Considered one of Lou Reed’s best-known songs as soon as sounded very other.
A protracted-lost demo of “Heroin,” a track he would in the end free up with the Velvet Underground, presentations the observe in its earliest phases.
Gentle In The Attic Information mentioned it’s one among a number of songs Reed recorded in Might 1965 with the assistance of fellow Velvet Underground cofounder John Cale. Reed mailed the recordings to himself ― a “deficient guy’s copyright” ― and the envelope sat unopened for just about part a century.
Those recordings might be featured in “Phrases & Tune, Might 1965,” set for free up subsequent month. However “Heroin” is to be had on YouTube presently, and it sounds a lot more like one thing from the Greenwich Village people scene than what Reed would free up two years later with the Velvets:
Right here’s the reputable model for comparability:
Ultimate month, Gentle In The Attic Information launched a demo of “I’m Ready For The Guy” from the similar classes:
“Phrases & Tune, Might 1965,” drops Aug. 26.