Rhino To Release 10CD Lou Reed Set, The Sire Years – Complete Albums Box
Aside from the cool news that Loaded, the Velvet Underground classic would be receiving a large dose of love, it always amazed me that the labels never went into their Lou Reed holdings after he passed away. I always thought that there would be some kind of love applied to not only the obvious – vis-à-vis Transformer, maybe even, Rock and Roll Animal – but to all of the brilliant Lou Reed solo library. I’m not a fan of much after The Bells, but still, all of his albums mean something to one person or another. I LOVE Sally Can’t Dance, and most people do not.
It never happened. We never got a re-visitation of any Lou Reed albums. I’m still saddened over this fact, even ashamed.
Nevertheless, Warner Brothers has assembled a complete Sire Years collection to be spread over ten CDs. I’ve only received notification on this today. Other than the assumption that the seven Sire albums (New York – 1989, Songs for Drella – 1990, Magic And Loss – 1992, Set The Twilight Reeling – 1996, Perfect Night – Live In London – 1998, Ecstasy – 2000, The Raven – 2003) will be included. I’m not sure what the remaining three CDs will be.
In 2014, Rhino released The Sire Years: The Solo Collection with six CDs. This year, Rhino will release the new set, The Sire Years – Complete Albums Box on October 30. More on this when I get better information.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:23 pm
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We're all going to be boxed in the way these boxes are coming out. Sadly my CD shopping has stalled recently on Amazon because of our Australia dollar crashing 20%
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Lou Reed is someone I've contemplated delving into (I've never owned a Lou Reed album), but I feel that getting a complete albums box for him might be a mistake. I think with him I might try one of his better albums (some ICErs here have made recommendations), but I feel uneasy buying a box like this.
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Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Lou Reed is someone I've contemplated delving into (I've never owned a Lou Reed album), but I feel that getting a complete albums box for him might be a mistake. I think with him I might try one of his better albums (some ICErs here have made recommendations), but I feel uneasy buying a box like this.
A box set is overkill for a beginner. I think the best starting points are Transformer (1972) and New York (1989).
Rock N Roll Animal (1974) is a great live album which you'd probably enjoy, with the caveat that it actually features more Velvet Underground songs than Reed solo material.
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Tricky Kid wrote:
Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Lou Reed is someone I've contemplated delving into (I've never owned a Lou Reed album), but I feel that getting a complete albums box for him might be a mistake. I think with him I might try one of his better albums (some ICErs here have made recommendations), but I feel uneasy buying a box like this.
A box set is overkill for a beginner. I think the best starting points are Transformer (1972) and New York (1989).
Rock N Roll Animal (1974) is a great live album which you'd probably enjoy, with the caveat that it actually features more Velvet Underground songs than Reed solo material.
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If WB includes the 2 CD version of The Raven that would take care of 8 discs. If they then toss in the single disc version which edited out the spoken-word tracks, that would be 9 discs, leaving a 10th disc for rarities, maybe?
Chris, I'd recommend The Blue Mask and Street Hassle as well as what Tricky Kid mentioned.
I love New York, but a lot of it is topical and tied to what was going on in New York and the world at that specific time. And with Lou, for that matter. As a result, some of the lyrics may seem a bit dated, but they're still good.
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I've never understood why "Growing Up in Public" is not widely considered a masterpiece. I think it is a fabulous piece of work and one of his very best albums. I didn't like much after "The Blue Mask" except "Songs for Drella" and "New York."
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dedlock wrote:
I've never understood why "Growing Up in Public" is not widely considered a masterpiece. I think it is a fabulous piece of work and one of his very best albums. I didn't like much after "The Blue Mask" except "Songs for Drella" and "New York."
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Love seeing an appreciation for Growing Up in Public, which is one of my favorite Lou albums.
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Neal Alhadeff wrote:
If WB includes the 2 CD version of The Raven that would take care of 8 discs. If they then toss in the single disc version which edited out the spoken-word tracks, that would be 9 discs, leaving a 10th disc for rarities, maybe?
Included in the box set are: New York Songs For Drella Magic And Loss Set The Twilight Reeling Perfect Night: Live In London Ecstasy The Raven (2 CD) Animal Serenade (2 CD)
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Smiff wrote:
I'm not familiar with these records, aside from New York. I love that album. Are the others just as good?
No, they aren't but Ecstacy is very, very good. Magic and Loss is a very good album with its theme being death and loss. The live albums are decent, one acoustic and one electric (neither as good as Rock n Roll Animal). Songs for Drella is ok and The Raven is a cd I've listened to once. Just my two cents.
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