Pre-Velvet Underground Records

 

 

LP's

Soundsville!
Design, DLP 187, Mono, USA, 1965
Design, SDLP 187, Stereo, USA, 1965

Side 1: 1. Don't Turn My World Upside Down / 2. Soul City / 3. Teardrop In The Sand / 4. Wonderful World Of Love / 5. You're Driving Me Insane
Side 2: 1. First Impression / 2. I'm Gonna Fight / 3. I've Got A Tiger In My Tank / 4. Cycle Annie / 5. Johnny Won't Surf No More / 6. It's Hard For A Girl In A World Full Of Man

All titles composed by Reed/Philips/Vance/Sims, except "I've Got A Tiger In My Hand" by Reed/Philips/Vance/Sims/Motta

Lou sings and play guitar on side 1, track 5, and side 2, track 4, and (problably) plays guitar and backing vocals on the rest.

 


Out Of Sight!
Design, DLP 269, Mono, Usa, 1967

Includes "Cycle Annie" by "The Beachnuts. Lou Reed co-writes, sing and play guitar on this song.

 


 

The Four Seasons
Design, DLP 185, Mono, USA, 1964

Includes "Ya Runnin' But I'll Get You", written by Reed and other colaborators from Pickwick

 


 

Ronnie Dove / Terry Philips
Swingin' Teen Sounds Of

Design, DLP 186, Mono, USA, 1965

Side 1 : Ronnie Dove : I'll Be Around / No Greater Love / Terry Philips : This Rose (Sims, Vance, Philips, Reed) / Flowers For The Lady (Irby, Philips, Vance, Reed, Sims) / This I Promise You (Guiffre, Philips, Sims, Vance)
Side 2 : Ronnie Dove : Saddest Song / Party Doll / Wild One (Reed, Philips, Vance, Sims) / Everybody's Sweetheart (Baron, Philips, Irby) / You (Philips, Vance, Sims)

Lou problably plays guitar in some of the songs, particularly the ones he co-writes

 


 

Irma Thomas, Maxine Brown & Ronnie Dickinson
Grand Prix, KS-426, Mono, USA, 1965

Pickwick tracks: "Maybe Tomorrow" (Reed/Philips/Vance/Sims) and "Love Can Make You Cry" (Reed/Philips/Vance/Sims) both interpreted by Ronnie Dickerson


Rockin' On Broadway

Rockin' On Broadway · The Time, Brent, Shad Story
Ace Records, CDCHD 758, UK, 2000

Includes:
The Jades: So Blue (Lou Reed / Phil Harris) / Leave Her For Me (Lou Reed)
Recorded in 1958
Lewis (Lou) Reed: Your Love (Lou Reed) / Merry Go 'Round (Lou Reed)
Recorded in 1962 - First Lou Reed solo recordings

 

45's

 

So Blue / Leave Her For Me (Sample Copy)

The Jades
Leave Her For Me (Lewis Reed) / So Blue (Phil Harris/Lewis Reed)
Time 1002, Mono, USA, 28/11/1958

Two different versions:

White label sample copy, with So Blue credited to Phil Harris.
Dark blue label stock copy with So Blue credited to Lewis Reed and Phil Harris.

 


 

The Primitives
The Ostrich / Sneaky Pete
Pickwick City, PC-1001, Mono, USA, 1964

All titles composed by Reed/Sims/Vance/Philips

After the relative success of "The Ostrich", Pickwick formed a band for playing live and promote the songs in different shows. This band included John Cale.

 


 

The Intimates
I've Got A Tiger In My Tank (Motta/Philips/Reed/Sims/Vance) / Smart Too Late (Soloway/Glaser)
Epic, 5-9743, Mono, USA, 1965

 


 

Roberta Williams
Tell Mama Not To Cry (Vance/Sims/Reed/Phillips) / Maybe Tomorrow (Vance/Sims/Reed/Phillips)
Uptown, 707, Mono, USA, 1965

 


 

The All Night Workers
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket (Bill Alniger) / Why Don't You Smile Now? (Reed/Cale/Philips/Vance), Mono, USA, 1965
Round Sound, RS-1, Mono, USA, 1965

"Why Don't You Smile Now?" is the first known colaboration between Lou Reed and JohnCale

Three different editions:

  • Red/Orange DJ copy
  • Red Orange stock copy
  • White copy

 


 

Donnie Burks
Why Don't You Smile Now (Reed/Cale/Philips/Vance) / Satisfaction Guaranteed
Decca, 32134, Mono, USA, 1965


Lewis Reed / The Jades
All Tomorrow's Dance Parties
Norton Records, EP-097, US, 2000

Side A: Lewis (Lou) Reed: Your Love (Lou Reed) / Merry Go 'Round (Lou Reed)
Recorded in 1962 - First Lou Reed solo recordings

Side B: The Jades: So Blue (Lou Reed / Phil Harris) / Leave Her For Me (Lou Reed)
Recorded in 1958



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