Light In The Attic
Lou Reed - Words & Music , May 1965 (Pink Vinyl)
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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.
Its
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.
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