Velvet Underground
Now Playing
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 2024 exclusive crystal clear vinyl. "Now Playing" by The Velvet Underground offers an immersive dive into the avant-garde sounds that revolutionized the music landscape in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This compilation album delivers a distilled essence of the band's impact, highlighting their unconventional approach to rock music that blended art, experimentalism, and raw narratives. Originally formed in 1964, The Velvet Underground were known for their collaboration with Andy Warhol and their stark depictions of urban life, themes of desire, existentialism, and social realism—elements that resonate throughout this collection.

The album showcases the haunting vocals of Lou Reed, coupled with John Cale's avant-garde viola and keyboard work, along with Sterling Morrison's innovative guitar techniques and Maureen Tucker's minimalist drumming. Tracks like “I'm Waiting for the Man” and “Venus in Furs” exemplify their groundbreaking fusion of rock and art. The production of the album, often described as raw and unfiltered, captures the gritty essence of New York City’s underground scene.