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!
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)