yah, they're real

http://sendmedeadflowers.com/2008/02...gymnasium.html

1. I'm Not A Young Man Anymore (previously unheard VU song)
2. Guess I'm Falling In Love
3. I'm Waiting For The Man
4. Run Run Run
5. Sister Ray (debut live performance)

i'm not sure if this site has been mention here yet but they have LOADS of VU and related stuff aswell

http://www.velvetunderground.be/index.php

Holy shit, the Gym Tapes sound fucking prime

Wow, thank you guys.

I downloaded the Gymnasium live thing. Sounds awesome.

Got mine from dime last weekend and only listened to it just last night. Listening again this morning. Wowed.

it was originally seeded here (edit: oh, stu already mentioned it)
http://www.velvetunderground.be/
(dime banned track 2 because it's on PSAS)

for anyone ready for another fix, this is a good number that sounds great

Run Run Run > Miss Joanie Lee (The Factory 1/03/66)
http://www.badongo.com/file/8024339
23 MB .rar vbr wma mp3 (11:57)

gymnasium is great, good song that young man one. great!

For anyone that downloaded the Gymnasium show that's going around, here's a proper fix and some nice disc filler (or perhaps consider making this disc two of a '66 and '67 set) if you like.
Cherry-picked from various bootlegs and with similar sound quality to those from the Gymnasium show, tracks 6-11* are downloadable at the badongo link below.

*Of course this is only a suggested track order; "Miss Joanie Lee" may be better as the closer, for instance...

The Velvet Underground
New York '66 & '67

The Gymnasium, NYC 4/??/67
1 I'm Not A Young Man Anymore 7:17
2 Guess I'm Falling in Love 4:18
3 Waiting For The Man 5:24
4 Run Run Run 6:55
5 Sister Ray 18:55

The Factory, NYC 1/03/66 rehearsal session
6 Miss Joanie Lee 11:57
7 Day Tripper tease > Boom Boom Boom (instrumental) 6:23
8 Heroin 6:17
9 There She Goes Again 3:34

The Gymnasium, NYC 4/??/67
10 Guess I'm Falling in Love* 4:12

Cinematheque, NYC 2/06/66
11 European Son (instrumental)+ 4:16

http://www.badongo.com/file/8050395
92 MB .rar vbr .wma and *.wav

*lossless .wav from Caught Between the Twisted Stars
Disc Four - "Illuminations Of Atonality"
performed at a different April '67 show at The Gymnasium

+ Lou can faintly be heard singing the lyrics to "Suzie Q" at the beginning, but other than this, the track is an instrumental "European Son." The show took place at one of Andy Warhol's "Up-Tight" happenings at Cinematheque on W. 41st St.

Thanks atari.

You're welcome. dbpoweramp can convert those .wma to .mp3 for Mac-only users. You probably have something worked out already.

At one time there obviously was an alternate April '67 Gymansium recording because the other "Guess I'm Falling In Love" appears on disc four of Caught Between the Twisted Stars. Hey, maybe that show is still out there and will surface too eventually. It might even be an early/late show kind of deal...who knows?
It's my rudimentary understanding that this one came about because the owner of a surviving tape made a bunch of green vinyl copies to sell on ebay and then someone along the line (most likely in Belgium) digitized it.

The "Heroin" from the '66 rehearsal at the Factory is interesting. It sounds like it could be one the first times they ran through the arrangement. It's very sparse save for a couple of wonderfully ecstatic viola outbursts courtesy of John Cale.

nice

good stuff

Thanks for that, atari. Did you hear on a track off the Warhol tapes when Lou Reed is practicing and suddenly he starts playing the riff of The Beatles's ''Day Tripper''? I was surprised by that.

Thanks, Atari. More cool stuff.

I'd happily give an eye to have a recording of the above. This is apparently from one of the 1966 Chicago dates without Lulu Reed.

Okay, let's not overboard on the bootleg thing. Too much of a good thing and all that...

Shut it, will you?

Make me.

 

01 All Tomorrow's Parties
02 I'm Waiting for the Man ( Nico )
03 Venus in Furs ( Nico )
04 The Black Angel's Death Song ( Nico )
05 Heroin
06 Femme Fatale
07 Run Run Run
http://rapidshare.com/files/90619281...d_11-04-66.rar

nico. abschied. a sonic treasure.

 

nico will always hurt you. and hunt you. and release you.

 

foto: ar/gee gleim cologne 1986



here is your copy of the nico cd "abschied", a german bootleg that was released in 1993 both as 12"-vinyl (with 13 tracks) and cd with some additional tracks including songs with kevin ayers, john cale and lutz ulbrich of agitation free. in the meantime most of these versions might be rather familiar to you but they were a sonic treasure 15 years ago. and no: you can never have "too much nico" in your collection...

