here is the info file from Dime
Another point of VU Vol. 8 – VU covers- Various Artists
First great thanks twice to all the guys who helped me sending tracks, making artworks etc… and particularly for this Volume and the following my old friend Valfred, the man who made me love that f****** music
I already can tell a vol.9 ( Only some tracks missing…help!) will be the last available soon… Lou reed, John Cale or Nico are not included for the moment… (I think i’m gonna make a special one with only covers AFTER the VU, in their solo careers..) You can also find on this site a show with VU covers by a group called Foggy Notion.
Well, I’ve done nothing to the tracks except some little things with Cool Edit (removing gaps here and there, fading out…). I’ve tried to do the best I could. I’ve included the origin of each track and the sound quality when I knew it. No artwork available of course! All tracks have been found , uploaded and allowed on Dime or archive.org Some bands or artists are not very well known (even by me!) but I think they deserve to be heard and their covers smell like VU spirit! Note to the fans:I consider “Satellite of love” as a VU song because it features on the PSAS box set as a demo.
01.That’s The Story Of My Life – Peter Laughner( Pere Ubu’s guitarist) & the Original Wolverines/ 09-20-72 WMMS Coffeebreak (sbd?)
02.Pale Blue Eyes – Patti Smith Palls Mall Jazz Workshop/ Boston Mass April 7th 1975 WBCN-FM Broadcast
03.New age – Periwinkle and the Vivid Tangerines/ 2006-04-05 The Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, KS
04.Femme Fatale – Outformation 2006-11-25/Gottrocks Greenville, SC
05.Sweet Jane – The Triffids/ Perth, 06-84 (sbd?)
06.What Goes On – The Triffids, Perth, 06-84
07.Waiting For My Man (fade out) – The Triffids, Perth, 06-84
08.I’m waiting for the man – David Bowie (demo 1969 studio from the bootleg “Forgotten songs”
09.White Light White heat – David Bowie / Wiltern 2 3 2004(sbd)
10.Waiting for my man – Mister Blotto/ 2004-2-21 Cary Indoor Golf ñ Cary, IL
11.Sweet Jane – U2/ 06.15.1987 Paris Le ZÈnith (aud.)
12.Run Run Run – Long Ryders Rissmillers / 11.15.82 New York Rocker Benefit Rissmiller’s, Reseda, CA (sbd)
13.Sister Ray Says – Suicide / Max’s Kansas City, NY 26-05-79
14.Rock’n roll – Silent Diner (long cover)/ 2005-05-05 Coupe DeVille’s Charlottesville, VA
Notes to the mods:
– The Bowie’s Demo from 69 is on the “Forgotten songs” right now seeded on Dime.
Send me other covers if you know some gems NOT commercially available!
I know there are some covers by Beck, Belle and Sebastian, etc..available somewhere…