Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In 1984, Lou Reed sat down for one of his trademark hostile interviews, this time for New Zealand television. This time, however, Lou warmed up when conversation turned to the new portable sound technology du jour: the Compact Disc, which had only debuted three years earlier. Here's what he had to say about them.


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