A new compilation album with songs that were (co-)written by Lou Reed as a staff writer for Pickwick Records in New York will be released on September 27. The songs came fast as the label was trying to cash in on trends that dominated the charts in the early 60s.
Why Dont Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 by Lou Reed features The Ostrich for The Primitives, an ersatz band for which John Cale was enlisted to play on a tour in the Winter of 1965 (he does not play on the recording). Also of interest Why Don't You Smile, which Cale co-wrote with Lou and Terry Philips and Jerry Vance for a band called The All-Night Workers.
Light In The Attic Records (limited ox blood &: gold, black 2LP, CD, digital). Comes with a 20-page LP book/40-page CD book featuring unseen photos and essays by Lenny Kaye & Richie Unterberger.
