Words & Music, May 1965 (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) Hard Rock

Words & Music, May 1965 (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) Hard RockReleased in tandem with the late artist's 80th birthday celebrations, the album offers an extraordinary, unvarnished, and plainly poignant insight into one of America's true poet songwriters. Capturing Reed in his formative years, this previously unreleased collection of songs penned by a young Lou Reed, recorded to tape with the help of future bandmate John Cale, and mailed to himself as a "poor man's copyright" remained sealed in its original

A kitsch classic

Lyrical themes throughout the album are an eclectic mix including drug use and sexual references (embodied in "White Light/ White Heat" and "Lady Godiva's Operation" respectively) The album was ranked at number 293 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

Originally a jug band with folk roots

Another song on the album

Including 'Lucifer Sam

Formed in Detroit in 1968

The name for the album was taken from the 14th-century Book of Taliesin

) It's trip-rock for the 2000s

Stand Out Tracks include "To Love Somebody

"Lesbo" is a 1969 erotic film directed by Edoardo Mulargia

Paul's next musical adventure

In personal terms between the group