Words And Music - May 1965

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Light in the Attic Records, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson, is proud to announce the first volume of its archive series: Lou Reed: Words & Music, May 1965. Released alongside the celebrations of the artist's 80th birthday, the album offers an extraordinary glimpse into one of the true American poet-songwriters. With contributions from John Cale, a future member of Reed's band, Words & Music, May 1965 presents in its entirety the earliest known recordings of historic songs such as "Heroin", "I'm Waiting for the Man" and "Pale Blue Eyes" — all songs that Reed would later record and whose influence would be indelible with the Velvet Underground.Standard Edition :- Unreleased demos and tracks remastered by Grammy-nominated John Baldwin- Booklet (28 pages for the LP version, 60 pages for the CD version) with lyrics, archival photos, notes