The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (abbreviated as The Velvets or V.U.) were an American rock and roll band of the late 1960s. Its best-known alumni are Lou Reed and John Cale.

Discography

Singles

• "All Tomorrow's Parties" / "I'll Be Your Mirror" (recorded and released 1966)
• "Sunday Morning" / "Femme Fatale" (recorded and released 1966)
• "White Light/White Heat" / "Here She Comes Now" (recorded 1967, released 1968)
• "What Goes On" / "Jesus" (promo, recorded 1968, released 1969)
• "Who Loves the Sun" / "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" (recorded 1970, released 1971)
• "Foggy Notion" / "I Can't Stand It" (promo, recorded 1969, released 1985)
• "Venus in Furs" / "I'm Waiting for the Man" (live, recorded 1993, released 1994)

Original albums

• The Velvet Underground and Nico (recorded 1966, released 1967; "Deluxe" 2CD edition 2002)
• White Light/White Heat (recorded 1967, released 1968)
• The Velvet Underground (recorded 1968, released 1969)
• Loaded (recorded and released 1970; "Fully Loaded" 2CD edition 1997)
• Live at Max's Kansas City (recorded 1970, released 1972; "Deluxe" 2CD edition 2004)
• Squeeze (recorded 1972, released 1973)
• Live MCMXCIII (recorded and released 1993)

Later releases of archive material

• ' (recorded 1969, released 1974)
• VU (recorded 1968-1969, released 1985)
• Another View (recorded 1967-1969, released 1986)
• Peel Slowly and See (box set, recorded 1965-1970, released 1995)
• Final V.U. (live box set, recorded 1971-1973, released 2001)
• ' (live, recorded 1969, released 2001)
• The Very Best of the Velvet Underground (recorded 1966-1970, released 2003)