Lou Reed certainly struck a chord with his 15th solo studio album, 1989’s New York. Its raw sound and evocative lyrics earned the legendary singer-songwriter-poet a gold record and a #1 hit on the Modern Rock charts with “Dirty Blvd.”
Celebrating the New York Deluxe Edition reissue released this week (order here), we’re going back to 1989 to revisit Reed’s live performance of “Dirty Blvd” live on Night Music. The moment is captured in a perfect New York scene of an underground lounge bar, with black grand piano, a classic 80s saxophonist, and Reed delivering the hardened anthem of the streets in black Wayfarers. Watch below.
Lou Reed | “Dirty Blvd” [Night Music with David Sanborn, 1989]
The expansive New York reissue includes a newly remastered version of the original 1989 album on CD and – for the first time – pressed on vinyl. The set also includes 26 unreleased studio and live recordings of album tracks from the Lou Reed Archive, as well as the DVD-debut of “The New York Album,” a long-out-of-print concert video recorded during the New York tour.
The incredible collection comes packaged in an ornate hardcover book that includes new liner notes written by music journalist David Fricke, essays from archivist Don Fleming, and was produced for release by Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Bill Ingot, Jason Stern, and Hal Willner.
Order the New York Deluxe Edition here.
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