American Poet is an album of an early solo concert by American rock musician Lou Reed, recorded live at Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York, on Boxing Day (December 26), 1972 Unterberger, Richie. White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day, pg. 318-319 during the Transformer tour. The backing band are the Tots. It features material from The Velvet Underground and Reed's first two 1972 solo albums, debut Lou Reed and Transformer. The version of "Berlin" is the arrangement from that debut album. American Poet was released in 2001.
The album's cover photo is by Mick Rock, from the same photo shoot as the Transformer cover.
Track listing All tracks composed by Lou Reed
"White Light/White Heat" (4:04) "Vicious" (3:06) "I'm Waiting for the Man" (7:14) "Walk It Talk It" (4:04) "Sweet Jane" (4:38) "Interview" (5:01) Remote broadcast from Ultra Sonic Recording Studios for Tuesday Night Concert series WLIR-FM "Heroin" (8:34) "Satellite of Love" (3:28) "Walk on the Wild Side" (5:55) "I'm So Free" (3:52) "Berlin" (6:00) "Rock & Roll" (5:13)
Personnel Lou Reed – lead vocals and rhythm guitar
The Tots Vinny Laporta – guitar Eddie Reynolds – guitar, backing vocals Bobby Resigno – bass guitar Scottie Clark – drums
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