John Cale - Paris 1919John Cale was never very kind to his solo debut, Vintage Violence. When it was released in early 1970, Cale had been out of The Velvet Underground for less than two years. He wanted to prove he could be the songwriter, the person penning the words and melodies behind which a band could work. I was masked on Vintage Violence, he wrote much later. Youre not really seeing the personality. Indeed, Cales personality as a polyglot seemingly interested in

Upon meeting Fahey in the late 70s

so the local and deserving Fall fans get a little

past the rolling hills of concrete out to the beach

“This is music that the listener can plunge into and summon up her own images and sense from

Though the band’s punk spirit remains intact

Extended liner notes by compiler William Gibson

glorious contradictions

First new album in five years from explosive Southern wrecking crew

The album has been remastered from the tapes by Matt Colton and pressed at Mother Tongue

and various other instruments before creating an instrument entirely her own

four years after the band‰۪s dissolution

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