A Lou Reed singles album compiling his songwriting before his tenure in The Velvet Underground is set to be released.‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65’ is set to drop on..

Lou Reed is the face of the Velvet Underground. The band would not have had the impact that it did without the contributions of John Cale, Nico, Mo Tucker and Sterling Morrison, but it was Reed, with ...

Before co-founding the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed was a staff songwriter for other artists at Pickwick Records. Now, his mid-1960s songs, performed by assorted artists on the label (with occasional ...