{"product_id":"lou-reed-words-music-may-1965-lp","title":"Lou Reed - Words \u0026 Music, May 1965 ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe Edition, With Bonus 7\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Discs: 3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: blues and folk, earthy and traditional, uncertain and hesitant... yet bristling with that rusty, caustic, Lou Reed spirit. It is a revelation.\" - Will Hodgkinson, MOJO. Light in the Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, proudly announces the inaugural title in their ongoing Lou Reed Archive Series: Words \u0026amp; 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 it's original envelope and unopened for nearly 50 years. It's contents embody some of the most vital, groundbreaking contributions to American popular music committed to tape in the 20th century. Through examination of these songs rooted firmly in the folk tradition, we see clearly Lou's lasting influence on the development of modern American music - from punk to art-rock and everything in between. A true time capsule, these recordings not only memorialize the nascent sparks of what would become the seeds of the incredibly influential Velvet Underground; they also cement Reed as a true observer with an innate talent for synthesizing and distilling the world around him into pure sonic poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 I'm Waiting for the Man - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e2 Men of Good Fortune - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e3 Heroin - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e4 Too Late - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e5 Buttercup Song - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e6 Walk Alone - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e7 Buzz Buzz Buzz - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e8 Pale Blue Eyes - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e9 Stockpile - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e10 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - May 1965 Demo\u003cbr\u003e11 I'm Waiting for the Man - May 1965 Alternate Version\u003cbr\u003e12 Gee Whiz - 1958 Rehearsal\u003cbr\u003e13 Baby\u003cbr\u003e14 Let Me Follow You Down - 1963\/64 Home Recording\u003cbr\u003e15 Michael\u003cbr\u003e16 Row the Boat Ashore - 1963\/64 Home Recording\u003cbr\u003e17 Don't Think Twice\u003cbr\u003e18 It's All Right (Partial) - 1963\/64 Home Recording\u003cbr\u003e19 W \u0026amp; X\u003cbr\u003e20 Y\u003cbr\u003e21 Z Blues - 1963\/64 Home Recording\u003cbr\u003e22 Lou's 12-Bar Instrumental - 1963\/64 Home Recording\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548381380689,"sku":"826853018913","price":27.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/4105155-2844503.jpg?v=1779350868","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/lou-reed-words-music-may-1965-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}