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The Velvets were kicked off Verve in 1969 by a new president who wanted to purge controversial acts from the label ([[Frank Zappa]] & the Mothers of Invention were another victim). They signed with Atlantic Records, who requested less controversial material and an album "loaded with hits". The result was ''Loaded'', their swan song. Despite strong material and, indeed, some hits, the band dissolved during production when Reed left the band in August 1970.
Yule attempted to continue the band, to poor results. The one resulting album, ''Squeeze'', is universally considered crappy and [[Canon
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** Their first album? Yeah, covered entirely by Beck and a lot of musicians, who dedicated an entire day, and posted everything in Beck's website and [[YouTube]].
* [[Creepy Monotone]]: [[Lou Reed]] and [[Nico]]'s vocals.
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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''The Velvet Underground and Nico'', ''White Light/White Heat''
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: How the Velvets got a good performance out of Nico on "I'll Be Your Mirror".
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