Andy Mo and Lou is a piece of digital artwork by Elizabeth McTaggart which was uploaded on March 14th, 2013.
Andy Mo and Lou
Andy Mo and Lou:...
Andy Warhol and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966�1967)...
Andy Warhol became The Velvet Underground's manager... more
Title
Andy Mo and Lou
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art And Digital Collage
Description
Andy Mo and Lou:...
Andy Warhol and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966�1967)...
Andy Warhol became The Velvet Underground's manager in 1965 and suggested they feature the German-born singer Nico on several songs. Warhol's reputation helped the band gain a higher profile. Warhol helped the band secure a coveted recording contract with MGM's Verve Records, with himself as nominal "producer", and gave the Velvets free rein over the sound they created.
During their stay with Andy Warhol, the band became part of his multimedia roadshow, Exploding Plastic Inevitable, for which they provided the music. They played shows for several months in New York City, then traveled throughout the United States and Canada until its last installment in May 1967. The show included 16 mm film projections and colors by Warhol. Early promo posters referred to the group as the "erupting plastic inevitable". This soon changed to "the exploding plastic inevitable".
In 1966 MacLise temporarily rejoined the Velvet Underground for a few EPI shows when Reed was suffering from hepatitis and unable to perform. For these appearances, Cale sang and played organ and Tucker switched to bass guitar. Also at these appearances, the band often played an extended jam they had dubbed "Booker T", after musician Booker T. Jones; the jam later became the music for "The Gift" on White Light/White Heat. Some of these performances have been released as a bootleg; they remain the only record of MacLise with the Velvet Underground.
In December 1966, Warhol and David Dalton designed Issue 3 of the multimedia Aspen. Included in this issue of the "magazine", which retailed at $4 per copy and was packaged in a hinged box designed to look like Fab laundry detergent, were various leaflets and booklets, one of which was a commentary on rock and roll by Lou Reed, another an EPI promotional newspaper. Also enclosed was a 2-sided flexi disk, side one produced by Peter Walker, a musical associate of Timothy Leary, and side two titled "Loop", credited to the Velvet Underground but actually recorded by Cale alone. "Loop", a recording solely of pulsating audio feedback culminating in a locked groove, was "a precursor to [Reed's] Metal Machine Music", say Velvets archivists M.C. Kostek and Phil Milstein in the book The Velvet Underground Companion. "Loop" also predates much industrial music as well. More significantly, from a retail standpoint, "Loop" was the group's first commercially available recording as the Velvet Underground.
[source: Wikipedia]
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March 14th, 2013
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Comments (35)
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you so much to the buyer from Perth, Western Australia - Australia! A wonderful choice and a personal favorite of mine -- thank you again!!!
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you so much for the visit, Alec! I really appreciate your compliment and v/f!!!
Geri Glavis
Back in the day...very cool!
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you so much for the wonderful compliments on this series, Geri! Please check out 'The Factory" gallery every once in while ... would love to know what you think!
Malcolm Suttle
Neat montage!! V
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you so much Malcolm! I appreciate the wonderful compliment.. please check out 'The Factory" gallery every once in while ... would love to know what you think!
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
Thumbs up Elizabeth! v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
:) Thank you Glenn for showing such an interest in my VU and AW inspired pieces.. I truly appreciate your wonderful comments and compliments... please check out my "The Factory" gallery ever once in while for more. I would love to know what you think!
Tracy Munson
wild!
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
:) Excellent response! Thank you so much for that great compliment, Tracy!
Pedro L Gili
Wow! Andy Warhol with the rock poet Lou Reed and drummer Mo Tucker! Together with Cale and Morrison, the beginnings of theThe Velvet Underground! Curious, they took this name from the title of a book they found lying in the street who was about sado-masochism! A very original piece, Elizabeth! I like so much how you made it! Great! T V and fav.
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Pedro! You know your Velvet facts! I think I love you ~ you jazz me so much! Thank you for such an awesome compliment! :)
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Pedro... Please check out "The Factory" gallery once in a while! I'd love to know what you think..
Edward Fielding
Oh a big part of me wishes to have been in that Factory group. Very cool work!
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
ME TOO! I'm fascinated by the whole Silver Factory scene... it must have been a crazy place to be a part of! Thank you so much for the interest you've shown in these pieces, Edward! Please check out "The Factory" gallery once in a while! I'd love to know what you think..