NEW LP
New sealed copy, 2018 reissue.
Transformer is the second solo studio album by Lou Reed, released in 1972 through RCA Records. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, the album was recorded at Trident Studios in London and marked Reed's commercial breakthrough as a solo artist following his work with the Velvet Underground.
The record combines rock and glam rock with piano, strings, acoustic guitar, and saxophone. Ronson contributed guitar, piano, recorder, backing vocals, and string arrangements, including the arrangement for "Perfect Day." The album also includes "Walk on the Wild Side," "Satellite of Love," "Vicious," and "Hangin' Round." Several songs had roots in Reed's Velvet Underground period, including earlier versions of "Andy's Chest" and "Satellite of Love."
"Walk on the Wild Side" became Reed's most successful single and brought him a much wider audience. Transformer remains one of the defining albums of his solo career and an important release in the development of glam rock.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Vicious
A2 Andy's Chest
A3 Perfect Day
A4 Hangin' 'Round
A5 Walk On The Wild Side
B1 Make Up
B2 Satellite Of Love
B3 Wagon Wheel
B4 New York Telephone Conversation
B5 I'm So Free
B6 Goodnight Ladies
