Reed Lou | Words & Music | 1LP

Lou Reed was an American musician, songwriter, poet and photographer, born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, and died October 27, 2013 in Southampton, New York. He left the Velvet Underground in 1970 and signed with RCA Records in 1971.

Words & Music, May 1965 is a single vinyl LP by Lou Reed, released in 2022 on Light In The Attic. It is the first release in the Lou Reed Archive Series, produced in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive. All of its tracks were previously unreleased, and it includes seven unheard Lou Reed compositions. It features the earliest-known recordings of three songs made famous by The Velvet Underground.

Track List

Side A

1. I'm Waiting for the Man (May 1965 Demo)
2. Men of Good Fortune (May 1965 Demo)
3. Heroin (May 1965 Demo)
4. Too Late (May 1965 Demo)
5. Buttercup Song (May 1965 Demo)

Side B

1. Walk Alone (May 1965 Demo)
2. Buzz Buzz Buzz (May 1965 Demo)
3. Pale Blue Eyes (May 1965 Demo)
4. Stockpile (May 1965 Demo)
5. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (May 1965 Demo)