So the Velvet Underground is over. What now? Host Rich Tupica lets you know by playing the 2022 Lou Reed vinyl release “I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos” in full. Recorded on October 27, 1971, but only recently unearthed, this conspicuous batch of tracks features the earliest versions of songs later heard on his solo LPs. Strap in for some stripped-down brilliance from one of the most famous outsider songwriters ever. Also included: Clips from a 1974 press conference with Lou and confused reporters.
So the Velvet Underground is over. What now? Host Rich Tupica lets you know by playing the 2022 Lou Reed vinyl release “I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos” in full. Recorded on October 27, 1971, but only recently unearthed, this conspicuous batch of tracks features the earliest versions of songs later heard on his solo LPs. Strap in for some stripped-down brilliance from one of the most famous outsider songwriters ever. Also included: Clips from a 1974 press conference with Lou and confused reporters.