{"value"=>"<p>The Studio recordings comprise over 900 recordings of material intended for official album release. Much of Reed's catalog is represented in various formats, ranging from rough mixes to final masters of albums, singles, and music videos. The most comprehensive group of recordings are from <span class=\"title\">New York</span>, <span class=\"title\">Songs for Drella</span>, <span class=\"title\">Magic and Loss</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Set the Twilight Reeling</span>, where Reed was utilizing DAT and DA-88 technology, and retained many takes and mixes. The studio recordings are arranged chronologically by album or project. Tracklists transcribed from the original media are included when available.</p> <p>The earliest recordings are of the Velvet Underground, which include copies of acetates originating from Moe Tucker, and audio recordings from 1968 to 1970 sessions for <span class=\"title\">The Velvet Underground</span> and <span class=\"title\">Loaded</span>. These recordings include studio outtakes, rough and alternate mixes, and mono and stereo mixes.</p> <p>Reed's studio output from the 1970s and 1980s is characterized by an assortment of mixes, test pressings, and reference copies. There are multiple audio recordings from the <span class=\"title\">Sally Can't Dance</span> sessions at Electric Lady Studios, as well as from <span class=\"title\">Rock and Roll Animal</span>, <span class=\"title\">Metal Machine Music</span>, <span class=\"title\">Coney Island Baby</span>, <span class=\"title\">Rock and Roll Heart</span>, <span class=\"title\">Take No Prisoners</span>, and <span class=\"title\">New Sensations</span>. Additionally there are test pressings of <span class=\"title\">Street Hassle</span>, <span class=\"title\">Take No Prisoners</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Blue Mask</span>, <span class=\"title\">New Sensations</span>, <span class=\"title\">Mistrial</span>, and <span class=\"title\">New York</span>.</p> <p>The 1995 recordings from the Magic Shop sessions for <span class=\"title\">Set the Twilight Reeling</span> are accompanied by a large cache of documentation. This includes handwritten studio notes, lyrics, timing sheets, recall notes, take sheets, and a notebook that indexes all of the session tapes. There are nearly 200 recordings present from these sessions, which include takes for individual songs and specific instruments.</p> <p>In 2004, the Lodge audio mastering facility in New York City performed an analog transfer of twenty two of Reed's recordings, and a digital transfer of two recordings. There is documentation present for this project, as well as all of the transferred content.</p> <p>Beginning in 2007, Reed began to utilize both Pro Tools and Ableton digital recording software. There are multiple mixes for <span class=\"title\">Berlin Live at St. Ann's</span>, various studio recording sessions, and mixes for Reed's meditation music present. There are also Pro Tools files for the <span class=\"title\">Lulu</span> sessions in 2011, and rough mixes and masters by Vlado Meller. An additional thirteen of Reed's albums, which were re-mastered by Meller in 2013, are also included in this series.</p>"}