LOU REED Transformer 1972 UK RCA 1st PRESS NON-LAMINATED 1E/1E
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Dec 25, 2023
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LOU REED Transformer 1972 UK RCA 1st PRESS NON-LAMINATED 1E/1E
LOU REEDTransformer
1972 UK RCA (LSP 4807) FIRST PRESSING MATT COVER
BEAUTIFUL CONDITION - SOUNDS LIKE NEW
SMOOTH ORANGE RCA LABELS
MATRIX: BPRS 7038 1E / BPRS 7039 1E
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE “Printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT RCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
David Bowie has never been shy about acknowledging his influences, and since the boho decadence and sexual ambiguity of the Velvet Underground's music had a major impact on Bowie's work, it was only fitting that as Ziggy Stardust mania was reaching its peak, Bowie would offer Lou Reed some much needed help with his career, which was stuck in neutral after his first solo album came and went.
Musically, Reed's work didn't have too much in common with the sonic bombast of the glam scene, but at least it was a place where his eccentricities could find a comfortable home, and on Transformer Bowie and his right-hand man, Mick Ronson, crafted a new sound for Reed that was better fitting (and more commercially astute) than the ambivalent tone of his first solo album.
Ronson adds some guitar raunch to "Vicious" and "Hangin' Round" that's a lot flashier than what Reed cranked out with the Velvets, but still honours Lou's strengths in guitar-driven hard rock, while the imaginative arrangements Ronson cooked up for "Perfect Day," "Walk on the Wild Side," and "Goodnight Ladies" blend pop polish with musical thinking just as distinctive as Reed's lyrical conceits.
And while Reed occasionally overplays his hand in writing stuff he figured the glam kids wanted ("Make Up" and "I'm So Free" being the most obvious examples), "Perfect Day," "Walk on the Wild Side," and "New York Telephone Conversation" proved he could still write about the demimonde with both perception and respect.
The sound and style of Transformer would in many ways define Reed's career in the 1970s, and while it led him into a style that proved to be a dead end, you can't deny that Bowie and Ronson gave their hero a new lease on life -- and a solid album in the bargain
Side 1:
Vicious (2:55)
Andy's Chest (3:17)
Perfect Day (3:43)
Hangin' Round (3:39)
Walk On The Wild Side (4:12)
Side 2:
Make Up (2:58)
Satellite Of Love (3:40)
Wagon Wheel (3:19)
New York Telephone Conversation (1:31)
I'm So Free (3:07)
Goodnight Ladies (4:19)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a couple of hairlines have no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays as-new throughout with nothing to fault the fantastic deep, rich and warm sound
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Good clean, solid cover with just a little wear on the corners.
All edges are sharp and all spine text is clear
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1608 (GS 9.5 (1608))
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