Lou Reed

Lou Reed (born Lewis Allen Reed on March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York), is a rock and roll singer-songwriter of Jewish descent. Hailed as the ?Godfather of Punk,? Reed has greatly influenced punk and alternative rock.

Discography

With The Velvet Underground

For full discography, please see the Velvet Underground article.

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• The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
• White Light/White Heat (1968)
• The Velvet Underground (1969)
• Loaded (1970)
• Live at Max's Kansas City (1972, recorded 1970)
• ' (1974, recorded 1969)
• VU (1985, recorded 1968-1969)
• Another View (1986, recorded 1967-1969)
• Live MCMXCIII (1993)
• Peel Slowly and See (1995 box set, recorded 1965-1970)
• ' (2001, recorded live 1969)
• The Very Best of the Velvet Underground (2003, recorded 1966-1970)

Solo

Studio albums

• Lou Reed (1972)
• Transformer (1972)
• Berlin (1973)
• Sally Can't Dance (1974)
• Metal Machine Music (1975)
• Coney Island Baby (1976)
• Rock 'n' Roll Heart (1976)
• Street Hassle (1978)
• The Bells (1979)
• Growing Up in Public (1980)
• The Blue Mask (1982)
• Legendary Hearts (1983)
• New Sensations (1984)
• Mistrial (1986)
• New York (1989)
• Magic and Loss (1992)
• Set the Twilight Reeling (1996)
• Ecstacy (2000)
• The Raven (2003)

Live albums

• Rock 'n' Roll Animal (1974)
• Lou Reed Live (1975)
• ' (1978)
• Live in Italy (1984)
• Live in Concert (1997)
• ' (1998)
• American Poet (2001)
• Extended Versions (2003)
• Animal Serenade (2004)

Collaborations

• Songs for Drella with John Cale (1990)
• Le Bataclan '72 with John Cale & Nico (2004)

Appears on

• Sweet Relief: A Benefit For Victoria Williams (1993)
• Bright Red, Laurie Anderson (1994)
• Till The Night Is Gone: A Tribute To Doc Pomus (1995)
• September Songs (The Music Of Kurt Weill) (1997)
• Rockin' on Broadway (The Time/Brent/Shad Story) (2000, includes first recordings with The Jades and solo )
• And All That Could Have Been (Uncredited)
• I'm a Bird Now Antony & the Johnsons (2005)
• The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, Bob Dylan (1993)