The Very Best of The Velvet Underground is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released in Europe on March 31, 2003, by Polydor, the record label that oversees the band's Universal Music Group back catalog.
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The Very Best of The Velvet Underground | ||||
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Greatest hits album by The Velvet Underground | ||||
Released | March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31) | |||
Recorded | 1966–1970, New York City and Hollywood, United States | |||
Genre | Rock, art rock, experimental rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 74:29 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, The Velvet Underground, Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan | |||
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The album was released following a Hyundai television commercial, which featured the band's 1970 recording "I'm Sticking with You" from the "Fully Loaded" edition of Loaded. The version included in this compilation is from the VU album (1969), despite a sticker's claim to the contrary on the front cover.
All tracks performed by The Velvet Underground except † The Velvet Underground & Nico. All titles written by Lou Reed except as noted.
Tracks 3, 6, 8–9, 12, & 17 taken from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967); Tracks 5, 10, 14 taken from White Light/White Heat (1968); Tracks 4, 7, 13, & 15 taken from The Velvet Underground (1969); Tracks 1 & 18 taken from Loaded (1970); Tracks 2, 11, & 16 taken from VU (1985).
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