Perfect Night: Live in London

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Perfect Night: Live in London

Live album by

Lou Reed

Released

April 21, 1998

Recorded

July 3, 1997

Venue

Royal Festival Hall, London

Genre

Rock

Length

66:08

Label

Sire

Producer

Lou Reed
Mike Rathke

Lou Reed chronology

Retro
(1998)

Perfect Night: Live in London
(1998)

A Retrospective
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Perfect Night: Live in London is a live album by American musician Lou Reed recorded during the Meltdown '97 festival. It includes a version of the Velvet Underground's "I'll Be Your Mirror", originally sung by Nico. The album includes two songs, "Talking Book" and "Into the Divine" from the 1996 play Time Rocker Reed's collaboration with Robert Wilson (direction and design), and Darryl Pinckney (text).^[3] The cover photograph was taken by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. In Australia, the 2-CD tour edition of Reed's 2000 album Ecstasy included Perfect Night as the second disc.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lou Reed.

Side one

"I'll Be Your Mirror" – 3:16
"Perfect Day" – 3:46
"The Kids" – 4:26
"Vicious" – 5:40
"Busload of Faith" – 4:27
"Kicks" – 4:16
"Talking Book" – 3:43
"Into the Divine" – 3:34

Side two

"Coney Island Baby" – 6:11
"New Sensations" – 6:07
"Why Do You Talk" – 2:38
"Riptide" – 4:13
"Original Wrapper" – 4:49
"Sex with Your Parents" – 2:56
"Dirty Blvd." – 6:06

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Perfect Night: Live in London liner notes.^[4]

Lou Reed — guitar; vocals
Mike Rathke — guitar
Fernando Saunders — bass; backing vocals
Tony "Thunder" Smith — drums

References

^ Deming, Mark. Perfect Night: Live in London at AllMusic
^ Wild, David (1998-04-16). "Lou Reed: Perfect Night: Live In London : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ Pareles, Jon (14 November 1997). "NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL REVIEW/MUSIC; Echoes of H. G. Wells, Rhythms of Lou Reed". The New York Times.
^ Perfect Night: Live in London (CD booklet). Lou Reed. Sire Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Perfect Night: Live in London at Discogs (list of releases)

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Discography
Studio albums	Lou Reed Transformer Berlin Sally Can't Dance Metal Machine Music Coney Island Baby Rock and Roll Heart Street Hassle The Bells Growing Up in Public The Blue Mask Legendary Hearts New Sensations Mistrial New York Magic and Loss Set the Twilight Reeling Ecstasy The Raven Hudson River Wind Meditations
Collaborations	Le Bataclan '72 (with John Cale and Nico) Songs for Drella (with John Cale) The Stone: Issue Three (with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson) Lulu (with Metallica)
Live albums	Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live Live: Take No Prisoners Live in Italy Perfect Night: Live in London American Poet Animal Serenade Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse The Creation of the Universe
Compilations	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 City Lights Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground A Retrospective Perfect Day Retro The Definitive Collection The Very Best of Lou Reed Legendary Lou Reed NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) The Essential Lou Reed
Singles	"Walk on the Wild Side"/"Perfect Day" "Satellite of Love" "Vicious" "Sweet Jane" "Street Hassle" "I Love You, Suzanne" "My Red Joystick" "High in the City" "September Song" "The Original Wrapper" "No Money Down" "Dirty Blvd."
Featured singles	"Tranquilize"
Box sets	Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
Related articles	The Velvet Underground John Cale Nico Ostrich guitar Metal Machine Trio Live at Montreux 2000 Loureedia Rock & Rule Rachel Humphreys Laurie Anderson The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed

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