5 Fun Facts About White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground | Poetic Wax

White Light/White Heat is the iconic 1968 album by The Velvet Underground. In this video, I dig into the album’s history and share 5 things you PROBABLY didn’t know about the album. From the lengthy experimental closer to the album’s relation to The Summer of Love, this list packs it all.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
0:29 Recording Sister Ray
1:55 White Light/White Heat Cover Art
3:31 Lou Reed Sexuality, Gender Identity, & Lady Godiva’s Operation
4:49 The Unconventional Instrument in The Gift
6:06 White Light/White Heat and the Flower Power Movement
7:31 Further Exploration of The Velvet Underground

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