounded the piano and John Cale played the bass, wich leaves the guitar to Sterling Morrison. Maybe it's just ...

I love Pale Blue Eyes but I still think 'Heroin' is The Velvets most nightmarishly beuatiful song, hell it might even be my favorite song in the world.