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Lou Reed - Between Thought And Expression. The Lou Reed Anthology [3CD] (1992)

Lou Reed - Between Thought And Expression. The Lou Reed Anthology [3CD] (1992)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,29 GB | Scans JPG - 29 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.98) - 525 MB
Genre: rock | RAR 5% Rec. | Label: RCA/BMG | CAT # 62356-2 | 1992

In October 1990, Lou Reed interviewed Vaclav Havel, playwright, poet, president of the newly emancipated Czechoslovakia, and – surprisingly? – a Velvet Underground fan. During the course of their conversation, Havel handed Reed a book. "These are your lyrics, hand-printed and translated into Czechoslovakian. There were only 200 of them. They were very dangerous to have. People went to jail." Nobody will go to jail for owning Between Thought and Expression, but Reed's lyrics remain dangerous – not, as in Communist Czechoslovakia, for what they are, but for what they say. Deactivating society's most fail-safe mechanisms, he tells secrets, lifts shrouds, and, at his best, depicts a reality so harsh, so harrowing, that it becomes almost fantastical. Nobody could live like that. Nobody could love like that. And, surely, nobody could think like that. Between Thought and Expression, three discs and four hours culling Reed's own personal favorites from a then-25-year career, presents that reality without distraction.

Lou Reed - Transmission Impossible (2015)  Music

Posted by SERTiL at Oct. 15, 2015
Lou Reed - Transmission Impossible (2015)

Lou Reed - Transmission Impossible
Classic Rock | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 223:54 min | 552 MB + 5% Recovery
Label: Eat To The Beat | Tracks: 34 | Rls.date: 2015

After quitting the Velvet Underground in August 1970, Lou Reed took a job at his father's tax accounting firm. In 1971 he signed a recording contract with RCA Records and recorded his first solo album in London with top session musicians including Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman. The album, Lou Reed, contained smoothly produced versions of unreleased Velvet Underground songs, some of which had originally been recorded by the Velvets for Loaded but shelved. The record was largely overlooked by most music critics and it did not sell well. In December 72, Reed released Transformer.

Lou Reed - Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007/2024)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 13, 2024
Lou Reed - Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007/2024)

Lou Reed - Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 177 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 160 MB
1:07:43 | Electronic, Ambient | Label: Light in the Attic Records & Distribution

“I first composed this music for myself as an adjunct to meditation, Tai Chi, and bodywork, and as music to play in the background of life, to replace the everyday cacophony with new and ordered sounds of an unpredictable nature. New sounds freed from preconception. …over time, friends who heard the music asked if I could make them copies. I then wrote two more pieces with the same intent: to relax the body, mind, and spirit and facilitate meditation.” - Lou Reed
VA - Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964​-​65 (2024)

VA - Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964​-​65 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 217 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 140 MB
57:35 | Rock | Label: Light in the Attic Records & Distribution

Light in the Attic, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive, is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65. Due out September 27th, the latest installment in LITA’s critically acclaimed Lou Reed Archive Series is a compilation of pop songs penned by Reed during his mid-60s stint as a staff songwriter for the long-defunct label Pickwick Records. The compilation follows on the heels of Lou Reed’s Hudson River Wind Meditations (2023) and Words & Music, May 1965 (2022).
VA - Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964​-​65 (2024)

VA - Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964​-​65 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 217 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 140 MB
57:35 | Rock | Label: Light in the Attic Records & Distribution

Light in the Attic, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive, is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65. Due out September 27th, the latest installment in LITA’s critically acclaimed Lou Reed Archive Series is a compilation of pop songs penned by Reed during his mid-60s stint as a staff songwriter for the long-defunct label Pickwick Records. The compilation follows on the heels of Lou Reed’s Hudson River Wind Meditations (2023) and Words & Music, May 1965 (2022).
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners - Live (1978) [2CD] {2006 Japan MiniLP BVCM-37746/47} [Repost]

Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners - Live (1978) [2CD] {2006 Japan MiniLP BVCM-37746/47}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 692 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 23 Mb
© 2006 Arista / BMG Japan | BVCM-37746/47
Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

Never one for the slick, safe live recording, Reed outdid himself on this 1978 double. Street Hassle (also '78) had brought him halfway back from the brink he'd braved with Metal Machine Music, but here the well-known songs' loose outlines are just irrelevant backdrops for extended miserabilist rants against fans, friends and critics. A cross between Lenny Bruce and Alex Ferguson, Lou bitches about the injustice of it all as the nervous, ignored band jam through "Sweet Jane", "Walk On The Wild Side" et al. Reed as great, grizzling punk grinch.

Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by ciklon5 at March 25, 2025
Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)

Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] | 1:14:59 | 1.5 Gb
Genre: Rock, Art Rock

It's not surprising that Lou Reed finds a kindred spirit in Edgar Allan Poe. The godfather of punk's early ambition was to bring the darker elements of great literature–decay, death, and decadence–to rock & roll. The Raven was born following a spoken-word performance of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" during which Reed "came to understand it in a way I never had before." Accordingly, The Raven may strike Reed's longtime fans in a way the artist never has before. Although dark, the music is stylistically all over the place–from Velvet Underground-like rock instrumentals to actor Steve Buscemi's creepy lounge-lizard take on the anti-showbiz "Broadway Song," to moments that recall such diverse past Reed ventures as Metal Machine Music and the Bells. He even reprises two classics–"Perfect Day" and "The Bed" from Transformer and Berlin, respectively – in almost unrecognizable forms. Ornette Coleman and David Bowie drop in, and actors read text in which Reed mixes Poe's poems and stories with his own words. The opium references are surely Poe's; the explicit images probably all Reed's. It's hard to tell, though; the blend's that good. – Bill Holdship

Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by at March 25, 2025
Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)

Lou Reed - The Raven (Vinyl) (2003/2015)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-44kHz] | 1:14:59 | 1.5 Gb
Genre: Rock, Art Rock

It's not surprising that Lou Reed finds a kindred spirit in Edgar Allan Poe. The godfather of punk's early ambition was to bring the darker elements of great literature–decay, death, and decadence–to rock & roll. The Raven was born following a spoken-word performance of Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" during which Reed "came to understand it in a way I never had before." Accordingly, The Raven may strike Reed's longtime fans in a way the artist never has before. Although dark, the music is stylistically all over the place–from Velvet Underground-like rock instrumentals to actor Steve Buscemi's creepy lounge-lizard take on the anti-showbiz "Broadway Song," to moments that recall such diverse past Reed ventures as Metal Machine Music and the Bells. He even reprises two classics–"Perfect Day" and "The Bed" from Transformer and Berlin, respectively – in almost unrecognizable forms. Ornette Coleman and David Bowie drop in, and actors read text in which Reed mixes Poe's poems and stories with his own words. The opium references are surely Poe's; the explicit images probably all Reed's. It's hard to tell, though; the blend's that good. – Bill Holdship

Lou Reed - Greatest Hits (Steel Box Collection) (2008)  Music

Posted by perkow at April 15, 2010
Lou Reed - Greatest Hits (Steel Box Collection) (2008)

Lou Reed - Greatest Hits (Steel Box Collection) (2008)
Rock | MP3 VBR ~196 Kbps | 69 MB | Cover | RS

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 CD) + Arc  Music

Posted by Toxxy at Feb. 1, 2009
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 CD) + Arc

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 CD) + Arc
1991 Reprise | CD#: 9 26671-2 [for Weld] - CD#: 7 599-26769-2 [for Arc]
FLAC-images + MP3 @320 CBR | Complete Artwork (600dpi) | 5% WinRAR Recovery
Rock | File-host: RS.com | 1.025 GB (FLAC) | 362 MB (MP3)
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EAC Secure-rip + LOG + CUE | Source: my CD-collection

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 CD) + Arc