Vinyl compilations & box sets

SUPERSTARSHINE VOL. 20
Polydor METRO 2356 097, Netherlands, 1970

ANDY WARHOL'S VELVET UNDERGROUND FEATURING NICO

2-LP, MGM 2683 006, UK, December 1971

Side 1: 235401 0 A//1
Side 2: 2354010 B//1
Side 3: 2354011 A//1
Side 4: 2354011 B//1

Side 1: 1. I'm Waiting For The Man (4:37) / 2. Candy Says (4:09) / 3. Run Run Run (4:18) / 4. White Light/White Heat (2:44) / 5. All Tomorrow's Parties (5:55).

Side 2: 1. Sunday Morning (2:53) / 2. I Heard Her Call My Name (4:05) / 3. Femme Fatale (2:35) / 4. Heroin (7:05) / 5. Here She Comes Now (2:30) / 6. There She Goes Again ( 2:30).

Side 3: 1. Sister Ray (17:00) / 2. Venus In Furs (5:07).

Side 4: 1. European Son (7:40) / 2. Pale Blue Eyes (5:40) / 3. Black Angel's Death Song (3:10) / 4. Beginning To See The Light (4:48).

Gatefold cover with MGM Records lion logo. Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd. Illustration, Design and Art direction Davis/Berney/Wade (Wade is not credited on the other French, German or Dutch editions). Same back cover liner notes (with Morrison's first name mispelled as Stirling) as the other editions, but Russ Curry is not credited as author. 2/3-blue/1/3-gold MGM labels.

2-LP, MGM 2626 001, Germany, 1972

Promo edition exists.

2-LP, Metro Records/Polydor 2629 001, France

At least three different editions - see French discography for details. Illustration, design and art direction by Keith Davis and Grahame Berney. Liner notes credited to Russ Curry.

2-LP, Polydor 2629001, Netherlands, 1971

Side 1: 2355 017 1Y 1 P1969 670 119
Side 2: 2355 017 2Y 1 P1969 670 110
Side 3: 2355 018 1Y 1 P1969 670 118
Side 4: 2355 018 2Y 1 P1969 670 118

Red Polydor logo. Illustration, design and art direction by Keith Davis and Grahame Berney. Liner notes credited to Russ Curry. Orange Polydor label.

Side 1: 2344034 XXXXXX XXXXXXX X 380 1
Side 2: 2344034 XXXXXXX 2 380
Side 3: 2344033 XXXXXXX 1 380
Side 4: 2344033 XXXXXXX 2 380

LOU REED AND THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
MGM Pride PRD-0022, USA, October 1973

Side 1: PRD 0022 MGS 3164
Side 2: PRD 0022 MGS 3165

Side 1: That's The Story Of My Life (2:05) / Sister Ray (17:00) / Lady Godiva's Operation (4:52).

Side 2: Heroin (7:05) / Sunday Morning (2:53) / All Tomorrow's Parties (5:55) / There She Goes Again (2:30) / White Light/White Heat (2:44) / Femme Fatale (2:35).

Pride was one of the many MGM spinoffs.

Produced for Reissue by Michael Viner. All selections previously released on albums SE-4617, V6-5008, V6-5046. Manufactured by MGM Records, Inc., 7165 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California 90046.

Pink PRIDE label. The label reads "THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE" as if it were the album title although it doesn't appear on the cover. Some copies (reissue?) have not the Story subtitle and slight difference in label color and design.

Promotional edition exists with "Special Disc Jockey Record" white label and "DJ - NOT FOR SALE" sticker on back cover.

All editions mispel Tucker as "Tucken" on the label for Sister Ray credits.

This album is famous for his excellent mastering especially of Sister Ray and Lady Godiva's Operation according to Mike Kostek's The Velvet Underground Handbook.

MGM 2315 246, France, 1973

Side 1: 2315 246 1 380 CIDIS
Side 2: 2315 246 2 380 CIDIS

French edition exists with different MGM labels - blue/gold; dark grey with lion logo; black with lion logo and big "MGM" - all with same cover and matrix numbers.

MGM 2315 246, New Zealand, 1973

Side 1: PRD 0022 MGS3164
Side 2: PRD 0022 MGS3165

New Zealand edition has MGM blue/gold label which reads "Made in New Zealand" around the edge with all the copyright mention.

POP GIANTS VOL. 9 - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FEATURING LOU REED
MGM/Brunswick 2911 520, Germany, 1973

Side 1: 00 2335 034 S 1
Side 2: 00 2335 034 S 2

Side 1: The Murder Mystery (8:35) / I'm Set Free (4:05) / Lady Godiva's Operation (4:52) / Winter Song (3:15).

