Loop

Loop is the title of a split 7-inch single featuring The Velvet Underground and Peter Walker, released with the December 1st 1966 issue of Aspen Magazine. It was recorded in 1964 by John Cale, during the early years of The Velvets.

Background
The December 1st Issue of Apsen Magazine was designed by Andy Warhol, and was designed to look like a box of Fab Laundry Detergent. The inside of the box contains leaflets and booklets, one, a poster for The Exploding Plastic Inevitable, and another being an article written by Lou Reed, as well as the 7-Inch Flexi Disc itself.

The single is considered by many to be a precursor to Metal Machine Music and due to its harsh and experimental nature, is more comparable to the material Cale recorded with The Theatre of Eternal Music than his Velvet Underground work.

The full (unreleased) version of Loop is in fact 15 minutes long.

Track Listing

 * 1) Loop (The Velvet Underground)
 * 2) White Wind A Love Raga (Peter Walker)

Personnel
Guitar & Feedback: John Cale

Performance: Peter Walker