The Blue Mask (150g Remaster VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M) Get Cheap Vinyl

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Label:    RCA – AFL1-4221, RCA – 88985349081
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country:    USA & Europe
Released:    2017
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Classic Rock, Alternative Rock

A1        My House    5:21
A2        Women    4:55
A3        Underneath The Bottle    2:27
A4        The Gun    3:37
A5        The Blue Mask    5:00
B1        Average Guy    3:10
B2        The Heroine    3:00
B3        Waves Of Fear    4:10
B4        The Day John Kennedy Died    4:05
B5        Heavenly Arms    4:45

Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – MPO
Manufactured By – Noiseland Industries – 16-0390
Lacquer Cut At – SST GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
Copyright © – RCA Records
Copyright © – Metal Machine Music (2)
Art Direction – J. J. Stelmach
Backing Vocals – Fernando Saunders
Bass – Fernando Saunders
Drums – Doane Perry
Engineer – Sean Fullan
Guitar – Lou Reed, Robert Quine
Lacquer Cut By – Kr*
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Producer – Lou Reed, Sean Fullan
Vocals – Lou Reed
Hype sticker stating "remastered under Lou’s direct personal supervision"

Includes a 22“ x 22“ fold out poster of the cover of the album.

℗ 1982 & © 1982, 2016 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Made in EU.
Barcode: 8 8985-34908-1 3

Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar); Robert Quine (guitar); Fernando Saunders (bass, background vocals); Doane Perry (drums).Producers: Lou Reed, Sean Fullan.Reissue producers: Paul Williams.Recorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York in October 1981. Includes liner notes by Michael Hill.After a dispiriting early-'80s slump at Arista Records, Lou Reed renewed himself artistically by changing labels and releasing THE BLUE MASK on RCA in 1982. This was a brave move, since THE BLUE MASK is a resolutely uncommercial album, making no concessions in either its stark, flatly recorded ambience or harrowing themes. However, grace notes abound for the patient listener.Performing with a no-frills setup for the first time since the Velvets, Reed keenly matches words and music with the sparest of means to achieve the maximum end. THE BLUE MASK pits a hard-earned contentment ("My House," "Women) against the dizzying abyss lurking beneath the surface of life ("Underneath The Bottle," "Waves Of Fear" and, most compellingly, the awesome title track itself). Running through all this, Reed and second guitarist Robert Quine intertwine their instruments, sustaining meditative interludes and codas closer to jazz than rock. Bassist Fernando Saunders' vibrant tone and supple lines also adds a new element of flexibility to Reed's music. Saunders' gentle falsetto backing vocals also make a nice contrast to Reed's famously edgy song-speech.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: PUNK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 11/17/2017