--- product_id: 16349508 title: "Hassled In April" brand: "reed, lou" price: "€ 25.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/16349508-hassled-in-april store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Hassled In April **Brand:** reed, lou **Price:** € 25.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hassled In April by reed, lou - **How much does it cost?** € 25.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/16349508-hassled-in-april) ## Best For - reed, lou enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted reed, lou brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The broadcast recordings included on this release showcases Lou Reed's eighth solo album, 'Street Hassle', which was issued in April 1978, during the most prolific period of the man's recording career. Lou Reed had embarked as a solo artist in the early 1970's, following his departure from the extraordinarily influential Velvet Underground. Every one of their four albums recorded during Reed's tenure with the group is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. Lou's own versions of two of the most commercially successful tracks from the fourth VU album, Loaded, are included here. After leaving the Velvets during the recording of Loaded in August 1970, Lou moved to RCA Records and issued his eponymous solo debut the following year. The follow-up, 'Transformer' (1972) and co-produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson was a different matter entirely. It boasted an insistently memorable hit single in the shape of the marvelously affectionate tribute to the Warhol/Factory era, 'Walk On The Wild Side', a song that Lou reprises here, together with the glorious ballad 'Satellite Of Love' - surely two of the most widely known and best-loved songs in the entire Reed solo canon. The album was a triumph and really served to establish Lou Reed as a solo artist of considerable stature internationally. Lou quickly followed up with the much darker-hued and heavily orchestrated rock opera Berlin and what became his highest-charting album, Sally Can't Dance, which reached the Top 10 in the USA. Subsequent records Metal Machine Music, the more accessible Coney Island Baby and Rock And Roll Heart were not as well-received, before 1978's Street Hassle marked a strong return to form, with AllMusic's Mark Deming described the record as ""among the most powerful and compelling albums he released during the 1970s, and too personal and affecting to ignore. ## Images ![Hassled In April - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Zxv5tkePL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars hassled in april is the best representation of that time in lous career *by B***X on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015* its a shame we haven't seen any official releases from the lou reed archives since his passing. there are several bootleg live albums from his mid-period. hassled in april is the best representation of that time in lous career. the sound quality from fm live broadcast is more than acceptable and translates good on hi-fidelity systems. also there are no annoying edits that butcher the songs like the others. for me personally I like the fact that lou doesn't banter with the audience too much, its more about the music. this is almost a look back to rock and roll animal, raw treatment of the songs and some unique variations of the classics. well worth any fan of lous money and time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Energy is great! Recording quality is surprisingly good *by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015* Everything you'd want in a late 70s Reed live album. Energy is great! Recording quality is surprisingly good. It's like "Take No Prisoners" but Lou actually sings and finishes songs! Highly recommended if you love this phase of Lou's career like I do. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Dirty, grungy, druggy, punkish Lou at his near V.U. best. *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015* Long time fans of Lou have long been divided on the merits of the various permutations of his styles through the years. There is though a fairly common consensus that there are particular high points along the way centered on particularly strong albums which stand out from among the weaker ones. The corresponding tours to promote those albums are also generally held in high regard. The most obvious example of this synergy is the "Berlin" album and the subsequent "Rock & Roll Animal" tour. The album while mostly ignored upon its release has come to be regarded as one of Lou's greatest masterpieces. And the tour - repleat with the heavy metal guitar onslaught of Hunter & Wagner? Controversial, yes, but undeniably one of Lou's most poerful steps toward mass market stardom.Likewise 1989's "New York" album and the tour which followed (unfortunately only documented on unofficial recordings). Dedicated fans will obviously have other "high point" markers to add to the list. Another one which appears on many of those lists is 1978's "Street Hassle" LP. The album itself has come to be hailed as another one of Lou's masterpieces and the subsequent tour has achieved near legendary status.While the music of this period had very little overt similarity to the V.U. days, most fans note something about the "feel" and the "spirit" of the playing, the tunes, the lyrics and basically the whole package as the most V.U. like work of his entire solo career. The only official document of the tour is "Take No Prisoners", which in typical Lou fashion, is a bit of a thumbed nose to his then record label. Near half of the album features Lou doing what can best be described as stream of conciousness stand up comedy while the band endlessly vamps tunes for the songs that they never get around to actually playing.This release, "Hassled In April" presents a more typical presentation of the shows from that tour. On this one, other than to intoduce the band, Lou barely speaks at all to the audience. The songs get played for real and in all their ragged glory. Flubbed lyrics, bum notes, raucous punk attitude and all. In short, if you like "Street Hassle" and the part of "Take No Prisoners" where the songs do get played then this is an essential one to own.As to the sound quality, it was sourced from a remote professional recording done by Chicago radio station WXRT-FM for subsequent broadcast. The sound is roughly an a par with that of "Take No Prisoners" with the exception of the drums which seem to have been rather poorly mic'd. The last two cuts are from the same tour at a show in Cleveland also recorded for broadcast by radio station WMMR-FM, also in excellent quality. There is an hour long tape of more of that show in circulation among fans, so we can hope that one day it will appear also. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/16349508-hassled-in-april](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/16349508-hassled-in-april) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*