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The black velvet strip along the cover is cute,
but the visual wealth of this illustrated history is inside the covers. A Walk on the Wild Side is packed with
great photos—Andy Warhol working on his banana design for the first Velvet
Underground album, rare shots of the band in all their dark majesty, even
unusual promo pictures of Lou Reed and company decked out in bright paisley
along with generous spreads of psychedelic poster art. The insightful text by
veteran rock critic Jim DeRogatis defines the band’s anti-hippie stance, yet
connects them to the era’s psychedelia while underscoring the essential
timelessness of a sound that launched a thousand bands in the decades after
their breakup.
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