Peel Slowly and See
Box set by The Velvet Underground
Release	September 26, 1995
Recorded	July 1965-August 23, 1970
Genre(s)	Rock
Length	379 min 34 sec
Label	Polydor
Producer	Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, The Velvet Underground, Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan
Professional reviews
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The Velvet Underground chronology
Live MCMXCIII (1993)	Peel Slowly and See (1995)	The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection (2000)

Peel Slowly and See is a five-disc box set of material by The Velvet Underground. It was released in September, 1995 by Polydor. Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more recordings which are contained in a box made generally out of cardboard. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico in 1966 (from left to right: John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... In the music industry, a record producer is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Andy Warhol, circa 1965. ... Tom Wilson (d. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Rolling Stone is a music and music industry magazine. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico in 1966 (from left to right: John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker). ... Live MCMXCIII is a live album by The Velvet Underground. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more recordings which are contained in a box made generally out of cardboard. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico in 1966 (from left to right: John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker). ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ...

About the album

The set includes all four Velvet Underground albums from the Lou-era line-up--with the third (the self-titled The Velvet Underground) being presented in the original "closet mix" (so called because it sounds slightly muffled, like it was playing from a closet). A number of other rarities are also included: demo recordings and live performances, some of which were bootlegged, some of which were never released. The word demo has different meanings, most of which are derived from shortening the word demonstration. ... As a noun, bootleg means the top part of a boot, the part that is around the leg instead of the foot. ...

Rolling Stone journalist David Fricke provided extensive liner notes in an accompanying book, which also pictured many Velvets memorabilia from the collection of guitarist Sterling Morrison. Fricke also wrote the liner notes to Nirvana's eponymous greatest hits collection Nirvana about 7 years later This article is about the music magazine. ... Music journalism is a specialized branch of entertainment journalism--especially criticism and reportage about music, usually rock, but also hip hop, classical, and electronica, among other forms. ... David Fricke is senior editor for Rolling Stone magazine. ... A souvenir stall in London, England A souvenir (from the French for memory) is an object that is treasured for the memories associated with it. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr (b. ... Drummer Dave Grohl, left, guitarist/singer/songwriter Kurt Cobain, center, and bassist Krist Novoselic, right. ... Nirvana is a best-of compilation album from the band, Nirvana. ... See also: 2001 in music, 2002 in music (UK), other events of 2002, 2003 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events 2002 was marked by significant trends in Rock Music. ...

Track listing

All tracks written by Lou Reed except as noted.

All tracks performed by The Velvet Underground except † by The Velvet Underground and Nico; and ‡ by Nico.

Disc 1

1. Venus in Furs (demo) (15:33)
2. Prominent Men (demo) (4:53) (Reed, Cale)
3. Heroin (demo) (13:34)
4. I'm Waiting for the Man (demo) (9:50)
5. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (demo) (15:50)
6. All Tomorrow's Parties (demo) (18:26)

(1-6) first appearance.

Disc 2

1. All Tomorrow's Parties (single version)† (2:49)
2. Sunday Morning † (2:54) (Reed, Cale)
3. I'm Waiting for the Man (4:38)
4. Femme Fatale † (2:37)
5. Venus in Furs (5:10)
6. Run Run Run (4:19)
7. All Tomorrow's Parties † (5:58)
8. Heroin (7:10)
9. There She Goes Again (2:39)
10. I'll Be Your Mirror † (2:12)
11. The Black Angel's Death Song (3:12) (Reed, Cale)
12. European Son (7:47) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
13. Melody Laughter (live edit) † (10:43) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker, Päffgen)
14. It Was a Pleasure Then ‡ (8:02) (Reed, Cale, Päffgen)
15. Chelsea Girls ‡ (7:24) (Reed, Morrison)

(1) taken from the "All Tomorrow's Parties" single; (2-12) taken from The Velvet Underground and Nico (entire album); (13) first appearance; (14-15) taken from Chelsea Girl. Nico Nico (born Christa Päffgen) was a fashion model, actress, and composer. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico was The Velvet Undergrounds 1967 debut album. ... Look up Album in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... Chelsea girl can mean the following: Nicos 1967 debut album Chelsea Girl Chelsea girl, a type of hairdress of a skinhead girl or alternatively the girl herself This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

Disc 3

1. There Is No Reason (demo) (2:12) (Reed, Cale)
2. A Sheltered Life (demo) (2:52)
3. It's All Right (the Way That You Live) (demo) (2:48) (Reed, Cale)
4. I'm Not Too Sorry (Now That You're Gone) (demo) (2:17) (Reed, Cale)
5. Here She Comes Now (demo) (2:46) (Reed, Cale, Morrison)
6. Guess I'm Falling in Love (live) (4:10) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
7. Booker T. (live) (6:30) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
8. White Light/White Heat (2:45)
9. The Gift (8:17) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
10. Lady Godiva's Operation (4:54)
11. Here She Comes Now (2:02) (Reed, Cale, Morrison)
12. I Heard Her Call My Name (4:46)
13. Sister Ray (17:27) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
14. Stephanie Says (2:49)
15. Temptation Inside Your Heart (2:30)
16. Hey Mr. Rain (version one) (4:40) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)

