From Brooklyn Vegan:
Not a lot of live footage exists of The Velvet Underground and definitely not much in color. But, as Dangerous Minds points out, film of them playing Dallas Peace Day, a Vietnam War protest that happened on October 15, 1969, has been unearthed. The footage is part of a collection of hundreds of reels of film, most of them unmarked and unidentified, in the holdings of the G. William Jones Film & Video Collection at the SMU Library archives.
The band were in Dallas for a week of shows and were one of a handful of artists, including Lou Rawls, to play the Peace Day protest. G. William Jones Film & Video Collection uploaded a few lengthy clips from the protest, which includes the band performing “I’m Waiting for the Man,” “Beginning to See the Light,” and “I’m Set Free,” and there’s an interview with Sterling Morrison as well. Sound is on the muffled side but it is fascinating nonetheless. They also uploaded silent b-roll footage which has more of VU. Watch those, with the points The Velvet Underground appear cued up, below.
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- Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat - Japanese - vinyl LP - £75.00, $94.50, €88.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-Apr-2022 10:16)
VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light White Heat (1982 Japanese issue of the 1968 6-track LP, on a black & silver Verve Records label, manufactured by Polydor K.K. Japan. The picture sleeve replicates the original Warhol 'black-on-black' skull tattoocover image and the titles are all on one line. Complete with a bonus Japanese/lyric insert & 'Rock Collector's Series Vol 2' obi-strip. The sleeve displays minimal wear whilst the vinyl looks barely played. Essential. 23MM0190)
- Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film Soundtrack - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $44.09, €41.29 (New Item) (arrived 14-Apr-2022 12:19)
VELVET UNDERGROUND The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film Soundtrack (2022 UK/EU limited edition 16-track double album 2-LP curated by director Todd Haynes, the official soundtrack to his feature documentary about the highly influential, iconic New York band. Featuring the tracks Pale Blue Eyes and Sunday Morning, among many more. Gatefold picture sleeve, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Velvet Underground - Live At Max's Kansas City - 2nd Issue - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2022 16:30)
VELVET UNDERGROUND Live At Max's Kansas City (1970s UK green and orange Atlantic label second issue 10-track MONO vinyl LP recorded at the legendary New York nightclub in the summer of 1970 by fan and friend of the band Brigid Polk. Housed ina picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minor wear and the vinyl looks barley played)
- Velvet Underground - Squeeze - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £85.00, $107.10, €100.30 (New Item) (arrived 18-Mar-2022 17:25)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Squeeze (1972 UK first issue 11-track LP, a very unusual footnote to the Velvet Underground's career in that this seldom seen album features none of the original members! Mo Tucker toured with the band during this period but left shortly before the album was recorded & all songs are written and sung by Doug Yule who was featured heavily on the band's previous album Loaded, with all drumming duties performed by a certain Ian Paice of Deep Purple. Needless to say, the album sold in very small quantities and has remained an elusive item in the Velvet's catalogue ever since. The picture sleeve shows just some light wear & the vinyl looks barely played)
- Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $44.10, €41.30 (New Item) (arrived 18-Mar-2022 17:21)
VELVET UNDERGROUND White Light/White Heat (1976 UK issue of the 1967 6-track LP on a blue & gold yin-yang label, including the full seventeen minutes of Sister Ray, picture sleeve variant. The sleeve shows minimal evidence of shelfwear and the vinyl is near 'as new')
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