'The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film by Todd Haynes - Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack' coming Oct. 15

Mondays aren't all bad. A media release of special interest to fans of The Velvet Underground...Robert Kinsler

‘THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack’

To Be Released October 15

 

The Critically Acclaimed Apple Original Todd Haynes Documentary ‘The Velvet Underground’ 

Premieres October 15 In Theaters and on Apple TV+

 

 

 

Los Angeles, CA – August 30, 2021 – The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack, a 2CD and digital soundtrack that features both well-known and rare Velvet Underground tracks, will be released on October 15, 2021 via Republic Records/UMe. Curated by the documentary’s director, Todd Haynes, and music supervisor Randall Poster, the album is the official soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Apple Original documentary, The Velvet Underground, which will be released in theaters and premiere globally Friday, October 15 on Apple TV+. To pre-order/pre-save Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack go, HERE.

 

Featuring some of The Velvet Underground’s most well-known tracks, rarities and songs that influenced them, The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack serves as the perfect introduction to the band and companion piece to the film. The soundtrack features such Velvet Underground favorites as “Sunday Morning,” “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” “Pale Blue Eyes,” “I’m Waiting for The Man” and “Sweet Jane,” as well as the mono version of “Heroin” and the rare cut “Foggy Notion.” Also featured are live versions of “After Hours” and “Sister Ray,” Nico’s “Chelsea Girls,” and the tongue-in-cheek novelty song “The Ostrich” by The Primitives, an early band formed by Lou Reed and John Cale.

 

Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack also features tracks by artists who influenced The Velvet Underground including a live version of “Road Runner” by Bo Diddley; “The Wind,” a doo-wop classic by The Diablos featuring Nolan Strong; and the previously unpublished La Monte Young composition, “17 XII 63 NYC The Fire Is A Mirror (excerpt),” performed by The Theatre of Eternal Music.

 

Today, The Velvet Underground's own immense influence is universally acknowledged. 

Apple Original Films and Polygram Entertainment present
in association with Federal Films a Motto Pictures and Killer Films production
“THE VELVET UNDERGROUND” a documentary film by Todd Haynes
Associate Producer J. Daniel Torres Line Producer Marissa Torres Ericson Co-Producers Josh Braun Dan Braun Esther Robinson Music Supervision by Randall Poster Archival Producers Wyatt Stone Bryan O’keefe Cinematography by Edward Lachman, asc Edited by Affonso Gonçalves, ace Adam Kurnitz Executive Producers Danny Bennett Pamela Koffler John Sloss Produced by David Blackman Produced by Julie Goldman Christopher Clements Carolyn Hepburn Produced by Christine Vachon
Directed and Produced by Todd Haynes

 

The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack

 

Track List

 

Disc 1

 

1          Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground  5:12

2          The Wind - The Diablos  3:05

3          17 XII 63  NYC  The Fire Is A Mirror (excerpt) - The Theatre of Eternal Music  6:21

4          Heroin [mono] - The Velvet Underground  7:14

5          Road Runner (Live) - Bo Diddley  4:14

6          The Ostrich - The Primitives  2:25

7          I'm Waiting For The Man - The Velvet Underground  4:40

8          Chelsea Girls - Nico  7:27

9          Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground  2:56

                                    

 

Disc 2              

 

1          Sister Ray (Live) - The Velvet Underground  19:03

2          Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground  5:40

3          Foggy Notion - The Velvet Underground  6:59

4          After Hours (Live) Version 1 - The Velvet Underground  2:56

5          Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground  4:09

6          Ocean - The Velvet Underground  5:14

7          All Tomorrow’s Parties - The Velvet Underground  5:53

 

A Celebration of Blues and Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural Concert coming to DVD on May 6

This just landed in my inbox, just in time to share with all of you. Blues and soul lovers can rejoice with the re-discovery and upcoming release of this seminal event on DVD. Thank you Shout! Factory...

Historic Concert Featuring Never Before Seen Performances

by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon

Carla Thomas and more

                            Available on DVD May 6, 2014 from Shout! Factory

On January 21, 1989, the evening following the Presidential Inauguration, some of the biggest names in classic rhythm and blues, soul and blues performed at a Presidential Inaugural Concert. This celebration featured artists including Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Bo Diddley, Dr. John, Sam Moore, Billy Preston, Albert Collins, Percy Sledge, Chuck Jackson, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Joe Louis Walker, Ronnie Wood, Jimmie Vaughan, Steve Cropper , Donald “Duck” Dunn and Cash McCall. Although a video and 24-track audio recording were made of this historic concert, the tapes were considered lost until their rediscovery nearly 20 years later.

