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Remembering Lou Reed Today on What Would Have Been His 84th Birthday (Born 3/2/42)

March 2, 2026 Albumism Staff
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Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Lou Reed’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: March 2, 1942
Died: October 27, 2013
Biography | Discography:

The Velvet Underground Studio Albums

The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) | Read More
White Light/White Heat (1968)
The Velvet Underground (1969)
Loaded (1970) | Read More

Solo Studio Albums

Lou Reed (1972) | Read More
Transformer (1972) | Read More
Berlin (1973)
Sally Can't Dance (1974)
Metal Machine Music (1975)
Coney Island Baby (1975)
Rock and Roll Heart (1976)
Street Hassle (1978)
The Bells (1979)
Growing Up in Public (1980)
The Blue Mask (1982)
Legendary Hearts (1983)
New Sensations (1984)
Mistrial (1986)
New York (1989)
Magic and Loss (1992)
Set the Twilight Reeling (1996)
Ecstasy (2000)
The Raven (2003)
Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007)

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