John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942)[1] is a Welsh musician, composer and record producer, known as a founding member of experimental rock band The Velvet Underground. He played on two of their albums The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) and White Light/White Heat (1968). In 1970 he released first solo album Vintage Violence. He also worked as record producer. During his career, he worked with such as John Cage, Hector Zazou, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges and Manic Street Preachers.
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 John Cale in December 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Davies Cale |
| Born | 9 March 1942 Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Genres | Art rock, classical, drone music, experimental rock, folk rock, protopunk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, viola, guitar, bass, organ, piano, harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron, celesta |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Reprise, Island, SPY, Ze, Beserkley, A&M, Rhino, Double Six |
| Associated acts | Theater of Eternal Music, The Velvet Underground, John Cage, Phil Manzanera, Nico, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Kevin Ayers, Bob Neuwirth |
| Website | http://john-cale.com/ |
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Discography
Main page: John Cale discography
Studio albums
- Vintage Violence (1970)
- Church of Anthrax (1971) − with Terry Riley
- The Academy in Peril (1972)
- Paris 1919 (1973)
- Fear (1974)
- Slow Dazzle (1975)
- Helen of Troy (1975)
- Honi Soit (1981)
- Music for a New Society (1982)
- Caribbean Sunset (1983)
- Artificial Intelligence (1985)
- Words for the Dying (1989)
- Songs for Drella (1990) − with Lou Reed
- Wrong Way Up (1990) − with Brian Eno
- Last Day on Earth (1994) − with Bob Neuwirth
- Walking on Locusts (1996)
- HoboSapiens (2003)
- blackAcetate (2005)
- Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood (2012)
- M:FANS (2016)
- Mercy (2023)
