The Velvets aren't doing too badly so far. This was their third album released, it's also their third album on this list.
A much more straight-ahead, mellower album (and possibly my favourite from VU) than previous outings. "Some kinda love" is almost like a more languid, loping read on the Beatles' "Get Back". "Beginning to see the light" is cathartic, "Jesus" is lovely, "the murder mystery" is a touch of the older, weirder Velvets (and is brilliant). Things calm back down for the closing track "after hours" ...which, incidentally, is the first VU song that I ever heard.
According to the book, the band's equipment was stolen when they arrived in town to record, but that didn't stop them from having quite a relaxed, enjoyable recording session.
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