VU (compilation album) by The Velvet Underground
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VU is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by The Velvet Underground on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Velvet Underground is The Velvet Underground which is ranked number 94 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,127.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 3 days ago | brent13 | | 80/100 |
70/100 | 04/02/2025 22:24 | thepardunk | | 70/100 |
85/100 | 07/06/2024 04:13 | matterhornrider | | 81/100 |
90/100 | 05/09/2024 13:47 | javicho07 | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 04/24/2024 04:53 | Johnnyo | | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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lleon79 01/24/2023 17:42
I mean, it's okay. It has interesting things and some of the songs are great, but it's a collection of leftovers for a reason!
You know when a band is good when a compilation of leftovers released almost two decades prior is actually better than some alternative things that were fresh at the time.
Brandon8 08/17/2018 23:41
This is a “lost” classic by the Velvets recorded prior to the self titled album. These songs have a looser surfer vibe to them and flow together quite well. A very worthy addition to their catalogue.
LoganGrube 06/17/2018 18:45
A great album of previously unreleased tracks. Better than Loaded in my opinion
Sandrof1969 02/17/2018 17:35
Un album dei Velvet Underground nel 1985 ? Si tratta naturalmente di scarti, inediti, brani comparsi solo nei live e quant'altro; però ci sono inediti ed inediti. Questi, messi insieme in un disco, costituiscono un lavoro magari non imprescindibile ma degno di stare in una smilza discografia fatta per lo più da capolavori senza sfigurare.
JulianR 09/02/2017 21:17
Decent stuff, but not near as good as their other works
Graeme2 08/15/2016 15:04
Logged as a compilation but how can a previously unreleased album of studio recordings be a compilation? Really good anyways. Possibly better than loaded but not the first 3.
For the fan who has everything.
I really enjoyed the first half of this thing. The other half was ok. Overall a decent collection of songs but I don't think I'll be returning to it.
Excellent collection of unreleased gems that did indeed come out in 1984. It does hang together well as a cohesive whole much as there studio albums did. Some made a cameo appearance on early Lou Reed solo recordings.
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