Unripened

Ltd coloured vinyl LP.

Norman Dolph's acetate, Scepter Studios, New York City NY, April 1966.

Taken from original acetate version!

"Every effort has been made to clean up the sound, but also keep the feel."

"What you are holding in your hand is what the first Velvet Underground album would have sounded like, had it not been rejected by the powers that be."

"Andy Warhol's objective was to capitalise on the buzz surrounding the band's debut gigs under the guise of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable shows. A Music - art - freak out - happening. Andy, wanting to keep the band's abrasive sound and seedy subject matter, arranged for a session at a run down New York studio called Scepter Studios, under the watchful eye of a Mr. Norman Dolph. Payment for the four day recording session in April 1966 was one of Andy's paintings, which in time would prove very financially rewarding for Mr. Dolph."

"The recordings cut onto acetate were listened to by Columbia Records and rejected. As was all the great era defining music, check out The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for similar tales of woe. The group would later that year be dispatched to Los Angeles to re-record the bulk of these tunes, 'Heroin', 'Venus in Furs', and 'I'm Waiting for the Man' with another producer Tom Wilson at a studio called TTG. The other tunes would be remixed and a recording of 'Sunday Morning' cut in New York would be added, alongside 'There She Goes Again'. The track listing changed around to give a more user-friendly feel to the album."

A1 European Son 8:53
A2 The Black Angel's Death Song 3:15
A3 All Tomorrow's Parties 5:53
A4 I'll Be Your Mirror 2:11
B1 Heroin 6:12
B2 Femme Fatale 2:37
B3 Venus In Furs 4:29
B4 I'm Waiting For The Man 4:10
B5 Run Run Run 4:23