Lou Reed - 2016 - The RCA & Arista Album Collection (17 Cd Box) @320

 

Lou Reed 

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground came to be regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career. 

Having played guitar and sung in doo-wop groups in high school, Reed studied poetry at Syracuse University under Delmore Schwartz, and served as a radio DJ, hosting a late-night avant garde music program while at college. After graduating from Syracuse, he went to work for Pickwick Records in New York City, a low-budget record company that specialized in sound-alike recordings, as a songwriter and session musician. A fellow session player at Pickwick was John Cale; together with Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise, they would form the Velvet Underground in 1965. After building a reputation on the avant garde music scene, they gained the attention of Andy Warhol, who became the band's manager; they in turn became something of a fixture at The Factory, Warhol's art studio, and served as his "house band" for various projects. The band released their first album, now with drummer Moe Tucker and featuring German singer Nico, in 1967, and parted ways with Warhol shortly thereafter. Following several lineup changes and three more little-heard albums, Reed quit the band in 1970. 

After leaving the band, Reed would go on to a much more commercially successful solo career, releasing twenty solo studio albums. His second, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, and brought him mainstream recognition. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side". After Transformer, the less commercial but critically acclaimed Berlin peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. Rock 'n' Roll Animal (a live album released in 1974) sold strongly, and Sally Can't Dance (1974) peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200; but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism. Reed cleaned up in the early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with The Blue Mask (1982) and New Sensations (1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album New York. 

Reed participated in the re-formation of the Velvet Underground in the 1990s, and he made several more albums, including a collaboration album with John Cale titled Songs for Drella, which was a tribute to their former mentor Andy Warhol. Magic and Loss (1992) would become Reed's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 6.

He contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th-century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled The Raven. He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album Lulu with Metallica. He died in 2013 of liver disease. Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015.

Albums;

 Lou Reed (1972)

1-01 - I Can't Stand It.mp3

1-02 - Going Down.mp3

1-03 - Walk and Talk It.mp3

1-04 - Lisa Says.mp3

1-05 - Berlin.mp3

1-06 - I Love You.mp3

1-07 - Wild Child.mp3

1-08 - Love Makes You Feel.mp3

1-09 - Ride Into the Sun.mp3

1-10 - Ocean.mp3

 

Transformer (1972)

2-01 - Vicious.mp3

2-02 - Andy's Chest.mp3

2-03 - Perfect Day.mp3

2-04 - Hangin' 'Round.mp3

2-05 - Walk On the Wild Side.mp3

2-06 - Make Up.mp3

2-07 - Satellite of Love.mp3

2-08 - Wagon Wheel.mp3

2-09 - New York Telephone Conversation.mp3

2-10 - I'm So Free.mp3

2-11 - Goodnight Ladies.mp3

 

Berlin (1973)

3-01 - Berlin (1973 Version).mp3

3-02 - Lady Day.mp3

3-03 - Men of Good Fortune.mp3

3-04 - Caroline Says I.mp3

3-05 - How Do You Think It Feels.mp3

3-06 - Oh Jim.mp3

3-07 - Caroline Says II.mp3

3-08 - The Kids.mp3

3-09 - The Bed.mp3

3-10 - Sad Song.mp3

 

Rock 'n' Roll Animal (1974)

4-01 - Intro - Sweet Jane.mp3

4-02 - Heroin.mp3

4-03 - White Light - White Heat.mp3

4-04 - Lady Day.mp3

4-05 - Rock 'N' Roll.mp3

 

Sally Can't Dance (1974)

5-01 - Ride Sally Ride.mp3

5-02 - Animal Language.mp3

5-03 - Baby Face.mp3

5-04 - N.Y. Stars.mp3

5-05 - Kill your Sons.mp3

5-06 - Ennui.mp3

5-07 - Sally Can't Dance.mp3

5-08 - Billy.mp3

 

Metal Machine Music (1975)

6-01 - Metal Machine Music, Pt. 1.mp3

6-02 - Metal Machine Music, Pt. 2.mp3

6-03 - Metal Machine Music, Pt. 3.mp3

6-04 - Metal Machine Music, Pt. 4.mp3

 

Coney Island Baby (1975)

7-01 - Crazy Feeling.mp3

7-02 - Charley's Girl.mp3

7-03 - She's My Best Friend.mp3

7-04 - Kicks.mp3

7-05 - A Gift.mp3

7-06 - Ooohhh Baby.mp3

7-07 - Nobody's Business.mp3

7-08 - Coney Island Baby.mp3

 

