The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th anniversary deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Copyright: © 2012 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-15 10:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Sunday Morning recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) background vocals: Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) phonographic copyright (℗) by: UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1967) recording of: Sunday Morning lyricist: Lou Reed composer: John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.	4.15	2:56
2	I’m Waiting for the Man (album version, stereo) recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 159) recording of: I’m Waiting for the Man lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music, Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)	3.65	4:40
3	Femme Fatale recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) lead vocals: Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) recording of: Femme Fatale lyricist and composer: Lou Reed writer: Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) publisher: Sunbury Music Ltd.	3.55	2:39
4	Venus in Furs recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) recording of: Venus in Furs lyricist and composer: Lou Reed	4.45	5:12
5	Run Run Run recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) recording of: Run Run Run lyricist and composer: Lou Reed	3.85	4:22
6	All Tomorrow’s Parties recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) lead vocals: Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) part of: Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs recording of: All Tomorrow’s Parties lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music	3.8	6:00
7	Heroin recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1967) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 448) recording of: Heroin lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music	4.2	7:14
8	There She Goes Again recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) recording of: There She Goes Again lyricist and composer: Lou Reed	3.5	2:41
9	I’ll Be Your Mirror recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) vocals: Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) recording of: I’ll Be Your Mirror lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.	3.9	2:14
10	The Black Angel’s Death Song recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) recording of: The Black Angel’s Death Song lyricist and composer: John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder) and Lou Reed	3.15	3:12
11	European Son recording engineer: Omi Haden producer: Andy Warhol (American artist) recording of: European Son lyricist and composer: John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker	3.15	7:47
12	All Tomorrow’s Parties (alternate single voice version) recording of: All Tomorrow’s Parties lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music	4	5:58
13	European Son (alternate version) recording of: European Son lyricist and composer: John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker		9:07
14	Heroin (alternate version) recording of: Heroin lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music		6:18
15	All Tomorrow’s Parties (alternate instrumental mix) recording of: All Tomorrow’s Parties lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music		5:52
16	I’ll Be Your Mirror (alternate mix) recording of: I’ll Be Your Mirror lyricist and composer: Lou Reed publisher: Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.		2:20

2▶Digital Media

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Release

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/2z1nix8wW4fspJSjZTcGF2 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/6005531 [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/album/17639889 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	All Tomorrow’s Parties / I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) and Nico (Christa Päffgen, German singer, fashion model, actress) Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale
covers:	I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist) The Kettering Vampires Perform Nico & The Velvet Underground by Alan Jenkins (surf rock, founder of Cordelia Records) The String Quartet Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico by Vitamin String Quartet The Velvet Underground & Nico by Record Club (2009 Beck collaborative project)
included in:	Peel Slowly and See by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) The Verve/MGM Albums by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band) White Light/White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)

part of:

15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 1) (order: 1)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 1) (order: 1)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 3) (order: 3)
My Life in Music: Michael Stipe (SPIN magazine, 2004-03) (number: D) (order: 4)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 8) (order: 8)
33⅓ (number: 11) (order: 11)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 23) (order: 23)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 47)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 60) (order: 60)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 91) (order: 91)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/35276 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fq4h [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h26m [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_velvet_underground_nico/the_velvet_underground_and_nico_f1/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/81618/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001955423 [info]
Wikidata:	Q259667 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 00602537054688
Format:: 2×Digital Media
Length:: 2:31:21

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Polydor

Release events

[Worldwide]
2012-01-01

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