Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer (movie)
- User score: 6.5
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Bob Smeaton
- Genre: Music, Documentary
- Release date: 12/3/2001
- Run time: 49 min.
Movie description
In 1972, Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of the best known and most talked about artists in rock & roll, with its incisive portrait of the demimonde and the distinctive hit single "Walk on the Wild Side." Classic Albums: Lou Reed -- Transformer offers a look at the making of this landmark album, with Lou Reed and engineer Ken Scott offering an in-depth perspective on the recording sessions, and Herbie Flowers revealing how he came up with his memorable bass line for "Walk on the Wild Side."
