The Vinyl Countdown # 1971

Lou Reed, Magic And Loss (1992)

When Magic And Loss was released I was in the throes of Lou Reed obsession. I discovered him via Mistrial – an album my mum bought when it was released (1986). I had connected the dots to Walk On The Wild Side and back to The Velvet Underground. I had enjoyed a couple of best-of compilations and then New York was a revelat…