LOU REED Words & Music, May 1965 (DELUXE 2xLP+7+CD) +poster

• All tracks previously unreleased
• Produced in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive
• Inaugural release in Light in the Attic’s Lou Reed Archive Series
• Features the earliest-known recordings of “I’m Waiting for the Man,” “Pale Blue Eyes" and “Heroin" as made famous by The Velvet Underground
• Includes seven unheard Lou Reed compositions
• 45 RPM 2LP set pressed on Audiophile-Quality 180-gram black vinyl at RTI
• Features the only vinyl release of “I’m Waiting for the Man – May 1965 Alternate Version”
• Remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin
• Package designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike
• Includes bonus 7-inch record, housed in die-cut picture sleeve containing the first-ever vinyl release of six unheard tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964, including early demos, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” and a doo-wop serenade recorded in ‘58 when the legendary singer-songwriter was just sixteen-years-old
• Saddle-stitched, die-cut 28-page book featuring lyrics, archival photos, and liner notes by Greil Marcus, Don Fleming and Jason Stern
• Archival reproduction of letter written by Reed to Delmore Schwartz, circa 1964
• Includes CD containing complete audio from the package, housed in die-cut jacket
• Entire package housed in stylized, die-cut gatefold LP jacket manufactured by Stoughton Printing Co.
• Foil numbered and limited to 7,500 copies worldwide on black vinyl

I'm Waiting for the Man - May 1965 Demo
Men of Good Fortune - May 1965 Demo
Heroin - May 1965 Demo
Too Late - May 1965 Demo
Buttercup Song - May 1965 Demo
Walk Alone - May 1965 Demo
Buzz Buzz Buzz - May 1965 Demo
Pale Blue Eyes - May 1965 Demo
Stockpile - May 1965 Demo
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - May 1965 Demo
I'm Waiting for the Man - May 1965 Alternate Version
Gee Whiz - 1958 Rehearsal
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down - 1963/64 Home Recording
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore - 1963/64 Home Recording
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Partial) - 1963/64 Home Recording
W & X, Y, Z Blues - 1963/64 Home Recording
Lou's 12-Bar Instrumental - 1963/64 Home Recording