Deluxe Edition 3CD, 1DVD & 180g Vinyl 2LP Set!
Newly Remastered Sound, Unreleased Studio & Live Tracks + The DVD Debut Of 'The New York Album' Concert Video!
Stereophile: Performance 5/5 Stars / Sonics 4/5 Stars
The 3CD/DVD/2LP Deluxe Edition of the legendary artist's Sire Records debut comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book that includes new liner notes written by music journalist David Fricke, essays from archivist Don Fleming, and was produced for release by Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Bill Ingot, Jason Stern and Hal Willner.
New York captures Reed in exceptional form and is packed with incredible songs like "Busload Of Faith", "Halloween Parade" and "Dirty Blvd". The entire album has been remastered for the first time ever for this collection. The second CD presents unreleased live versions from the Lou Reed Archive of every album track compiled from multiple performances. To avoid duplication, none of these live tracks were taken from the set's accompanying DVD.
The third CD showcases unreleased early versions of several album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive, including "Last Great American Whale", "Sick Of You" and "Dirty Blvd". Also featured is the non-LP track "The Room", as well as live versions of "Sweet Jane", a song Reed originally recorded with The Velvet Underground, and "Walk On The Wild Side", from his second solo album, Transformer (1972.)
This set also includes 'The New York Album', a concert video that was originally released in 1990 on VHS and Laserdisc. It has never been available on DVD, until now. It features Reed performing the entire New York album live in Montreal at the Theatre St. Denis. The DVD concludes with an audio-only interview with Reed.
The whole thing still sounds vital and current 32 years later. Some of the then-famous/notorious names mentioned are still with us. 'Dirty Blvd.' stands as a radio-hit classic. Most refreshing, New York is most definitely an 'album', not a collection of disconnected songs... This is a fine reissue of a great album. The extra 5" shiny discs add some great music and provide further insight into the music and creative process of a true iconoclast.
Features
- Deluxe Edition
- 3 CD
- 1 DVD
- 2 LP
- 180g Vinyl
- Entire album remastered for the first time ever
- Unreleased live versions from the Lou Reed Archive compiled from multiple performances
- Unreleased early versions of album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive
- 'The New York Album' concert video released on DVD for the first time
- Audio-only interview with Lou Reed (DVD)
- DVD: Linear PCM / NTSC / Region 0
- New liner notes by David Fricke
- Essays from archivist Don Fleming
- Packaged in a 12" x 12" hardcover book
Selections
LPs 1&2 / CD1: Original Album (2020 Remaster)
- Romeo Had Juliette
- Halloween Parade
- Dirty Blvd.
- Endless Cycle
- There Is No Time
- Last Great American Whale
- Beginning Of A Great Adventure
- Busload Of Faith
- Sick Of You
- Hold On
- Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
- Xmas In February
- Strawman
- Dime Store Mystery
CD2: Live From The Lou Reed Archive (all tracks previously unreleased)
- Romeo Had Juliette (March 14, 1989, Washington, DC)
- Halloween Parade (March 16, 1989, Baltimore, MD)
- Dirty Blvd. (July 4, 1989, London, UK)
- Endless Cycle (March 14, 1989, Washington, DC)
- There Is No Time (August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA)
- Last Great American Whale (August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA)
- Beginning Of A Great Adventure (July 4, 1989, London, UK)
- Busload Of Faith (June 9, 1989, Copenhagen, DK)
- Sick Of You (March 17, 1989, Upper Darby, PA)
- Hold On (August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA)
- Good Evening Mr. Waldheim (March 16, 1989, Baltimore, MD)
- Xmas In February (March 16, 1989, Baltimore, MD)
- Strawman (July 4, 1989, London, UK)
- Dime Store Mystery (August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA)
CD 3: Works In Progress / Singles / Encore
- Romeo Had Juliette (7" Version)
- Dirty Blvd. (Work Tape) - Previously Unreleased
- Dirty Blvd. (Rough Mix) - Previously Unreleased
- Endless Cycle (Work Tape) - Previously Unreleased
- Last Great American Whale (Work Tape) - Previously Unreleased
- Beginning Of A Great Adventure (Rough Mix) - Previously Unreleased
- Busload Of Faith (Acoustic Version)
- Sick Of You (Work Tape) - Previously Unreleased
- Sick Of You (Rough Mix) - Previously Unreleased
- Hold On (Rough Mix) - Previously Unreleased
- Strawman (Rough Mix) - Previously Unreleased
- The Room (Non-LP Track)
- Sweet Jane (Live Encore, August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA) - Previously Unreleased
- Walk On The Wild Side (Live Encore, August 8, 1989, Richmond, VA) - Previously Unreleased
DVD - The New York Album - Live At Theatre St-Denis, Montreal, Canada, August 13, 1989
- Romeo Had Juliette
- Halloween Parade
- Dirty Blvd.
- Endless Cycle
- There Is No Time
- Last Great American Whale
- Beginning Of A Great Adventure
- Busload Of Faith
- Sick Of You
- Hold On
- Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
- Xmas In February
- Strawman
- Dime Store Mystery
- A Conversation With Lou Reed (Audio Only Bonus)
- High-Resolution Stereo of New York Album (Audio Only Bonus)