The velvet underground by michael leigh

The bands name itself came from journalist michael leighs 1963 paperback the velvet underground, an expose of the sexual revolution going on in the usa at the time. The velvet underground takes its name from a paperback nonfiction book by the writer michael leigh. The velvet underground hometown, lineup, biography. Its bestknown lineup consisted of vocalistguitarist lou reed, bassistviolist john cale, guitarist sterling morrison and drummer maureen tucker. The book that lent its name to the seminal new york rocknroll group, whose songs were to mirror its themes of depravity and social malaise. The intro has some bad bits in it about what the ancient romans used to do at their orgies and. Nov 24, 2014 the velvet underground on most profound album. Mar 18, 20 and what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrows parties a handmedown dress from who knows where to all tomorrows parties and where will she go and what shall she do when midnight. Velvet undergroundwho loves the sun from loaded by. Nov 01, 2011 buy velvet underground, the by michael leigh isbn. High quality velvet underground gifts and merchandise. Recorded live april 1967 at the gymnasium, new york city. But as a documentary on the sexual corruption of our age, it is a must for every thinking adult.

The velvet underground is an astonishing assembly of rare objects and artworks and the first book of its scale to document the formative years of the band time out magazine named the greatest new york musicians of all time. Sep 11, 2015 macfadden books 60142 michael leigh the velvet underground michael leigh the velvet underground macfadden books 60142 published 1963, 1st printing cover artist. It was left their, either accidently or perhaps on purpose by tony conrad you can search on him for other details. Read the velvet underground by michael leigh available from rakuten kobo. Pulp fiction at its best is insolent, cruel, lurid, provocative, escapist and fast. And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrows parties a handmedown dress from who knows where to all tomorrows parties and where will she go and what shall she do when midnight. Lou was a force of nature drummer maureen tucker and bassist doug yule relive two years that rocked their worlds as they, along with lou reed.

The velvet underground is a paperback by journalist michael leigh that reports on paraphilia in the usa, published in september 1963. In broad strokes, leighs description of the north american sexual underground in the early 1960s is plausible enough. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The album was recorded in one or two days there is some disagreement in the band members memories and released by mgm records in march of 1967. I was expecting all sorts of juicy bizzare perverted junk but what i got was mr. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. Cales friend and dream syndicate associate tony conrad showed it to the group, and maclise made a suggestion to adopt the title as the bands name. The name velvet underground comes from a book by michael leigh on sadomasochism. May 22, 2017 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe.

The song, as well as the bands name, was inspired by michael leighs book on sadism and masochism, the velvet undergroundgw ed. Profile of the velvet underground, alternative rock pioneers. The velvet underground all tomorrows parties youtube. In november 1965, the group unanimously decided to adopt the name the velvet underground. Lou was a force of nature drummer maureen tucker and bassist doug yule relive two years that. The velvet underground by michael leigh the history of. The velvet underground something different 2001, vinyl. High quality velvet underground inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Shop unique the velvet underground posters on redbubble. From neverbeforeseen photographs of the bands first live show in new york to andy warhols cover and poster designs, lou reeds handwritten music and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.

Tony conrad, who is now better known as an experimental filmmaker and avantgarde minimalist composer, found michael leighs book discarded on a new york city sidewalk back in 1965. Apr 10, 2017 50 years later, the velvet underground and nico still sounds like the future groundbreaking there has never been a rock album more ahead of its time than the velvet undergrounds singular. By the mid1960s, they were rehearsing at warhols factory, a. Michael leigh the velvet underground michael leigh the velvet underground macfadden books 60142. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The velvet underground by michael leigh, paperback. The velvet underground lady godivas operation youtube. Swingers and swappers, strippers and streetwalkers, sadists, masochists, and sexual mavericks of every persuasion.

