The Velvet Underground, Loaded: Re-Loaded 45th Anniversary Edition

Hey, V.U. fans! When you wake up tomorrow morning and start singing “Who Loves the Sun,” we'll be doing our best Telly Savalas impression and asking, “Who loves ya, baby?” The answer, of course, will be that we love you, and you'll be able to tell because you'll be able to buy the 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground's Loaded…or Re-Loaded, depending on how you prefer to refer to it.

Loaded: Re-Loaded - The 45th Anniversary Edition will be a six-disc affair, one which features…

The original album remastered in both stereo and mono. A generous selection of demos, early versions and alternate mixes from that era. A newly remastered/re-edited version of Live At Max's Kansas City. Two high resolution mixes, plus a surround sound mix in DTS and Dolby Digital. An unreleased May 1970 concert recorded in Philadelphia.

If you've purchased Loaded before, then some of this material will already be familiar to you, of course, but we'd expect that everyone will be psyched to hear that unreleased concert recording, the origins of which are pretty fascinating in and of itself. It was recorded on May 9, 1970 at the Second Fret in Philadelphia by Bob Kachnycz, a fan who hitchhiked to the show and recorded it on reel-to-reel. The band was down to a trio that night: Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and Doug Yule, who alternated between bass and drums to fill in for Moe Tucker, who was pregnant at the time. Loaded actually hadn't been released yet, not would it be for the better part of six months, but there's still plenty of material from the album in the band's set list from that night, including: "Cool It Down," "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" and "Sweet Jane."

Oh, and if you've noticed that this is supposed to be a six-disc set but only five discs are referenced above, good eye: he sixth disc is an audio only DVD that features three different mixes of Loaded:

Surround Sound Remix in DTS and Dolby Digital 96/24 High resolution Stereo Downmix 96/24 High resolution Original Stereo Mix

Here's the full track listing, for your perusal:

Disc One: Loaded Remastered
1. "Who Loves The Sun"
2. "Sweet Jane" - Full Length Version
3. "Rock & Roll" - Full Length Version
4. "Cool It Down"
5. "New Age"
6. "Head Held High"
7. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"
8. "I Found A Reason"
9. "Train Round The Bend"
10. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'"

Session Outtakes:

11. "I'm Sticking With You" - New Remix
12. "Ocean"
13. "I Love You"
14. "Ride Into The Sun"

Disc Two: Loaded Remastered:
Promotional Mono Version
1. "Who Loves The Sun"
2. "Sweet Jane" - Full Length Version
3. "Rock & Roll" - Full Length Version
4. "Cool It Down"
5. "New Age"
6. "Head Held High"
7. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"
8. "I Found A Reason"
9. "Train Round The Bend"
10. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'"

Singles and B-Sides
11. "Who Loves The Sun"
12. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'"
13. "Rock & Roll"
14. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"

Disc Three: Demos, Early Versions and Alternate Mixes
Demos
1. "Rock & Roll" - Demo
2. "Sad Song" - Demo
3. "Satellite Of Love" - Demo
4. "Walk And Talk" - Demo
5. "Oh Gin" - Demo
6. "Ocean" - Demo
7. "I Love You" - Demo
8. "Love Makes You Feel Ten Feet Tall" - Demo Remix
9. "I Found A Reason" - Demo

Early Versions

10. "Cool It Down" - Early Version, Remix
11. "Sweet Jane" - Early Version, Remix
12. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" - Early Version, Remix
13. "Head Held High" - Early Version, Remix
14. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" - Early Version, Remix

Alternate Mixes
15. "Who Loves The Sun" - Alternate Mix
16. "Sweet Jane" - Alternate Mix
17. "Cool It Down" - Alternate Mix
18. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" - Alternate Mix
19. "Train Round The Bend" - Alternate Mix
20. "Head Held High" - Alternate Mix
21. "Rock & Roll" - Alternate Mix

Disc Four: Live At Max's Kansas City
Remastered Disc
1. "I'm Waiting For The Man"
2. "White Light/White Heat"
3. "I'm Set Free"
4. "Sweet Jane"
5. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"
6. "New Age"
7. "Beginning To See The Light"
8. "I'll Be Your Mirror"
9. "Pale Blue Eyes"
10. "Candy Says"
11. "Sunday Morning"
12. "After Hours"
13. "Femme Fatale"
14. "Some Kinda Love"
15. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" - Version 2

Disc Five: Live At Second Fret, Philadelphia, 1970
1. "I'm Waiting For The Man"
2. "What Goes On"
3. "Cool It Down"
4. "Sweet Jane"
5. "Rock & Roll"
6. "Some Kinda Love"
7. "New Age"
8. "Candy Says"
9. "Head Held High"
10. "Train Round The Bend"
11. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'"

Disc Six: Audio DVD
96/24 Hi-Resolution Surround Sound Remix
96/24 Hi-Resolution Stereo Downmix
96/24 Hi-Resolution Original Stereo Mix