01 - ghengis khan (drama final mix)
02 - saeta (single 1981)
03 - one more chance (drama final mix)
04 - the sphinx (drama final mix)
05 - irreversible neural damage (with kevin ayers 1974)
06 - orly flight (drama final mix)
07 - la notte delle fiable (with doubling riders)
08 - new york (live in new york 1981-08-12)
09 - child´s christmas in wales (live with john cale 1979-06-16 n.y.)
10 - purple lips (+ interview 1975-04-26 french tv)
11 - saeta (john peel session 1981-09)
12 - henry hudson (drama final mix)
13 - 60/40 (drama final mix)
14 - reich der träume (with lutz "lüül" ulbrich 1981)
15 - vegas (single 1981)
16 - your kisses burn (with mark almond 1988)
17 - procession (live in bremen 1987-11-05)
18 - (war famine and pestilence)

 

 

mp3 /224 kbps / 120 mb

download with megaupload
download with divshare

http://spurensicherung.blogspot.com/

Lou Reed Leicester 14 October 1972 audience recording
by lurid_uk

Setlist:
01: White Light/White Heat/Lonesome Cowboy Bill 8.53
02: I'm Waiting For The Man 6.58
03: Pale Blue Eyes 7.00
04: I'll Be Your Mirror 2.52
05: Candy Says 4.04
06: Sweet Jane 6.59
07: Heroin 10.10
08: Berlin 7.01
09: Who Loves The Sun? 3.17
10: I Can't Stand It 4.03
11: Wild Child 6.19
12: Rock And Roll 6.27
13: Head Held High 4.17
14: Sister Ray 11.41
15: Lisa Says 6.08

Does anyone here have Nico's Reims show? I tried downloading it on Dime about a month ago, but it was going slow as crap for some reason.

sorry for the hutzpah question, but can someone post a link to noci's marble index? there was one in this thread but expired and i cant seem to find it on blogs.
thanks and sorry

I've Got a Secret with guests John Cale and Karl Schenzer (1963)


From the YouTuber who uploaded this gem:

"John Cale was the guest on this September 16, 1963 episode of I've Got a Secret. His secret centered around his participation in an 18 hour piano playing marathon that was the first full length performance of Erik Satie's "Vexations". (Not mentioned, John Cage was also one of the pianists.) Also on stage was Off- Broadway actor, Karl Schenzer, who's secret was that he was the only person to stay for the entire concert performance."

Watch here:

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2...john-cale.html

On purelivegigs:

The Velvet Underground - April 27, 1986 - South Bank Show - NTSC DVD
by Swisher67

UICY-90834
The Velvet Underground/ Gold[SHM- CD] [Limited Release] CDA
2381 yen US$24/100.53 Release Date:2008/05/ 28
Description: SHM-CD reissue featuring the 2005 edit of this release.
The high
quality SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) format features enhanced
audio quality
through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process
developed by
JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies'
research
into LCD display manufacturing, SHM-CDs feature improved transparency
on the
data side of the disc, allowing for more accurate reading of CD data
by the CD
player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with
standard CD
players. This release is also part of the 200-album SHM-CD Series
Campaign from
Universal Music Japan.
URL - http://cdjapan. jp/d.html? KEY=UICY- 90834

is it wrong to dedicate "i'll be your mirror" to a former loved one?

I don't know if this has already been linked, but if not:

Velvet Underground 1966-04-xx Scepter Studios, Norman Dolph Acetate (TheNomadicSoul's Cleaned Up Version) (FLAC) (RESEED)
by TheNomadicSoul (on TTD)

On TTD:

The Velvet Underground 1969-10-18 Live at End of Cole Ave (FLAC)
by miserablemik

Someone seeded this at dime around five years ago, and it's a must for fans of the VU, and, of course, especially recommended for fans of 1969 vols. 1 and 2.

Rarest Vinyl: The Velvet Underground & Nico 1968


This one is all about the peelable banana. The VU and Nico’s 1968 debut record came with instant cool: an actual piece of pop art by the master of mass-produced kitsch meets high-art himself, Andy Warhol. Today you will find many copies of this powerhouse LP sans peel:
recent ebay price: $79.50



You can see the faded edges of the original banana sticker. I wonder if the exclamation point sticker on my VU Loaded record is worth anything?
recent ebay price: $129.49



So close! Looks like somebody got the joke halfway down and tried to salvage what was left of their poor, half discarded sticker. Still, we see what a little banana peel can do for an otherwise shabby looking record.
recent ebay price: $313.00




Those who could resist Warhol’s suggestion to “Peel Slowly And See” are looking at around $150 to $300 for their mint copy of this classic album.
But enough about the sleeve, ain’t the music why it’s worth all the dollars.

http://therisingstorm.net/year/1968/page/2/

That's a pretty pointless comparison since they've got mono copies alongside stereo and don't mention whether they're Emerson, sticker or airbrushed covers.

Lou Reed performed tonite in Toronto with Laurie Anderson. The performance was called 'Homeland'...

http://www.luminato.com/festival/eng...ID22/index.php

He played on the final song, something about the Lost Art of Conversation....

some kinda love
is the best song ever
and fucking sexy

Like a dirty French novel, oooooohhh......