On May 6^th, 2014, Shout! Factory will release A Celebration of Blues and Soul: The 1989 Presidential Inaugural Concert, a two hour concert DVD of performances from this remarkable event. In addition to an extra hour of previously unseen concert footage not included in the March 2014 PBS broadcast, the DVD also includes an essay by music historian Peter Guralnick, comprehensive liner notes by noted former Washington Post music writer Richard Harrington and an extensive photo gallery of never before seen photos from the event, making this celebration a must-own for blues and soul fans everywhere. Fans can pre-order their copy of the DVD by visiting ShoutFactory.com.

Featuring nearly 25 minutes of dazzling Stevie Ray Vaughan performances including “Texas Flood”, "Superstition" and "Scuttle Buttin’;” “Love Struck Baby” with guest artist Jimmie Vaughan and “Frosty” featuring  Blues Hall of Fame legend Albert Collins and guest artist Jimmie Vaughan, A Celebration of Blues and Soul also includes Dr. John's performance of “Right Place, Wrong Time,” Bo Diddley doing “Bo Diddley,” “ I’m a Man” and “Hey Bo Diddley ” with special guest artist Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Percy Sledge singing his enduring hit “When a Man Loves A Woman,” Chuck Jackson performing  his hits “Any Day Now” and “I Don’t Want to Cry;”  Koko Taylor and Willie Dixon’s historic duet  of “Wang Dang Doodle,” which also features Chess Records' legendary guitarist Cash McCall and keyboard player Lafayette Leake, together  with Ronnie Wood,  Willie Dixon's performance of “Hoochie Coochie Man,”  with guest artists Albert Collins,  Joe Louis Walker and Delbert McClinton,  Joe Louis Walker’s performance of “747” and Delbert McClinton’s renditions of his classics  “Just A Little Bit,”  “Standing On Shaky Ground,” “Maybe Someday Baby” and “B-Movie Boxcar Blues,” with guest artists Albert Collins and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Steve Cropper.

A Celebration of Blues and Soul also pays special tribute to the legendary artists who recorded for Memphis’ Stax Records, with Sam Moore’s performance of “Soul Man,” Eddie Floyd’s performance of “Knock on Wood,” William Bell's performance of "Born Under A Bad Sign" and a stirring duet by Carla Thomas and Billy Preston of “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.” These performances also feature guest artists Steve Cropper and  Donald “Duck” Dunn from the Stax group Booker T. and the M.G.’s and  guitarist Michael Toles who was part of the second incarnation of Stax’s funk band The Bar-Kays.    

A Celebration of Blues and Soul was professionally recorded with seven cameras and a separate 24-track audio recording. When these original recordings were relocated six years ago, the original video was restored, re-mastered, color-corrected, and converted to HD, and the audio was remixed to a 6-channel, 5.1 format by the legendary audio engineer Ed Greene, who has won more than 20 Emmy® Awards for sound mixing and engineering, for programs such as American Idol, the Grammy Awards^® and the Academy Awards^®.

A Celebration Of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Inaugural Concert Set List

·         Any Day Now – Chuck Jackson

·         I Don’t Want To Cry – Chuck Jackson

·         When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge

·         Right Place, Wrong Time – Dr. John

·         747 – Joe Louis Walker

·         Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon with Albert Collins, Delbert McClinton, Joe Louis Walker

·         Wang Dang Doodle – Koko Taylor and Willie Dixon with Cash McCall, Lafayette Leake and Ronnie Wood

·         Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

·         I’m A Man – Bo Diddley

·         Hey Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley with Ronnie Wood

·         Born Under A Bad Sign – William Bell with Ronnie Wood

·         B-A-B-Y – Carla Thomas 

·         When Something Is Wrong With My Baby – Carla Thomas and Billy Preston

·         Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd

·         Soul Man – Sam Moore

·         Just A Little Bit – Delbert McClinton

·         Standing On Shaky Ground – Delbert McClinton

·         Maybe Someday – Delbert McClinton

·         B-Movie Boxcar Blues – Delbert McClinton

·         Frosty – Albert Collins ,  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

·         Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

·         Love Struck Baby – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Jimmie Vaughan

·         Superstition – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

·         Scuttle Buttin’ – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

About Shout! Factory

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