Velvet Underground Loaded 45th anniversary box set on the way
Rhino Records is preparing to release a new Velvet Underground Loaded box set. This is the fourth of the band’s album-specific boxes released on their 45th anniversary, and will be released on Oct. 30 with five discs of bonus material, including a version of the album in Mono, demos and early versions, plus two live discs and a DVD. One of the live sets was recorded in Philadelphia in 1970 as a trio. Moe Tucker was pregnant, and Doug Yule alternates between drums and bass.
Check out the tracklist below.
Velvet Underground Loaded 45th anniversary box set tracklist:
Disc One: Loaded Remastered
1. “Who Loves The Sun”
2. “Sweet Jane” – Full Length Version
3. “Rock & Roll” – Full Length Version
4. “Cool It Down”
5. “New Age”
6. “Head Held High”
7. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”
8. “I Found A Reason”
9. “Train Round The Bend”
10. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”
Session Outtakes:
11. “I’m Sticking With You” – New Remix
12. “Ocean”
13. “I Love You”
14. “Ride Into The Sun”
Disc Two: Promotional Mono Version
1. “Who Loves The Sun”
2. “Sweet Jane” – Full Length Version
3. “Rock & Roll” – Full Length Version
4. “Cool It Down”
5. “New Age”
6. “Head Held High”
7. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”
8. “I Found A Reason”
9. “Train Round The Bend”
10. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”
Singles and B-Sides
11. “Who Loves The Sun”
12. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”
13. “Rock & Roll” *
14. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” *
Disc Three: Demos, Early Versions and Alternate Mixes
1. “Rock & Roll” – Demo
2. “Sad Song” – Demo
3. “Satellite Of Love” – Demo
4. “Walk And Talk” – Demo
5. “Oh Gin” – Demo
6. “Ocean” – Demo
7. “I Love You” – Demo
8. “Love Makes You Feel Ten Feet Tall” – Demo Remix
9. “I Found A Reason” – Demo
Early Versions
10. “Cool It Down” – Early Version, Remix
11. “Sweet Jane” – Early Version, Remix
12. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Early Version, Remix
13. “Head Held High” – Early Version, Remix
14. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” – Early Version, Remix
Alternate Mixes
15. “Who Loves The Sun” – Alternate Mix
16. “Sweet Jane” – Alternate Mix
17. “Cool It Down” – Alternate Mix
18. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Alternate Mix
19. “Train Round The Bend” – Alternate Mix
20. “Head Held High” – Alternate Mix
21. “Rock & Roll” – Alternate Mix
Disc Four: Live At Max’s Kansas City
1. “I’m Waiting For The Man”
2. “White Light/White Heat”
3. “I’m Set Free”
4. “Sweet Jane”
5. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill”
6. “New Age”
7. “Beginning To See The Light”
8. “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
9. “Pale Blue Eyes”
10. “Candy Says”
11. “Sunday Morning”
12. “After Hours”
13. “Femme Fatale”
14. “Some Kinda Love”
15. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Version 2
Disc Five: Live At Second Fret, Philadelphia, 1970*
1. “I’m Waiting For The Man”
2. “What Goes On”
3. “Cool It Down”
4. “Sweet Jane”
5. “Rock & Roll”
6. “Some Kinda Love”
7. “New Age”
8. “Candy Says”
9. “Head Held High”
10. “Train Round The Bend”
11. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'”
*previously unreleased
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