Just as prone to a withering takedown as effusive praise, one unlikely artist managed to stand tall in Lou Reed's estimations ...

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September 1964. New employee Lou Reed (right) at Pickwick Records’ offices, with fellow company songwriter Jerry Vance (far left), label exec Terry Philips (second from left) and an unknown colleague.