131-609: Friars Aylesbury is a music club that runs in Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England. It opened in 1969 but closed down twice, once in 1970 for a period of nine months and again in 1984 for a period of twenty-five years. Friars Aylesbury reopened in June 2009 to tie in with its fortieth anniversary. Friars Aylesbury ran as a music club in the market town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire between 1969 and 1984 in three distinct phases denoted by
262-461: A radio DJ , hosting a late-night avant garde music program while at college. After graduating from Syracuse, he went to work for Pickwick Records in New York City, a low-budget record company that specialized in sound-alike recordings, as a songwriter and session musician. A fellow session player at Pickwick was John Cale ; together with Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise , they would form
393-467: A "great live band" and release a live album of Velvet Underground songs. Katz would come on board as producer, and the album Rock 'n' Roll Animal (February 1974) contained live performances of the Velvet Underground songs "Sweet Jane", "Heroin", "White Light/White Heat", and "Rock and Roll". Wagner's live arrangements, and Hunter's intro to " Sweet Jane " which opened the album, gave Reed's songs
524-510: A BA cum laude in English in June 1964. Reed moved to New York City in 1964 to work as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records . He can be heard singing lead on two cuts on The Surfsiders Sing The Beach Boys Songbook . For Pickwick, Reed also wrote and recorded the single "The Ostrich", a parody of popular dance songs of the time, which included lines such as "put your head on the floor and have somebody step on it". His employers felt that
655-623: A bigger population. Persuaded otherwise, Pike had sounded out premises in Aylesbury, namely the ex-Servicemen's club in Walton Street, Aylesbury, known also as the New Friarage Hall. A committee was formed which aside from Pike and Stopps, featured also John Fowler (initially as he had made a financial investment) and local youngsters Adrian Roach, Jerry Slater and Terry Harms. Roach and Slater were pupils of Pike and ran their own enterprise running
786-611: A celebrity and hitmaker, John Otway headlining in the Market Square to 20,000 people and this was subsequently filmed for ATV's Stardust Man documentary (this documentary was originally going to be about Friars but the producers decided to pick up Otway's story). In 1978 the biggest production ever seen at Friars arrived in the shape of Steve Hackett 's first solo tour. This was superseded in 1979 by Gary Numan 's huge production and trumped in 1980 by Genesis coming back to one of their favourite early venues. The Police having played on
917-764: A charity single for Children in Need and became a Uk no.1 single. In February 2000, Reed worked with Robert Wilson at the Thalia Theater again, on POEtry, another production inspired by the works of a 19th-century writer, this time Edgar Allan Poe . In April 2000, Reed released Ecstasy . In January 2003, Reed released a 2-CD set, The Raven , based on POEtry. The album consists of songs written by Reed and spoken-word performances of reworked and rewritten texts of Edgar Allan Poe by actors, set to electronic music composed by Reed. It features Willem Dafoe , David Bowie, Steve Buscemi , and Ornette Coleman . A single disc CD version of
1048-520: A council to govern itself. The right to establish a council was opposed by the prominent local landowner Thomas Pakington , and it seems likely that this element of the charter was not put into effect at that time. In 1650, following the English Civil War , the town did establish a degree of self-government under the auspices of the 1554 charter. However, in 1664, in the aftermath of the Restoration ,
1179-524: A distinctive persona: "Back then he was publicly gay, pretended to shoot heroin onstage, and cultivated a 'Dachau panda' look, with cropped peroxide hair and black circles painted under his eyes." The newspaper wrote that in 1980, "Reed renounced druggy theatrics, even swore off intoxicants themselves, and became openly heterosexual, openly married." On September 22, 1985, Reed performed at the first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois . He performed "Doin'
1310-644: A few large duck farms. Shortages of duck food in the Second World War caused further disruption to the industry, and almost all duck farming in the Aylesbury Vale ended. A 1950 "Aylesbury Duckling Day" campaign to boost the reputation of the Aylesbury duck had little effect; by the end of the 1950s the last significant farms had closed, other than a single flock in Chesham owned by Mr L. T. Waller, and by 1966 there were no duck breeders remaining in Aylesbury. As of 2021
