Rock and Roll: An Introduction to The Velvet Underground

Rock and Roll: An Introduction to The Velvet Underground is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released for the European market by Polydor on July 2, 2001 as part of their "An Introduction To" series of budget compilations.
Rock and Roll is a greatest hits album that consists mainly of songs off their three albums for Verve/MGM. Additionally, it features tracks from the 1985 outtakes compilation VU and two live tracks from the 1974 Mercury release 1969: The Velvet Underground Live.
Track listing
All tracks performed by The Velvet Underground except "I'll Be Your Mirror" performed by The Velvet Underground & Nico. All tracks written by Lou Reed except as noted.
#"Temptation Inside Your Heart" - 2:30
#"Rock and Roll" (live) - 6:03
#"Lady Godiva's Operation" - 4:54
#"Candy Says" - 4:03
#"I'll Be Your Mirror" - 2:08
#"Foggy Notion" (Reed, Morrison, Yule, Tucker, Weiss) - 6:38
#"Pale Blue Eyes" - 5:41
#"White Light/White Heat" - 2:46
#"Sweet Jane" (live) - 3:57
#"Here She Comes Now" (Reed, Cale, Morrison) - 2:03
#"Some Kinda Love" - 3:38
#"Stephanie Says" - 2:48
#"There She Goes Again" - 2:37
#"Run Run Run" - 4:20
#"What Goes On" - 4:33
#"Venus In Furs" - 5:11
Tracks 5, 13-14, & 16 taken from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967); Tracks 3, 8, & 10 taken from White Light/White Heat (1968); Tracks 4, 7, 11, & 15 taken from The Velvet Underground (1969); Tracks 2 & 9 taken from 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974), originally from Loaded (1970); Tracks 1, 6, & 12 taken from VU (1985).
Personnel
;The Velvet Underground
*John Cale - viola, bass guitar, backing vocals, celesta, lead vocal on "Lady Godiva's Operation" (1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12-14, 16)
*Sterling Morrison - guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
*Lou Reed - vocals, guitar, piano
*Maureen Tucker - percussion
*Doug Yule - bass guitar, organ, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Candy Says" (2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11, 15)
;Additional musicians
*Nico - lead vocal on "I'll Be Your Mirror"
;Technical staff
*Andy Warhol - producer (5, 13-14, 16)
*Tom Wilson - producer (3, 8, 10)
*The Velvet Underground - producers (1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-12, 15)

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