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Lou Reed — Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 26, 2008 10:58 am
I'm a big fan of both The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed's solo work. But Berlin, Reed's third solo album, has never ranked among my favourites. The depressing lyrics loosely tell a story of a couple of addicts, and the instrumentation was more grandiose than what we'd previously heard from the man. Berlin was released in 1973 and finally...
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Velvet Underground Record To Be Re-auctioned

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By CHARTattack Staff December 14, 2006 5:30 pm
Remember that huge payday that was coming to Montreal record store clerk Warren Hill for his ultra-rare Velvet Underground album? Well, it turns out the final bid was, in fact, a complete fake. The non-buyer, "mechadaddy," is a young man from California who apparently thought it was hilarious to bid U.S.$155,000 for the record on...
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Montrealer's Velvet Underground Recording Nets Huge Payday

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By Crissandra Ayroso (CHARTattack) December 11, 2006 2:00 pm
A Montreal record store owner who happened upon and purchased a rare Velvet Underground recording while thrift shopping in New York in 2002 got a major return on his investment when the final eBay bid came in on the item Friday night. According to the Associated Press, Warren Hill bought the record, which was made in-studio during the band's...
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