how many versions of sister ray

[tarbaby2]

sister ray is my favorite and i was wondering if anyone knows just how many different versions of it are available. i am trying to get copies of all i can. i really like the way that each version seems to be so unique -almost as if it was new each time they played it. including the three on the Quine Tapes i think i already have about 8 different ones. so, has anyone out there ever counted them?

[gwest]

this is an excellent idea. if you can do it, i'm sending you 50 blank cds.



i bet olivier's site would have them all listed, right?

here?

http://members.aol.com/olandem/vu.html

[Chance]

Probably the easiest way to go about finding a total is to hit Olivier's site, go to the live gigs pages and count 'em up year by year. There's a notation by each gig for which a recording is in circulation. If you've already got eight, I think there can't be that many more. A dozen maybe?

[tarbaby2]

per "gwest's" post above...

PLEASE, nobody send me anything right now. My computer is a dog and I can't do much of anything until I can get a new one.

[bleach]

This is what I can find - I make it 15 versions available (if u include Sweet SR), sure i've missed something though..

1968
April 30 - Sweet Sister Ray (39.40) - La Cave - SSR LP
Oct 2 - SR (10.30) - La Cave - Problems In Urban Living
Dec 1 - SR (18.33) - Music Hall - CDR
Dec 12 - SR (25.47) - BTP - Legendaly Guitar Amp Tape

1969
Jan 10 - SR (21.57) - BTP - Searchin For My Mainline
Jan 31-Feb 2 - SR/Murder Mystery/SR (27.34) - La Cave - SSRays MM
March 13 - SR/Murder Mystey (22.05) - BTP - Ultra Rare Trax Vol 3
March 15 - SR [Guitar Amp Version] (26.02) - BTP - Legendaly Guitar Amp Tape
July 11 - SR/Murder Mystery (20.37) - BTP - Legendaly Guitar Amp Tape
10/69 - SR - Music Hall - CDR
Oct 18 - SR (17.47) - End Cole Ave
Oct 19 - SR (13.04) faded - End Cole Ave - A True RnR
Nov 7 - SR (24.03) - Family Dog - Quine Tapes
Dec 1-3 - SR (38.00) - Matrix - Quine Tapes

1970
Jan 3 - SR (9.03) incomplete last 9 mins - 2nd Fret - Searchin for My Mainline

[bleach]

I forgot a Quine SR. Unique cos instead of Murder Mystery it goes into Foggy Notion..

That got me thinking..there must have been other VU songs that they went into while doing SR..mmmmm

Nov 11 1969 - SR/Foggy Notion (28.43) - Washington Uni - Quine Tapes

[Pig Related]

Isn't Heroin/Sister Ray on The Legendary Amp Tapes?

(and there's the Some Kinda Love/Sister Ray medley on Lou Reed live in Italy, but I guess that doesn't count)

[cuckoo]

What about the snipets of version(s?) on Hilltop and Twisted Stars - source unknown!!!

[Chance]

Bleach, thanks for the time and effort! That's a handy list to have.

[Cameo Role]

Sorta off topic, but I like New Order's BBC session cover; moreso than even the Joy Division cover.