It's been just over 60 years since John Cale met Lou Reed and formed the Velvet Underground. Not only is he still performing, he's still really vital artist, as evinced by the fact that he's released full length albums in 2023 and 2024. Mercy from 2023 is especially impressive as I would rate it among his top five solo releases.
What, then, could be better in this bleak midwinter than a John Cale compilation? I tried to find every little obscure Cale nugget I could (and there are a lot of live performances), but I'm sure I missed more than a few. I'm posting Discs 1 and 2 today, and then I'll post Disc 3-5 over the next two months.
Disc 1
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Daybreak
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John
Cale
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The
Long Voyage
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Hector
Zazou/Suzanne Vega/John Cale
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I Shot
Andy Warhol Suite
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John
Cale
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Catastrofuk
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John
Cale
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Don't
Pretend
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Gordon
Gano (and John Cale)
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Temper
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John
Cale
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Ghost
Story
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John
Cale
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A
Dream
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Lou
Reed & John Cale
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Flashback
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John
Cale
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Hush
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John
Cale
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All
Summer Long
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John
Cale
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Death
Camp
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John
Cale
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Disc 2
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The
Gift
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The
Velvet Underground
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The
Philosopher
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John
Cale
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Living
With You (Organic Mix)
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John
Cale
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Instrumental
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John
Cale / Bob Neuwirth
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Vampire
Cafe
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John
Cale
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Helen
Of Troy
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John
Cale
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Caribbean
Sunset
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John
Cale
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Corner
Of My Sky (feat. John Cale)
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Kelly
Lee Owens
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The
Year Of The Patriot
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John
Cale & Brian Eno
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Rosegarden
Funeral Of Sores
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John
Cale
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She
Never Took No for an Answer
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John
Cale
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Dead
Or Alive
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John
Cale
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8 comments:
Wow, thanks tremendously. Have dabbled in Cale, but not really explored, and now this is a way of doing so
Listened to it today, wow, so many great songs I'd never heard. Looking froward to the additional volumes.
@Anonymous, You're quite welcome! Hopefully, it serves as a nice compliment to listening to his formal releases.
@Erik, It was a lot of fun finding all soundtracks, guest appearances, and various other obscure releases that Cale's done over the years.
Another great compilation, thank you x
Marvelous, thank you for your hard work on this. I had the opportunity to see Cale in concert at the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, TN. Fear is still a man's best friend. Not to create work for you when you already do so much, but for a Vol. 2 it sure would be eye-opening to survey the range of Cale's productions for others... Keep on rockin'!
@Anonymous, You're quite welcome!
Anonymous, That is a really good idea for a compilation and I've never done a compilation centered around a producer. It might take a while, but I think I will eventually take you up on that idea.
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