CD Digipak Lou Reed – Berlin

Experience the definitive remaster of Lou Reed’s "masterpiece of misery."

Originally released in 1973 as the ambitious follow-up to the glam-rock classic Transformer, Berlin was initially met with critical hostility and commercial failure. Decades later, it has been vindicated as a cult classic and one of the most powerful concept albums in rock history. This 2007 RCA reissue features a digital remaster, released to commemorate Reed’s first-ever live tour of the album alongside a 30-piece band and choir.

Produced by Bob Ezrin, Berlin explores the harrowing, cinematic narrative of Jim and Caroline. Lou Reed’s signature "gravelly, nasal" vocal delivery perfectly captures the album’s dark themes of addiction, domestic strife, and tragic loss. While it was once infamously labeled a "disaster" by Rolling Stone, modern critics have re-evaluated the work, with Pitchfork awarding it a near-perfect 9.2/10 and Rolling Stone placing it on their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.

Product Details:

• Artist: Lou Reed
• Album: Berlin
• Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
• Label: RCA (2007)
• Genre: Art Rock / Concept Album