Rock and Roll Heart (1976)

8-01 - I Believe In Love.mp3

8-02 - Banging On My Drum.mp3

8-03 - Follow the Leader.mp3

8-04 - You Wear It So Well.mp3

8-05 - Ladies Pay.mp3

8-06 - Rock and Roll Heart.mp3

8-07 - Chooser and the Chosen One.mp3

8-08 - Senselessly Cruel.mp3

8-09 - Claim to Fame.mp3

8-10 - Vicious Circle.mp3

8-11 - A Sheltered Life.mp3

8-12 - Temporary Thing.mp3

 

Street Hassle (1978)

9-01 - Gimmie Some Good Times.mp3

9-02 - Dirt.mp3

9-03 - Street Hassle.mp3

9-04 - I Wanna Be Black.mp3

9-05 - Real Good Time Together.mp3

9-06 - Shooting Star.mp3

9-07 - Leave Me ALone.mp3

9-08 - Wait.mp3

 

Live- Take No Prisoners (1978) 10 & 11

10-01 - Sweet Jane.mp3

10-02 - I Wanna Be Black.mp3

10-03 - Satellite of Love.mp3

10-04 - Pale Blue Eyes.mp3

10-05 - Berlin.mp3

10-06 - I'm Waiting for the Man.mp3

10-07 - Coney Island Baby.mp3

10-08 - Steet Hassle.mp3

10-09 - Walk On the Wild Side.mp3

10-10 - Leave Me Alone.mp3

 

The Bells (1979)

11-01 - Stupid Man.mp3

11-02 - Disco Mystic.mp3

11-03 - I Want to Boogie with You.mp3

11-04 - With You.mp3

11-05 - Looking for Love.mp3

11-06 - City Lights.mp3

11-07 - All Through the Night.mp3

11-08 - Families.mp3

11-09 - The Bells.mp3

 

Growing Up in Public (1980)

12-01 - How Do You Speak to an Angel.mp3

12-02 - My Old Man.mp3

12-03 - Keep Away.mp3

12-04 - Growing Up In Public.mp3

12-05 - Standing On Ceremony.mp3

12-06 - So Alone.mp3

12-07 - Love Is Here to Stay.mp3

12-08 - The Power of Positive Drinking.mp3

12-09 - Smiles.mp3

12-10 - Think It Over.mp3

12-11 - Theach the Gifted Children.mp3

 

The Blue Mask (1982)

13-01 - My House.mp3

13-02 - Women.mp3

13-03 - Underneath the Bottle.mp3

13-04 - The Gun.mp3

13-05 - The Blue Mask.mp3

13-06 - Average Guy.mp3

13-07 - The Heroine.mp3

13-08 - Waves of Fear.mp3

13-09 - The Day John Kennedy Died.mp3

13-10 - Heavenly Arms.mp3

 

Legendary Hearts (1983)

14-01 - Legendary Hearts.mp3

14-02 - Don't Talk to Me About Work.mp3

14-03 - Make Up Mind.mp3

14-04 - Martial Law.mp3

14-05 - The Last Shot.mp3

14-06 - Turn Out the Light.mp3

14-07 - Pow Wow.mp3

14-08 - Betrayed.mp3

14-09 - Bottoming Out.mp3

14-10 - Home of the Brave.mp3

14-11 - Rooftop Garden.mp3

 

New Sensations (1984)

15-01 - I Love You, Suzanne.mp3

15-02 - Endlessly Jealous.mp3

15-03 - My Red joystick.mp3

15-04 - Turn to Me.mp3

15-05 - New Sensations.mp3

15-06 - Doin' the Things That We Want To.mp3

15-07 - What Becomes a Legend Most.mp3

15-08 - Fly Into the Sun.mp3

15-09 - My Friend George.mp3

15-10 - High In the City.mp3

15-11 - The Great Defender (Down at the Arcade).mp3 

Mistrial (1986)

16-01 - Mistrial.mp3

16-02 - No Money down.mp3

16-03 - Outside.mp3

16-04 - Don't Hurt a Woman.mp3

16-05 - Video Violence.mp3

16-06 - Spit It Out.mp3

16-07 - The Original Wrapper.mp3

16-08 - Mama's Got a Lover.mp3

16-09 - I Remember You.mp3

16-10 - Tell It to Your Heart.mp3

With covers.

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