Now, the songs that he penned during his stint at the company in the mid-1960s have been compiled for a new album: ‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65’.
The compilation album is due for release on September 27 via Light in the Attic, in partnership with Laurie Anderson and the Lou Reed Archive. You can now pre-order the album in various packages.
As suggested by the album’s name, ‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65′ will comprise of the material that he had worked on between those two years. The album’s opening track is The Primatives’ ‘The Ostrich’ that features Reed on lead vocals.
The tracklist for ‘Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65’ is:
Side A
1. The Primitives – ‘The Ostrich’
2. The Beachnuts – ‘Cycle Annie’
3. The Hi-Lifes – ‘I’m Gonna Fight’
4. The Hi-Lifes – ‘Soul City’
5. Ronnie Dickerson – ‘Oh No Don’t Do It’
6. Ronnie Dickerson – ‘Love Can Make You Cry’
7. The Hollywoods – ‘Teardrop In The Sand’
8. The Roughnecks – ‘You’re Driving Me Insane’
Side B
1. The Primitives – ‘Sneaky Pete’
2. Terry Philips – ‘Wild One’
3. Spongy And The Dolls – ‘Really – Really – Really – Really – Really – Really Love’
4. The Foxes – ‘Soul City’
5. The J Brothers – ‘Ya Running, But I’ll Getcha’
6. Beverley Ann – ‘We Got Trouble’
7. The All Night Workers – ‘Why Don’t You Smile’
8. Jeannie Larimore – ‘Johnny Won’t Surf No More’
Side C
1. Robertha Williams – ‘Tell Mamma Not to Cry’
2. Robertha Williams – ‘Maybe Tomorrow’
3. Terry Philips – ‘Flowers For The Lady’
4. Terry Philips – ‘This Rose’
Side D
1. The Surfsiders – ‘Surfin’’
2. The Surfsiders – ‘Little Deuce Coupe’
3. The Beachnuts – ‘Sad, Lonely Orphan Boy’
4. The Beachnuts – ‘I’ve Got a Tiger in My Tank’
5. Ronnie Dickerson – ‘What About Me’
