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 +'''John Davies Cale''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 9 March 1942) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] musician, composer, singer-songwriter and [[record producer]] who was a founding member of the [[experimental rock]] band [[The Velvet Underground]].
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 +Though best known for his work in rock music, Cale has worked in various genres including [[drone music|drone]] and [[classical music|classical]]. Since departing from the Velvet Underground in 1968 he has released approximately 30 albums. Of his solo work, Cale is perhaps best known for his album ''[[Paris 1919 (album)|Paris 1919]]'', and his cover version of [[Leonard Cohen]]'s "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]", plus his mid-1970s [[Island Records]] trilogy of albums: ''[[Fear (John Cale album)|Fear]]'', ''[[Slow Dazzle (album)|Slow Dazzle]]'', and ''[[Helen of Troy (album)|Helen of Troy]]''.
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 +Cale has produced or collaborated with [[Lou Reed]], [[Nico]], [[La Monte Young]], [[John Cage]], [[Terry Riley]], [[Hector Zazou]], [[Cranes (band)|Cranes]], [[Nick Drake]], [[Mike Heron]], [[Kevin Ayers]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Patti Smith]], [[The Stooges]], [[The Modern Lovers]], [[Art Bergmann]], [[Manic Street Preachers]] and frontman [[James Dean Bradfield]], [[Marc Almond]], [[Element of Crime]], [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]], [[Happy Mondays]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]], and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].
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 +Cale was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as member of the Velvet Underground in 1996.
 +==Discography==
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 +===Solo studio albums===
 +*1970 : ''[[Vintage Violence]]''
 +*1972 : ''[[The Academy in Peril]]''
 +*1973 : ''[[Paris 1919 (album)|Paris 1919]]''
 +*1974 : ''[[Fear (John Cale album)|Fear]]''
 +*1975 : ''[[Slow Dazzle (album)|Slow Dazzle]]''
 +*1975 : ''[[Helen of Troy (album)|Helen of Troy]]''
 +*1981 : ''[[Honi Soit (album)|Honi Soit]]''
 +*1982 : ''[[Music for a New Society]]''
 +*1983 : ''[[Caribbean Sunset]]''
 +*1985 : ''[[Artificial Intelligence (John Cale album)|Artificial Intelligence]]''
 +*1989 : ''[[Words for the Dying]]''
 +*1996 : ''[[Walking on Locusts]]''
 +*2003 : ''[[HoboSapiens]]''
 +*2005 : ''[[blackAcetate]]''
 +*2012 : ''[[Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood]]''
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 +===Collaborative studio albums===
 +*1971 : ''[[Church of Anthrax]]'' (with [[Terry Riley]])
 +*1990 : ''[[Songs for Drella]]'' (with [[Lou Reed]])
 +*1990 : ''[[Wrong Way Up]]'' (with [[Brian Eno]])
 +*1994 : ''[[Last Day on Earth (album)|Last Day on Earth]]'' (with [[Bob Neuwirth]])
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 +[[Helen of Troy (album)]]
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John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground.

Though best known for his work in rock music, Cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical. Since departing from the Velvet Underground in 1968 he has released approximately 30 albums. Of his solo work, Cale is perhaps best known for his album Paris 1919, and his cover version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", plus his mid-1970s Island Records trilogy of albums: Fear, Slow Dazzle, and Helen of Troy.

Cale has produced or collaborated with Lou Reed, Nico, La Monte Young, John Cage, Terry Riley, Hector Zazou, Cranes, Nick Drake, Mike Heron, Kevin Ayers, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges, The Modern Lovers, Art Bergmann, Manic Street Preachers and frontman James Dean Bradfield, Marc Almond, Element of Crime, Squeeze, Happy Mondays, LCD Soundsystem, The Replacements, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Cale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Velvet Underground in 1996.

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Helen of Troy (album)

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