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Mark Radcliffe introduces the six-part series about the artists who broke the rules.

Their first two albums are now recognised as among the most innovative and influential ever made, yet when they were released in 1967 and 1968, they only reached the positions of 171 and 199 in the US charts.

Since then, their name has been dropped by every hip group from the Ramones to the Sex Pistols, the Jesus and Mary Chain to REM. With comments from Lou Reed, John Cale, Maureen Tucker and the Velvets' biographer, Victor Bockris.

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Radcliffe
Interviewee:
Lou Reed
Interviewee:
John Cale
Interviewee:
Maureen Tucker
Interviewee:
Victor Bockris

BBC Radio 1 England

About BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967.

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