Lou Reed [Import, Original recording remastered]

Lou Reed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00004LCBS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,740 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

First time on CD for his 1972 solo debut. Remastered from the original tapes. New photos and extensive sleeve notes. Tracks include 'I Can't Stand It', 'Lisa Says' and 'Ocean'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case housed in a deluxe slipcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lou's strong first solo album sounds like long lost VU album, June 17, 2000

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"rhamphorynchus" (SF, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Reed (Audio CD)

Lou's first solo album resembles the Velvet Underground more than any of his other solo releases. Of course the fact that a good chunk of the songs were written while he was still in the band explains why. It's two guitar, bass and drum sound is subdued, but it definitely fits the mood of the songs. The songs themselves are all great, although you can't help wondering if this would've been a five star album if recorded by the Velvets. This album usually gets the short shrift by critics, but I'd rank it as one of his best, along with Berlin and Transformer. 'I Can't Stand It' and 'Lisa Says' (both of which the VU also recorded) are tops.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Debut, February 22, 2002

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Tom Ferguson "Music Enthusiast" (Chickamauga, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lou Reed (Audio CD)

I've been listening to Lou Reed for over a decade. In that time, I've come across dozens of scathing reviews of his debut solo release. However, I LOVE THIS RECORD. In fact, I'm trading in my old copy for a brand new remastered edition and I can't wait for its arrival. The album is largely made up of Velvets leftovers. Some detractors insist that the versions here are inferior to subsequently available VU versions, but to me they're highly listenable. This man's career is one of the most fascinating of the entire rock genre, and this album serves as an appropriate and rewarding introduction.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't Stand it Any More More, April 11, 2001

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Sean M Ward (New Milford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Reed (Audio CD)

A criminally forgotten collection by lou, yes these are leftovers from the VU days, but also a taste of the future for Lou...I wish Lou would have written more surreal rhymes like "Wild Child" it would have made this album classic. The sound on this album is thanks to the tight New York band Lou had. Sure the versions of Ocean and Lisa Says are not the essential ones, but this is still an essential album to have (check out the background soul singers in "I Can't Stand it")