LOU REED AND THE VELVETS - NIGEL TREVENA

LOU REED AND THE VELVETS - NIGEL TREVENA

Published by: Bantan, England, 1973

Softcover, 36 pages

17 x 24 cm

Language: English


Condition: Excellent

The first book on the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed, covering the band’s history and discography from 1963–1973, as well as Reed’s solo career.
 
This rare publication includes a timeline of the band, reviews of their first four studio albums and Live at Max’s, and a comic illustrating “I’m Waiting for the Man,” as well as selections of Lou Reed’s rarely seen poems, a dispatch from a Lou Reed concert at Leicester University in October 1972, and more. Chock full of black & white photos of Reed, the Velvet Underground, and other associates of his, on and off stage.
 
A thorough dive into VUniverse, this publication is an early example of a fan's compilation of Reed & the Velvets' activities.