Light in the Attic announce latest edition to Lou Reed Archive Series

The latest installment in LITA’s critically acclaimed Lou Reed Archive Series is a compilation of pop songs penned by Reed during his mid-60s stint as a staff songwriter for the long-defunct label Pickwick Records. The compilation follows on the heels of Lou Reed’s Hudson River Wind Meditations (2023 reissue) and Words & Music, May 1965 (2022).

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Why Don’t You Smile Now… has been restored and remastered by GRAMMY-nominated mastering engineer John Baldwin. Both the 2xLP & CD editions feature in-depth booklets with unseen photos, liner notes by Richie Unterberger (author of such acclaimed titles as White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground day-by-day), and an essay by Lenny Kaye.

Tracklist:

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. Roobertha 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”