Lou Reed ~ The Blue Mask  1982 Original 1st pressing. RCA Records ~ AFL 1-4221  Vinyl is VG++ to Mint-. Vinyl looks VG++: a few minor, inaudible and faint marks on surface and numerous on the outer-edge before the music. Vinyl plays Mint-, except A-1 and B-1 intros before the music are VG++. Labels are VG++ to Mint-: minor manufacturer imperfections. Cover is VG to VG+: small bends, minor wear, indentations and creases. Lyric inner-sleeve has split-seams. Out of print original There is some camera-glare showing in the pictures on the cover from the lighting.

In 1982, 12 years after he left ,  released , the first album where he lived up to the potential he displayed in the most groundbreaking of all American rock bands.  was 's first album after he overcame a long-standing addiction to alcohol and drugs, and it reveals a renewed focus and dedication to craft -- for the first time in years,  had written an entire album's worth of moving, compelling songs, and was performing them with keen skill and genuine emotional commitment.  was also playing electric guitar again, and with the edgy genius he summoned up on . Just as importantly, he brought  on board as his second guitarist, giving  a worthy foil who at once brought great musical ideas to the table, and encouraged the bandleader to make the most of his own guitar work. ( also got superb support from his rhythm section, bassist extraordinaire  and ace drummer ). As  stripped his band back to a muscular two-guitars/bass/drums format, he also shed the faux-decadent "Rock N Roll Animal" persona that had dominated his solo work and wrote clearly and fearlessly of his life, his thoughts, and his fears, performing the songs with supreme authority whether he was playing with quiet subtlety (such as the lovely "My House" or the unnerving "The Gun") or cranked-to-ten fury (the paranoid "Waves of Fear" and the emotionally devastating title cut). Intelligent, passionate, literate, mature, and thoroughly heartfelt,  was everything 's fans had been looking for in his work for years, and it's vivid proof that for some rockers, life can begin on the far side of 35.

-allmusic

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