THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Fierce Pup Productions, USA 5 issues (first in September of 1993 and last in March 1996). Great fanzine loaded with interesting stuff. It was edited by Sal Mercuri who also has worked in collaboration with Doug Yule on a volume of never-before published original photographs '69 on the Road. All volumes are now out of print. |
The Velvet Underground - Volume 1September 1993 Scrapbook covering the 1993 tour, with concert tickets, photos, and articles from Q, Rolling Stone, Musician, NME, Vox... etc. It also exists in deluxe edition with color banana cover. |
The Velvet Underground - Volume 2How in the World did They Make That Sound... Spring 1994 Scrapbook covering the 1993 tour and beyond, with many articles and Luna's Dean Wareham tour book, Live MCMXCIII and bootlegs reviews. This issue has a special photo supplement. There is also a special 'lift slowly and see' acetate banana cover edition. |
The Velvet Underground - Volume 3They Were Wild, Like the USA Fall/Winter 1994 Compilation of various Velvet Underground news, magazine articles, concert and record reviews, and never before published 70s Lou Reed photograph by Lau. The center piece of this issue is Head Held High - an exclusive extensive interview with Doug Yule. There is a sprecial printing with alternate color cover with gold sticker. |
The Velvet Underground - Volume 4Rock-n-Roll, But Not Like The Rest Summer/Fall 1995 More articles, more reviews. That issue is focused on the Peel Slowly And See box set and includes a long exclusive interview with Lou Reed by Ignacio Julia, some VU news, and several articles about Moe Tucker's solo work. |
The Velvet Underground - Volume 5It was Good What We Did Yesterday Winter/Spring 1996 Last volume - ever? - compiling Sterling Morrison tributes. It has Velvet Underground news and reviews, including Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame coverage, The Lowdown on Loaded by Doug Yule, and never-before published Velvet Underground photos from 1969. |
WHAT GOES ON Velvet Underground Appreciation Society, USA Magazine edited and published sporadically by the V.U.A.S. - there are usually several years between two issues; a nasty joke says that WGO is the only magazine that publishes less frequently than Forced Exposure... The VUAS used also to send out newsletters - What Goes On Jr. then Temporary Thing - from 1979 to 1981. | |
What Goes On - Number 1Mo Tucker Beats Me 8 pages, 1978 This first volume features articles by Philip Milstein, Joseph Allen Viglione and M.C. Kostek - including Beginning To see The Dark, a review of a 1969 Velvet Underground show at The Woodrose Ballroom. | |
What Goes On - Number 224 pages, June 1979 This issue is focused on the Velvet Underground discography - including compilations, bootlegs, and cover versions. It has also nice photos by The Modern Printer from a December 1968 show at The Boston Tea Party. | |
What Goes On - No. 352 pages, 1982 (second printing in 1983) Numerous articles including Angus MacLise story, interviews with Andy Warhol, Nico, Tony Conrad, and an unreleased review of Nico's Marble Index by Lester Bangs. | |
What Goes On - The Best Of 1 & 256 pages, 1986 Features an extensive critical Velvet Underground discography/filmography and a selection of articles previously published in the two first issues of What Goes On. | |
Feed-Back - The Legend of the Velvet Underground40 pages, 1987 "The official authorized english translation by Orly Fainstein and Margaret Kopp" of Ignacio Julia's Spanish Feed-Back book. Published by the V.U.A.S. in cooperation with Ignacio Julia & RUTA 66. It's not as well illustrated as the original Spanish edition however. | |
What Goes On - Issue 480 pages, Dutch East India Trading, 1990 The Moe Tucker issue - 2-part extensive interview with Moe. It also covers the 1990 Fondation Cartier reunion and has full VU-member updates. It came with a free flexi Thanks Andy Warhol. | |
What Goes On - Issue Number 5September 1996 "The Velvet Underground Live and Wild 1965-1993" - rare photos, firsthand accounts from the 60s and full coverage of the 1993 reunion tour with show and record reviews. | |
The Velvet Underground Discography Update48 pages, 1997 Velvet Underground and solo updates with discography, films, books... etc. | |
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LOU REED VELVET UNDERGROUND TEXTES CHOISIS Illustrated collection of lyrics in both English and French language. The first page states that "il a ete tiré 5 exemplaires marqués de a à e comprenant chacun un métal repoussé et une sérigraphie, 30 exemplaires numérotés de 1 a 30 accompagnés de la sérigraphie" Songs include: Here she come now, European son, I'll be your mirror, Heroin, Who loves the sun, Sweet jane, All tomorrow's Parties, Sunday morning, Rock and roll, Femme fatale, Venus in furs, Candy says. |
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VELVET UNDERGROUND TRADUCTIONS DE TEXTES Collection of lyrics in both English and French language. Audio cassette giveaway including: Side 1: Heroin (8:10) / Move Right In (2:55) / You're Dring Me Insane (2:22) / I'm Free (1:09) / Extract from Falling Spikes (1:09). Side 2: Ride Into The Sun (2:35) / Inside Your Heart (2:20) / Jesus (3:24) / Extract from Loop (6:10) / Extract from Falling Spikes (0:30). |
IT'S ALL RIGHT THE WAY THAT YOU LIVE Walk On The Velvet Underground, Czech Republic Magazine - all in Czech! - edited by a Velvet Underground fan club formed in Prague. They also sell great looking T-shirts and provide an ordering service for some hard to find items. Contact: Ondrej Klepsa |
Cislo 144 pages, 1997 Limited edition of 100 (one half in white and next half in yellow cover). A "Lou Reed 1996" special issue. |
Cislo 224 pages, May 1999 This second volume is also a limited edition of 100 (half in blue and other half in white cover), including interviews with John Cale, Doug Yule, articles about Loaded and Fully Loaded Edition and some other things. |
DIFFERENT TIMES UK This fanzine was published from 1978 to 1982 and compiled in Mike West's book The Velvet Underground & Lou Reed, originally a special edition of this fanzine. |
LOU REED & THE VELVET UNDERGROUNDAndrea & Werner Hopf Private edition, Germany, 1985 |
VELVET UNDERGROUND SCRAPBOOK VOLUME 1Private printing, 1991 Notes: unofficial collection of VU-related magazine articles, ads and record reviews. It includes the legendary Dead Lie the Velvets Underground by Lester Bangs. |
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND PRESS FILESteve Lane Private printing, UK, April 1991 Notes: limited edition of 100 copies only and something like the VU Scrapbook but with lots of updated articles and photos ending somewhere in 1990. |
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FILEAes-Nihil Books, USA, 1995 Notes: scrapbook of interesting VU-related articles and VU/Lou Reed lyrics. Printing quality is however so-so and some of the articles are unreadable... |
THE BIG SCRAPBOOK SERIES Private edition, UK, 1999 4 volumes. |
Volume 1Scrapbook including Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Animal (Babylon Books), and a collection of various VU/Lou Reed articles. |
Volume 2Collection of ads, reviews and articles focused on Lou Reed's Set The Twilight Reeling album. |
Volume 3Compilation of various VU-related articles and Lou Reed stuff from Hooky Wooky tour. |
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