Disco de The Velvet Underground: “What Goes On?”

This is a sensational compliation of VU recordings from all Verve/MGM,Mercury, and Atlantic/Cotillion releases.Released on the Raven label, who would have to be one of the worlds' best reissue companies, this set contains 47 tracks,interviews, 42 page book, rare photos and more. Raven for those who don't know is headed by Aussie Glen A. Baker who has been voted Rock Brain of the Universe a number of times (even beating Dave Marsh!). This 3CD set has over 228 minutes of music with a wonderfull spoken intro by Andy Warhol. A must for fans and rock historians!

I was at my local used c.d. store ; ' Reckless Records ' in Chicago , Il......I saw this behind the counter....have always been a HUGE fan of V.U.....knew that this box set was considered the ' Holy Grail ' of V.U. compilations....was in mint condition so I gobbled it up......came home and played it...all I can say is that THIS box BLOWS AWAY ' Peel Slowly and See '...it's out of print? on an Aussie label 'Raven' so might be tough to find ...... I'll also say that the sound is SUPERLATIVE to P.S.A.S.....as are the track selections / little rare tid-bits , and a GREAT book.......and the little sound bites of Andy Warhol in the early days is VERY cool !.....You know the track listings and all that so I'll spare you.... P.S.A.S. really should have been this good , but they dropped the ball in a lot of respects...this set does NOT !!!....all I will say is that if you come across this box GRAB IT , you won't be dissapointed !

Although the track list replicates many of the titles from the Peel Slowly & See st, What Goes On includes the entire first LP in MONO, plus the OOP original Closet Mix of the third! Also includes live versions from the 1969 album, plus otherwise unavailable live tracks, acetates, radio spots and interviews from Warhol's Factory.

I havent actually got this particular set myself but looking at it it seems to be a more streamlined version of the excellent Peel Slowly and See Boxset. Any VU record is going to first class so we@ll take that for granted. The interesting stuff here seems to be the tracks which arent on the Peel Slowly set. There are a few, tho mainly they appear to be interview, advert soundclips etc from the time which would give this set a more historical charm than many VU compilations. It certainly has all the best songs on it. including the bizaare experimental freeform rock of Melody Laughter (also on Peel Slowly) which is great for being a rare glimpse into VU live from that era, as most of the live stuff knocking around id from 1969/70, with the less edgy sound developed after Cale's departure. All in all I'd recommend all VU fans to add this just for the context into which everything is set.