The Velvet Underground / 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Velvet Underground

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The Velvet Underground · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Velvet Underground (2000)

-11.5 LUFS
-1.5 True peak
3.5 Loudness range
12.5 Dynamic range
-9.7 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Rock · 2000s louder than 20% of 73 tracks (median -8.2 LUFS)

Classic Rock · 2000s (secondary) louder than 77% of 11 tracks (median -12.7 LUFS)

-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 0 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 0 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 5 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 2 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 5 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 4 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 6 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 9 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 5 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 16 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 15 tracks-6 to -5 LUFS: 5 tracks -11.5 -19 LUFS -12 LUFS -5 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Bob Ludwig (all tracks) louder than 48% of 158 tracks (median -11.2 LUFS)

Bob Ludwig × Rock louder than 60% of 68 tracks (median -12.4 LUFS)

-23 to -22 LUFS: 1 track-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 4 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 3 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 3 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 8 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 8 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 17 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 20 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 16 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 17 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 14 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 29 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 12 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks -11.5 -23 LUFS -15 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

Gateway Mastering (all tracks) louder than 35% of 122 tracks (median -10.1 LUFS)

3rd loudest of 11 on this release

Metadata

Year
2000
Label
Polydor Records
Genres
Rock, Classic Rock
Catalog
314 549 133-2
UPC
731454913324
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-10-08
Engine
mastering-to@fae4bb6
Discogs

Note: Jeff Willens is also credited on this compilation's mastering, at Universal Mastering Studios - East.