The Velvet Underground’s eponymous third album will get a six-disc 45th-anniversary reissue on November 24th. The box set will be the latest “Super Deluxe Edition” released by the band, after 1967’s The Velvet Underground and Nico and 1968’s White Light/White Heat received similar treatments in recent years.
The box set will include three mixes of The Velvet Underground, including a fresh remaster and Lou Reed’s “Closet Mix,” so called for its intimate character and because guitarist Sterling Morrison famously said it sounded like it had been recorded in a closet. The fourth disc contains several tracks originally meant for the band’s fourth album but that were shelved during a contractual dispute with record label MGM, notes Pitchfork. Some of those songs, like “Rock & Roll,” were later included on other albums. The final two discs contain new mixes of live performances recorded at The Matrix in November of 1969.
The Velvet Underground reissue will also be available as a single disc or in a two-disc set with live tracks from the Matrix shows. See the track listing for the “Super Deluxe Edition” below.
Disc 1: Remastered mix by studio engineer Val Valentin
1. Candy Says
2. What Goes On
3. Some Kinda Love
4. Pale Blue Eyes
5. Jesus
6. Beginning to See the Light
7. I’m Set Free
8. That’s the Story of My Life
9. The Murder Mystery
10. After Hours
Disc 2: The “Closet Mix”
1. Candy Says
2. What Goes On
3. Some Kinda Love
4. Pale Blue Eyes
5. Jesus
6. Beginning to See the Light
7. I’m Set Free
8. That’s the Story of My Life
9. The Murder Mystery
10. After Hours
11. Beginning to See the Light (alternate “Closet Mix”)
Disc 3: Promotional Mono Mix
1. Candy Says
2. What Goes On
3. Some Kinda Love
4. Pale Blue Eyes
5. Jesus
6. Beginning to See the Light
7. I’m Set Free
8. That’s the Story of My Life
9. The Murder Mystery
10. After Hours
11. What Goes On (mono single version)
12. Jesus (mono single version)
Disc 4: 1969 sessions for unreleased fourth album
1. Foggy Notion (original 1969 mix, unreleased)
2. One of These Days (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
3. Lisa Says (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
4. I’m Sticking With You (original 1969 mix, unreleased)
5. Andy’s Chest (original 1969 mix, unreleased)
6. Coney’s Island Steeplechase (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
7. Ocean (original 1969 mix)
8. I Can’t Stand It (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
9. She’s My Best Friend (original 1969 mix, unreleased)
10. We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
11. I’m Gonna Move Right In (original 1969 mix)
12. Ferryboat Bill (original 1969 mix)
13. Rock & Roll (original 1969 mix)
14. Ride Into the Sun (new 2014 mix, unreleased)
Disc 5: Live at The Matrix
1. I’m Waiting for the Man (unreleased)
2. What Goes On (unreleased)
3. Some Kinda Love
4. Over You (unreleased)
5. We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (unreleased)
6. Beginning to See the Light
7. Lisa Says
8. Rock & Roll
9. Pale Blue Eyes (unreleased)
10. I Can’t Stand It Anymore (unreleased)
11. Venus in Furs (unreleased)
12. There She Goes Again (unreleased)
Disc 6: Live at The Matrix
1. Sister Ray
2. Heroin (unreleased)
3. White Light/White Heat
4. I’m Set Free (unreleased)
5. After Hours (unreleased)
6. Sweet Jane