Classic Albums

2001 NR 49m 7.4

A documentary about the making of Lou Reed's legendary album, "Transformer," the album that took Lou Reed from cult hero of the Velvet Underground to international superstar status as a solo artist.

Transformer is considered to be one of the best albums of the 1970s. This documentary examines it with Lou Reed and engineer Ken Scott talking about Perfect Day and Vicious among others; Herbie Flowers shows how the base line on Walk on the Wild Side was recorded and Dave Stewart talks of Lou's influence on him.

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Info about Classic Albums

Studio(s): Daniel Television, Isis Productions

Originally Released: Dec 03, 2001

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary, Music