The Velvet Underground - The Velvet UndergroundUK pressing, 1971. Lou Reed 'Closet Mix' VG+ G+ (Sleeve has some edge wear, and sticker removal mark on the cover)

Ride guitarist/singer Andy Bell releases his debut solo album The View From Halfway Down on October 9

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he always bounced back and forth between his electronic and acoustic sound

Riding) and a second festive track

color inner sleeve

what initially came across as a haphazard stream of slapped-together fragments begins to take the shape of a 44-minute suite filled with wistful joy

then we’d try to remember the arrangement and try and put it together

We knew we had a good record so didn’t get knocked back and knew it would be a climb as many of these small and large ‘indie’ or ‘alternative’ labels can be even more conservative than the mainstream

including memorable record release concerts in Lubbock

plus her own solo work

best witnessed in the lengthy closing of '23 beats off' and the unintentional gremlins homage that opens 'walken's syndrome

and their raucous live shows have helped them cross over outside of crusty dive bars