Artist:
Lou Reed

Why Don't You Smile Now - Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965: Black Vinyl 2LP

£46.99

Release Date: 18 October, 2024

The album has been restored and remastered by GRAMMY®-nominated mastering engineer John Baldwin. Both the 2xLP and CD editions feature in-depth booklets with unseen photos, liner notes by Richie Unterberger (renowned music journalist and author of such acclaimed titles as White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-by-Day), and an essay by Lenny Kaye (the legendary guitarist, Patti Smith Group co-founder, writer, producer, and curator of seminal garage-rock anthology Nuggets).

The double-LP package is designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike and pressed at world-renowned plant Optimal (Germany). A special color vinyl edition is pressed on "Oxblood" wax (A/B side) and "Gold" wax (C/D side). This release marks the first official anthology of Lou Reed's work for Pickwick Records and features rarities, cult classics (The Primitives' "The Ostrich"), and previously unreleased material (The Beachnuts' "Sad, Lonely Orphan Boy"). 

Label:
Light In The Attic Records
Formats:
Vinyl LP
Cat#:
LITA2121