Lou Reed (album) Lou Reed (album) Lou Reed is the debut solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 1972 by RCA Records, two years after he left the Velvet Underground. It was produced by Richard Robinson and Reed and features London session musicians as Reed's backing band, two of whom, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, were from the progressive rock band Yes. Wakeman recalled that during the recording sessions, "the lights had to be out so nobody could see." The album was recorded in Morgan Studios, London, between December 1971 and January 1972. "Lou Reed" comprises eight new recordings
Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave (album) Cradle to the Grave is the fourteenth studio album, and the thirteenth album of original material, by British rock band Squeeze. It was released in October 2015 and is their first studio album since 2010's "Spot the Difference". It also features their first new songs since their 1998 album "Domino". It is the only Squeeze album to feature bassist Lucy Shaw who departed before the band's 2017 album, "The Knowledge", which features Yolanda Charles on bass. "Cradle to the Grave" debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, making this the band's highest-charting album