Transformer by Lou Reed

Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, David Shariatmadari gets transformed by the music of Lou ReedIf these pages are anything to go by, 16 is an age when people are particularly susceptible to powerful musical experiences. The beauty of having an older sibling, though, is that you only need to wait till he or she's 16. Without having to do any of the hard work, the angst, the alienation, the weed smoking, you'll find the selection has already been made: your taste-defining album...

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