I have some aural surprises for you guys. Stay tuned to this thread.

this is a little belated, but the Reed and Nico Bedroom Tape that you posted a link for is great!

after listening to it, I get the feeling that Lou would often get mad at Nico for not knowing the words. she seems a little shell-shocked and completely unsure of herself.

again, awesome candid recording. thank you very much.

Sterling Morrison was the meaner to her of the whole lot. He once said that she was more likely to give you an approriate answer to a question in Italian or French, rather than in English, because it wasn't the best language in her multi-lingual sphere. I have to thank Mr Murphy of London for some of the stuff that I have heard recently and it adds on to the puzzle of many a live recording gone missing. Glad you've enjoyed it.

well, can we see it now?

You will be able to HEAR it, at one point. Not now.

wow.

oh man, that's too bad because i'll be off internet for the next days.

Good luck to you. What do you want me to say?

nothing, nothing... i was just stating facts. i didnt knew it was something relevant, i thought you were talking about some pics or something like that... take your time.

From the Warhol tapes:
http://www.badongo.com/file/3277675

Some more:

http://www.badongo.com/file/3277692

http://www.badongo.com/file/3277710

http://www.badongo.com/file/3277746

http://www.badongo.com/file/3277787

Going bananas:





Just in case anyone missed this thread:

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...ht=Monte+Young

obrigado.

Thank you sarramkrop.

Sunday Morniiiiiing!!!!!!

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Please more Nico Pictures....please?

This is more Lou Reed-related, but nevermind:

"Reed and Ezrin had planned Berlin as a double album with
gatefold sleeve and a booklet inside consisting of "film stills" of
the story and lyrics. One week before Ezrin was due to deliver the
final mix to RCA, he was informed that the RCA executives would not
accept a double album because the didn't think the product merited
that kind of outlay. RCA's turnaround left Bob Ezrin with the
excruciating job of snipping fourteen (sic!) minutes of the opus. He
douldn't help but feel that the beautifully constructed work had been
butchered" (Bockris, Lou Reed, 1994)
>
> Only the extended "Berlin" piano roll sequence is known from
this "urfassung". I remember when Berlin came out in 1973 that there
were many rumors that both the album layout and the mix was made
against Lou's intentions and that he should have left the project
before it was finished...but what they will do is uncertain. They can
release all the recorded materiel (possible mostly instrumental film
music), or: they can finally release the double album as it was
intended to be...they can't do both.



More Berlin
> Legendary Velvet Underground front man Lou Reed, who is in the
middle of touring he's classic album Berlin, has revealed that a lot
more material was recorded but never released after listening to a
box of tapes at the record company. Reed plays London's Hammersmith
Apollo on June 30 and July 1.

The e-bay mono VU&Nico bid is now at $3,700. Good lord. I bought a brand new sealed MONO reissue for under $20. Yeah, it didn't have the torso back cover, yeah, it's not a first pressing. Who cares. Not I. I can buy a helluvalot of nice new clean records for the $3,680 bucks I saved on that.

What's going on with all these old farts touring their classic albums?