LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The Velvet Underground were arguably at their live peak in late 1969. Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Doug Yule (whod replaced John Cale a full year previously) had developed into a sensationally tight and adventurous quartet, and this show - the first of two recorded on consecutive nights before a tiny audience in Dallas, Texas - is unquestionably one of the finest surviving documents of them in performance.
Side 1
1. It's Just Too Much (3.02)
2. Waiting For The Man (5.16)
3. I Can't Stand It (7.18)
4. Im Set Free (4.54)
5. Beginning To See The Light (5.40)
Side 2
1. The Ocean (6.10)
2. Venus In Furs (5.02)
3. What Goes On (5.39)
4. Heroin (7.43)
Side 3
1. Ill Be Your Mirror (2.40)
2. Femme Fatale (2.58)
3. Pale Blue Eyes (6.11)
4. Candy Says (5.30)
5. Jesus (3.32)
6. That's The Story Of My Life (2.03)
Side 4
1. I Found A Reason (2.42)
2. Sunday Morning (2.53)
3. After Hours (2.35)
4. Jam (16.27)