Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at / Various: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965 (Various Artists)
Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at / Various: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964 -1965 (Various Artists)
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at / Various
Label: Light in the Attic
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 826853212113
Genre: Rock
Light in the Attic, in cooperation with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive, is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65. Due out September 27th, the latest installment in LITA's critically acclaimed Lou Reed Archive Series is a compilation of pop songs penned by Reed during his mid-60s stint as a staff songwriter for the long-defunct label Pickwick Records. The compilation follows on the heels of Lou Reed's Hudson River Wind Meditations (2023) and Words & Music, May 1965 (2022). One of the most original and innovative figures in music history, Reed (1942-2013) first gained recognition as co-founder and frontman of the massively influential Velvet Underground. Over the course of his five-decade career, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer brought his singular vision to an eclectic expanse of musical endeavors, including era-defining albums like 1972's Transformer and wildly experimental works like the 1975 avant-garde noise classic Metal Machine Music. But before establishing himself as an enduringly iconic singer, songwriter, musician, and poet, Reed got his start as an in-house songwriter (and occasional session guitarist/vocalist) for Pickwick Records-a label specializing in sound-alike recordings that emulated the major pop hits of the day. Encompassing everything from garage-rock and girl-group pop to blue-eyed soul and teen-idol balladry, Reed's output for Pickwick ultimately offers a fascinating early glimpse at his ever-evolving and truly limitless artistry. The album has been restored and remastered by GRAMMY®-nominated mastering engineer John Baldwin. Both the 2xLP & CD editions feature in-depth booklets with unseen photos, liner notes by Richie Unterberger (renowned music journalist and author of such acclaimed titles as White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground day-by-day), and an essay by Lenny Kaye (the legendary guitarist, Patti Smith Group co-founder, writer, producer, and curator of seminal garage-rock anthology Nuggets). The double-LP package is designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike and pressed at world-renowned plant Optimal (Germany). A special color vinyl edition is pressed on "Oxblood" wax (A/B side) and "Gold" wax (C/D side). This release marks the first official anthology of Lou Reed's work for Pickwick Records and features rarities, cult classics (The Primitives' "The Ostrich"), & previously unreleased material (The Beachnuts' "Sad, Lonely Orphan Boy").
Tracks:
1.1 The Primitives - the Ostrich
1.2 The Beachnuts - Cycle Annie
1.3 The Hi-Lifes - I'm Gonna Fight
1.4 The Hi-Lifes - Soul City
1.5 Ronnie Dickerson - Oh No Don't Do It
1.6 Ronnie Dickerson - Love Can Make You Cry
1.7 The Hollywoods - Teardrop in the Sand
1.8 The Roughnecks - You're Driving Me Insane
1.9 The Primitives - Sneaky Pete
1.10 Terry Philips - Wild One
1.11 Spongy and the Dolls - Really - Really - Really - Really - Really - Really Love
1.12 The Foxes - Soul City
1.13 The J Brothers - Ya Running But I'll Getcha
1.14 Beverley Ann - We Got Trouble
1.15 The All Night Workers - Why Don't You Smile
1.16 Jeannie Larimore - Johnny Won't Surf No More
1.17 Robertha Williams - Tell Mamma Not to Cry
1.18 Robertha Williams - Maybe Tomorrow
1.19 Terry Philips - Flowers for the Lady
1.20 Terry Philips - This Rose
1.21 The Surfsiders - Surfin'
1.22 The Surfsiders - Little Deuce Coupe
1.23 The Beachnuts - Sad Lonely Orphan Boy
1.24 The Beachnuts - I've Got a Tiger in My Tank
1.25 Ronnie Dickerson - What About Me
