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Nothing in their debut could really have prepared fans for the sonic assault the Velvets unleashed in White Light/White Heat. Freed from Andy Warhol's patronage (and Nico's vocals), Lou Reed and company strip production values to a minimum and turn out a primitive rock & roll masterpiece: Everything on this record sounds distorted and abrasive. Depending on how you feel about these sorts of things, this makes it either their best or their worst record. Of course, underneath it all are some of Reed's greatest songs, from the title track to the wistful "Here She Comes Now".
Limited LP is half speed mastered at Abbey Road.
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When starting out in the record shop business, Neil was still angry at getting the brush off from a girl from Baden-Württemberg called Nico, so he decided to call his shop after a track from this album instead*
*I just made that up
Tracklist
1 White Light/White Heat
2:44
2 The Gift
8:16
3 Lady Godiva's Operation
4:53
4 Here She Comes Now
2:02
5 I Heard Her Call My Name
4:35
6 Sister Ray
17:27