Lou Reed Talking and DJ'ing on Radio 1979 (& Cale!)

[nkdlunch]

A friend just sent me this link to a zip file of Lou Reed dj'ing and talking on WPIX in NYC in 1979. To my ear it runs fast. If someone else has the capability of slowing it down and reposting
I will be eternally grateful. Its about 1 hr and 45 min and include all the music Lou plays. Cale come in near the end and they chat and cale plays 3 live cuts (w/ Ivan Kral among others).
Download it now! Its great.

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2013/11 ... -nyc-1979/

This is what it says about it on the website:
When Lou Reed penned the classic ?Rock and Roll? he paid tribute not only to rock and roll music, but also to the transformative powers of rock and roll radio. Radio was a lifelong preoccupation for Reed, from his days as a Long Island teen with an ear pressed against the speaker during Alan Freed?s legendary broadcasts to the New York Hustle, an eclectic satellite radio show he co-hosted with producer Hal Willner towards the end of his life. Had he not been a genius songwriter and musician, it?s easy to imagine Lou finding his calling as a disc jockey. And indeed, as an English major at Syracuse University in the early 60s, he hosted a radio show, Excursions On A Wobbly Rail, playing what was surely an adventurous blend of jazz, rock and doo wop for his fellow Oranges.

Alas, there are no known tapes of Lou?s college radio days. The closest we?ll probably get to it is this guest DJ stint on New York City?s WPIX in early 1979. Lou is in fine, fighting form here, peppering his commentary with scathing diatribes against Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone magazine, Jimmy Carter and NYC taxi drivers. He even takes some calls ? witness the hilarious, surreal moment when Lou ?Take No Prisoners? Reed admonishes a caller for using foul language. The music he plays is fantastic, too, with some classic doo wop, tracks from his then-unreleased The Bells LP, and a truly bizarro segue from Al Green to Nico. Lou even comes out in favor of disco.
And if that?s not enough, none other than John Cale pops up towards the end of the tape. Even though these dudes spent plenty of time at odds with one another over the years, they just sound like old buddies here. The whole thing closes out with a trio of killer live recordings (otherwise unreleased?) from Cale, featuring the Blue Oyster Cult?s Allen Lanier! What an embarrassment of riches. If you?ve ever needed your life saved by rock and roll radio, look no further. words/ t wilcox

[Mark]

Thanks! Not listened to it yet but those Cale CBGB tracks are pretty tasty. Wonder where the tape of the full show is?

[MJG196]

Is that the Lou interview with cuts from his gig at el Mocambo?

[nkdlunch]

Nope. Lou just plays records, then Cale comes in and plays 3 live cuts.

[lurid]

this great recording has circulated in various forms for years. The most common version has all the songs cut out but I'm sure I have a complete copy somewhere. (but I dont specifically remember the live cale material!)

Thanks! Not listened to it yet but those Cale CBGB tracks are pretty tasty. Wonder where the tape of the full show is?

[nkdlunch]

Thanks Lurid. I was wondering if this was something thats floated around for a while.

[kkq486x]

The Cale tracks is from CBGB 1978-10-27

[calaminehello]

would love to hear the best version of entire thing, if any kind soul would post?

[lurid]

I just listened and the version being made available from the link above is the same as the "complete" version I have. Mine seems to run a bit fast as well.

If you've never heard this gem you really must - it's a real hoot in places.

would love to hear the best version of entire thing, if any kind soul would post?

[nkdlunch]

It's a lot of fun. Listen to the music he plays. Besides being good music from his collection,
He also cuts into a lot of the songs sending out dedications or slamming christgau & Rolling Stone.
Sylvia Morales is in the studio with him and Lou is in full Take No Prisoners mode.