Rock and Roll Diary: 1967-1980 | ||||
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Compilation album by Lou Reed | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1967-1980 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 74:29 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Allmusic |
Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 was released by Arista Records in 1980 as a double album split between tracks by the Velvet Underground and tracks by Lou Reed, attempting to demonstrate the arc of his songwriting over the first fifteen years of his career. The versions of "Heroin" and "Femme Fatale" are from the 1974 Velvet Underground live album 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. "Coney Island Baby" comes from the Live: Take No Prisoners album. The liner notes for the album were written by Ellen Willis.
An edited version of the album was released on compact disc on September 27, 1994.