Download The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (33 1/3 Series) AudioBook Free
In 1966, studios were still more about technology than artwork. Clients who dared make specialized suggestions were treated with bemusement, derision or hostility. The Velvets were a young band under constant critical attack, and the pressure to verify in order to get acceptance must have been remarkable. Most bands of that era compromised using their record companies, through general revamping of the image, changing or omitting lyrics, creating significantly edited variations for radio airplay, or eliminating songs entirely using their sets and data. With Andy Warhol in the band's place, such hazards were reduced.The Velvet Underground and Nico has inspired the audio of more bands than almost any other recording. And incredibly, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it does after its release in 1967. With this booklet, Joe Harvard addresses from Lou Reed's lyrical genius to John Cale's groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative insight of Andy Warhol to the fine details of the taking process. With insight from co-producer Norman Dolph and Velvets lover Jonathan Richman, Harvard documents the creation of a record which, in the eyes of many, has never been matched up.Joe Harvard was co-founder and owner of Fort Apache Studios. Voted Boston's Best Maker, his playing appears on numerous data by bands including Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses, and the Pernice Brothers.33 1/3 is a new series of short catalogs about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the previous 40 years. Focusing on one album somewhat than an artist's whole output, the catalogs dispense with the typical biographical track record that fans already know, and minimize to the center of the music on each recording. By changes obsessive, keen, creative, and up to date, the catalogs in this series demonstrate many various ways of writing about music.
