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The Velvet Underground - Beginning To See The Light

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Venus In Furs 2:46
  2. Heroin (Wnet Tv, Nyc 1966) 1:57
  3. Guess I'm Falling In Love (The Gymnasium, Nyc 1967) 4:27
  4. Loop (Flexidisk From Aspen Magazine #3) 7:18
  5. Heroin 5:16
  6. Venus In Furs (From Epi Live At Poor Richard, Chicago 1966) 3:27
  7. White Light/White Heat 7:14
  8. Jesus 3:31
  9. Sister Ray - Murder Mystery (Boston Tea Party 03.09.1969) 23:23
  10. Noise (East Village Other/Electric Newspaper Lp, 1966) 3:19
Volume 2
  1. I Love You 2:31
  2. Wild Child 5:18
  3. Ride Into the Sun 3:17
  4. Lisa Says 6:00
  5. She Is My Best Friend 3:41
  6. Hanging 'Round 4:21
  7. Walk On The Wild Side 2:45
  8. Kid 5:11
  9. What Goes On 4:28
  10. Sheltered Life 2:56
  11. Sheltered Life 2:42
  12. Here She Comes Now 2:37
  13. Here She Comes Now 2:28
  14. Inside Your Heart 2:30
  15. Move Right In 6:52
  16. Rock and Roll 5:19
  17. Andy's Chest 2:59
  18. Index 4:43

Notes

Disc 1

01. WNET TV, NYC, Feb. 1966
02. WNET TV, NYC, Feb. 1966
03. Gymnasium, NYC, April 1967
04. Flexidisc from Aspen magazine #3, December 1966, written by John Cale, and credited to the VU
05. Poor Richards, Chicago, June 23, 1966, from Exploding Plastic Inevitable film soundtrack
06. Poor Richards, Chicago, June 23, 1966, from Exploding Plastic Inevitable film soundtrack
07. Boston Tea Party, March 13, 1969
08. Boston Tea Party, March 13, 1969
09. Boston Tea Party, March 13, 1969
10. East Village Other Electric Newspaper LP, August 1966


Disc 2

01 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
02 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
03 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
04 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
05 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
06 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
07 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
08 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
09 : Lou Reed, acoustic home demos, 1971
10 : Home demos, early 1967
11 : Home demos, early 1967
12 : Home demos, early 1967
13 : Home demos, early 1967
14 : Rough mix demos, 1969
15 : Rough mix demos, 1969
16 : Rough mix demos, 1969
17 : Rough mix demos, 1969
18 : Flexidisc from Andy Warhol's Index Book


Disc 3

01 : Different mix from legendary "Swan Cover" album PRD-0022,
produced by Tom Wilson 1973, sounds more tight and rhythmic
02 : Mono mix from promotional EP collection 45-44107
03 : Alternate studio mix, 1968
04 : Alternate studio mix, 1968
05 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970
06 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970
07 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970
08 : Demos, 1969
09 : Demos, 1969
10 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970
11 : Max's Kansas City rehearsal, NYC, summer 1970
12 : Ad for 3rd LP, from Special Disc Jockey Record 7 inch MGM VU-1 The Velvet Underground.


Disc 4

01 : Radio ad, May 1966
02 : Mono mix from MGM promo single K-14057 (What Goes On is faded to 2'40)
03 : Mono mix from MGM promo single K-14057
04 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
05 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
06 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
07 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
08 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
09 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
10 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
11 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
12 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
13 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
14 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
15 : Lou Reed & Nico, "The Bedroom Tape", 1970
16 : Nico, Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, May 6, 1979
17 : Nico & Joe Bidewell, BBC TV program on Chelsea Hotel, 1981.