Editing Doug Yule (section)

====1968–1970====
Yule first met the Velvet Underground at his River Street apartment in Boston, which he rented from their road manager, Hans Onsager, and where the band would sometimes stay when they played in the city. Yule's improving guitar technique caught the ear of [[Sterling Morrison]].<ref name="jovanovic126">Jovanovic, pp. 126–27</ref>

When [[John Cale]] left the Velvet Underground at the behest of [[Lou Reed]] in 1968, Yule joined the band (then consisting of Reed, Morrison and [[Maureen Tucker|Maureen "Moe" Tucker]]) as Cale's replacement. Yule made his first studio appearance on their third album, ''[[The Velvet Underground (album)|The Velvet Underground]]'' (1969), playing bass and organ. As well as singing lead vocals on the [[ballad]] "Candy Says", which opens the album, he harmonizes with Reed on "Jesus" and co-sings the chorus of the album's penultimate track, "The Murder Mystery", with Maureen Tucker.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

His contribution to the LP was considerable, and his vocals would later come in handy on the road. When Reed's voice became strained from touring, Yule would sing lead on several songs. While Cale had been a more experimental bass player, Yule was considered more technically proficient on the instrument{{By whom|date=September 2010}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} and his distinct melodic style suited Reed's desire to move the band into a more mainstream direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/vuheroes.html|title=Vuheroes|website=Richieunterberger.com|date=1970-08-23|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

Yule's role became even more prominent on the band's fourth album, ''[[Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)|Loaded]]'' (1970),  singing lead vocals on "Who Loves the Sun", "[[New Age (The Velvet Underground song)|New Age]]", "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", and "{{ill|Oh! Sweet Nuthin'|lt=Oh! Sweet Nuthin{{'"}}|force=y|es|Oh! Sweet Nuthin}}{{void|comment|Fabrickator|On en-wikipedia, ''Oh! Sweet Nuthin'' (with a trailing apostrophe) is a redirect to ''Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)'' without much to say about the song ... while the es-wikipedia page provides much more relevant content}}, and playing six instruments, including keyboard and drums.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Yule's brother [[Billy Yule|Billy]] also joined in on the sessions as a drummer when regular drummer Maureen Tucker was pregnant and therefore absent for most of the recording. His lead vocals can also be heard on the song "Ride Into the Sun", which was featured on the ''Fully Loaded'' CD reissue of ''Loaded '' that was released in 1997.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}