{"product_id":"pre-order-the-velvet-underground-loaded-analogue-productions-sacd","title":"The Velvet Underground - Loaded - Analogue Productions SACD","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHybrid Stereo SACD!\u003cbr\u003eFinal VU Album Featuring Founding Member \u0026amp; Songwriter Lou Reed!\u003cbr\u003ePlays in All CD and SACD Players!\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 242\/500!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\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.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllMusic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003egives the album 5 Stars and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecalls 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaste\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributor Jeff Gonick.\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\u003eSuper Audio CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSACD Stereo SACD Layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\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\u003cli\u003eCool It Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Age\u003c\/li\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\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":59548194570321,"sku":"753088753466","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/181716__09112023012326-447.jpg?v=1779347922","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-order-the-velvet-underground-loaded-analogue-productions-sacd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}