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Lou Reed

Transformer

This sophomore release by the Velvet Underground cofounder has long been hailed as one of the key touchstones of the punk and alternative eras that followed it Reinforcing the literary adage to 'write what you know' Reed paints an alternately detacheddebauched portrait of the draganddrugsinfused underground of Warhol's New York a place time and mindset so compelling it has largely overshadowed the rest of the singersongwriter's mercurial career That the album would also give Reed an unlikely Top 20 pop hit via the teasing twisted sexuality of 'Walk on the Wild Side' is but one of its deep rewarding ironies Indeed as produced by David Bowie and guitarist and cohort Mick Ronson at the height of their own Ziggy Stardust fame Reed's songs are cast in a seductive cabaret setting that's more Jacques Brel than Lower East Side

Tracklist

• 1. Vicious
  2. Andy's Chest
  3. Perfect Day
  4. Hangin' 'Round
  5. Walk On The Wild Side
  6. Make Up
  7. Satellite Of Love
  8. Wagon Wheel
  9. New York Telephone Conversation
  10. I'm So Free
  11. Goodnight Ladies
  12. Hangin' 'Round
  13. Perfect Day/Transformer Radio Spot