The First Time with John Cale from The Velvet Underground
John Cale, solo artist and founding member of the Velvet Underground, shares the musical milestones of his life with Matt Everitt First broadcast in 2012.
As well as being one of the founding members of the Velvet Underground, John Cale has worked with some of the most influential names in music including John Cage, Nick Drake, Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, the Stooges, the Modern Lovers, Happy Mondays, LCD Soundsystem and Siouxsie and the Banshees. John has also become known for his work in the classical field.
John talks to Matt about his early years growing up in Wales and borrowing records from the local library, the messy days of the first Velvet Underground gigs, how Nico inspired his desire to become a producer and leave the band, why he reformed the band back in 1993, working with the Stooges and his love of the Beach Boys and Pharell Williams.
First broadcast in 2012.
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Duration: 28:52
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The Velvet Underground
Waiting For The Man
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Gesang Der J眉nglinge
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La Monte Young
B flat Dorian Blues
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Shirley Ellis
The Name Game
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The Velvet Underground
Black Angel Death's Song
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The Velvet Underground
Venus In Furs
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The Velvet Underground
White Light White Heat
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Nico
These Days
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Iggy and The Stooges
1969
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The Beach Boys
In My Room
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John Cale
Cleo
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Patti Smith
Gloria
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John Cale
Paris 1919
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Happy Mondays
24 Hour Party People
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John Cale
Halleluiah
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John Cale
Nookie Wood
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John Cale
Midnight Feast
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Ladyhawke
Back Of The Van
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Wall of Voodoo
Mexican Radio
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Darwin Deez
Radar Detector
- Lucky Numbers.
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Gil Scott鈥怘eron
Grandma's Hands
- Arista.
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