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VELVET UNDERGROUND Loaded: Reloaded - 45Th Anniversary Edition VÖ: 30 im Auftrag: medienAgentur Stefan Michel T 040-5149 1467 F 040-5149 1465 [email protected] VELVET UNDERGROUND Loaded: Reloaded - 45th Anniversary Edition VÖ: 30. Oktober 2015 Der VU-Klassiker als Sixpack: Stereo-, Mono- und Surround-Mixe, Raritäten und unveröffentlichte Live-Aufnahmen auf sechs Discs! Rock’n’Roll rettete Jennys Leben – so heißt es im gleichnamigen Velvet Underground-Song von Loaded. Als das Album 1970 bei Atlantic herauskam, ging es wahrscheinlich vielen Fans ähnlich, denn die Band war damals schon Kult, und dieses, ihr viertes Album, wurde mit Songs wie Sweet Jane, Rock’n’Roll und Head Held High das kommerziell erfolgreichste Album der Band um Lou Reed. Der legendäre Status hat sich seit damals nicht nur enthalten, er hat sich eher gesteigert, z.B. als Rhino im Jahr 1997 eine Doppel-CD mit unveröffentlichten Versionen jedes Songs unter dem Titel Fully Loaded veröffentlichten. Am 30. Oktober erscheint nun das Album in einer 45th Anniversary Edition als Loaded: Reloaded mit satten sechs Discs: - Das remasterte Originalalbum in Stereo und Mono - Eine reichhaltige Auswahl an Demos, frühen Versionen und alternativen Mixen aus der Loaded-Epoche - Eine neu gemasterte und re-edierte Version von Live At Max’s Kansas City - Zwei High-Resolution-Mixe und ein Surround-Sound-Mix in DTS und Dolby Digital - ein bisher unveröffentlichtes Konzert aus dem Mai 1970 in Philadelphia Neben zahlreichen Outtakes und dem Mono-Mix der nie veröffentlichten Single Rock’n’Roll b/w Lonesome Cowboy Bill füllen der Mono- und Stereo-Mix des kompletten Albums die ersten zwei Discs der Box. Auf der dritten CD wird mit über 20 Demos, frühen Versionen und alternativen Mixes der kreative Prozess beleuchtet, der schließlich zum fertigen Album führte. Ebenfalls enthalten ist der remasterte Live-Mitschnitt des Konzerts am 23. August 1970, Live At Max’s Kansas City, an jenem Tag, als Lou Reed die Band verließ. Neben dem Originalalbum von 1972 gibt es auf der Disc zusätzliche Performances, die aus der Expanded Edition stammen, die Rhino 2004 veröffentlichte. Besonders die bisher unveröffentlichte Club-Performance auf der fünften Disc wird die Fans begeistern. Zum ersten Mal ist der Clubgig vom 9. Mai 1970 aus dem Second Fret in Philadelphia erhältlich. Die Aufnahme wurde von Bob Kachnycz gemacht, einem Fan, der per Anhalter zur Show fuhr und dort von der Show einen Mitschnitt machte. Da die Drummerin Moe Tucker zu diesem Zeitpunkt schwanger war, war das Line-Up an diesem Abend zum Trio geschrumpft, das aus Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison und Doug Yule bestand, der abwechselnd Bass und Schlagzeug bediente. Sieben Songs des Auftritts stammen von Loaded, das sechs Monate nach diesem Auftritt erschien, darunter Cool It Down, Oh! Sweet Nuthin und Sweet Jane. Die letzte und sechste Disc ist eine DVD-Audio, die drei unterschiedliche, audiophile Mixe des Album präsentiert: - Surround Sound Remix und Dolby Digital - 96/24 High Resolution Stereo Downmix - 96/24 High Resolution Stereomix Für den Surround Sound und Stereo Downmix wurde das Original-Tracklisting leicht verändert, um den Übergang von I Found A Reason zu Head Held High so zu gestalten, wie es ursprünglich geplant war. LOADED: RE-LOADED 45 TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Disc One: Loaded Remastered 1. “Who Loves The Sun” 2. “Sweet Jane” – Full Length Version 3. “Rock & Roll” – Full Length Version 4. “Cool It Down” 5. “New Age” 6. “Head Held High” 7. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” 8. “I Found A Reason” 9. “Train Round The Bend” 10. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” Session Outtakes: 11. “I’m Sticking With You” – New Remix 12. “Ocean” 13. “I Love You” 14. “Ride Into The Sun” Disc Two: Loaded Remastered: Promotional Mono Version 1. “Who Loves The Sun” 2. “Sweet Jane” – Full Length Version 3. “Rock & Roll” – Full Length Version 4. “Cool It Down” 5. “New Age” 6. “Head Held High” 7. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” 8. “I Found A Reason” 9. “Train Round The Bend” 10. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” Singles and B-Sides 11. “Who Loves The Sun” 12. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” 13. “Rock & Roll” * 14. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” * Disc Three: Demos, Early Versions and Alternate Mixes Demos 1. “Rock & Roll” – Demo 2. “Sad Song” – Demo 3. “Satellite Of Love” – Demo 4. “Walk And Talk” – Demo 5. “Oh Gin” – Demo 6. “Ocean” – Demo 7. “I Love You” – Demo 8. “Love Makes You Feel Ten Feet Tall” – Demo Remix 9. “I Found A Reason” – Demo Early Versions 10. “Cool It Down” – Early Version, Remix 11. “Sweet Jane” – Early Version, Remix 12. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Early Version, Remix 13. “Head Held High” – Early Version, Remix 14. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” – Early Version, Remix Alternate Mixes 15. “Who Loves The Sun” – Alternate Mix 16. “Sweet Jane” – Alternate Mix 17. “Cool It Down” – Alternate Mix 18. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Alternate Mix 19. “Train Round The Bend” – Alternate Mix 20. “Head Held High” – Alternate Mix 21. “Rock & Roll” – Alternate Mix Disc Four: Live At Max’s Kansas City Remastered 1. “I’m Waiting For The Man” 2. “White Light/White Heat” 3. “I’m Set Free” 4. “Sweet Jane” 5. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” 6. “New Age” 7. “Beginning To See The Light” 8. “I’ll Be Your Mirror” 9. “Pale Blue Eyes” 10. “Candy Says” 11. “Sunday Morning” 12. “After Hours” 13. “Femme Fatale” 14. “Some Kinda Love” 15. “Lonesome Cowboy Bill” – Version 2 Disc Five: Live At Second Fret, Philadelphia, 1970* 1. “I’m Waiting For The Man” 2. “What Goes On” 3. “Cool It Down” 4. “Sweet Jane” 5. “Rock & Roll” 6. “Some Kinda Love” 7. “New Age” 8. “Candy Says” 9. “Head Held High” 10. “Train Round The Bend” 11. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” ∗bisher unveröffentlicht Disc Six: Audio DVD 96/24 Hi-Resolution Surround Sound Remix 96/24 Hi-Resolution Stereo Downmix 96/24 Hi-Resolution Original Stereo Mix VELVET UNDERGROUND: Loaded: Reloaded - 45th Anniversary Edition 6 CD Box UPC: 081227953737 VÖ-Datum: 30.10.2015 Coverabbildung auf www.medienagentur-hh.de medienAgentur Hamburg, im September 2015.
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