Lou Reed - Metal Machine MusicRSD 25 Release Lou Reeds Metal Machine Music is an album that stands out for its defiance of traditional music norms. Released in 1975, and described as The greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum by Lester Bangs (Creem, 1975), it challenged listeners and critics alike with its experimental approach. Now, to mark its 50th anniversary, a special Metallic Silver vinyl edition is being launched as part of Record Store Day, offering

Available on limited opaque white vinyl

and in the box set: an instrumental called “Masque of the Pink Death

While in Glasgow

Licensed from Sam Culley

Cruellest Crime 5

‘Studio One Women’ remains one of the ‘Studio One’ series’ most in demand titles and

It‰۪s now deciding where to go

During recording the band re-amped a lot of the sounds on the record

love and flower power as Nigeria descended into Civil War in 1967

culminating with the final stanza: “Beyond the choice of create or destroy / inherit

" and deep catalog gems like "Queen Jane Approximately" and "The Wicked Messenger

rock ‰Û÷n‰۪ roll and R&B hits poured out from Cosimo Matassa‰۪s studios