art direction Dick Smith
art direction Vartan
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 bass, keyboards, backing vocals Doug Yule
tracks 1-1 to 3-12, 5-1 to 6-6 bass, organ, backing vocals Doug Yule
compilation producer Bill Levenson
compilation producer Jaime Feldman
design Meire Murakami
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 engineer [engineered by] Gary Kellgren
tracks 2-1 to 3-12 engineer [engineered by] Val Valentin
engineer [multitrack tape transfers by] Eliot Kissileff
tracks 1-1 to 1-10 engineer, mixed by [engineered and mixed by] Val Valentin
tracks 1-1 to 6-6 guitar, backing vocals Sterling Morrison
tracks 1-1 to 3-12 lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals Lou Reed
liner notes [essay by] David Fricke
mastered by Kevin Reeves
tracks 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-8, 4-10, 4-14 mixed by Kevin Reeves
tracks 2-1 to 3-12 mixed by Lou Reed
tracks 5-1 to 6-6 mixed by Tardon Feathered
tracks 2-1 to 3-12 mixed by Val Valentin
tracks 1-1 to 3-12, 5-1 to 6-6 percussion Moe Tucker
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 percussion, vocals Moe Tucker
photography by Billy Name
photography by Doug Yule
photography by Jonathan Richman
photography by [photo] Billy Name
tracks 1-1 to 4-14 producer, arranged by [recorded and arranged by] The Velvet Underground
product manager Dan Rose
production manager Monique McGuffin
tracks 5-1 to 6-6 recorded by Peter Abram
research [archivist], compilation producer [production assistance] Sal Mercuri
research [photo research assistance] Alfredo Garcia Crego
research [photo research assistance] Lau Buur Nielsen
research [photo research assistance] Olivier Landemaine
research [photo research assistance] Steve Beck
research [tape research] Andy Skurow
tracks 5-1 to 6-6 vocals, guitar Lou Reed
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 vocals, guitar, piano Lou Reed
written-by Lou Reed
Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal Records
Copyright (c) Universal Records
Distributed By Universal Music Distribution
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Pressed By EDC, Germany
Recorded At T.T.G. Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mixed At Republic Studios
Recorded At The Matrix
Mixed At Mr. Toad's
Engineered At Sterling Sound
45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

From the front sticker: Features: All three mixes of the classic album remastered from the original master tapes. 14 songs recorded during 1969 for the legendary 'Great Lost 4th VU Album', presented in either their original 1969 mixes or in new 2014 mixes. 10 previously unreleased mixes in all. 18 songs from the historic Matrix shows, newly mixed from the original multitracks. Deluxe 72 page package featuring rare photos, detailed info and an essay by noted writer David Fricke.

℗ © 2014 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
© 2014 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Discs 1-4 ℗ 2014 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Discs 5-6 ℗ 2014 The Velvet Underground under licence to Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

European version according to the matrix info: Made in Germany by EDC

DISC 1, 2, 3:
Originally issued as MGM E/SE 4617, March 1969
Recorded November/December 1968 at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood, California
Photo: Billy Name
Art Direction: Dick Smith

Disc 1:
The Velvet Underground (The Val Valentin Mix)
MGM SE 4617, was released March 1969.

Disc 2:
The Velvet Underground (The Closet Mix)
MGM SE 4617, was released March 1969.

Disc 3:
The Velvet Underground (Promotional Mono Mix)
promo MGM E 4617, was released March 1969.

DISC 4:
Track 4-1 *: Recorded May 6, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed June 20, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4-2 *: Recorded September 23, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed September 2014 at Republic Studios, New York
Previously unreleased new mix.
Track 4-3 *: Recorded October 1, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed June 20, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4-4 *: Recorded May 13, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed June 20, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4-5 *: Recorded May 13, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed June 19, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4-6 **: Recorded May 6, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed September 2014 at Republic Studios, New York
Previously unreleased new mix.
Track 4-7 *, 4-12 **, 4-13 **: Recoreded and mixed June 19, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Track 4-8 *: Recorded May 20, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed September 2014 at Republic Studios, New York
Previously unreleased new mix.
Track 4-9 *: Recoreded and mixed May 14, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Previously unreleased original mix.
Track 4-10 **: Recorded September 30, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed September 2014 at Republic Studios, New York
Previously unreleased new mix.
Track 4-11 **: Recoreded and mixed September 27, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
track 4-14 **: Recorded September 5, 1969 at Record Plant Studios, New York
Mixed September 2014 at Republic Studios, New York
Previously unreleased new mix.

* First issued on VU, Verve 823 721-2, released February 1985 (VU)
** First issued on Another View, Verve 829 405-2, released July 1986 (Another View)

DISC 5, 6
LIVE AT THE MATRIX November 26 & 27, 1969

Recorded live at The Matrix, San Francisco
Mixed at Mr. Toad,s, san Francisco, CA, Summer 2014
All mixes previously unreleased

Tracks 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-9 to 5-12, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5: previously unreleased performance
Tracks 5-3, 5-6 to 5-8, 6-3, 6-6: performance appears on 1969: The Velvet Underground Live ([m318729])
Track 6-1: performance appears on The Quine Tapes Box Set ([m35394])












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