LOU REED – words & music, may 1965 (CD, LP Vinyl)

Yellow (LPcol) & Black (LP) Vinyl! Light In The Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, presents the inaugural title in their ongoing Lou Reed Archive Series: ´Words & Music, May 1965´. Released in tandem with the late artist´s 80th birthday celebrations, the album offers an extraordinary, unvarnished and plainly poignant insight into one of America´s true poet-songwriters. Capturing Reed in his formative years, this previously unreleased collection of songs-penned by a young Lou Reed, recorded to tape with the help of future bandmate John Cale, and mailed to himself as a "poor man´s copyright" - remained sealed in its original envelope and unopened for nearly 50 years. All tracks previously unreleased. It features the earliest known recordings of ´I´m Waiting For The Man´, ´Pale Blue Eyes´ and ´Heroin´ as made famous by The Velvet Underground, as well as seven unheard Lou Reed compositions. Comes on yellow vinyl. All tracks remastered from the original analog tapes. Also contains a 20-page booklet featuring lyrics, archival photos, and liner notes by Greil Marcus, Don Fleming and Jason Stern. * LITA