The Very Best of The Velvet Underground - Personnel

Personnel

The Velvet Underground

• John Cale – viola, bass guitar, keyboards, celesta (3, 5–6, 8–12, 14, 17)
• Sterling Morrison – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Lou Reed – vocals except as noted, guitar, piano
• Maureen Tucker – percussion (2–17), vocals on "I'm Sticking with You"
• Doug Yule – bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drums, backing vocals (1–2, 4, 7, 13, 15–16, 18)

Additional musicians

• Nico – lead vocals on "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "Femme Fatale", backing vocals on "Sunday Morning"

Technical staff

• Andy Warhol – producer
• Tom Wilson – producer
• The Velvet Underground – producers
• Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan and The Velvet Underground – producers