The Velvet Underground - 1993-06-13 - Prague, Czech Republic (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Aud. rec. 3rd row center

Lineage:

SONY D3>1ST GEN XL2S CASSETTE>STAND ALONE BURNER>WAV>FLAC

Lou

John

Moe

Sterling

disc 1

01. we're gonna have a real good time together

02. venus in furs

03. i guess i'm falling in love

04. after hours

05. all tomorrow's parties

06. some kinda love

07. i'll be your mirror

08. beginning to see the light

09. the gift

10. i heard her call my name

11. femme fatale

12. hey mr. rain

disc 2

01. sweet jane

02. velvet nursery rhyme

03. white light/white heat

04. i'm sticking with you

05. the black angel's death song

06. rock and roll

07. i'm waiting for the man

08. heroin

09. pale blue eyes

10. coyotes

Notes:

This is an utterly phenomenal show. The version of Hey Mr. Rain is one of the band's all-time highpoints. ALL TIME! Do you realize what that means? To the best of my knowledge this recording is not in circulation. I didn't record it, an old friend who I have lost touch with did. But I supplied the plane tickets, hooked up the guestlist [!] for the sold-out show [!!], 3rd row center seats [!!!], got us an apartment in Prague to stay at - a guy I worked with's mother lived in Prague and she was going to be out of town [!!!!]. The same guy also sent us to a restaurant (Obora) where I had one of the best meals of my life. Prague worked out great!!!

My buddy did the work once we were in the venue (I think we used my deck) and to give him his props he is the one person I have ever known that I would have trusted to do the work for such an historic show - and to do as good or better job than myself. But I feel like my contrbutions had a part in this recording even if I did not make it myself.

The recording is pretty amazing and the show even more so. I included scans of the ticket, which came in an amazing envelope - I copied both sides. You'll notice that instead of a seat number it says "host." When I finally found someone who spoke English they said "Anywhere in the first 3 rows." Man, it felt good hearing that. 3rd row was gonna sound better than first and be stealthier as well, so that's where we went.