Rhino announces Lou Reed ‘New York’ deluxe edition

Exclusive bundle includes a cassette copy of album

Rhino Records has announced the Deluxe Edition of Lou Reed’s New York for September 25th on multi-format. The 3 CD/DVD/2 LP set of the legendary artist’s Sire Records debut features newly remastered sound, unreleased studio and live tracks, plus the DVD debut of The New York Album concert video. This limited edition and Rhino exclusive bundle also comes with a cassette version of the New York album.

Lou Reed struck a chord with critics and fans alike more than 30 years ago with New York, his Sire Records debut and 15th solo studio album overall. Its raw sound and evocative lyrics would go on to earn the legendary singer-songwriter-poet a gold record, a Grammy nomination, and a No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock charts with “Dirty Blvd.”

Rhino explores this gritty classic on an expansive collection that includes a newly remastered version of the original 1989 album on CD and – for the first time – on double 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The set also includes 26 unreleased studio and live recordings of album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive, as well as the DVD debut of The New York Album, a long-out-of-print concert video recorded during the New York tour. In addition, audio from the set will be available through digital and streaming services.

The 3 CD/DVD/2 LP set 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 disc 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 disc 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.)

The New York Album is 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.

CD 1: Original Album – 2020 Remaster

  1. Romeo Had Juliette
  2. Halloween Parade
  3. Dirty Blvd
  4. Endless Cycle
  5. There Is No Time
  6. Last Great American Whale
  7. Beginning Of A Great Adventure
  8. Busload Of Faith
  9. Sick Of You
  10. Hold On
  11. Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
  12. Xmas In February
  13. Strawman
  14. Dime Store Mystery

CD 2: New York” – Live in the U.S.A.

  1. Romeo Had Juliette
  2. Halloween Parade
  3. Dirty Blvd
  4. Endless Cycle
  5. There Is No Time
  6. Last Great American Whale
  7. Beginning Of A Great Adventure
  8. Busload Of Faith
  9. Sick Of You
  10. Hold On
  11. Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
  12. Xmas In February
  13. Strawman
  14. Dime Store Mystery

CD 3: Works In Progress/Singles/Encore

  1. Romeo Had Juliette (7” Version)
  2. Dirty Blvd (Work Tape)
  3. Dirty Blvd. (Rough Mix)
  4. Endless Cycle (work Tape)
  5. Last Great American Whale (Work Tape)
  6. Beginning Of A Great Adventure (Rough Mix)
  7. Busload Of Faith (Solo Version)
  8. Sick Of You (Work Tape)
  9. Sick Of You (Rough Mix)
  10. Hold On (Rough Mix)
  11. Strawman (Rough Mix)
  12. The Room (non-LP TracK)
  13. Sweet Jane (Live encore)
  14. Walk On The Wild side (Live Encore)

DVD: The New York Album

  1. Romeo Had Juliette
  2. Halloween Parade
  3. Dirty Blvd
  4. Endless Cycle
  5. There Is No Time
  6. Last Great American Whale
  7. Beginning Of A Great Adventure
  8. Busload Of Faith
  9. Sick Of You
  10. Hold On
  11. Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
  12. Xmas In February
  13. Strawman
  14. Dime Store Mystery

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