Side 2: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (5:15) / The Gift (8:15) / Some Kinda Love (3:35) / Eulogy To Lenny Bruce (3:45).

Front cover uses the same colorized picture as on Pop History Vol. 19 but the picture has been mirrored... Liner notes in German on back cover. Brunswick silver label.

LOU REED & THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

MGM 2315 258, Germany, October 1973

Side 1 : I'm Waiting For The Man / Sister Ray / Lady Godiva's Operation.

Side 2 : Heroin / Sunday Morning / All Tomorrow's Parties / There She Goes Again / White Light/White Heat / Femme Fatale.

Cover credits: Harmut Pfeiffer.

MGM 2315 258 L, Italy, 1973
Side 1: 2315258 1 1 520 10 10 73 07
Side 2: 2315 258 2 2 520 11 10 73 07

Italian edition has a glossy cover and the blue/gold MGM label.

MGM 2315 258 SUPER, UK, October 1974
Side 1: 2315258 A-2U-1-1
Side 2: 2315258 B//7v420 W

UK pressing has red Polydor label. Also available on musicassette MGM 3110 258 and 8 track cartridge MGM 3807 258.

MGM 2315 258, Spain

Spanish edition is censored, without Waiting For The Man, Lady Godiva's Operation and Heroin, but includes That's The Story Of My Life.

POP GIANTS VOL.13 - LOU REED & THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Polyfar 2494 307, Brazil, 1974

Side 1: 200 2494307 A1
Side 2: 200 2494 307 B1

Side 1 : I'm Waiting For The Man / Sister Ray / Lady Godiva's Operation.

Side 2 : Heroin / Sunday Morning / All Tomorrow's Parties / There She Goes Again / White Light/White Heat / Femme Fatale.

Brazilian collection of selected tracks from The Velvet Underground And Nico and White Light/White Heat. "produzido e distribuido pela CBD PHONOGRAM". Also exists as musicassette (3207 307).

POP GIANTS VOL.15 - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FEATURING LOU REED
Polyfar 2494.314, Brazil, 1975

Side 1: 200 2494 314 A1
Side 2: 200 2494 314 B1

Side 1: The Murder Mystery (8:35) / I'm Set Free (4:05) / Lady Godiva's Operation (4:52) / Winter Song (3:15).

Side 2: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (5:15) / The Gift (8:15) / Some Kinda Love (3:35) / Eulogy To Lenny Bruce (3:45).

Brazilian collection of selected tracks from White Light/White Heat, The Velvet Underground and Nico - Chelsea Girl. "produzido e distribuido pela CBD PHONOGRAM". Also exists as musicassette (3207 307).

FRANZ SCHÖLER PRÄSENTIERT DIE VELVET UNDERGROUND STORY
Verve 2304 149, Germany, 1975

Side 1: I'm Waiting For The Man / Run Run Run / There She Goes Again / European Son / White Light/White Heat.

Side 2: I Heard Her Call My Name / Candy Says / What Goes On / Some Kinda Love / Jesus / Pale Blue Eyes.

Notes: gatefold cover with Velvet Underground biography inside - one of the most incomplete and inaccurate ever.... Back cover has a biography of Mr. Franz Scholer himself. The most amazing is the cover which shows five band members! There are in fact two Moe Tucker portrayed!!

STARTRACK VOL. 9
Metro MGM Polydor 2364 067, Holland, 1974-76(?)

Side 1: 2364 67 1Y1 670
Side 2: 2364 67 2Y 1 670

Side 1: Heroin / What Goes On / Venus In Furs / That's The Story Of My Life / Run Run Run.

Side 2: Candy Says / Some Kinda Love / European Son / Jesus / I'm Set Free.

Cover photo by Laurens Van Houten. Artwork by Evert Jan Monroy.

All tracks by The Velvet Underground despite the front cover which credits the record to Lou Reed. Back sleeve and the label however read "Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground". Black Metro label with a mispelled "N. Tucker" in the European Son credits.

VELVET UNDERGROUND
MGM Special 2354 033, UK, March 1976

Side A: 2354033 A//1 420 05
Side B: 2354033 B//1 420 05

Side A : 1. White Light/White Heat / 2. What Goes On / 3. Venus In Furs / 4. That's The Story Of My Life / 5. Here She Comes Now / 6. Beginning To See The Light / 7. Jesus.

Side B : 1. Run Run Run / 2. Some Kinda Love / 3. The Gift / 4. I'm Set Free / 5. I Heard Her Call My Name.

Cover credits: Keith Davis.

