 US Acetate XTV-122401 1966-04-25 |
 US Acetate XTV XTV-122402 1966-04-25 |
 US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 1967-03-00 |
 US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 Back cover with torso |
 US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 Back cover with sticker |
 US LP Verve V-5008 Mono DJ |
US Acetate XTV-122401 1966-04-25 |
US Acetate XTV XTV-122402 1966-04-25 |
US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 1967-03-00 |
US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 Back cover with torso |
US LP Verve V-5008/V6-5008 Back cover with sticker |
US LP Verve V-5008 Mono DJ |
| Canadian collector Warren Hill has discovered an acetate recording of the Velvet Underground's first studio session. Recorded at Scepter Studios in New York City during April 1966, the tracks on these acetates are the original versions before they were re-recorded at TTG Studios in Los Angeles and remixed for release on Verve. They were produced by Norman Dolph on a four-track with John Licata as engineer. Norman Dolph, confirmed that it was the acetate he had pressed at Columbia in New York. Because the original master tapes of the Scepter sessions have been lost or destroyed, it remains a one-of-a-kind testament to the band's first studio session. All Tomorrow's Parties same take as released version, different mix. I'll Be Your Mirror same take as released version, radically different mix, no echo on Nico's vocals, background vocals at the end of the song are more subdued. Femme Fatale same take as released version, radically different mix, percussion more prominent, alternate take on background vocals, much poppier. |
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