DESCRIPTION:
From '' Les Enfants Du Velvet ''
Label: Virgin -- 70389, Virgin France S.A. -- 70389
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: France
Released: Oct 1985

Tracklist
A1 Rita Mitsouko - All Tomorrow's Parties
Mixed By, Producer -- Rita Mitsouko
A2 Marc Seberg - Venus In Furs
Mixed By, Producer -- Marc Seberg
A3 Taxi Girl - Je Rêve Encore De Toi (Stephanie Says)
Adapted By -- Daniel Darc, Mirwais Stass
Mixed By, Producer -- Daniel Abraham, Taxi Girl
B1 Etienne Daho - Sunday Morning
Mixed By -- Dominique Blanc-Francard
Producer -- Arnold Turboust, Etienne Daho
B2 Graziella De Michele - Sweet Jane
Mixed By, Producer -- Daniel Abraham, Marco
B3 Aliss Terrell - I'll Be Your Mirror
Mixed By, Producer -- Luis Primo

Artwork By [Illustration] -- Alain Leroy
Liner Notes -- Laurent Chalumeau
Written-By -- Lou Reed

#A1 Recorded at Studio Garage (Paris).
#A2 Recorded & mixed at Studio Venus (Longueville).
#A3 Recorded & mixed at Studio Davout (Paris).
#B1 Recorded at Studio L'Oncle Sam (Paris), mixed at Studio Marcadet.
#B2 Recorded & mixed at Studio Davout (Paris).
#B3 Recorded & mixed at Studio Davout (Paris).

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"Venus in Furs" is a song by The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed and originally released on the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Inspired by the book of the same name by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the song includes sexual themes of sadomasochism, bondage and submission.

Recording

"Venus in Furs" was one of three songs to be re-recorded at T.T.G. Studios, Hollywood, before appearing on the final mix of The Velvet Underground & Nico (the other two being "Heroin" and "I'm Waiting for the Man").
The music features John Cale's cacophonous viola as well as Lou Reed's Ostrich guitar, that is, a guitar with all of its strings tuned to the same note (albeit in different octaves).

Alternative versions

Ludlow Street Loft, July 1965

The song was one of several early songs to be recorded by Lou Reed, John Cale and Sterling Morrison in their Ludlow Street loft during July 1965. This version of the song features a drastically different arrangement than would appear on The Velvet Underground & Nico, and ends with what David Fricke calls a "stark, Olde English-style folk lament" in the liner notes for Peel Slowly and See (the 1995 compilation album upon which the Ludlow demos appear).

Scepter Studios, April 1966

An alternate take of the song was first recorded at Scepter Studios, New York City before being re-recorded in Hollywood. This take of the song is performed at a quicker pace and the lyrics vary slightly from the T.T.G. recording.

Live recordings

Live recordings of "Venus In Furs" appear on Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (recorded in San Francisco, December 1969) and on Live MCMXCIII (recorded in Paris, June 1993).

Cover versions

Lou Reed has recorded several solo versions of the song and John Cale also performs it with his band.
In addition, the following artists have recorded it.

Paul Gardiner - 1981 - (released only as single)
Niagara - Beyond the Pale compilation
Limbo - 1989 - My whip, your flesh
The Melvins - 1991 - Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs (split single with Nirvana)
Eye & I - 1991 - Eye & I
The Ukrainians - 1993 - Vorony
Christian Death - 1993 - Path of Sorrows
The Smashing Pumpkins - 1994 - Mashed Potatoes
Rosetta Stone - 1996 - Hiding in Waiting EP
Miłość - 1997 - Talkin' About Life and Death
Psychopomps - 1997 - Fiction Non-Fiction
Bettie Serveert - 1998 - Plays "Venus in Furs" and Other Velvet Underground Songs
The Creatures - 1999 - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Now Buy Zulu (also referred to as simply "Now Buy Zulu")
Dave Navarro - 2001 - Trust No One
Hugh Cornwell - 2002 - Footprints in the Desert
Berry Sakharof - 2003 - Berry Sakharof Live (CD 2)
Krieg - 2004 - The Black House
Monster Magnet - 2004 - Monolithic Baby! (US version bonus track)
DeVotchKa - 2006 - Curse Your Little Heart EP
Chuck Dukowski Sextet - 2006 - Eat My Life
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - 2006 - Apocalips
Beck - 2009 - Beck's Website
Broken Records - 2009 - Radio Scotland - Vic Galloway Live Session
Little Boots and Gary Numan - 2009-2010 - bbc recording at maida vale studio London.