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The Velvet Underground - Searchin' For My Mainline (1990)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Andy says/Venus In Furs/Heroin 4:46
  2. Loop (Excerpt) 1:09
  3. Diaries Notes And Sketches 3:54
  4. A Symphony Of Sound 19:12
  5. Heroin 5:16
  6. Venus In Furs 3:27
  7. I'm Waiting For The Man 6:00
  8. White Light White Heat 4:06
  9. Foggy Notion 7:14
  10. Beginning To See The Light 5:28
  11. Sister Ray 9:10
  12. Heroin 6:27
CD2
  1. All Tomorrows Parties 2:49
  2. Countess From Hong Kong 3:20
  3. Ride Into The Sun 3:45
  4. Real Good Time Together 2:35
  5. I Found A Reason 3:16
  6. What Goes On 11:11
  7. Run Run Run 7:43
  8. Candy Says 3:57
  9. Oh Jim 1:16
  10. I Can't Stand It 5:56
  11. Sister Ray 21:00
  12. Interview 5:47
  13. Waiting For The Man 3:43
CD3
  1. Sweet Jane 7:56
  2. Over You 3:09
  3. Intro Im Waiting For The Man 9:31
  4. Chelsea Girls 3:12
  5. Heroin 8:17
  6. Sister Ray Leave Me Alone 17:15
  7. Open House 4:29
  8. Pale Blue Eyes 4:12
  9. Heroin 10:17
  10. Interviews 5:37
  11. Jesus 3:13

Notes

CD1:
1. Andy says/Venus In Furs/Heroin (4'46) - WNET TV, February 1966
2. Loop (excerpt) (1'08) - Aspen flexi-disc, 1966
3. Diaries, Notes & Sketches (3'53) - film soundtrack, 1966
4. A Symphony Of Sound (19'11) - film soundtrack, 1966
5. Heroin (5'16) - Poor Richard's, 6/23/66
6. Venus In Furs (3'27) - Poor Richard's, 6/23/66
7. Waiting For The Man (6'00) - La Cave, 10/2/68
8. White Light/White Heat (4'06) - Second Fret, 1/2/70
9. Foggy Notion (7'14) - Second Fret, 1/2/70
10. Beginning To See The Light (5'28) - Boston Tea Party, January 1969
11. Sister Ray (9'09) - Second Fret, 1/3/70
12. Heroin (6'27) - rehearsal, Paris 1/25/72

CD2:
1. All Tomorrow's Parties (2'49) - Verve single, mono edit, 1966
2. Countess From Hong Kong (3'20) - acetate demos, late 1969
3. Ride Into The Sun (3'45) - acetate demos, late 1969
4. Real Good Time Together (2'35) - acetate demos, late 1969
5. I Found A Reason (3'16) - acetate demos, late 1969
6. What Goes On (11'10) - Hilltop Festival, 8/2/69
7. Run Run Run (7'43) - Hilltop Festival, 8/2/69
8. Candy Says (3'57) - Boston Tea Party, 3/13/69
9. Oh Jim (1'16) - Woodrose Ballroom, 4/17/70
10. I Can't Stand It (5'56) - Boston Tea Party, January 1969
11. Sister Ray (20'59) - Boston Tea Party, January 1969
12. Interview (5'47) - Lou Reed, KVAN Portland, Oregon, 1969
13. Waiting For The Man (3'43) - Lou Reed/Patti Smith, 5/4/77

CD3:

1. Sweet Jane (7'56) - Second Fret, 1/2/70
2. Over You (3'09) - Second Fret, 1/2/70
3. Waiting For The Man (9'30) - Cale/Morrison, Arsenal show, TV3, Barcelona, 1984/86
4. Chelsea Girls (3'12) - Nico, BBC TV program, NYC, 1981
5. Heroin (8'17) - Lou Reed, Plaza Las Arenas, Barcelona, 6/19/80
6. Sister Ray/Leave Me Alone (17'14) - Lou Reed, Plaza Las Arenas, Barcelona, 6/19/80
7. Open House (4'29) - Reed/Cale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 12/3/89
8. Pale Blue Eyes (4'11) - Tucker/Reed/Cale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 12/3/89
9. Heroin (10'16) - Fondation Cartier, 6/15/90
10. Interviews (5'36) - Fondation Cartier, 6/15/90
11. Jesus (3'13) - Boston Tea Party, 3/15/69

12x12 inch boxed set, hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies, 200 more reissued in 1996. Includes extensive liner notes by Dr. Rawk and Michelle Yow, and a sticker. 16 added tracks compared with LP version, unfortunately the sound is overall inferior compare with the vinyl set.