The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground Goth "Degradation Rules"

"Degradation Rules"

gathers far-reaching tracks from such diverse acts as Liquid Liquid

and the classic singer-songwriter tradition (exemplified by Some Heavy Ocean)

This sonic tsunami of West Coast surf and R&B music from pasty Midwestern youth is largely tunes that floated below sea level for over 50 years but also some surf greats like The Vaqueros' cold water longing for an "80 Foot Wave

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground Goth "Degradation Rules"The Velvet Underground's self titled 3rd album, released in March 1969, was a departure from the band's previous work. Gone was co founding member John Cale, and in his place was a 21 year old with Long Island roots named Doug Yule, who stepped right in. As the late rock critic Lester Bangs put it, "How do you define a group like this, who moved from "Heroin" to "Jesus" in two short years?" 45th Anniversary Pressing Pressed in 2015