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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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Music Played

  • The Velvet Underground

    Waiting For The Man

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Gesang Der JΓΌnglinge

  • La Monte Young

    B flat Dorian Blues

  • Shirley Ellis

    The Name Game

  • The Velvet Underground

    Black Angel Death's Song

  • The Velvet Underground

    Venus In Furs

  • The Velvet Underground

    White Light White Heat

  • Nico

    These Days

  • Iggy and The Stooges

    1969

  • The Beach Boys

    In My Room

  • John Cale

    Cleo

  • Patti Smith

    Gloria

  • John Cale

    Paris 1919

  • Happy Mondays

    24 Hour Party People

  • John Cale

    Halleluiah

  • John Cale

    Nookie Wood

  • John Cale

    Midnight Feast

  • Ladyhawke

    Back Of The Van

  • Wall of Voodoo

    Mexican Radio

    • I.R.S..
  • Darwin Deez

    Radar Detector

    • Lucky Numbers.
  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Grandma's Hands

    • Arista.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 14 Oct 2012 12:00
  • Sun 21 Oct 2012 02:00
  • Fri 20 Nov 2015 01:00
  • Sat 23 Dec 2017 04:00
  • Sat 2 May 2020 04:00
  • Tue 28 Sep 2021 00:00
  • Sun 3 Apr 2022 05:00
  • Tue 8 Nov 2022 00:00
  • Thu 16 Mar 2023 02:00
  • Wed 11 Dec 2024 02:00

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