The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary super deluxe edition)

~ Release by The Velvet Underground & Nico (see all versions of this release, 44 available)

Tracklist

1CD: The Velvet Underground & Nico (stereo version)
2CD: The Velvet Underground & Nico (mono version)
3CD: Nico: Chelsea Girl
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1The Fairest of the Seasons
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
The Fairest of the Seasons
composer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter) and Gregory Copeland
Nico4.54:11
2These Days
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
These Days
lyricist and composer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Open Window Music
Nico4.053:35
3Little Sister
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Little Sister
composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed
Nico54:27
4Winter Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Winter Song
composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
Nico53:21
5It Was a Pleasure Then
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
It Was a Pleasure Then
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) and Lou Reed
Nico58:07
6Chelsea Girls
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
vocals:
Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Chelsea Girls
lyricist and composer:
Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed
publisher:
Garnant Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 (EMI Music Publishing Japan) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Nico57:28
7I’ll Keep It With Mine
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
cover recording of:
I’ll Keep It With Mine
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1964)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Special Rider Music
Nico53:22
8Somewhere There’s a Feather
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Somewhere There’s a Feather
composer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter)
Nico52:20
9Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Nico55:11
10Eulogy to Lenny Bruce
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary Kellgren
executive engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
conductor:
Larry Fallon
arranger:
Larry Fallon
recording of:
Lenny’s Tune
writer and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Nico43:47
4CD: Scepter Studios Sessions / The Factory Rehearsals
5CD: Live at Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, November 4, 1966
6CD: Live at Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, November 4, 1966

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Tomorrow’s Parties / I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) and Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress)
Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale
covers:I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Kettering Vampires Perform Nico & The Velvet Underground by Alan Jenkins (surf rock, founder of Cordelia Records)
The String Quartet Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Vitamin String Quartet
The Velvet Underground & Nico by Record Club (2009 Beck collaborative project)
included in:Peel Slowly and See by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
The Verve/MGM Albums by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
White Light/White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
part of:15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 1) (order: 1)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 3) (order: 3)
My Life in Music: Michael Stipe (SPIN magazine, 2004-03) (number: D) (order: 4)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 8) (order: 8)
33⅓ (number: 11) (order: 11)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 47)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 60) (order: 60)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 91) (order: 91)
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001955423 [info]
Wikidata:Q259667 [info]