Words & Music May 1965 Deluxe edition

All tracks previously unreleased

Produced in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive

Inaugural release in Light in the Attic’s Lou Reed Archive Series

Features the earliest-known recordings of “I’m Waiting for the Man,” “Pale Blue Eyes" and “Heroin" as made famous by The Velvet Underground

Includes seven unheard Lou Reed compositions

45 RPM 2LP set pressed on Audiophile-Quality 180-gram vinyl at RTI

Features the only vinyl release of “I’m Waiting for the Man – May 1965 Alternate Version”

Remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY®-nominated engineer John Baldwin

Package designed by multi-GRAMMY®-winning artist Masaki Koike

Includes bonus 7-inch record, housed in die-cut picture sleeve containing the first-ever vinyl release of six unheard tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964, including early demos, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” and a doo-wop serenade recorded in ‘58 when the legendary singer-songwriter was just sixteen-years-old

Saddle-stitched, die-cut 28-page book featuring lyrics, archival photos, and liner notes by Greil Marcus, Don Fleming and Jason Stern

Archival reproduction of letter written by Reed to Delmore Schwartz, circa 1964

Includes CD containing complete audio from the package, housed in die-cut jacket

Entire package housed in stylized, die-cut gatefold LP jacket manufactured by Stoughton Printing Co.

Foil numbered and limited to 7,500 copies worldwide