I remember seeing Lou Reed’s ‘Transformer’ album many times as I flicked through the albums in Ainley’s record shop by the clock tower in Leicester but never dared to buy or play it until I was in my 30s.
One day I heard ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ on the radio and went out to buy the album on CD, played it and discovered a wonderful album made up of so many wonderful songs. I love ‘New York Telephone Conversation’, ‘Goodnight Ladies’ (which features Herbie Flowers on the Tuba – a feature of one of my other all time favourite songs ‘The Bannerman’ by Blue Mink (song 5)) and ‘Make Up’ but above all I love ‘Perfect Day’. Like ‘Unchained Melody’ the song has suffered from a bit of over exposure having been covered by various artistes and Susan Boyle among others but the original is best and should be enjoyed.
Lou Reed’s wonderfully detached New York style delivery is sheer genius on this track and the album, which was collaboration with David Bowie and Mick Ronson, has to be one of my favourite albums of all time. Despite the fact that it is nearly 40 years old it still sounds as fresh and original today as it always has been.
Now listen to the song…
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