The Velvet Underground

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American musical group rock band

The Velvet Underground was a pioneering American rock band from the 1960s known for its experimental sound, avant-garde sensibilities, and profound influence on punk, alternative, and indie music.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The Velvet Underground canonical	27
Velvet Underground	2
The Velvet Underground & Nico	1
The Velvet Underground (album)	1
The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American musical group ⓘ rock band ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1973 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1964 ⓘ
associatedWith	Andy Warhol ⓘ Doug Yule ⓘ John Cale ⓘ Lou Reed ⓘ Maureen Tucker ⓘ Nico ⓘ Sterling Morrison ⓘ The Factory ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
debutAlbum	The Velvet Underground & Nico ⓘ
formerMember	Doug Yule ⓘ John Cale ⓘ Lou Reed ⓘ Maureen Tucker ⓘ Sterling Morrison ⓘ
foundedIn	New York City ⓘ
genre	art rock ⓘ avant-garde music ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ garage rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ proto-punk ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.velvetundergroundmusic.com/ ⓘ
influenced	alternative rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ
influencedArtist	David Bowie ⓘ Joy Division ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ Sonic Youth ⓘ The Strokes ⓘ U2 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
member	Doug Yule ⓘ John Cale ⓘ Lou Reed ⓘ Maureen Tucker ⓘ Sterling Morrison ⓘ
movement	New York underground music scene ⓘ
notableFor	avant-garde sensibilities ⓘ experimental sound ⓘ influence on punk, alternative, and indie music ⓘ
notableSong	All Tomorrow’s Parties ⓘ Cocaine ⓘ surface form: Heroin I’m Waiting for the Man ⓘ Pale Blue Eyes ⓘ Rock & Roll ⓘ Sunday Morning ⓘ Sweet Jane ⓘ Venus in Furs ⓘ
notableWork	Loaded ⓘ The Velvet Underground & Nico ⓘ The Velvet Underground self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Velvet Underground (album) White Light/White Heat ⓘ
producer	Andy Warhol ⓘ
recordLabel	Atlantic Records ⓘ MGM Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ

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