Lou Reed – Berlin (E/E) – LP, JP 1982, No OBI

Berlin is an LP by Lou Reed from 1982 released on the RCA label.

About this album

Berlin is one of Lou Reed’s most daring and devastating albums, a bleak concept work that turns domestic collapse, addiction and despair into art-rock theatre. Released in 1973, it marked a sharp move away from pop immediacy towards something far darker and more ambitious, built around Reed’s unflinching storytelling and stark emotional detail. Songs such as Caroline Says I, The Kids and Sad Song trace a relationship disintegrating under the weight of abuse and alienation, giving the record its tragic, cinematic force. Long misunderstood on release, Berlin is now widely regarded as one of Reed’s most important and uncompromising works.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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