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Title: Pretty amazing
Review: What you see is what you get: Bootleg recordings of one of the most influential rock (or rather "indie") groups ever. If you're into high fidelity you definitely want to stay away from this. The recordings are in mono and they sound pretty much as you'd expect it from non-professional tape recordings from 1969. The sound is slightly worse than on those "Live in 1969" CDs. But if you're a fan I'd say this box set is a must. Even though the material is somewhat limited, the musical quality of the recordings is more than amazing. You can hear how much better Velvet Underground were live - compared to their studio recordings. The three versions of "Sister Ray" (all of which differ quite significantly from each other) clearly stand out. On the studio album, that song is one long noisy drone. Here, the recordings are mainly pretty quiet, with a changing speed and tension.5 stars for the music, but -1 for the sound.
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