Lou Reed's solo material from the '70s and early '80s will be released as a massive 17 CD box set The RCA Arista Album Collection on October 7th. Reed himself oversaw the remastering of the material included prior to his death; reportedly this was the last project he worked on before his death in October 2013. The set includes 17 CDs (16 albums; one of the albums Lou Reed Live Take No Prisoners is a double cd), and comes with an 80 page hard bound book with rare photos and artwork, in depth liner notes, 8" x 10" prints, and more. Pre-order the collection here.
Please note: The RCA & Arista Album Collection isn't fully complete -- the anthology omits a couple of live albums and does not include bonus tracks that were included on subsequent reissues.
The RCA & Arista Album Collection includes the following albums:
01. Lou Reed (April 1972)
02. Transformer (November 1972)
03. Berlin (July 1973)
04. Rock n Roll Animal (live February 1974)
05. Sally Can't Dance (August 1974)
06. Metal Machine Music (July 1975)
07. Coney Island Baby (December 1975)
08. Rock and Roll Heart (October 1976)
09. Street Hassle (February 1978)
10. Lou Reed Live Take No Prisoners (2 CDs November 1978)
11. The Bells (April 1979)
12. Growing Up in Public (April 1980)
13. The Blue Mask (February 1982)
14. Legendary Hearts (March 1983)
15. New Sensations (April 1984)
16. Mistrial (June 1986)
Published June 15th, 2016