Olivier Landemaine:Lou Reed – A pre-VU discography.Abgerufen am 6.November 2013:„It has been reported that Tony Conrad used to have a tape of The Primitives in rehearsal, presumably running through Do The Ostrich. (…) He mentioned it to Cale, who freaked out and demanded that Tony send it to him. “And don’t let anybody hear it!!!” So he did.“
cf. Unterberger; Ausschnitte auch auf 22 Myths and Legends about the Velvet Underground: “Their third album (simply called The Velvet Underground), released in March 1969, received ecstatic reviews from numerous publications both major and underground, including Rolling Stone, Creem, Fusion (one of the first nationally distributed rock magazines), Jazz & Pop, and (as a reappraisal) Melody Maker; it even got good notices in stodgy trade papers like Cashbox, Variety, and Record World. Much the same acclaim followed for Loaded and their summer 1970 shows at Max’s Kansas City, the latter of which even earned them a near-rave review in the New York Times.”
“Rejected as nihilistic by the love crowd in '67, the Banana Album (so named for its Warhol-designed cover), is the most prophetic rock album ever made.”The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.In:rollingstone.com.Abgerufen am 16.Mai 2025(englisch,The Velvet Underground & Nico auf Platz 23).
“John Cale made me more aware of electronic music and he had worked with [avant-garde musician] Lamont Young. He had introduced me to the idea of drone.” – Lou Reed im Interview mit The Stranger, abgerufen am 25. Mai 2009.
“They formed a band with John Cale and Angus MacLise, calling themselves the Warlocks (occasionally calling themselves the Falling Spikes).”Andy Warhol Chronology – 1965, abgerufen am 25. Mai 2009.
