Velvet Underground the subject of first ever rock monograph
The book focuses on the band's early years, when they were at their most radical and refreshing. It includes never-before-seen photographs of the band's first live show in New York as well as Warhol's familiar sleeve art and poster designs, Lou Reed and John Cale's handwritten music and lyrics, plus flyers, handbills and underground press clippings, not to mention additional text and visual material from the likes of Lester Bangs, Richard Meltzer and Jonathan Richman. Rizzoli promise "a uniquely comprehensive survey of the first rock group ever to transcend the genre and embrace underground popular culture."
