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How Lou Reed made the defining album of his career
Rudderless after the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed ditched New York for London and hooked up with David Bowie: The rest is history
Your essential guide to every studio album by The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground reshaped the sound of rock'n'roll with four albums that continue to have an incalculable influence on the musical zeitgeist. The less said about their fifth, the better
The Lou Reed albums you should definitely own... and one to avoid
Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground influenced multiple generations of musicians, from David Bowie to punk rock, metal and beyond. These are his best albums
“A few progressive leaps too far, with its experimentation and sheer audacity… but the future understood”: The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat
Massively inspirational, the 1969 album didn’t enjoy mass appeal at the time.
Why The Velvet Underground hated The Doors
"How fabulous, in a bathtub in Paris!" - Lou Reed, upon hearing of the death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison
The Velvet Underground's Loaded is to be reissued as a nine-album vinyl set
The "Fully Re-loaded" edition of the classic Loaded will feature three different mixes of the album alongside demos, outtakes and live recordings
The 20 best rock albums of 1970
Altamont had brought the 60s to a disastrous close, but 1970 saw the birth of a new breed of supergroups, and established stars heading in new directions
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico album review
50th-anniversary vinyl edition of alternative rock landmark
