{"product_id":"pre-order-the-velvet-underground-loaded-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp","title":"The Velvet Underground - Loaded - Analogue Productions 45rpm LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g 45rpm Double LP!\u003cbr\u003eFinal VU Album Featuring Founding Member \u0026amp; Songwriter Lou Reed!\u003cbr\u003eMastered directly from the Original Master Tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at QRP!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter The Velvet Underground cut three albums for the jazz-oriented Verve label that earned them lots of notoriety but negligible sales, the group signed with industry powerhouse Atlantic Records in 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel head Ahmet Ertegun supposedly asked Lou Reed to avoid sex and drugs in his songs, and instead focus on making an album \"loaded with hits.\" \u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e was the result. It was the group's swan song, with Reed leaving the group shortly before its release. With John Cale long gone from the band, Doug Yule highly prominent (he sings lead on four of the ten tracks), and Maureen Tucker absent on maternity leave, this is hardly a purist's Velvet Underground album. Still, \u003cem\u003eAllMusic \u003c\/em\u003egives the album 5 Stars and \u003cem\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e calls it a \"perfect rock 'n' roll record — 40 minutes long, five songs to a side, and not a single wasted note.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e is the sort of proper album that feels like a greatest hits collection, with each track thoroughly inhabiting and mastering a dominant rock archetype. Although the songs \"Sweet Jane\" and \"Rock \u0026amp; Roll\" distinguished the band as a \"seminal proto-punk\" act, \"The trifecta of 'Who Loves the Sun,' 'Sweet Jane' and 'Rock \u0026amp; Roll' is among the best three-song openings on any rock and roll record,\" wrote \u003cem\u003ePaste\u003c\/em\u003e contributor Jeff Gonick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalogue Productions has given \u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e the deserving full reissue treatment: Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"75 for 75\" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. This great label includes some of the best artists and records of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic 75 Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% All-Analog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered directly from the Original Master Tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Quality Record Pressings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTip-On Old Style Gatefold Double Pocket Jacket by Stoughton Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide One:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Loves the Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Jane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock \u0026amp; Roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCool It Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Three:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead Held High\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Cowboy Bill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Found a Reason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Four:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrain Round the Bend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh! Sweet Nuthin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Acoustic Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666306707788,"sku":"753088753473","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/181716__09112023012326-447_94541fcd-c304-4898-8440-e512c7006e61.jpg?v=1770370545","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-the-velvet-underground-loaded-analogue-productions-45rpm-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}