(1-7) first appearance; (8-13) taken from White Light/White Heat (entire album); (14-15) taken from VU; (16) taken from Another View. White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Undergrounds second album. ... VU is an outtakes compilation album by The Velvet Underground. ... After 18 years of having little or no idea of what to do with the Velvet Underground, sometime in 1985 it seems to have suddenly dawned on Verve Records that they had the back catalog of one of Americas greatest and most influential rock bands languishing in their vaults...

Disc 4

1. What Goes On (live) (5:34)
2. Candy Says (4:04)
3. What Goes On (4:35)
4. Some Kinda Love (3:39)
5. Pale Blue Eyes (5:42)
6. Jesus (3:24)
7. Beginning to See the Light (4:47)
8. I'm Set Free (4:04)
9. That's the Story of My Life (2:02)
10. The Murder Mystery (8:55)
11. After Hours (2:09)
12. Foggy Notion (6:47) (Reed, Morrison, Yule, Tucker, Weiss)
13. I Can't Stand It (3:22)
14. I'm Sticking with You (2:28)
15. One of These Days (4:00)
16. Lisa Says (2:57)
17. It's Just Too Much (live) (2:59)
18. Countess from Hong Kong (demo) (3:17) (Reed, Cale)

(1, 17-18) first appearance; (2-11) taken from The Velvet Underground (entire album); (12-16) taken from VU. The Velvet Undergrounds third, eponymous album, and the first with Doug Yule, John Cales replacement. ...

Disc 5

1. Who Loves the Sun (2:45)
2. Sweet Jane (full-length version) (4:06)
3. Rock and Roll (4:43)
4. Cool It Down (3:04)
5. New Age (long version) (5:07)
6. Head Held High (2:56)
7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill (2:43)
8. I Found a Reason (4:15)
9. Train Round the Bend (3:21)
10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin' (7:25)
11. Satellite of Love (demo) (2:58)
12. Walk and Talk It (demo) (2:23)
13. Oh Gin (demo) (2:44)
14. Sad Song (demo) (3:30)
15. Ocean (5:43)
16. Ride into the Sun (3:20) (Reed, Cale, Morrison, Tucker)
17. Some Kinda Love (live) (10:22)
18. I'll Be Your Mirror (live) (2:06)
19. I Love You (demo) (2:03)

(1-10) taken from Loaded (entire album; first appearance of 2-3, 5 in "original" versions); (11-17, 19) first appearance; (18) taken from Live at Max's Kansas City. Satellite of Love On the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series, the Satellite of Love is the spacecraft that Joel Robinson and his robot friends - Crow, Tom Servo, Gypsy, and Cambot - live in. ... Loaded was The Velvet Undergrounds fourth album, and their last with Lou Reed. ... Live at Maxs Kansas City is a live album by The Velvet Underground. ...

People involved

The band

• Lou Reed - voice, guitar, piano, harmonica
• John Cale - bass guitar, viola, keyboard instruments (discs 1-3); lead vocal on "The Gift" and "Lady Godiva's Operation"
• Sterling Morrison - guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, co-vocal on "The Murder Mystery"
• Maureen Tucker - percussion (discs 2-4), lead vocal on "After Hours" and "I'm Sticking with You"
• Doug Yule - bass guitar, keyboards, guitars, drums (disc 4-5); lead vocal on "Candy Says", "Who Loves the Sun", "New Age", "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'", "Ride into the Sun" and "I'll Be Your Mirror" (live).

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Additional musicians

• Nico - lead vocal on "All Tomorrow's Parties" (both single and LP versions), "Femme Fatale", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "Melody Laughter", "It Was a Pleasure Then" and "Chelsea Girls"; backing vocals on "Sunday Morning"
• Adrian Barber - drums on "Who Loves the Sun" and "I Found a Reason"
• Tommy Castanaro - drums on "Cool It Down" and "Head Held High"
• Billy Yule - drums on "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'", "Ocean", "Some Kinda Love" (live) and "I'll Be Your Mirror" (live).

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Technical staff

• The Velvet Underground - producers (disc 1; disc 3: 1-7, 14-16, disc 4, disc 5: 17-18)
• Andy Warhol - producer (disc 2: 1-12)
• The Velvet Underground and Nico - producers (disc 2: 13)
• Tom Wilson - producer (disc 2: 14-15, disc 3: 8-13)
• Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan and The Velvet Underground - producers (disc 5: 1-10, 15-16)
• Adrian Barber - producer (disc 5: 11-14, 19)
• Brigid Polk - engineer (disc 5: 17-18)

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