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Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground
Traces the career of rock singer songwriter Reed, includes interviews with his fellow performers, and discusses each of his albums.
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128 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1983
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November 25, 2011
Lou Reed Proto-Rough Guide:
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
December 24, 2013
Lou Reed Proto-Rough Guide:
I wrote this review a couple of years ago but it was mis-filed under an incorrect title. My thoughts stand on the book, though, and with the recent passing of Lou Reed, a new and expanded/updtaed edition of this or a similar book is needed now more than ever.
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
I wrote this review a couple of years ago but it was mis-filed under an incorrect title. My thoughts stand on the book, though, and with the recent passing of Lou Reed, a new and expanded/updtaed edition of this or a similar book is needed now more than ever.
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
November 25, 2011
Lou Reed Proto-Rough Guide, November 25, 2011
This review is from: Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground. (Paperback)
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
This review is from: Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground. (Paperback)
The author is Diana Clapton, a follower of Lou Reed and similar artists from the 1970s. Excellent album by album (similar to the later Rough Guide books) retrospective of Lou Reed, both as a member of the Velvet Underground and his solo career up to The Blue Mask. Nice data, interviews and splendid (some rare) photos of Lou Reed and entourage. The book was all over the place during the 1980s, when Lou was had waves of popularity with each new record, and I think the book was reissued after New York became such a big hit.
If you've seen these thick little paperbacks on Dylan, The Stones, Pink Floyd et al called "Rough Guides" perhaps, album-by-album explorations of the artists, that's what this book is like- up to Blue Mask. I imagine how nice it would be to see it expanded to include the amazing work that was yet to come, from the revival of interest in LR with New York at the end of that decade, to the current revival with the release of his masterpiece (yeah, I said it) LuLu.
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