About this Event

March 2017 marks fifty years since the release of one of most iconic albums of all time. Accompanied by vocalist Nico, the album was recorded in 1966 while the group were featured on Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, which gained attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse, prostitution, sadism and masochism and sexual deviancy.



While it reportedly took over a decade for the album’s sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. While The Velvet Underground had as distinctive a sound as any band, what’s most surprising about this album is its diversity.



Presenter:

John Renney



Audio Menu:

SME Model 15 turntable with Ortofon Cadenza Red cartridge,

Bel Canto ACI600 integrated amplifier and streamer,

PMC FACT12 loudspeakers,

Analysis Plus loudspeaker cables.