Lou Reed fans have been wondering when we’d start to get some nice Lou Reed product. Now with the arrival in October of the Legacy Recordings box, we can appreciatively look for other, more obscure Lou Reed content in the music sphere. One such new offering is the upcoming Waltzing Matilda (Love Has Gone Away). It will highlight several dates from Lou Reed’s awesome 1978 tour in support of his masterpiece (one of his masterpieces), Street Hassle, released via Arista Records back in early 1978.
(I saw this tour in Chicago at Park West. Lou Reed’s set was supported by Ian Dury & The Blockheads. I’m a tad disappointed that none of those performance tracks made it onto this set. There were two performances the night I was there, April 14, second show.)
Waltzing Matilda (love has gone away) is a sixteen-track, 2CD Live collection culled from two shows that include San Francisco (March 22 – Old Waldorf Theatre), and Cleveland (April 26 -Music Hall) (see track-list for the selections from each locale). The album will feature a twelve-page booklet with liner notes and photos. The CDs will be housed in a deluxe packaging.
Waltzing Matilda will be released on July 22 via the UK label, Easy Action Records. And yes, I’m quite excited to have this one. This set completes an intended trilogy of Lou Reed releases that were planned by Easy Action Records. The first two are: American Poet Live (1CD Live in New York – 1972), and Lou Reed: Thinking Of Another Place (2CD Rock and Roll Heart tour set).
Waltzing Matilda (love has gone away)
CD1: Cleveland Music Hall – April 26, 1978
01 – Gimme Some Good Times (Cleveland 1978) – 2:51
02 – Satellite Of Love (Cleveland 1978) – 6:37
03 – Leave Me Alone medley (Cleveland 1978) – 8:24
04 – I Wanna Be Black (Cleveland 1978) – 5:01
05 – Walk On The Wild Side (Cleveland 1978) – 4:36
06 – Coney Island Baby (Cleveland 1978) – 4:39
07 – Street Hassle (Cleveland 1978) – 12:50
08 – Sweet Jane (Cleveland 1978) – 4:47
09 – Rock N Roll (Cleveland 1978) – 5:20
CD2: Old Waldorf Theatre – March 22, 1978
10 – Gimme Some Good Times (San Francisco 1978) -3:20
11 – Satellite Of Love (San Francisco 1978) – 6:42
12 – Leave Me Alone medley (San Francisco 1978) – 13:32
13 – Lisa Says (San Francisco 1978) – 7:10
14 – Coney Island Baby (San Francisco 1978) – 9:38
15 – Sweet Jane (San Francisco 1978) – 4:07
16 – Rock N Roll (San Francisco 1978) – 7:29