In early 1974 went on sale the first live disc of Lou Reed, "Rock and Roll Animal". A controversial album, like almost everything that the artist from New York did, censored in some countries for containing an explicit version of "Heroin". During which, and thus says one of the many legends about the singer, he just inject it into a vein before his audience.Myth or Reality?.
With only five songs from this great show,with a new accompaniment band,this work harshly criticized for its brief content,so it was necessary to expand it in later editions with two more songs. Here you will have the complete and reconstructed Lp, in addition to a rarity: the censored version.
Ok.., are you ready for feel and hear one of the best and legendary Lou Reed´s shows?. but first read a little to know what the story is about.
Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by American rock star Lou Reed, recorded live on December 21, 1973, at Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York City and released in February 1974 by RCA, it features five songs, four of which are songs by the Velvet Underground:
A: 1.Intro/Sweet Jane – 2.Heroin. B: 1.White Light / White Heat. - 2.Lady Day – 3. Rock´N´Roll.
This version was censored in some European countries as Spain by the song “Heroin”, which was replaced by other three studio versions: “Vicious”, “I Can´t Stand it” & “Walk On The Wild Side”; until 1977, when the regular version appeared.
Decades after, in the year 2000, a remastered and expanded version was released on CD with two tracks not included on the original LP or 1990 CD release:. "How Do You Think It Feels" & “Caroline Say I”.
A second part with six more songs from the same New York concert was released in March 1975 on “Lou Reed Live”, that should have been included in the original double Lp “Rock´N´Roll Animal”. They say, it was done like that, because RCA Records thought that the double album, it was expensive to made and would not be successful for The 1973 Oil Crisis. This second part brought
A: 1.Vicious – 2- Satellite Of Love - 3.Walk On The Wild Side B: 1.I´m Waitting For The Man – 2. Oh Jim – 3.Sad Song.
With these two lp´s, the entire show was been released, albeit in a different order than the original concert. The correct sequence is presented here Bit.ly/LR74B4 for the first time in two CD´s.with the European censored version, with alternate mix.
CD.1 (61´27)
1.Intro.(3:19)
2.Sweet Jane.(5:00)
3.How Do You Think It Feels?.(3:44)
4.Caroline Say I.(3:48)
5.I´m Waiting For The Man.(3:39)
6.Lady Day.(3:54)
7.Heroin.(13:04)
8.Vicious.(5:56)
9.Satellite Of Love.(5:59)
10.Walk On The Wild Side.(4:42)
11.Oh Jim (1).(8:16)
CD.2 (62:17)
1.Oh Jim (2).(2:20)
2.Sad Song.(7:20)
3.White Light / White Head.(5:11)
4.Rock´N´Roll.(10:02)
( The 1974 European Censored Version ).
5.Intro / Sweet Jane.(7:57)
6.Vicious.(2:59)(*)
7.I Can´t Stand It.(2:37)(*)
8.Walk On The Wild Side.(4:15)(*)
9.White Light / White Heat.(5:16)
10.Lady Day.(4:01)
11.Rock´N´Roll.(10:08)
Ok, enjoy with Lou Reed “The Phantom of Rock”. I have a couple of surprises for this Christmas that you will like. But.., Do you know how to keep a secret?.., Me too!.
See you soon. Bye.
Photo: Alternate Original cover rejected for “Rock N´Roll Animal” 1974 album.