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"They make for fascinating reading, these dispatches from the front line... as a chronicle of the beginning, and continuing relevance of the Velvet Underground, Clinton Heylin marshals a thorough an diligent case for the defence." Record Collector Magazine"
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This is a treasure trove of rediscovered words and ephemera on the band that was synonymous with New York: the Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground was among the most influential bands of all time. It has often been said that while very few saw the Velvet Underground perform live, everyone who did started a band. Thus their sound can be easily detected in later artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, the Talking Heads, REM, Jane's Addiction, Yo La Tengo, Luna, and the Strokes. They are also credited with creating a streetwise, pre-punk sensibility that has become inseparable from the popular image of downtown New York. 'Discovered' by Andy Warhol in 1966, the Velvet Underground, feature Lou Reed and John Cale, became the house band of the avant-garde and composed songs simultaneously abrasive and poignant, standing in stark, striking contrast to the prevailing flower power vibe of the era. With such notorious pedigree, it is only natural that the story of the Velvet Underground has become shrouded in myth and hyperbole. "All Yesterday's Parties" gathers, for the first time, writings and ephemera contemporaneous with the band's actual existence, providing an invaluable snapshot of an era by such writers as Lester Bangs, Robert Greenfield, Patti Smith, and Lou Reed himself. Coupled with a complete discography, never-before-published flyers, original reminiscences of their live performances, and song-by-song commentary, it is an invaluable discovery for anyone interested in the Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.
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THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY SURVIVED AN INVASION last night by Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and a new rock 'n' roll group called "The Velvet Underground." Read the first page
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THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY SURVIVED AN INVASION last night by Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and a new rock 'n' roll group called "The Velvet Underground." Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is not a biography of the band. For a good one of them you need look no further than Uptight. This book is a collection of all the bands press cuttings printed between 1966 and 1971. As such, this is a book recommended only for people who love The Velvet Underground, to anyone else this book would serve no purpose.
There is a very brief (25 page) sum-up of the band at the beginning, and from then on it's reviews and articles chronologically. The articles show the level of acceptance and understanding the band received (more than most people would have you believe) and the difficulty they encountered outliving the Warhol association.
The style and ability to hold interest can't be critised, for that would mean critising each individual journalist within the book.
There is a very brief (25 page) sum-up of the band at the beginning, and from then on it's reviews and articles chronologically. The articles show the level of acceptance and understanding the band received (more than most people would have you believe) and the difficulty they encountered outliving the Warhol association.
The style and ability to hold interest can't be critised, for that would mean critising each individual journalist within the book.
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It is what it says it is!
1 Oct 2005
Format:Hardcover
I felt compelled to write this review after reading some of the negative reviews about this compilation. There are better books on the Velvets available (e.g., Uptight!), yet this volume is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in the Velvets and how they were perceived by their contemporaries. They are now, and forever will be, well known as cutting-edge, avant-garde artists who helped shape a unique sound in the rock and roll arena. But when the Velvets first hit the scene, not everyone "got it." And that is what this book documents. This is an exhaustive reprint of almost all the known writings about the VU, in chronological order, from '65 - '71. Peppered throughout are photos of concert posters, press releases, etc., as well as a well-researched discography of all known songs from the period (though such lists are always subject to debate among fanatics), and a handy index. Heylin is a fantastic writer, particularly his stuff on Dylan and Reed/Velvets. He plays the role as the editor of this book -- not the author -- and in this role contributes an interesting and enjoyable introduction. If you are looking for the definitive biography of the band, check out Uptight! If you already know and love the Velvets, check out this volume and see what the press were saying about them at the time. It's amazing what time does to perceptions.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
yellow pages yellow babanas
30 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
all yesterday's papers _ clinton heylin
what more can be said about the velvet underground, that has not been already been written? Well, since my own point of view, very little or nothing, unless lou, john or mo decide to publish their own memoirs on the matter, which seems quite improbable. So meanwhile, here comes clinton heylin & decides to recompile most of what was written about them during their heydays. Long before they became a myth, at a time when they really stood for what they were, a simple n.y. city rock & roll band. So take a trip in time, be able to read & try to feel how it was first time around, when the velvet underground were pushing boundaries that most of the today bands have their backs to.
By clinton heylin i strongly recommend -bootleg! the rise & fall of the secret industry & from the velvets to the void-oids (the book that inspired please kill me)
what more can be said about the velvet underground, that has not been already been written? Well, since my own point of view, very little or nothing, unless lou, john or mo decide to publish their own memoirs on the matter, which seems quite improbable. So meanwhile, here comes clinton heylin & decides to recompile most of what was written about them during their heydays. Long before they became a myth, at a time when they really stood for what they were, a simple n.y. city rock & roll band. So take a trip in time, be able to read & try to feel how it was first time around, when the velvet underground were pushing boundaries that most of the today bands have their backs to.
By clinton heylin i strongly recommend -bootleg! the rise & fall of the secret industry & from the velvets to the void-oids (the book that inspired please kill me)
Interesting and hard to find articles
5 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
Highly recommended. Reprints lots of interesting and heretofore unavailable articles and press clippings on the Velvet Underground from the 1966-1970 era, giving a wide-ranging perspective on what people actually thought of them when they were around. Some stellar essays, particularly "The Velvet Underground and the Boston Sound" by Mel Lyman disciple Wayne McGuire. Missing a key piece of writing from 1967 by a 16 year old Jonathan Richman, who would not give Heylin permission to publish. Overall, VU fans will find several hours of pleasure reading this stuff and imagining they too would have been one of the tiny number of individuals cool and adventurous enough to like the Velvet Underground back when they were a real working band.
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