Both tracks are taken from Lou Reed’s debut solo studio album, released in May 1972 by RCA Records two years after he left the Velvet Underground. The album was produced by Richard Robinson and Reed and features London session musicians as Reed’s backing band, two of whom, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, were from the British progressive rock band Yes. Wakeman recalled that during the recording sessions the lights had to be out so nobody could see. The album was recorded at Morg