Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico is a compilation album of The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...

 released by MGM Records in 1971. Originally released as a Double

Double album

A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

 LP

LP record

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

, the cover artwork and inside gatefold sleeve feature Andy Warhol's

Andy Warhol

Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...

 paintings of Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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 bottles. The album was released in the UK to capitalise on the interest from Warhol's "PORK".

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

 unless otherwise noted.

Record One Side One

1. "I'm Waiting For The Man
   I'm Waiting for the Man
   "I'm Waiting for the Man" is a song by the American rock band The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed. It was first released on their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico....
   
   " – 4:37
2. "Candy Says" (The Velvet Underground) – 4:09
3. "Run, Run, Run" – 4:18
4. "White Light / White Heat
   White Light/White Heat (song)
   "White Light/White Heat" is a song by American avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground, the title track on their second album, released in 1968. It is a fast, relatively aggressive start to the album, similar to the punk rock genre it would ultimately influence.The song's vocals are performed...
   
   " – 2:44
5. "All Tomorrow's Parties
   All Tomorrow's Parties
   "All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by The Velvet UndergroundAll Tomorrow's Parties may also refer to:* All Tomorrow's Parties , an annual festival in England...
   
   " – 5:55

Record One Side Two

1. "Sunday Morning
   Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground song)
   "Sunday Morning" is a song by The Velvet Underground. It is the opening track on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. It was also released as a single in 1966 with "Femme Fatale".-Recording:...
   
   " – 2:53
2. "I Heard Her Call My Name
   I Heard Her Call My Name
   "I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground. It is the fifth track from the band's second album, White Light/White Heat. It is a particularly loud, brash and aggressive song that features a pair of atonal guitar solos performed by Lou Reed and...
   
   " – 4:05
3. "Femme Fatale
   Femme Fatale (song)
   "Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. At producer Andy Warhol's request, band frontman Lou Reed wrote the song about Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick...
   
   " – 2:35
4. "Heroin
   Heroin (song)
   "Heroin" is a song by The Velvet Underground, released on their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Written by Lou Reed in 1964, the song is one of the band's most celebrated compositions, overtly depicting heroin use and abuse...
   
   " – 7:05
5. "Here She Comes Now
   Here She Comes Now
   "Here She Comes Now" is the fourth track appearing on The Velvet Underground's second album, White Light/White Heat, released in 1968. The performance and mix of the song are both simple and traditional, making it somewhat distinct from the other five songs on the album, all of which contain some...
   
   " (Morrison
   Sterling Morrison
   Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr. was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals.-Biography:...
   
   , Reed, Cale
   John Cale
   John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
   
   , Tucker
   Maureen Tucker
   Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground.- The Velvet Underground :...
   
   ) – 2:00
6. "There She Goes Again
   There She Goes Again
   "There She Goes Again" is a song by The Velvet Underground. It first appeared on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. The syncopated guitar riff is taken from the 1962 Marvin Gaye song, "Hitch Hike", but is most likely influenced by The Rolling Stones' cover version, from their...
   
   " – 2:30

Record Two Side One

1. "Sister Ray
   Sister Ray
   Sister Ray may mean one of the following:* "Sister Ray", 1968 song by The Velvet Underground* A fictional enormous laser cannon in the video game Final Fantasy VII* Sister Ray , a punk rock band from Youngstown, Ohio...
   
   " (Reed, Morrison, Cale, Tucker) – 17:00
2. "Venus In Furs
   Venus in Furs (song)
   "Venus in Furs" is a song by The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed and originally released on the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico. Inspired by the book of the same name by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the song includes sexual themes of sadomasochism, bondage and...
   
   " – 5:07

Record Two Side Two

1. "European Son
   European Son
   "European Son" is a song written and performed by the American experimental rock band The Velvet Underground. It appears as the final track on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. It is also the album's longest song at more than seven and a half minutes."European Son" is dedicated...
   
   " (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker) – 7:40
2. "Pale Blue Eyes
   Pale Blue Eyes
   "Pale Blue Eyes" is a song written by Lou Reed and performed by The Velvet Underground. It was included on the band's eponymous 1969 album The Velvet Underground....
   
   " (The Velvet Underground) – 5:40
3. "The Black Angel's Death Song
   The Black Angel's Death Song
   "The Black Angel's Death Song" is a song by The Velvet Underground, from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. It was written by Lou Reed and John Cale...
   
   " (Reed, Cale) – 3:10
4. "Beginning To See The Light" (The Velvet Underground) – 4:48