The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat [180g Vinyl LP]

The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat [180g Vinyl LP]

Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180g Virgin Vinyl
Label: Vinyl Lovers / Lilith Records
Catalogue Number: 900044
Barcode: 8013252900044
Released: 5th February 2008 (EU Pressing)
Originally Released: 30 January 1968 (Verve Records)
Genre: Experimental Rock / Proto-Punk / Noise Rock
Condition: New & Sealed

Description
A sonic grenade lobbed into the heart of 1960s counterculture, White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Underground at their most abrasive, anarchic, and uncompromising. Produced by Tom Wilson, the album abandons the art-pop polish of their debut for raw distortion, surreal narratives, and avant-garde chaos. From the spoken-word absurdity of The Gift to the 17-minute meltdown of Sister Ray, it’s a blueprint for punk, noise, and underground rebellion.

This Vinyl Lovers reissue is pressed on 180g virgin vinyl, housed in a replica sleeve with three bonus tracks: Stephanie Says, Temptation Inside Your Heart, and Hey Mr. Rain. Licensed from Universal Music Russia, it preserves the mono mix and includes liner photography by Billy Name and design credits to Andy Warhol.

Tracklist Overview

Side A

1. White Light/White Heat – 2:44
2. The Gift – 8:14
3. Lady Godiva’s Operation – 4:52
4. Here She Comes Now – 2:00
5. Stephanie Says (Bonus) – 2:49
6. Temptation Inside Your Heart (Bonus) – 2:30

Side B

1. I Heard Her Call My Name – 4:36
2. Sister Ray – 17:27
3. Hey Mr. Rain (Bonus) – 4:40

Credits & Notes

• Vocals, Guitar, Piano: Lou Reed
• Electric Viola, Bass, Organ: John Cale
• Guitar, Bass: Sterling Morrison
• Percussion: Maureen Tucker
• Producer: Tom Wilson
• Cover Concept: Andy Warhol
• Cover Photography: Billy Name
• Mastered and pressed by GZ Digital Media
• ℗ & © 2008 Lilith Records Ltd. / Licensed from Universal Music Russia
• Includes printed inner sleeve with liner notes and credits