Chronicles (2005)

About this title: By this point in rock history, it's a given that the Velvet Underground were one of the most important and influential American bands of all time, and that the four studio albums they recorded between 1966 and 1970 are brilliant and essential listening. The first three of those albums -- The Velvet Underground & Nico, White Light/White Heat, and The Velvet Underground -- are collected in toto on this box set. As a listening experience, this is all glorious stuff, from the adventurous and decadent pop/rock of the first album, to the noisy assault of White Light/White Heat, and concluding with ... read more

Tracks:

1. Sunday Morning [Reed/Cale]
2. I'm Waiting for the Man [Reed]
3. Femme Fatale [Reed]
4. Venus in Furs [Reed]
5. Run Run Run [Reed]
6. All Tomorrow's Parties [Reed]
7. Heroin [Reed]
8. There She Goes Again [Reed]
9. I'll Be Your Mirror [Reed]
10. The Black Angel's Death Song [Reed/Cale]
11. European Son [Reed/Cale/Morrison/]
12. White Light/White Heat [Reed]
13. The Gift [Reed/Morrison/Cale/]
14. Lady Godiva's Operation [Reed]
15. Here She Comes Now [Reed/Morrison/Cale]
16. I Heard Her Call My Name [Reed]
17. Sister Ray [Reed/Morrison/Cale/]
18. Candy Says [Reed]
19. What Goes On [Reed]
20. Some Kinda Love [Reed]
21. Pale Blue Eyes [Reed]
22. Jesus [Reed]
23. Beginning to See the Light [Reed]
24. I'm Set Free [Reed]
25. That's the Story of My Life [Reed]
26. The Murder Mystery [Reed]
27. After Hours [Reed]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.