Състояние: Много добро
Забележка: Леко захабен външен вид.
Издателство: Rough Guides
Град на издаване: London
Наличност: singular
Ширина (мм): 180
Височина (мм): 180
Дебелина (мм): 18
Корици: Меки

Sporting shades and a feedback-heavy sounds, the Velvets straddled art and rock, changing popular music forever, and sowing the seeds for punk, grunge and thousands of countercultural four-chord wonders.

"The Rough Guide to The Velvet Underground" explores: The Velvet Story - How Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale and the others emerged from the New York scene, their successes and excesses and what happened to each in their solo years; Velvet Music - From their 1967 debut with Nico to their 1993 reunion with all the tales behind the tunes; Velvet Universe - Everybody who was anybody in the Velvet's world, taking in Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, David Bowie, Delmore, Schwaretsz and Brian Eno; and, Velvet Goldmine - The "Underground" on screen, the Velvets' New York, clubs, influences, covers, websites and more.

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Contents

Introduction v

PART ONE: THE STORY

1. Prominent Men: The Early Years 1942-1965 3
2. All Tomorrow’s Parties: The Warhol Years 1965-1967 23
3. I Can't Stand It: Falling Apart 1967-1970 47
4. I’m Set Free: The Solo Years 1970-1987. 65
5. Forever Changed: The Reunion Years 1987-1993 107
6. After Hours 1993-2007 123

PART TWO: THE MUSIC

The Albums 137
The Solo Albums 169
30 Great Velvets Songs and the stories behind them 243
20 Essential Solo Tracks 256
The Velvets’ Legacy 261
Cover Versions 262
Tributes 264

PART THREE: THE VELVET GOLDMINE

On Screen 267
In Print and Online 280
Books 280
Websites 289
There He Goes Again: The Wisdom of L. ou Reed 291
The Velvets’ New York 292

Index 296