The Velvet Underground :: Candy Says – Boston, Dec 12, 1968

In a few weeks, a six-disc box set celebrating the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third LP will hit shelves. The main draw is the inclusion of The Matrix Tapes – long-awaited, holy grail live recordings from 1969 which we covered a little while back. Somewhat disappointingly, however, is the lack of studio outtakes from The Velvet Underground sessions. Either they don’t exist or were deemed unworthy of release.

I’d always hoped that lurking . . .

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