The Velvet Underground has recently been getting more attention, as indie rock has climbed to pop status. Indie rock is only one of many genres influenced greatly by the VU, but like a famous painter they never saw much success when they were out there doing it. The story of NYC’s original hipsters is now chronicled in an illustrated book by Voyager Press, The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side.
The book features 304 pages of unreleased photographs of the band's first live show, Andy Warhol's artwork, underground press clipping, flyers and original band reviews. For the obsessed fans there are reprints of Lou Reed's handwritten music and excerpts from Andy Warhol's memoirs. There is also conversation recorded for the book between lead guitarist Lou Reed and violinist John Cale. Dummer Maureen Tucker tops it off by contributing her own writings to the project.
The Velvet's franchise legacy is pale in comparison to the massive, money making empires of their 1960's contemporaries, staying true beatniks to the very end. Besides The Velvet Underground Box Set Peel Slowly And See, the illustrated book is the first to offer a behind the scenes look at these illusive rock icons. The book sells for about $24 so even PBR drinking art school drop outs can afford one a copy.
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