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In October, Sony Legacy released the mammoth 17-CD "RCA & Arista Album Collection," which brought 16 solo Lou Reed albums together. Now, vinyl collectors are about to have their day in the sun as those indispensible recordings begin to trickle out on vinyl—high-fidelity 150-gram vinyl featuring meticulous reproduction of the albums’ original packaging and a 30-page book. Volume one in the new vinyl series takes us from ’72 to ’82 via the Bowie-produced triumph "Transformer," the dark, densely orchestrated "Berlin," the electrifying live "Rock ’n’ Roll Animal," the songwriting tour-de-force "Coney Island Baby," the raw, part-live, part-studio gem "Street Hassle" and another album full of deeply compelling compositions (and stellar Robert Quine guitar work), "The Blue Mask." Among the many crucial cuts coming your way on this audiophile vinyl: "Walk on the Wild Side," "Vicious," "Perfect Day," "Caroline Says I & II," "Sad Song," "Coney Island Baby," "Kicks," "Crazy Feeling," "Street Hassle," "Real Good Time Together," "The Gun," "Average Guy," "The Blue Mask," live versions of VU’s "White Light/White Heat," "Rock ’n’ Roll," "Heroin" and more from this late, great punk predecessor and American rock icon! Sony Legacy.