Lou Reed - Street Hassle (LP)

Product specifications

Details

Album

Street Hassle

Artist

Lou Reed

LP release year

2017

Album release date

1 feb 1978

Label

Arista

EAN

88985-3490714

Available

Yes

Product information

Format

LP

Quantity

1 piece(s)

Type

Reissue

Mono or stereo

Stereo

Duration

36 min

Tracks

8 tracks

EAN

EAN

88985-3490714

Other

Limited Edition

No

Country

Europe

Genre

Glam rock

Box set

No

Remastered

Yes

Reissue

Yes

• Gorgeous Pressing, Worth It

  5 out of 5 stars
  ylqmbich28 September 2025United States🇺🇸

  This is such a gorgeous pressing. I managed to get a copy in fantastic shape, and just listening to that title track now... it's worth every penny just for that alone.

• Stunning Record Worth Every Penny

  5 out of 5 stars
  grgbyacy28 September 2025United States🇺🇸

  This is such a stunning record. I managed to get a copy in excellent shape, and just listening to the main track now... it's worth every penny just for that alone.

• Fantastic Album, Flawed Copy

  5 out of 5 stars
  hyiwel14 September 2025United States🇺🇸

  This album is fantastic, just picked up this vinyl. I'm rating it 5 stars mainly because of the amazing track Street Hassle. However, I should mention that the high frequencies on my copy are quite messed up. Maybe it was damaged by a previous owner. The distortion gets worse on side B, especially towards the last song. But side A sounds pretty decent.

• Lou Reed's Urban Masterpiece

  5 out of 5 stars
  cubjolix6 July 2025United States🇺🇸

  Ever considered gathering and showcasing chewed gum bits from sidewalks as art? Save your time, because Uncle Lou has outdone you: he's charted these gum pieces, compared them with cigarette butt spots, interpreted cosmic meaning from the data, and crafted a powerful piece about city life. This is Lou Reed at his core: raw, daring, grand, grimy, sharp, intimate, sarcastic, and tough. Gimmie Some Good Times (kicking off with a Sweet Jane spoof), Wait, and the wild rendition of his own Real Good Time Together are shaky, unsteady, vaudeville rock anthems; Dirt is a vicious, venomous insult; I Wanna Be Black is a teasing yet sincere (self) mocking portrait, whose political incorrectness would make today's sensitive crowds faint; Shooting Star and Leave Me Alone are desperate, gritty blues rockers - the latter a hateful letter of despair and the former the model for many an Oasis track, except this one's got real (not their fake, safe) grime; and the title track is a massive exploration of urban struggle in 3 parts, a tribute to the city's lowest, which makes this album a must-own. In short: Albums like this show why Reed is rock royalty, so go ahead and grab it.

• Lou Reed's Raw Brilliance

  5 out of 5 stars
  xukiecditod526 December 2024United Kingdom🇬🇧

  Honestly, the messed up Lou is SO much better than the clean and sober version... I had this on cassette way back when because my German buddy owned a JVC Boombox with a binaural switch... and the only two binaural cassettes you could find anywhere were Street Hassle and Lou Reed Live Take No Prisoners... so for a while, those two were constantly playing on that Boombox, haha. Obviously, I've got the vinyl, I'm a huge fan of this album, even though it does sound like crap... same goes for the live album on vinyl... binaural never caught on... and it feels kinda weird to listen to Street Hassle with headphones... feels a bit too personal, y'know?