Michael the whole world will by judged by my moral standards leigh s version of bizzare perverted junk. The velvet underground in coining this image of sick beauty, michael leigh unwittingly provided not merely the name for a rocknroll group, but a synonym for an era and lifestyle immortalised by that group and its associates warhols factory perceived as a microcosm of that nationwide unrest and mania which prefigured the chaos of 1969, and the inauguration of a fatally attractive credo which will recur for as long as society, as we know it, persists. Michael leigh is the author of velvet underground 2. What is the meaning behind the velvet undergrounds band. Published in 1963 by michael leigh, the velvet underground, was littleread and had little literary influence, though its influence on rock. Front cover with the book by michael leigh, on the back the poster for the concert at woodrose ballroom in march 1969. The title of a book by michael leigh, the velvet underground, was embraced as the ideal band name. Rare third issue of this groundbreaking journal of sexual freedom, includes a 1964 exchange of letters with michael leigh author of the velvet underground, an article on sex under lsd by experimental filmmaker ray nelson, and an unsigned piece discussing role of women within the sds. Paul bacon studio come to the party and bring your wife. The velvet underground affectionately known as the velvets, or v. Leigh michael leighs book about the secret sexual subculture of the early 60s became the inspiration for the velvet undergrounds name when a. The band immediately and unanimously adopted the velvet underground as its new name in november 1965.

Inside the birth of the velvet underground rolling stone. What is the meaning behind the velvet undergrounds band name. The velvet underground trace their origins to a 1965 assemblage of lou reed, john cale and sterling morrison, who called themselves the primitives, although by the end of the year they had adopted. Tony conrad, who is now better known as an experimental filmmaker and avantgarde minimalist composer, found michael leighs book discarded on a n. The velvet underground loaded full album donald wiggin. The velvet underground by michael leigh was a contemporary mass market paperback about the secret sexual subculture of the early 1960s. The velvet underground by michael leigh, paperback barnes. Michael the whole world will by judged by my moral standards leighs version of bizzare perverted junk. One day another college friend, jim tucker, came to visit the group at their loft, carrying a paperback book hed found in the street en route. Well, way back then, sister ray was all about that same kind of stuff. The velvet underground in coining this image of sick beauty, michael leigh unwittingly provided not merely the name for a rocknroll group, but a synonym for an era and lifestyle immortalised by that group and its associates warhols factory perceived as a microcosm of that nationwide unrest and mania which prefigured the chaos of 1969. Oct 01, 2011 the velvet underground in coining this image of sick beauty, michael leigh unwittingly provided not merely the name for a rocknroll group, but a synonym for an era and lifestyle immortalised by that group and its associates warhols factory perceived as a microcosm of that nationwide unrest and mania which prefigured the chaos of 1969. Written by journalist michael leigh and published in 1963, the velvet underground explores the subterranean worlds of fetishism, extramarital sex.

John cales friend tony conrad introduced the group to the book the velvet underground, by michael leigh, an investigation into the sexual subculture. The band also collaborated with nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist andy warhol. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. If that was all, this book would have a spot in the history of bdsm, but theres also the content of the book itself. The fourmember band went through two more names, the warlocks and the falling spikes. They were named after a massmarket paperback porno novel when they finally did come across a name which stuck, it was thanks to a contemporary paperback novel about the secret sexual underworld of the 1960s that tony conrad, a friend of john cale, happened across and showed to the group.

Buy the velvet underground by michael leigh editor online at alibris. And that is no wonder, because the novel was about the secret sexual subculture of the early sixties exactly the favorite subject of all band members. The velvet underground ebook by michael leigh 9781909923416. The velvet underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from new york city first active from 1965 to 1973. The velvet underground by michael leigh editor alibris. The velvet underground by michael leigh 1998, paperback. Ten things you might not know about the velvet underground. They renamed themselves the velvet underground after a michael leigh book about the sexual subculture. Rare third issue of this groundbreaking journal of sexual freedom, includes a 1964 exchange of letters with michael leigh author of the velvet underground, an article on sex under lsd by experimental filmmaker ray nelson, and an.