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Lou Reed & John Cale - Fondation Cartier, Paris 15 June 1990 (1990)

Track listing:
  1. Forever Changed 1 8:24
  2. Style It Takes 1 1:37
  3. Forever Changed 2 2:20
  4. Nobody But You 1 9:21
  5. Slip Away 1 2:07
  6. Hello It's Me 1 8:22
  7. Forever Changed 3 4:06
  8. Style It Takes 5:02
  9. Nobody But You 4:30
  10. Slip Away 4:05
  11. Forever Changed 5:39
  12. Hello It's Me 3:27
  13. Heroin 11:47

Notes

audience recording from 1st generation cassette

tracks 01-07: (the soundcheck)
tracks 08-13: (the concert)


Lou Reed: guitar, vocals
John Cale: viola, keyboards, vocals

+ Sterling Morrison: guitar (track 13)
+ Moe Tucker: drums (track 13)

It was, of course, the first time that Lou, John, Sterling and Moe had shared a stage since September 1968. Their impromptu rendition of "Heroin" is a little ragged, but the old VU chemistry is still there. John viola playing is particularly good - at one point it sounds as if there's an aircraft taking off!

The Raven managed to capture an excellent recording of the entire proceedings. There's a little audience noise but it's not at all obtrusive. None of the "songs" performed at the soundcheck are complete - mostly Lou and John are just doodling around to set the levels. (Lou keeps returning to the riff for "Turn To Me", for some reason....).

Scans included :

1: Invitation to the opening of the Warhol Exhibition at Jouy-en-Josas
2: Programme for Warhol Exhibition at Jouy-en-Josas
3: Fondation Cartier Press Release for Warhol Exhibition at Jouy-en-Josas
4: Museum Of Modern Art Press Release re Warhol Print Retrospective
5. Letter from Fondation Cartier requesting material for display at Warhol Exhibition