Words & Music, May 1965 - Deluxe Edition**PLEASE NOTE, IF YOUR ORDER CONTAINS PREORDER ITEMS, THE ORDER WILL BE HELD TO SHIP UNTIL ALL ITEMS ARE IN STOCK** 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

Gee Whiz - 1958 Rehearsal

heavy duty canvas tote features deep gussets for maximum LP-capacity

we see clearly Lou’s lasting influence on the development of modern American music – from punk to art-rock and everything in between

Paperback edition

& previously unreleased material (The Beachnuts' "Sad

Includes 165 photos

The Double LP and CD releases are designed by GRAMMY®-winning artist

Many of us will remember the late Lou Reed as an iconic rock musician and lead singer of the Velvet Underground

the record's beautiful

Produced by Bob Ezrin and featuring an array of ace musicians

The double-LP package is designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike and pressed at world-renowned plant Optimal (Germany)

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