Lou Reed Archive Series No. 1

• All tracks previously unreleased
• Produced in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive
• Inaugural release in Light in the Attic’s Lou Reed Archive Series
• Features the earliest-known recordings of “I’m Waiting for the Man,” “Pale Blue Eyes" and “Heroin" as made famous by The Velvet Underground
• Includes seven unheard Lou Reed compositions
• 45 RPM 2LP set pressed on Audiophile-Quality 180-gram black vinyl at RTI
• Features the only vinyl release of “I’m Waiting for the Man – May 1965 Alternate Version”
• Remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin
• Package designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike
• Includes bonus 7-inch record, housed in die-cut picture sleeve containing the first-ever vinyl release of six unheard tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964, including early demos, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” and a doo-wop serenade recorded in ‘58 when the legendary singer-songwriter was just sixteen-years-old
• Saddle-stitched, die-cut 28-page book featuring lyrics, archival photos, and liner notes by Greil Marcus, Don Fleming and Jason Stern
• Archival reproduction of letter written by Reed to Delmore Schwartz, circa 1964
• Includes CD containing complete audio from the package, housed in die-cut jacket
• Entire package housed in stylized, die-cut gatefold LP jacket manufactured by Stoughton Printing Co.
• Foil numbered and limited to 7,500 copies worldwide on black vinyl

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Rock

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