design Larry Kazal
engineer Michael Barbiero
executive-producer Bill Levenson
liner notes Bill Levenson
liner notes Kurt Loder
mastered by Greg Calbi
mixed by Michael Barbiero
mixed by [assisted by], engineer [assisted by] Andy Hoffman
mixed by [assisted by], engineer [assisted by] Don Cuminale
mixed by [assisted by], engineer [assisted by] Steve Rinkoff
mixed by, engineer Michael Barbiero
performer Doug Yule
performer John Cale
performer Lou Reed
performer Moe Tucker
performer Sterling Morrison
photography by [back] Nat Finkelstein
photography by [back] Star File
photography by [front] Tobi Seftel
producer The Velvet Underground
written-by Lou Reed
Record Company Polygram Records
Manufactured By PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed By PolyGram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc.
Manufactured By PolyGram Records
Marketed By PolyGram Records
Copyright (c) PolyGram Records, Inc.
Mixed At Mediasound
Engineered At Mediasound
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Pressed By Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Copyright (c) Gerard Malanga
Printed By Album Graphics Inc.
Identifying characteristics of this version:
• Black center labels with silver typeset, thin Verve logo with ® underneath, and no period between the VU under the band name.
• Pressed by [l277410] as identified by the HRM and ᐉ (isosceles triangle on its side with a dot inside) in runouts, and the 53 printed at the beginning of the center label rim text.
• Sleeve printed by [l347677], based on 704 on rear bottom right corner.

A collection of previously unreleased recordings. All recordings were originally produced in 1968 and 1969 by The Velvet Underground. A5 mixed June 1969, all others mixed June 1984. Mixed and engineered at MediaSound, NYC. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Includes a black & white printed inner sleeve with band biography, and pictures, cat. # STDLVELUNGE 1.

First cat. # on jacket
Second cat. # on labels

℗ 1985 PolyGram Records, Inc.
© 1985 PolyGram Records, Inc.

Track recording dates:
A1: 5/20/69
A2: 2/13/68
A3: 5/14/69
A4: 10/1/69
A5: 6/19/69
B1: 5/6/69
B2: 2/14/68
B3: 9/23/69
B4, B5: 5/13/69

Barcode: 0 422-823721-1 (Text)
Barcode: 042282372116 (Scanned)
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: [422 820 155 1-A crossed out] S-HRM 422-823-721-AS GC A1 (A side runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 422823 721-1-BS-HRM A2 (B side runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [422 820 155 1-A crossed out] S-HRm 422 - 823 - 721 - AS A A - 1 > (A side runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 422 823 721 - 1.B S-HRm A - 1 > (B side runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: STERLING (Both sides runouts, all variants, stamped)
Pressing Plant ID: 53 (On labels)
Other: 0704 (Jacket back bottom right corner)