Lou Reed

All tracks previously unreleased

Vinyl pressed at RTI

Limited Color Edition pressed on Bright Yellow Wax

saddle-stitched 28-page booklet

Light in the Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, proudly announces the inaugural title in their ongoing Lou Reed Archive Series: Words & Music, May 1965. Released in tandem with the late artist’s 80th birthday celebrations, the album offers an extraordinary, unvarnished, and plainly poignant insight into one of America’s true poet-songwriters. Capturing Reed in his formative years, this previously unreleased collection of songs—penned by a young Lou Reed, recorded to tape with the help of future bandmate John Cale, and mailed to himself as a “poor man’s copyright”—remained sealed in its original envelope and unopened for nearly 50 years. Its contents embody some of the most vital, groundbreaking contributions to American popular music committed to tape in the 20th century.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. I'm Waiting for the Man
• A2. Men of Good Fortune
• A3. Heroin
• A4. Too Late
• A5. Buttercup Song

• SIDE B
• B1. Walk Alone
• B2. Buzz Buzz Buzz
• B3. Pale Blue Eyes
• B4. Stockpile
• B5. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

• ALL TRACKS RECORDED MAY 1965