The American musician and guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed (Lewis Allan Reed) was born on this day 1942 in Beth El Hospital in Brooklyn. Reed recorded classic LPs such as The Velvet Underground & Nico and White Light/White Heat with the Velvet Underground and solo LPs such as Transformer and Berlin.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1622 02/03/2021
The final Albert Collins album, Iceman, celebrates a 30th anniversary this month! The LP, his first for a major label, was Collins doing what he did best catchy blues on his Telecaster. The Iceman died of lung cancer two years later. |
 No.1275 02/03/2020
The Nathaniel Rateliff album And It’s Still Alright is a great late night album, full of reflection and contemplation. Without the Nightsweats, Rateliff sings songs of loss for his producer friends Richard Swift. No killer tunes, but poignant. |
 No.908 02/03/2019
I reluctantly gave Chaka Khan’s latest release, Hello Happiness, a listen and was pleasantly surprised. If you like the single, Like Sugar, you will like what’s on offer here. It’s funky, it’s soulful, and it’s everything I loved from Chaka all those years ago. Chaka, Chaka, Chaka, Chaka Khan… |
 No.543 02/03/2018
The 2nd LP by Scott Walker Scott 2 is 50 years old this month! Includes 3 interpretations of Jacques Brel songs, Next, The Girls and the Dogs and the sensational opener Jackie. The song caused controversy with drug references and the line “authentic queers and phony virgins.” Classic Walker! |
