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:''There are Velvet Underground compilation albums with similar titles:'' ''The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed'' ''(1989) and The Very Best of The Velvet Underground (2003).'' ''The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection'' is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was initially released for the North American market by Polydor in October 2000 as part of their "20th Century Masters" series of budget compilations celebrating the turn of the century. The album was subsequently released with varying titles and covers in Europe. ==About the album== ''The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection'' is a straight, chronologically-sequenced trawl through the studio and live albums that the band recorded for Verve Records, MGM Records and Mercury Records (now all under the Universal Music Group umbrella). The record's budget scope did not allow for inclusion of Atlantic Records-owned ''Loaded'' tracks, so Polydor, the UMG label that oversees the reissuing of Velvet Underground back catalogue material, resorted to their usual tactic of including live substitutions of "Sweet Jane" and "Rock and Roll". The album includes Velvet Underground signature tune "Sister Ray"; however, its sheer length of 17:22 meant that other possibly equally valid selections could not make the cut. Additionally, the compilation disregards contributions Nico made to the band's debut album ''The Velvet Underground & Nico''. ''The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection'' was initially released in the United States and subsequently in the same configuration for the European market. In the United Kingdom, the album was quickly superseded by another budget compilation, ''Rock and Roll: an Introduction to The Velvet Underground'', which had its own selection of tracks. A number of other European countries (re-)released ''The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection'' with different titles and cover art, yet always with the same track listing. These include ''Classic Velvet Underground'' (Polydor/UMG's European edition of the album, in the Universal Masters Collection series),〔(Discogs - ''Classic Velvet Underground'' - 2000 compilation CD, Polydor (549 318-2) Europe )〕 ''Millennium Edition'' (Germany), and ''Velvet Underground'' (France).〔(Discogs - ''Velvet Underground'' - 2001 compilation reMastered CD, Les talents du siècle, Universal (549 318-2) France )〕 Both the American and European editions were simultaneously released for the European market, differing only in cover art (and catalogue number). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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