The Ledge #493: Velvet Underground Covers

With today's release of the Velvet Underground documentary on AppleTV it was pretty obvious what tonight's Ledge was going to be. I just never relaized how easy it would be to comile a show consisting of nothing but Velvet Underground covers.

I knew I had quite a few of these types of tracks, but I was shocked at just how many were in my collection. Besides the various one-off covers on quite a few records by the likes of the Beat Farmers, Wreckless Eric, and The Soft Boys, I also had quite a number of indie tribute records. I even had four records that completely covered the entire Velvet Underground and Nico album, including the brand new "I'll Be Your Mirror" tribute.

I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the artist or label, please let them know you heard these tunes on The Ledge! Let them know who is giving them promotion! You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

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1. Jonathan Richman, Velvet Underground

2. Beck, Sunday Morning

3. Warm Soda, I'm Waiting For The Man

4. Ty Segall, Femme Fatale

5. Kurt Vile, Run Run Run

6. Buffalo Tom, All Tomorrow's Parties

7. Thurston Moore, Heroin (feat. Bobby Gillespie)

8. Beat Farmers, There She Goes Again

9. Courtney Barnett, I’ll Be Your Mirror

10. David Bowie, White Light White Heat

11. Chapterhouse, Lady Godiva's Operation

12. Nirvana, Here She Comes Now

13. Hoodoo Gurus, I Heard Her Call My Name

14. Bettie Serveert, Guess I'm Falling In Love (Live)

15. Lee Renaldo, Stephanie Says

16. The Feelies, What Goes On

17. Alejandro Escovedo, Pale Blue Eyes

18. Frankie Teardrop Dead, I'm Set Free

19. 20/20, I Can't Stand It

20. Suicide Commandos, Real Good Time Together

21. The Wedding Present, She's My Best Friend

22. Echo & The Bunnymen, Foggy Notion

23. Eleventh Dream Day, Ocean

24. Wilco, Who Loves the Sun 

25. Wreckless Eric, Sweet Jane

26. The Runaways, Rock And Roll

27. Original Sins, Head Held High

28. The Soft Boys, Train 'Round The Bend'

29. Babyshambles, After Hours