Squeeze saw a number of re-issues in France during the 1970s and early 1980s. After the tour, during which they were deserted by Sesnick, Yule also called it quits, bringing the Velvet Underground to an end. Yule assembled a backing band consisting of Rob Norris (guitar), George Kay (bass guitar) and Mark Nauseef (drums) to tour the United Kingdom in November and December 1972 to promote the upcoming album a live recording from this tour is included on the 2001 live box set Final V.U. No singles were taken off it and the album did not chart. Squeeze was recorded in the autumn of 1972 and released in the United Kingdom, France, Germany (all 1973), Spain (1974), and Japan (year unknown).
#SQUEEZE VELVET UNDERGROUND RAR PROFESSIONAL#
But if I had to do it over again, it would be a completely different album, with different people and have nothing to do with Sesnick." Release and reception Professional ratings Review scores There are parts of it I hate and parts I don't. He mixed it for the best possible commercial success. I sent it to Steve and none of my suggestions were taken, I'm sure he didn't even read it.
Yule later recalled, "I remember sitting on a plane writing extensive notes on the mixing of the album. They range from Beatles-like whimsy ("Crash") via pop to typical 1970s rock ("Mean Old Man"). The eleven songs that make up Squeeze were written by Yule and recorded with the help of Ian Paice, with additional occasional saxophone and backing singer assistance. I think you get more when you have 3 or 4 people playing together, they feed off each other, they work together and something comes out of it, it's bigger." How much interplay can you have when all it is one guitar or a piano? You can hear that, it's kind of dead. Ian Paice of Deep Purple played the drums. All the basic tracks were laid down with drums and me. Yule later said, "I don't think Moe would have been expensive in money, but too costly in terms of 'management', meaning that she didn't take a lot of bullshit and would have taken a lot of 'handling' on Sesnick's part." Yule also recalled that the album "was done with just me. Thus, although Squeeze was released nominally as a Velvet Underground album, Yule was the only Velvet to actually perform on it. Alexander, Powers and Tucker were sent back to the United States by Sesnick, however, presumably for him to retain maximum control over the finished product.
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The plan was to record a second and final album for their record company, Atlantic Records, afterwards, but Atlantic lost faith and decided to issue an archive audience recording from 1970 featuring Lou Reed, Live at Max's Kansas City, instead.Īfter the tour, band manager Steve Sesnick managed to get a recording deal with Polydor UK to record a final Velvet Underground album.
This version of the band had toured the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in October and November 1971 to support its latest album, Loaded, which had been written and recorded when Lou Reed was in the band, and which had seen a European release in March 1971. In 1971, the Velvet Underground consisted of Doug Yule (vocals, guitar), Willie Alexander (keyboards, vocals), Walter Powers (bass guitar) and Maureen Tucker (drums). Critics generally dismiss the record as "a Velvet Underground album in name only". Squeeze failed to chart and quickly fell into obscurity after its release. Longtime drummer Maureen Tucker was slated to appear on Squeeze by Yule, but she was dismissed by the band's manager, Steve Sesnick.įollowing a promotional tour for the album by Yule and a backing band, Yule called it quits, bringing the Velvet Underground to an end until the group reformed for a tour in 1993. Following the departures of the remaining founding members (Reed and Sterling Morrison), Yule took control of the band. Yule had joined the Velvet Underground prior to recording their self-titled third album, replacing founding member John Cale, and had contributed significantly to the fourth album, Loaded. Released in 1973 by Polydor Records, it features no members of the Lou Reed-era group other than multi-instrumentalist Doug Yule, who wrote and recorded the album almost entirely by himself.
Squeeze is the fifth and final studio album released by The Velvet Underground.
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