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The Velvet Underground | Michael Leigh

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Swingers and swappers, strippers and streetwalkers, sadists, masochists, and sexual mavericks of every persuasion; all are documented in this legendary expose of the diseased underbelly of '60s American society. The legendary sexology book that lent its name to the seminal New York rock'n'roll group THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, led by Lou Reed, whose songs were to mirror its themes of depravity and social malaise. Subjects range from mail-order pornography and prostitution to bondage and SM parties, orgies, and clandestine sex clubs. In 1966 the book was picked up on by Lou Reed, a young New York musician who had just formed a band, The Falling Spikes. Reed immediately changed the band's name to The Velvet Underground, became Andy Warhol's house band, wrote a raft of songs based on sleaze and the demi-monde, and the rest is history..."

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The Velvet Underground | Michael Leigh

Man, I'm not sure if I can pick just one #FavQuote. But this one would be top 5 without a doubt. #FallIntoReading #TheVelvetUnderground

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The Velvet Underground | Michael Leigh

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Terrible book, hilarious historical artifact. Instead of convincing the reader that America is full of perverts, Leigh only succeeds in convincing the reader that he himself is a bit of a pervert: all he does throughout the book is catalog other people‘s sexcapades. But the best part of the whole 'study‘ is the complete lack of supporting evidence or research methodology, which leaves you wondering whether he just made the whole thing up.

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