Loaded is the fourth studio album of the American rock band The Velvet Underground , released in 1970 by Cotillion Records .
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| studio album The Velvet Underground | ||||
| Date of issue | 1970 | |||
| Recorded by | April-August 1970, Atlantic Recording Studios | |||
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| Duration | 40:35 | |||
| Producer | Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan and Velvet Underground | |||
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| Labels | Cotillion records Atlantic Records | |||
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| Timeline The Velvet Underground | ||||
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| R s | Position No. 109 in the list The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine |
Content
About the album
The last VU album, recorded with the participation of Lou Reed (left the band in August 1970, a month before the album was released). It is considered the most commercially sought-after release from the entire Velvets discography; the main hits from the album were “ Sweet Jane ” and “ Rock and Roll ”. Ranked 109th on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of “ 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ”. [four]
Maureen Tucker (drums) did not participate in the recording of the album, while pregnant with her first child - she was temporarily replaced by Billy, brother of Doug Yul.
List of Songs
All songs are written by Lou Reed , with the exception of “Ride into the Sun” (Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morisson, Maureen Tucker).
| First side | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Who Loves the Sun" | Doug Yul | 2:50 | ||||||
| 2. | Sweet Jane | Lou reid | 3:15 | ||||||
| 3. | " Rock & Roll " | Lou reid | 4:47 | ||||||
| four. | "Cool It Down" | Lou reid | 3:05 | ||||||
| five. | "New Age" | Doug Yul | 4:39 | ||||||
| Second side | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Duration | ||||||
| one. | Head Held High | Lou reid | 2:52 | ||||||
| 2. | "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" | Doug Yul | 2:48 | ||||||
| 3. | "I Found a Reason" | Lou reid | 4:15 | ||||||
| four. | "Train Round the Bend" | Lou reid | 3:20 | ||||||
| five. | “Oh! Sweet Nuthin '» | Doug Yul | 7:23 a.m. | ||||||
Fully Loaded edition
- Disc 1
- "Who Loves the Sun" - 2:45
- Sweet Jane (full version) - 4:06
- Rock & Roll - 4:43
- Cool It Down - 3:04
- “New Age” (full version) - 5:07
- Head Held High 2:56
- Lonesome Cowboy Bill - 2:43
- “I Found a Reason” - 4:15
- “Train Round the Bend” - 3:21
- “Oh! Sweet Nuthin '- 7:25
- “Ride into the Sun (demo)” (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker) - 3:20
- Ocean (Outtake) - 5:43
- “I'm Sticking with You” (Outtake) - 3:06
- “I Love You” - 2:03
- Rock & Roll (Alternate Version) - 4:41
- Head Held High (alternate version) - 2:15
- Disc 2
- “Who Loves the Sun” (alternate version) - 2:59
- Sweet Jane (initial version) - 5:22
- Rock & Roll (Demo) - 4:45
- Cool It Down (initial version) - 4:14
- “New Age” (full version) - 5:44
- Head Held High (initial version) - 2:48
- Lonesome Cowboy Bill (original version) - 3:14
- “I Found a Reason” (Demo) - 3:16
- Train Round the Bend (Alternative) - 4:36
- “Oh! Sweet Nuthin '»(initial version) - 4:04
- Ocean (Demo) - 6:27
- “I Love You” (Outtake) - 2:03
- “ Satellite of Love ” (alternative demo) - 2:51
- Oh Gin (Demo) - 2:54
- Walk and Talk (Demo) - 2:47
- “Sad Song” (Demo) - 3:43
- Love Makes You Feel Ten Feet Tall (Demo) - 4.09
Record Members
- The velvet underground
- Lou Reed - vocals, solo and rhythm guitars, piano
- Doug Yul - bass, fuzz-bass, keyboards, piano, solo guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals, vocals (1, 5, 7, 10 and 11)
- Sterling Morrison - solo and rhythm guitars, singing along
- Maureen Tucker - drums (indicated, but did not take part in the recording due to pregnancy), (her play is heard in 2 songs that were included in other versions of the album).
- Guest musicians
- Adrian Barber - drums on Who Loves the Sun and Sweet Jane
- Tommy Castanero - drums on Cool It Down and Head Held High
- Billy Yule - drums on Lonesome Cowboy Bill and Oh! Sweet Nuthin '»
- John Cale - Organ on Ocean (Demo)
- Technical staff
- Adrian Barber - Sound Engineer
- Jeff Haslam, Shel Kagan and the Velvet Underground - producers
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century . - Routledge, February 1, 1999. - P. 649. - ISBN 978-1-57958-079-7 .
- ↑ Mendelsohn, Jason Counterbalance: The Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' . PopMatters (January 9, 2015). Date of treatment June 25, 2017.
- ↑ Doyle Greene. Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970: How the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground Defined an Era . - McFarland, February 17, 2016. - P. 15. - ISBN 978-1-4766-2403-7 .
- ↑ Loaded | Rolling Stone Music | Lists