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Episode 3

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Last broadcast on Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 23:00 on BBC Radio 2.

Synopsis

Johnnie Walker looks at his favourite classic albums. This week it's Lou Reed's 'Transformer' from 1972 and Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years' from 1975.

'Transformer' was produced by Mick Ronson and David Bowie (both of whom were influenced by the Velvet Underground) and contains some of Reed's best work - 'Walk on the Wild Side', 'Perfect Day' and 'Satellite of Love', some written in the VU days. Novices could be forgiven for thinking it was Lou Reed's 'Greatest Hits'.

'Still Crazy' was Paul Simon's fourth solo studio album, winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1976. It also reunited him with his former partner Art Garfunkel (on the track 'My Little Town') for the first time since 1970.

Simon also recruited a veritable 'Who's Who' of english speaking (and Belgian) world class players and singers (including Patti Austin, Toots Thielemans, Valerie Simpson, Tony Levin, Ralph McDonald, Phoebe Snow, David Sanborn, Hugh McCracken, Bob James and Michael Brecker) for the tracks which included '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' and 'Gone At Last'.

The programme will feature highlights from the albums with comment and cultural history from Johnnie and broadcaster and critic David Hepworth alongside archive interviews with many of the key players.

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  1. Paul Simon Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years

    Still Crazy After All These Years, CBS, CD-86001
  2. Simon, Paul With Art GarfunkelMy Little Town

    Still Crazy After All These Years, CBS, CDCBS-86001
  3. Paul Simon Paul Simon Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy

    Still Crazy After All These Years, WARNER, 7599-25591-2
  4. Paul Simon 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

    Still Crazy After All These Years, CBS, CDCBS-86001
  5. Paul Simon Gone At Last

    Still Crazy After All These Years, WARNER BROS, NO FUR INF-NO FUR INF
  6. Lou Reed Lou Reed Vicious

    Transformer, RCA, RCA-74321 601812
  7. Lou Reed Perfect Day

    Transformer, RCA, 74321-601812
  8. Lou Reed Satellite Of Love

    Transformer, RCA, 74321-601812
  9. Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side

    Transformer, RCA, ND-83 806

Broadcast

  1. Thu 16 Feb 2012
    23:00

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