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Lou Reed is the debut solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in April 1972 by RCA Records, two years after he left the Velvet Underground. It was produced by Richard Robinson and Reed and features London session musicians as Reed's backing band, two of whom, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, were from the British progressive rock band Yes. Wakeman recalled that during the recording sessions, "the lights had to be out so nobody could see."[4] The album was recorded in Morgan Studios, London, between December 1971 and January 1972.

Lou Reed
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 1972
Recorded	December 1971 – January 1972
Studio	Morgan, Willesden, London
Genre	Rock
Length	38:38
Label	RCA
Producer	Richard Robinson Lou Reed
Lou Reed chronology
Lou Reed (1972) Transformer (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

With increasing interest in the Velvet Underground, Reed's debut album was highly anticipated, but was a commercial and critical disappointment, reaching only No. 189 on the Billboard 200. It comprises eight new recordings of then-unreleased Velvet Underground songs, and two new songs, "Going Down" and "Berlin" (the latter was re-recorded by Reed as the title track for his 1973 album Berlin).

Track listing

LP version

Cross-reference

Eight tracks from Lou Reed were, at one point, originally performed by The Velvet Underground. These recordings have been released on various compilations and live albums, which have been catalogued below.

Title	Original Velvet Underground release	Notes
"I Can't Stand It"	1969: The Velvet Underground Live, VU	Additional verse on Lou Reed version.
"Walk and Talk It"	Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	Different lyrics and added musical sections on Lou Reed version. The Velvet Underground version is titled "Walk and Talk".
"Lisa Says"	1969, VU	Extended version with different lyrics on Lou Reed version.
"I Love You"	Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	---
"Wild Child"	---	No Velvet Underground recording has surfaced yet, but the song is known to have been played live in 1970.[5] However, the song was performed by Lou Reed and John Cale at the Bataclan 1972 concert in Paris with Nico, and can be heard on the Velvet Underground bootleg Ultra Rare Tracks Vol. 2, which features Lou Reed playing the song with an acoustic guitar into a tape recorder. The bridge melody was later reused for the bridge in Lou Reed's song "Hangin' 'Round" on Transformer.
"Love Makes You Feel"	Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	The Velvet Underground version is titled "Love Makes You Feel Ten Foot Tall".
"Ride into the Sun"	Another View, What Goes On, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition), Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes	Lou Reed version is similar to the versions found on Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) and The Quine Tapes. Earlier versions of the song can be found on Another View and What Goes On.
"Ocean"	1969, VU, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	The version on Lou Reed is closest to the version found on Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition).

Tour

On the album's tour, which lasted two legs between June 9th[6] and November 2nd 1972,[7][8] Reed was backed by The Tots. The Tots featured no shared personnel with the album and consisted of Vinny Laporta and Eddie Reynolds on guitar, Bobby Resigno on bass, and Scottie Clark on drums. This backing group would also play on the Transformer tour[9] and perform on the American Poet live album.

Date	Venue	Notes
First Leg
June 9th 1972	Millard Fillmore Room, University of Buffalo, NY
June 10th 1972
July 8th 1972	Festival Hall, London, England	Guest spot with David Bowie
July 14th 1972	Scala Cinema, King's Cross, London, England
July 22nd 1972	Wimbledon Town Hall, England
July 27th 1972	Polytechnic, Manchester, England
July 28th 1972	Scala Cinema, King's Cross, London, England
July 29th 1972	Friar's Club, Aylesbury, England
July 30th 1972	The Greyhound, Croydon, England
Second Leg
September 27th 1972	Manchester Polytechnic Union, Manchester, England
September 29th 1972	Edmonton Sundown, London, England
September 30th 1972	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 6th 1972	St. Andrew's University, Scotland
October 7th 1972	Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
October 13th 1972	Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
October 14th 1972	Leicester University, Leicester, England
October 19th 1972	University Stadium, Liverpool, England
October 20th 1972	Essex University, Essex, England
October 21st 1972	Imperial College, London, England
October 22nd 1972	HardRock Concert Theatre, Manchester, England
October 25th 1972	Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, England
October 26th 1972	Alhambra Rock Theatre, Birmingham, England
October 27th 1972	Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, England
October 28th 1972	Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston, England
October 29th 1972	Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, England
October 30th 1972	Friar's Club, Civic Hall, Dunstable, England
November 1st 1972	Mile End Sundown, London, England
November 2nd 1972	Pheasantry Club, London, England

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Lou Reed liner notes.[10]

Musicians

• Lou Reed – vocals; guitar
• Caleb Quaye – electric and acoustic guitars; piano
• Steve Howe – electric guitar
• Paul Keogh – electric and acoustic guitars
• Rick Wakeman – piano
• Les Hurdle – bass guitar
• Brian Odgers – bass guitar
• Clem Cattini – percussion
• Kay Garner – harmony vocals
• Helene Francois – harmony vocals

Production and artwork

• Richard Robinson – producer
• Lou Reed – producer
• Mike Bobak – engineer
• Tom Adams – cover art
• Ronn Campisi – photography

References

External links

• Lou Reed at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] Lou Reed (album)

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[es] Lou Reed (álbum)

Lou Reed es el primer álbum en solitario de Lou Reed, lanzado en 1972, un año y medio después de abandonar su grupo, The Velvet Underground. El disco se compone de ocho canciones de su antigua banda (todavía inéditas), más dos canciones nuevas, "Going Down" y "Berlin" (esta última se grabó nuevamente en 1973 para su álbum conceptual Berlin).

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[ru] Lou Reed (альбом)

Lou Reed — дебютный студийный альбом американского музыканта Лу Рида, вышедший в 1972 году.

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