Lineups
| Year | Band | Recordings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocals, guitar |
Multiple instruments, vocals | Guitar | Percussion | ||
| April–November 1965 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Angus MacLise | Disc 1 of Peel Slowly and See (1995; minus MacLise) |
| December 1965–September 1968 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), White Light/White Heat (1968), two tracks on VU (1985), three tracks on Another View (1986), discs 2–3 of Peel Slowly and See (1995) |
| September 1968–August 1970 | Lou Reed | Doug Yule | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | The Velvet Underground (1969), Loaded (1970; minus Tucker), Live at Max's Kansas City (1972; minus Tucker), 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974), eight tracks on VU (1985), six tracks on Another View (1986), discs 4–5 of Peel Slowly and See (1995), Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (2001) |
| Vocals, guitar | Bass guitar | Guitar | Drums | ||
| November 1970–August 1971 | Doug Yule | Walter Powers | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | Studio demo of two songs, "She'll Make You Cry" and "Friends" (as yet unreleased) |
| Vocals, guitar | Bass guitar | Keyboards, vocals | Drums | ||
| October 1971–December 1971 | Doug Yule | Walter Powers | Willie Alexander | Maureen Tucker | Discs 1–2 and part of disc 4 of Final V.U. 1971-1973 (2001) |
| Vocals, multiple instruments | |||||
| January 1972–February 1973 | Doug Yule | --- | --- | --- | Squeeze (1973), discs 3–4 of Final V.U. (2001; both with hired hands) |
| Vocals, guitar | Multiple instruments, vocals | Guitar | Percussion | ||
| June 1990; November 1992–July 1993 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Sterling Morrison | Maureen Tucker | Live MCMXCIII (1993) |
| 1996 | Lou Reed | John Cale | Maureen Tucker | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony | |
| 2009 | Lou Reed | Doug Yule | Maureen Tucker | Group interview at the New York Public Library | |
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