Step back into the glitter-soaked, platform-heeled, electric-booted madness of the early 70s – where rock became theatre and the world turned day-glo. This is your time machine built from original music papers, scrapbook clippings, record sleeves, adverts, reviews, and every scrap of 1970–1976 ephemera we can lay our hands on. Feel the bass drum stomp of Slade, the cosmic curl of Bolan’s hair, the sneer of Alice Cooper swinging from a gallows, the alien cool of Bowie’s lightn

The leather-clad poet who dragged the Velvet Underground's shades into the daylight and painted them glitter-black. He never wore platforms, never needed a spaceship, and definitely didn’t smile for the cameras… but without this deadpan, sunglasses-at-night New York City vampire, glam rock would have sounded a lot less dangerous The Glam Slam Essentials Transformer (1972) – Album Release (1972)Bowie & Ronson production magic. “Walk on the Wild Side”, “Perfect Day”, “Satellite

Lou Reed’s "Captain Average" , a one-page feature in Rock Magazine , February 1981.

Lou Reed’s Bops Bowie! - Last Tuesday Night, a cover and one-page feature in Melody Maker, April 21, 1979.

Lou Reed & David Essex’s "Lou Laid Low" , a one-page feature in Circus Magazine ,November 1, 1975.

Lou Reed’s "Metal Machine Music" , a three-page feature in Circus Magazine , September 1, 1975.

Lou Reed’s "Metal Machine Music" , a three-page feature in Circus Magazine , September 1, 1975.

Lou Reed’s "Sally Can't Dance" , a half-page advert in Melody Maker , September 28, 1974.

David Bowie’s "Bowie Back Soon" , a one-page article in Disc , May 4, 1974..

Lou Reed's One-Page Article in Disc, May 4, 1974.

Lou Reed’s "Berlin Album" , a one-page review in Melody Maker , October 13, 1973.

Lou Reed’s "Lou Reed Dates" , a cover insert and one-page article in Melody Maker , August 11, 1973.

David Bowie’s "Bowie, Pop and Reed" , a one-page article in Rock Scene , March 1, 1973.

Lou Reed’s "Looking For Love" , a one-page article in New Musical Express , February 10, 1973.

Bowie & Ronson polish Lou into glam perfection – Melody Maker bows down! one-page review in Melody Maker, December 2, 1972.

Lou Reed’s velvet sleaze strolls in – like nothing you’ve heard before! Lou Reed’s Walk On The Wildside, a one-page advert in Melody Maker, November 25, 1972.

Lou Reed’s "The Growing Influence of Lou Reed" , a one-page feature in New Musical Express , October 14, 1972.

Lou Reed’s "The Album, The Tour" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , October 7, 1972.

Lou Reed’s "Reed Still Working On Album" , a one-page article in New Musical Express , August 26, 1972.

Lou Reed’s "Walk And Talk it" , a one-page single review in New Musical Express , August 5, 1972.