![]() When Reed's dance-craze parody The Ostrich became a surprise hit in New York (for the non-existent Primitives Reed played guitar and sang with Pickwick studio musicians), a band was quickly assembled to perform the song at local dances and shows. Reed could turn out songs to order in any number, and with days spent writing in an office, and evenings making quickie singles and albums in Pickwick's small studio, he learned his way around the record-making process. Long Island native songwriter/singer/guitarist Lou Reed had gone from college at Syracuse University to a day job as a staff composer and musician for Pickwick Records, whose specialities (besides budget reissues and compilations) were 'sound-alikes' and knockoffs of the latest musical trends. ![]() ![]() The Velvet Underground had its origins, oddly enough, in the world of manufactured pop music, around 1965. ![]()
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