Talk:The Velvet Underground (album)

Valentin mix
Valentin's mix wasn't widely distributed in Europe. One of the sources used only mentions CDs: https://archive.org/details/seeinglightinsid0000jova/page/138/mode/2up?q=closet

The Closet mix was common in the UK and probably Europe too. The only LPs I could find with the Valentin mix are the 69 Canada, a rare 69 UK, and an 82 Japan. The more common 71 UK uses the Closet.

1969 UK: https://www.discogs.com/release/3224639-The-Velvet-Underground-The-Velvet-Underground "contains the 'Valentin' mix of the album, by MGM engineer Val Valentin, as does the Canada edition, in contrast to all other worldwide releases prior to the mid-80's which instead contain Lou Reed's alternate 'Closet' mix."

1971 UK: https://www.discogs.com/release/607032-The-Velvet-Underground-The-Velvet-Underground "Whereas Valentin's mix was used for the earlier 1969 UK issue, Reed's mix was used here."

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/velvet-undergound-closet-mix-vinyl-reissue.1125079/ "Well, since your only other option for the closet mix on vinyl is an original US or 1971 UK pressing, it’s an alright pressing." 92.237.185.52 (talk) 23:51, 13 September 2023 (UTC) "I think any reissues from EU during the seventies used the closet mix" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.237.185.52 (talk) 20:51, 22 September 2023 (UTC)