Peel Slowly and See

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Peel Slowly and See
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ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
RecordedJuly 1965 – August 23, 1970
Genre Rock, proto-punk
Length379:34
Language English
Label Polydor
Producer Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan, The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson
The Velvet Underground chronology
Live MCMXCIII
(1993)
Peel Slowly and See
(1995)
Final V.U. 1971-1973
(2001)
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Peel Slowly and See is a five-disc box set of material by the Velvet Underground. It was released in September 1995 by Polydor.

Contents

Compilation

The name of this box set comes from the instruction presented on vinyl copies of the band's debut album to peel back the banana sticker featured on the cover. The set includes all four studio albums by the Lou Reed-era line-ups of the Velvet Underground, alongside demo recordings and live performances, some of which had been previously bootlegged, and some of which had never before been released. Squeeze , recorded after Reed's departure from the band, is not included. The Velvet Underground , the band's self-titled third album, uses the "closet mix", Lou Reed's mix of the album that gives more emphasis to the vocals, and was the mix used on the original release. [4] The band's fourth album, Loaded , is presented with "full-length versions" of three of its tracks, "Sweet Jane", "Rock & Roll" and "New Age".

Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke wrote extensive liner notes in an accompanying booklet, which also pictured many items of Velvet Underground memorabilia from the collection of guitarist Sterling Morrison.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lou Reed except as noted.

All tracks performed by the Velvet Underground except † by the Velvet Underground & Nico; and ‡ by Nico.

With the exception of "Prominent Men", the tracks on Disc One feature multiple takes of each song.

Disc one (All tracks previously unreleased)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Venus in Furs" (demo) 15:33
2."Prominent Men" (demo)Reed, Cale4:53
3."Heroin" (demo) 13:34
4."I'm Waiting for the Man" (demo) 9:50
5."Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (demo) 15:50
6."All Tomorrow's Parties" (demo) 18:26
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."All Tomorrow's Parties" (single version†) Single A-side2:49
2."Sunday Morning†"Reed, Cale The Velvet Underground & Nico 2:54
3."I'm Waiting for the Man" The Velvet Underground & Nico4:38
4."Femme Fatale†" The Velvet Underground & Nico2:37
5."Venus in Furs" The Velvet Underground & Nico5:10
6."Run Run Run" The Velvet Underground & Nico4:19
7."All Tomorrow's Parties†" The Velvet Underground & Nico5:58
8."Heroin" The Velvet Underground & Nico7:10
9."There She Goes Again" The Velvet Underground & Nico2:39
10."I'll Be Your Mirror†" The Velvet Underground & Nico2:12
11."The Black Angel's Death Song"Reed, CaleThe Velvet Underground & Nico3:12
12."European Son"Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker The Velvet Underground & Nico7:47
13."Melody Laughter" (live edit†)Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker, Päffgen Previously unreleased10:43
14."It Was a Pleasure Then‡"Reed, Cale, Päffgen Chelsea Girl 8:02
15."Chelsea Girls‡"Reed, MorrisonChelsea Girl7:24
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."There is No Reason" (demo)Reed, CalePreviously unreleased2:12
2."Sheltered Life" (demo) Previously unreleased2:52
3."It's All Right (The Way That You Live)" (demo)Reed, CalePreviously unreleased2:48
4."I'm Not Too Sorry (Now That You're Gone)" (demo)Reed, CalePreviously unreleased2:17
5."Here She Comes Now" (demo)Reed, Cale, MorrisonPreviously unreleased2:46
6."Guess I'm Falling in Love" (live)Reed, Cale, Morrison, TuckerPreviously unreleased4:10
7."Booker T." (live)Reed, Cale, Morrison, TuckerPreviously unreleased6:30
8."White Light/White Heat"  White Light/White Heat 2:45
9."The Gift"Reed, Morrison, Cale, TuckerWhite Light/White Heat8:17
10."Lady Godiva's Operation" White Light/White Heat4:54
11."Here She Comes Now"Reed, Cale, MorrisonWhite Light/White Heat2:02
12."I Heard Her Call My Name" White Light/White Heat4:46
13."Sister Ray"Reed, Cale, Morrison, TuckerWhite Light/White Heat17:27
14."Stephanie Says"  VU 2:49
15."Temptation Inside Your Heart" VU2:30
16."Hey Mr. Rain" (version one)Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker Another View 4:40
Disc four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."What Goes On" (live) Previously unreleased5:34
2."Candy Says"  The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"4:04
3."What Goes On" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"4:35
4."Some Kinda Love" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"3:39
5."Pale Blue Eyes" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"5:42
6."Jesus" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"3:24
7."Beginning to See the Light" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"4:47
8."I'm Set Free" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"4:04
9."That's the Story of My Life" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"2:02
10."The Murder Mystery" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"8:55
11."After Hours" The Velvet Underground "Closet Mix"2:09
12."Foggy Notion"Reed, Morrison, Yule, Tucker, Weiss VU6:47
13."I Can't Stand It" VU3:22
14."I'm Sticking with You" VU2:28
15."One of These Days" VU4:00
16."Lisa Says" VU2:57
17."It's Just Too Much" (live) Previously unreleased2:59
18."Countess from Hong Kong" (demo)Reed, CalePreviously unreleased3:17
Disc five
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Who Loves the Sun"  Loaded 2:45
2."Sweet Jane" (full-length version) Loaded4:06
3."Rock & Roll (full-length version)" Loaded4:43
4."Cool It Down" Loaded3:04
5."New Age" (long version) Loaded5:07
6."Head Held High" Loaded2:56
7."Lonesome Cowboy Bill" Loaded2:43
8."I Found a Reason" Loaded4:15
9."Train Round the Bend" Loaded3:21
10."Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" Loaded7:25
11."Satellite of Love" Previously unreleased2:58
12."Walk and Talk" Previously unreleased2:23
13."Oh Gin" Previously unreleased2:44
14."Sad Song" Previously unreleased3:30
15."Ocean" Previously unreleased5:43
16."Ride into the Sun"Reed, Cale, Morrison, TuckerPreviously unreleased3:20
17."Some Kinda Love" (live) Previously unreleased10:22
18."I'll Be Your Mirror" (live)  Live at Max's Kansas City 2:06
19."I Love You" Previously unreleased2:03

Personnel

The Velvet Underground
Additional musicians

Boxset Design-Spencer Drate, Judith Salavetz, Sylvia Reed, Smayvision

Technical staff

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