Name: Loaded
Brand: The Velvet Underground

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Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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Release date

2023-01-27

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349783825

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603497838257

2015-05-22

8122796135

81227961350

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2015-10-30

8122795242

81227952426

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The Velvet Underground

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Rhino

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Classic

Rhino Records, also known as Rhino, is a renowned music label that was established in 1973 by Richard Foos. Starting as a record store in Westwood California, Rhino quickly gained recognition with its first successful release "Go To Rhino Records" by Wild Man Fischer in 1975. The label's early logo featured "Rocky the Rhino" and focused on novelty, surf, local new wave bands, and reissues of out-of-print records from other labels.

Under the guidance of Bill Inglot for production, Ken Perry for mastering, and A&R team Gary Stewart and James Austin, Rhino expanded its catalog to include a wide range of reissues by the mid-1980s. The label underwent a logo redesign during this time period to simply "Rhino". In 1984, Rhino released its first CD and became known for manufacturing high-quality CDs made by Sanyo (1984-85) and various manufacturers from Japan or Switzerland thereafter.

In 1985, Rhino entered into a distribution deal with Capitol Records which lasted until 1992. This partnership allowed access to Capitol's back catalog and led to the release of reissues of old Capitol albums. Additionally, EMI and Rhino acquired the Roulette family of labels in 1989. As their deal with Capitol came to an end in 1992, Time-Warner offered an opportunity for growth. Half of the label was sold to Time-Warner

The Velvet Underground is a rock 'n' roll group hailing from New York. They are widely recognized for their association with Andy Warhol's artwork and are often regarded as one of the most significant and influential groups of their time.

Formed in the 1960s, the original members included Lou Reed on vocals, guitar, and piano; John Cale on vocals, electric viola, organ, and bass guitar; Sterling Morrison on vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; and Maureen Tucker on percussion. Although Angus MacLise was the initial drummer, he did not officially record with the band.

In 1996, The Velvet Underground was honored by being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as performers. Their unique sound and artistic contributions continue to resonate with music enthusiasts worldwide.

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One of the greatest albums of all time, Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' returns as a six-disc collection that includes: The original album remastered in both stereo and mono - A generous selection of demos, early versions and alternate mixes from that era - A newly remastered / re-edited version of Live At Max's Kansas City - Two high resolution mixes, plus a surround sound mix in DTS and Dolby Digital -  An unreleased May 1970 concert recorded in Philadelphia. Remastered stereo and mono versions of the album fill out the first two discs, along with various outtakes, and the mono mix for the unissued single: 'Rock and Roll' and 'Lonesome Cowboy Bill.' The third disc explores the creative process behind many of the songs on the album with more than 20 demos, early versions and alternate mixes. Fans will be excited to hear the unreleased club performance featured on the fifth disc. It was recorded on May 9, 1970 at the Second Fret in Philadelphia by Bob Kachnycz, a fan who hitchhiked to the show and recorded it on reel-to-reel. The band was down to a trio that night: Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and Doug Yule, who alternated between bass and drums to fill in for Moe Tucker, who was pregnant at the time. 'Loaded', which came out six months after the show, is well represented with seven songs, including: 'Cool It Down,' 'Oh! Sweet Nuthin' and 'Sweet Jane.'  The final disc is an audio only DVD that features three different mixes of 'Loaded'.

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