Lou Reed (August 4, 1972) – "Walk And Talk It" b/w "Wild Child" Single: UK 7"

Aug 4, 1972

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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 Morgan Studios in London between December 1971 and January 1972. With increasing interest in the Velvet Underground, Reed’s debut album was highly anticipated but proved a commercial and critical disappointment, reaching only No. 189 on the Billboard 200. It comprises eight new recordings of then-unreleased Velvet Underground songs and two new songs. In 1976, when asked what he thought of the album in retrospect, Reed stated that it has some of the best songs he ever wrote but the production sucks.

COUNTRY VARIANTS

Artist: Lou Reed

Title: Walk And Talk It

Label: RCA Victor

Country: UK

Catalogue: RCA 2240 / SF 8281 Date: August 4, 1972

Format: 7" Single

Tracklist (7"):

A — Walk And Talk It (L. Reed)

B — Wild Child (L. Reed)

UK VARIANTS:

• UK - RCA Victor – RCA 2240 - 1972 (Stereo, Four Prong)

• UK - RCA Victor – RCA 2240 - 1972 (Promo, Four Prong Printed Demonsational)

SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia. BBC Official Charts

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