
Artist
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground is a rock artist from New York City, USA formed in 1964. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · New York City, USA · Best rock albums
- 29
- Releases
- 1967–2024
- Active years
- 1964
- Formed

Artist
The Velvet Underground is a rock artist from New York City, USA formed in 1964. 29 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · New York City, USA · Best rock albums

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VU
1984

White Light/White Heat
1968

Another View
1986

1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed
2024

The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary / Deluxe Edition)
2018

Peel Slowly And See 1965-1969
2018

The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary)
2018

The Complete Matrix Tapes
2015

Loaded (2015 Remaster)
2015

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Velvet Underground
2015

Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition
2015

The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary / Super Deluxe)
2014

White Light / White Heat (Super Deluxe)
2013

MCMXCIII (Live)
2013

The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary (Deluxe Edition)
2012

The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary / Super Deluxe Edition)
2012

Gold
2007

The Bootleg Series Vol.1 - The Quine Tapes (Live)
2001

Peel Slowly and See
1995

Live MCMXCIII
1993

Live at Max's Kansas City (Deluxe Edition)
1989

1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed, Volume 1
1974

Squeeze
1973

Loaded
1970

The Velvet Underground
1969

The Velvet Underground & Nico
1967
The Velvet Underground were an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited by many critics as one of the most important and influential groups of the 1960s. An often-repeated statement, usually attributed to Brian Eno or Peter Buck, is that "The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band." Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and it was the house band at his studio, the Factory, and his Exploding Plastic Inevitable events. The provocative lyrics of some of the band's songs gave a nihilistic outlook to some of their music. Their 1967 debut album, titled The Velvet Underground & Nico (which featured German singer Nico, with whom the band collaborated) was named the 13th Greatest Album of All Time, and the "most prophetic rock album ever made" by Rolling Stone in 2003. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band #19 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". The band was inducted into the Rock and R…