{"product_id":"berlin-limited-edition-white-vinyl-lp","title":"Berlin: Limited Edition White Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the success of 'Transformer', the expectation was that Lou Reed would plow deeper into commercial territory. As usual, Reed delighted in confounding expectations. 'Berlin' is a song cycle that uses the decadence of its namesake and some Brecht \/ Weill-esque orchestrations to tell a story of two psychically damaged people and their doomed relationship. Far from the rock-star poses of 'Transformer', 'Berlin' is lyrically and musically frank and blunt, the arrangements move from sophisticated, arch orchestration to naked-sounding acoustic sparseness, but the words are uniformly unflinching in their depiction of violence, addiction, and desperation. Not for the faint of heart, 'Berlin' is a harrowing journey through the aforementioned tribulations, and one of Reed's most unusual, demanding, but ultimately rewarding albums.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lou Reed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57431765188939,"sku":"19439701121","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/SharedImage-148151.jpg?v=1779699242","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/berlin-limited-edition-white-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}