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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 by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of the 1960s. An often-repeated statement, usually attributed to Brian Eno or Peter Buck, is that "The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band. " Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and it was the house band at his studio, the Factory, and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The provocative lyrics of some of the band's songs gave a nihilistic outlook to some of their music. Their 1967 debut album, titled The Velvet Underground & Nico (which featured German singer Nico, with whom the band collaborated) was named the 13th Greatest Album of All Time, and the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by Rolling Stone in 2003. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band #19 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, by Patti Smith.

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Discography

  • All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror, 1966
  • Searchin' for My Mainline, 1993
  • 1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed, Volume 1, 1988
  • 1966-11-04: If It's Too Loud for You Move Back!: Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, OH, USA, 2006
  • Best of Velvet Underground
  • The Velvet Underground, 1969
  • Another View, 2009
  • The Velvet Underground & Nico, 2008
  • White Light/White Heat, 1968
  • La Cave 1968
  • Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition, 1997
  • Loaded, 1991
  • Live MCMXCIII, 1993
  • Live at Max's Kansas City, 2004
  • 1965-70: The Story, The Lyrics, 2002
  • Chronicles, 1991
  • Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII, 2009
  • The Very Best of The Velvet Underground, 2003
  • The Wild Side of the Street
  • Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale, 1966
  • Gold, 2005
  • Unripened
  • What Goes On, 1993
  • Foggy Notion / I Can't Stand It, 2011
  • Bootleg Series, Volume 1: The Quine Tapes, 2010
  • Peel Slowly and See, 1995
  • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Velvet Underground, 2000
  • At the Factory: Warhol Tapes (bonus disc: The Velvet Underground & Nico (Edited Norman Dolph Acetate))
  • Squeeze, 1973
  • Caught Between the Twisted Stars, 1998
  • Live at End Cole Avenue
  • An Introduction to the Velvet Underground
  • VU, 1985
  • Selections From Peel Slowly and See
  • 1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed, 2009
  • Singles 1966-69, 2009
  • A Walk With the Velvet Underground, 1997
  • Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground (feat. Nico)
  • Ultra Rare Trax, Volume 3
  • 1967-04-xx: Caught Between the Twisted (disc 4: Illuminations Of Atonality): The Gymnasium, New York City, New York, 2008
  • 1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed, Volume 2, 1988
  • The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed, 1989
  • 1966-11-04: Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, OH, USA
  • Ultra Rare Trax, Volume 4
  • The Psychopath's Rolling Stones: Rarities 66-93
  • Collector's Dream, 1991
  • The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Velvet Underground
  • 1969-08-02: Hilltop Festival, Rindge, NH, USA
  • Andy Warhol

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