Record Club No. 1: The Velvet Underground & Nico
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
A Record Club That Can’t Screw You
Even if you don’t like Beck, and even if you don’t like The Velvet Underground, you have to like this idea. Beck and his pals have started a record club and the concept is a simple one; pick a famous album, record it live in the studio in one day and then release a weekly track on the Internet machine. Including videos of the live sessions. This is the first album in the series, a recreation of 1967′s The Velvet Underground & Nico. “Black Angel’s Death Song” is a standout, but you can hear “I’m Waiting For The Man” below, just because I thought it was funny. Compare it to the original. Beck & The Boys have already started on #2, Songs of Leonard Cohen, and a few videos are already up at Beck’s website. Nice price, too. (@320)
Sunday Morning (3:15)
I’m Waiting For The Man (4:04)
Femme Fatale (2:42)
Venus In Furs (5:22)
Run Run Run (4:25)
All Tomorrow’s Parties (5:16)
Heroin (6:40)
There She Goes Again (3:02)
I’ll Be Your Mirror (2:33)
Black Angel’s Death Song (3:43)
European Son (3:26)
Heroin (Bonus Alternate Version) (5:05)
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Hey, This is great !!! I've been putting together a compilation of V.U. tribute stuff and this will complete it. Thanks for the info and of course the post ! My favorite is a tribute album from South America called
Tributo Argentino a:The Velvet Underground & Nico, it's truly brilliant. If you haven't heard it I'll upload and post the link for you and the rest of your readers…
Thanks again !
Didn't The Smithereens do this 'Record Club' idea first? They're already on their third in the series.
Love Beck, thanks for the post, Willard. :)
Wasn't aware of that. I know they covered Meet The Beatles and Tommy, but those were sold in stores, right? Or are you referring to other projects?
Hilarious concept. You've gotta love the guy. My vote for #3 would either be the Rolling Stones "Beggar's Banquet", or the Monkees' soundtrack to "Head". Are you listening, Beck?
Yes, those two, plus 'Beatle B-Sides.' I was being slightly facetious, sorry (also sad, because I don't like what The Smithereens have become.)
Thanks again for all the great posts. :)
Gotcha. Thanks, didn't know about that one.
Apparently Wilco and Beck doing Skip Spence's OAR has already been done as well.
Regards/
really enjoyed this. thanks!
i was dubious at first, but now think this is a great idea… love what was done to "european son"… this could be a great series… would like to see them do maybe dylan's "highway 61 revisited"… or can you imagine if elliott smith was still alive and participating? i bet he would have done nico's "the marble index" THAT would have been interesting. would like to see them cover marianne faithfull's "broken english" as well.
R.Bum, sorry, I forgot to thank you for the link.
BECK
Beck's Record Club Vol 1: The Velvet Underground & Nico
(Beck's Record Club)
1. Sunday Morning
Bass: Bram Inscore
Drums: Joey Waronker
Glockenspiel: Giovanni Ribisi
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Brian Lebarton, Chris Holmes
Produced by: Nigel Godrich
Tambourine: Joey Waronker
Vocals: Beck Hansen
Vocals (Background): Thorun Magnusdottir
2. I'm Waiting For The Man
Bass: Bram Inscore, Brian Lebarton
Berimbeau: Beck Hansen
Drums: Joey Waronker
Glockenspiel: Giovanni Ribisi
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen, Chris Holmes
Guitar (Electric): Giovanni Ribisi
Keyboard / Synthesizer (Yamaha DX-7): Nigel Godrich
Percussion: Bram Inscore
Sitar: Thorun Magnusdottir
Vocals: Beck Hansen
3. Femme Fatale
Bass: Bram Inscore
Celeste: Brian Lebarton
Drums: Nigel Godrich
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Vocals: Beck Hansen
Vocals (Background): Brian Lebarton, Nigel Godrich, Thorun Magnusdottir
4. Venus In Furs
Drums: Brian Lebarton
Flute: Joey Waronker
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Guitar (Electric with Violin Bow): Nigel Godrich
Sitar: Chris Holmes
Tambourine: Thorun Magnusdottir
Vocals: Beck Hansen
5. Run Run Run
Drums: Nigel Godrich
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Bram Inscore, Brian Lebarton
Vocals: Beck Hansen
Vocals (Background): Thorun Magnusdottir
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
Bass (Upright): Bram Inscore
Cello: unknown
Drums: Joey Waronker
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Beck Hansen, Joey Waronker
Oud: Chris Holmes
Percussion: Brian Lebarton
Vocals: Thorun Magnusdottir
7. Heroin
Drums: Brian Lebarton
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Nigel Godrich
Percussion: Nigel Godrich
Piano: Chris Holmes
Vocals: Brian Lebarton
8. There She Goes Again
Drums: Joey Waronker
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Chris Holmes
Toy Piano: Brian Lebarton
Vocals: Beck Hansen
9. I'll Be Your Mirror
Bass: Joey Waronker
Drums: Nigel Godrich
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen, Giovanni Ribisi
Keyboard / Synthesizer: Chris Holmes
Vocals: Beck Hansen
Vocals (Background): Thorun Magnusdottir
10. The Black Angel's Death Song
Bass: Bram Inscore
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Vocals: Beck Hansen
11. European Son
Bass: Brian Lebarton
Drums: Joey Waronker
Guitar (Acoustic): Beck Hansen
Percussion: Bram Inscore
Vocals: Beck Hansen, Thorun Magnusdottir
12. Heroin (alternate version)
Vocals: Beck Hansen
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