The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat (VG/VG+) – LP, UK
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White Light/White Heat is an LP by The Velvet Underground released on the MGM Records label.
About this album
White Light/White Heat is The Velvet Underground’s most ferocious and uncompromising album, a landmark that pushed rock into distortion, repetition and outright confrontation. Released in 1968, it stripped away the artfulness of their debut in favour of harsher guitar noise, pounding momentum and lyrics that treated taboo subjects with deadpan force. The title track, ‘I Heard Her Call My Name’ and the marathon ‘Sister Ray’ helped define the template for noise rock, punk and experimental rock to come. Recorded after line-up changes and produced by Tom Wilson, the album became one of the band’s most influential statements, admired for turning abrasion into lasting cultural power.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The Velvet UndergroundLabel: MGM Records – 2353 024Format: LP, Album, ReissueUnits: 1Country: UKGenre: Pop & RockA1 White Light/White Heat
A2 The Gift
A3 Lady Godiva'S Operation
A4 Here She Comes Now
B1 I Heard Her Call My Name
B2 Sister Ray