Part of the MGM Special series. Blue/gold MGM label. Compiled by Bob Clifford, also exists as cassette (3140 110). Reissued on Polydor Mid-Price series (Polydor MID-PRICE SPELP 39) in May 1986; also on cassette (Polydor SPEMC 39). I'm Set Free is misprinted I'm So Free on the label of the reissue.

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FEATURING LOU REED
2-LP, Polydor 2664 438, Germany, 1976

Side 1: 00 2335 045 S 1
Side 2: 00 2335 045 S 2
Side 3: 00 2335 046 S 1
Side 4: 00 2335 046 S 2

Side 1 : Lady Godiva's Operation / Eulogy To Lenny Bruce / What Goes On / Winter Song / Some Kind Of Love.

Side 2 : The Gift / Chelsea Girl / I'm Set Free.

Side 3 : The Murder Mystery / Little Sister / I'll Be Your Mirror / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams.

Side 4 : Jesus / The Fairest Of The Seasons / Afterhours / It Was A Pleasure Then / That's The Story Of My Life.

Part of "Once Upon A Time" series. Same tracklist as Pop History, The Velvet Underground & Nico with also part of intro to The Murder Mystery edited out! Gatefold cover with inside liner notes in German by J. Schmeisser. Red Polydor labels which have catalog numbers - 2929 085/2929 086 - different from those on the cover. Matrix numbers are the same as on Pop History, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Also exists as cassette (Polydor 3578 485).

THE STORY OF... VELVET UNDERGROUND
2 LPs, Polydor 2664 405, Germany, 1978

original matrix numbers (2364 001=2 S1 / 2364 001=2 S2 / 2364 002 S1 / 2364 002 S2) have been erased
New numbers are 2929064 on first record and 2929065 on second one

Side 1: I'm Waiting For The Man / Candy Says / Run Run Run / White Light/White Heat / All Tomorrow's Parties.

Side 2: Sunday Morning / I Heard Her Call My Name / Femme Fatale / Heroin / Here She Comes Now / There She Goes Again.

Side 3: Sister Ray / Venus In Furs.

Side 4: European Son / Pale Blue Eyes / The Black Angel's Death Song / Beginning To See The Light.

Reissue of Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground with Nico. Redesigned sleeve with EPI photo as front cover, several portraits and full notes in German. Underneath the portrait of Sterling it says, "John Cale (voc, el-v, org, b-g)", whereas under the picture of Doug it reads, "Stirling (sic) Morrison (voc, g, b-g)"... Red Polydor labels, with numbers different from the cover 2929 064 & 2929 065... Also exists as cassette.

LOU REED VELVET UNDERGROUND

2 LPs, Polydor 2670 231, Holland, 1978

Side 1: I'm Waiting For The Man / Candy Says / Run Run Run / White Light/White Heat / All Tomorrow's Parties.
Side 2: Sunday Morning / I Heard Her Call My Name / Femme Fatale / Heroin / Here She Comes Now / There She Goes Again.
Side 3: Sister Ray / Venus In Furs.
Side 4: European Son / Pale Blue Eyes / The Black Angel's Death Song / Beginning To See The Light.

Same tracks as german The Story Of..., part of "everschlagermeistering Quality Sound Series". Sister Ray is listed as "Sister Bay" on cover and label; European Son is listed as "European Song" on the label! Red Polydor label with numbers different from the cover ones: 2488 702 & 703.

GIGANTES DEL POP VOL. 5

Polydor 2486208, Spain, 1981

Side 1 : Sister Ray / Venus In Furs.
Side 2 : European Son / Pale Blue Eyes / The Black Angel's Death Song / Beginning To See The Light.

Same tracklist as Historia De La Musica Rock 38.

Notes: mastered from original tapes. All Tomorrow's Parties is the double-tracked vocal version, 20 seconds longer fade-out on What Goes On and 10 seconds on Waiting and Beginning. Dutch pressing has silver T black Verve label.

VELVET UNDERGROUND
Verve / "IL ROCK" - De Agostini IGDA 1135/136, Italy, 1990

Side A: IGDA 11355
Side B: IGDA 1136

Side A: Sunday Morning (2:51) / I'm Waiting For The Man (4:35) / Femme Fatale (2:35) / Venus In Furs (5:06) / I'll Be Your Mirror (2:07) / Sweet Jane (4:00).

Side B: Heroin (7:06) / All Tomorrow's Parties (5:54) / White Light/White Heat (2:44) / Pale Blue Eyes (5:51).

#67 in "IL ROCK" De Agostini series. Released under license by Polygram International Music B.V. (834 981-1).