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Option 1: Personnel timeline (graph, adapted from original)
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Notes:
- Doug Yule's tenure with the band has been divided into two stretches (1968–1970 and 1970–1973) to reflect his shift from bass/keyboards/occasional vocals to singer/guitarist after Lou Reed's departure.
- Yule retired the Velvet Underground band name from active service after the February 1973 release of Squeeze. In late 1972, he toured the United Kingdom in support of the upcoming album, accompanied by a backing band consisting of Rob Norris, George Kay and Mark Nauseef.
- The May 1973 gigs were booked as "The Velvet Underground" against Yule's wishes, who wanted to be billed as "featuring Doug Yule of The Velvet Underground"[1]
- ^ Doug Yule in his liner notes for the Final V.U. 1971-1973 box set (Captain Trip, 2001)
Option 2: Line-ups ("Metallica"-style)
edit| Year | Band | Recordings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocals, guitar |
Multiple instruments | Guitar | Percussion | ||
| April–November 1965 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Angus MacLise | Disc 1 of Peel Slowly and See (1995; minus MacLise) |
| December 1965–September 1968 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967), White Light/White Heat (1968), two tracks on VU (1985), three tracks on Another View (1986), discs 2-3 of Peel Slowly and See (1995) |
| September 1968–August 1970 | Lou Reed | Doug Yule | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | The Velvet Underground (1969), Loaded (1970; minus Tucker), Live at Max's Kansas City (1972; minus Tucker), 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974), eight tracks on VU (1985), six tracks on Another View (1986), discs 4-5 of Peel Slowly and See (1995), Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (2001) |
| Vocals, guitar | Bass guitar | Guitar | Drums | ||
| November 1970–August 1971 | Doug Yule | Walter Powers | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | Studio demo of two songs, "She'll Make You Cry" and "Friends" (as yet unreleased) |
| Vocals, guitar | Bass guitar | Keyboards, vocals | Drums | ||
| October 1971–December 1971 | Doug Yule | Walter Powers | Willie Alexander | Maureen Tucker | Discs 1-2 and part of disc 4 of Final V.U. 1971-1973 (2001) |
| Multiple instruments | |||||
| January 1972–February 1973 | Doug Yule | --- | --- | --- | Squeeze (1973), discs 3-4 of Final V.U. (2001; both with hired hands) |
| Vocals, guitar | Multiple instruments | Guitar | Percussion | ||
| June 1990; November 1992–July 1993 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | Live MCMXCIII (1993) |
Temporary live and studio members
edit- Angus MacLise - sat in on percussion with Tucker switching to bass guitar and Cale and Morrison to lead vocals during a Chicago engagement when Reed was taken ill with hepatitis, June-July 1966.
- Nico - collaborator on vocals with the band on four tracks off The Velvet Underground and Nico and several Exploding Plastic Inevitable engagements, 1966–1967.
- Billy Yule - stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on three tracks off Loaded and the Max's Kansas City 1970 engagement, including Live at Max's Kansas City; and the 1973 Boston engagement.
- Tommy Castanaro - stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on two tracks off Loaded.
- Adrian Barber - stand-in on drums for a pregnant Tucker on a number of tracks off Loaded.
- Larry Estridge - tour stand-in (bass guitar) for Walter Powers, June 1971.
- Rob Norris - tour member (guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
- George Kay - tour member (bass guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour and the 1973 Boston engagement.
- Don Silverman - tour member (guitar) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
- Mark Nauseef - tour member (drums) for the 1972 UK Squeeze tour.
- Ian Paice - session musician (drums) for Squeeze (1973).