Considered one of Lou Reed’s best-known songs as soon as sounded very completely different.
A protracted-lost demo of “Heroin,” a tune he would finally launch with the Velvet Underground, reveals the observe in its earliest phases.
Mild In The Attic Information stated it’s one among a number of songs Reed recorded in Could 1965 with the assistance of fellow Velvet Underground cofounder John Cale. Reed mailed the recordings to himself ― a “poor man’s copyright” ― and the envelope sat unopened for almost half a century.
These recordings will probably be featured in “Phrases & Music, Could 1965,” set for launch subsequent month. However “Heroin” is on the market on YouTube proper now, and it sounds way more like one thing from the Greenwich Village folks scene than what Reed would launch two years later with the Velvets:
Right here’s the official model for comparability:
Final month, Mild In The Attic Information launched a demo of “I’m Ready For The Man” from the identical classes:
“Phrases & Music, Could 1965,” drops Aug. 26.
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