Lou Reed can’t help but laugh after announcing the title of a new song, “Heroin,” on a demo recording from May 1965. He then gives a surprisingly folky, almost Dylan-esque performance of the tune, ...
Originally released in 1967 on The Velvet Underground & Nico in March 1967, the demo was recorded in May 1965 by Lou Reed’s Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale. Singing I don’t know just where I’m ...
Light in the Attic Records has released another tantalizing piece of Lou Reed and Velvet Underground lore in the form of the earliest known recording of the song “Heroin.” The track will appear on the ...
Next month, the reissue label Light In The Attic is releasing some of Lou Reed’s earliest demos as an album called Words & Music, May 1965, featuring a tape recording that Reed created and mailed to ...
Before The Velvet Underground, c. January/February 1965, there was The Primitives. Left to right: Tony Conrad, Walter De Maria, Lou Reed, John CaleThe Lou Reed Archive, Music Division, The New York ...
The 11 titles were “Buttercup Song,” “Buzz Buzz Buzz,” “Heroin,” two versions of “I'm Waiting for the Man,” “Men of Good Fortune,” “Pale Blue Eyes,” “Stockpile,” “Too Late,” “Walk Alone” and “Wrap ...