LOU REED: NEW YORK – 3CD/DVD/2LP Deluxe Edition
29th July 2020 0 By John DeauxLou Reed struck a chord with critics and fans alike more than 30 years ago with New York, his Sire Records debut and 15th solo studio album overall. Its raw sound and evocative lyrics would go on to earn the legendary singer-songwriter-poet a gold record, a GrammyÂź nomination, and a #1 hit on the Modern Rock charts with âDirty Blvd.â
Rhino explores this gritty classic on an expansive collection that includes a newly remastered version of the original 1989 album on CD and â for the first time â on double 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The set also includes 26 unreleased studio and live recordings of album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive, as well as the DVD-debut of âThe New York Album,â a long-out-of-print concert video recorded during the New York tour. In addition, audio from the set will be available through digital and streaming services.
NEW YORK: DELUXE EDITION will be available from Rhino on September 25. The 3CD/DVD/2LP set comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book that includes new liner notes written by music journalist David Fricke, essays from archivist Don Fleming, and was produced for release by Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Bill Ingot, Jason Stern, and Hal Willner.Â
New York captures Reed in exceptional form and is packed with incredible songs like âBusload Of Faith,â âHalloween Paradeâ and âDirty Blvd.â The entire album has been remastered for the first time ever for this collection. The second disc presents unreleased live versions from the Lou Reed Archive of every album track compiled from multiple performances. To avoid duplication, none of these live tracks were taken from the setâs accompanying DVD.Â
The third disc showcases unreleased early versions of several album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive, including âLast Great American Whale,â âSick Of Youâ and âDirty Blvd.â Also featured is the non-LP track âThe Room,â as well as live versions of âSweet Jane,â a song Reed originally recorded with The Velvet Underground, and âWalk On The Wild Side,â from his second solo album, Transformer (1972.)Â
This set also includes âThe New York Album,â a concert video that was originally released in 1990 on VHS and Laserdisc. It has never been available on DVD, until now. It features Reed performing the entire New York album live in Montreal at the Theatre St. Denis. The DVD concludes with an audio-only interview with Reed.Â
NEW YORK: DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing:
Disc One: Original Album (2020 Remaster)
âRomeo Had Julietteâ
âHalloween Paradeâ
âDirty Blvd.â
âEndless Cycleâ
âThere Is No Timeâ
âLast Great American Whaleâ
âBeginning Of A Great Adventureâ
âBusload Of Faithâ
âSick Of Youâ
âHold Onâ
âGood Evening Mr. Waldheimâ
âXmas In Februaryâ
âStrawmanâ
âDime Store Mysteryâ
Disc Two: âNew Yorkâ – LiveÂ
âRomeo Had Julietteâ *
âHalloween Paradeâ *
âDirty Blvd.â *
âEndless Cycleâ *
âThere Is No Timeâ *
âLast Great American Whaleâ *
âBeginning Of A Great Adventureâ *
âBusload Of Faithâ *
âSick Of Youâ *
âHold Onâ *
âGood Evening Mr. Waldheimâ *
âXmas In Februaryâ *
âStrawmanâ *
âDime Store Mysteryâ *
Disc Three: Works In Progress/Singles/Encore
âRomeo Had Julietteâ (7â Version)Â
âDirty Blvd.â (Work Tape) *
âDirty Blvd.â (Rough Mix) *
âEndless Cycleâ (Work Tape) *
âLast Great American Whaleâ (Work Tape) *
âBeginning Of A Great Adventureâ (Rough Mix) *
âBusload Of Faithâ (Solo Version) *
âSick Of Youâ (Work Tape) *
âSick Of Youâ (Rough Mix) *
âHold Onâ (Rough Mix) *
âStrawmanâ (Rough Mix) *
âThe Roomâ (Non-LP Track)
âSweet Janeâ (Live Encore) *
âWalk On The Wild Sideâ (Live Encore) *
DVD
âRomeo Had Julietteâ
âHalloween Paradeâ
âDirty Blvd.â
âEndless Cycleâ
âThere Is No Timeâ
âLast Great American Whaleâ
âBeginning Of A Great Adventureâ
âBusload Of Faithâ
âSick Of Youâ
âHold Onâ
âGood Evening Mr. Waldheimâ
âXmas In Februaryâ
âStrawmanâ
âDime Store Mysteryâ
Audio Only Bonus
A Conversation with Lou Reed
Vinyl Track Listing
Side A
âRomeo Had Julietteâ
âHalloween Paradeâ
âDirty Blvd.â
âEndless Cycleâ
Side B
âThere Is No Timeâ
âLast Great American Whaleâ
âBeginning of a Great Adventureâ
Side C
âBusload of Faithâ
âSick of Youâ
âHold Onâ
âGood Evening Mr. Waldheimâ
Side D
âXmas In Februaryâ
âStrawmanâ
âDime Store Mysteryâ
* previously unreleased
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