Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-265), discography (p. 247-262), and index.
Contents:
March of the wooden soldiers : the Velvets and their underground reputation / Clinton Heylin. 1966. Syndrome's pop at Delmonico's : Andy Warhol and his gang meet the psychiatrist / Grace Clueck -- Andy Warhol's "More milk Yvette" bows / Boxley Crowther -- A "high" school of music and art / John Wilcock -- A far-out night with Andy Warhol / Kevin Thomas -- Andy Warhol and the night on fire / Kevin Thomas -- Movies, light, noise / Susan Nelson -- Chicago happenings / Larry McCombs -- A quiet night at the balloon farm / Richard Goldstein -- Mother's mod lament / Linda LaMarre -- Warhol "happening" hits like a noisy bomb / Judy Altman. 1967. Index interview with the Velvet Underground / Ingrid Superstar -- Warhol's drugtime phase brings Exploding inevitable / Andrew Lugg and Larry Kasdam -- Review of The Velvet Underground and Nico / Timothy Jacobs. 1968. Review of Ronald Nameth's Exploding plastic inevitable / Richard Whitehall -- Press release on the Velvet Underground / Verve Records -- The above-ground sound of the Velvet Underground -- Round Velvet Underground / Sandy Pearlman -- The Velvet Underground at the Shrine / Robert Gold -- The Boston sound / Wayne McGuire -- Two brief reviews from the Whisky / Anon, Judy Sims. 1969. The day the Velvets met the Dead : two reviews / F.D. Williams and Joe Anderson -- Problems in urban living / Robert Somma -- Review of the Velvet Underground / Lester Bangs -- I'm beginning to see the light / Paul Williams -- Review of the Velvet Underground / Adrian Ribola -- Interview with Lou Reed / Ramblin' Jim Martin -- It's a shame that nobody listens / Richard Williams. 1970-71. A rock band can be a form of yoga / Lita Eliscu -- C/o the Velvet Underground / Robert Greenfield -- An interview with Sterling Morrison / Greg Barrios -- The Velvet Underground / Lenny Kaye -- The Velvet Underground : musique and mystique unveiled / Phil Morris -- No pale imitation / Richard Nusser -- Review of the Velvet Underground at Max's Kansas City / Mike Jahn -- Putting on the style to cover up the agony / Dick Fountain -- Kansas City in the summertime : the Velvet Underground at Max's / Tom Mancuso -- Review of Loaded / Lenny Kaye -- Lou Reed : got my eyes wide open / Walter Hitesman -- The insects of someone else's thoughts / Geoffrey Cannon -- Beyond Warhol / Danny Goldberg -- The Velvet Underground / Ben Edmonds -- Dead lie the Velvets, Underground / Lester Bangs.
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