1441-452: A hoax email (purporting to be from Reuters ) which said he had died of a drug overdose. In April 2003, Reed began a world tour featuring the cellist Jane Scarpantoni and singer Anohni . In 2003, Reed released a book of photographs, Emotions in Action . This comprised an A4 -sized book called Emotions and a smaller one called Actions laid into its hard cover. In January 2006, he released
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#17328584217591572-637: A meeting place for local dignitaries and a hotbed of political intrigue. The guild was influential in the outcome of the Wars of the Roses . Its premises at the Chantry in Church Street, Aylesbury, are still there, though today the site is used mainly for retail. Aylesbury was declared the new county town of Buckinghamshire in 1529 by King Henry VIII : Aylesbury Manor was among the many properties belonging to Thomas Boleyn ,
1703-585: A member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015. Lewis Allan Reed was born on March 2, 1942, at Beth-El Hospital (later Brookdale ) in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport , NY . Reed was the son of Toby (née Futterman) (1920–2013) and Sidney Joseph Reed (1913–2005), an accountant. His family was Jewish and his grandparents were Russian Jews who had fled antisemitism; his father had changed his name from Rabinowitz to Reed. Reed said that although he
1834-580: A small sporting event for World War II veterans known as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games (WWAG) at Stoke Mandeville Hospital Rehabilitation Facility in Aylesbury. This eventually led to the growth of the phenomenon of the modern Paralympic Games that has been held immediately after every Summer Olympic Games since 1988, and the WWAG was held most years at Stoke Mandeville until 1997, when it has been held in other countries and cities ever since. During
1965-539: A solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground came to be regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career. Having played guitar and sung in doo-wop groups in high school, Reed studied poetry at Syracuse University under Delmore Schwartz , and served as
2096-483: A song titled "Last Night I Said Goodbye to My Friend", dedicated to Sterling Morrison, who had died the previous August. In February 1996 Reed released Set the Twilight Reeling , and later that year, Reed contributed songs and music to Time Rocker , a theatrical interpretation of H. G. Wells ' The Time Machine by experimental director Robert Wilson . The piece premiered in the Thalia Theater, Hamburg , and
2227-491: A tribute to his late mentor. He later said that his goals as a writer were "to bring the sensitivities of the novel to rock music" or to write the Great American Novel in a record album. Reed met Sterling Morrison , a student at City University of New York , while the latter was visiting mutual friend, and fellow Syracuse student, Jim Tucker. Reed graduated from Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences with
2358-479: Is a large educational establishment, which has its own premises adjoining Aylesbury High School and rivals the Royal College of Music , having produced members of national orchestras. Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had
2489-409: Is focused on mortality, inspired by the death of two close friends from cancer. In 1994, he appeared in A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who . In the same year, he and Morales were divorced. In 1995, Reed made a cameo appearance in the unreleased video game Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors . If the player selects the "impossible" difficulty setting, Reed appears shortly after
2620-527: Is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Waterside Theatre . It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes . Aylesbury was awarded Garden Town status in 2017. The housing target for the town is set to grow with 16,000 homes set to be built by 2033. The town name is of Old English origin. It is first recorded in the form Æglesburg in
2751-631: Is provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian . Television signals are received from the Oxford transmitting station . Aylesbury Waterside Theatre , a new £42 million theatre, with 1,200-seat auditorium, opened in October 2010. In addition to this, the surrounding area has been redeveloped a £100 million project known as the 'Waterside project'. When this is completed, there will be 260,000 sq ft (24,000 m ) of new retail floor space and 1,100 new jobs created, although when this will be completed now
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#17328584217592882-410: Is that urban life is tough stuff—it will kill you; Reed, the poet of destruction, knows it but never looks away and somehow finds holiness as well as perversity in both his sinners and his quest. ... [H]e is still one of a handful of American artists capable of the spiritual home run. — Rolling Stone , 1975 The band soon came to the attention of Andy Warhol . One of Warhol's first contributions
3013-610: Is unclear. A Waitrose supermarket opened opposite the theatre in August 2013, along with a Travelodge Hotel. Branches of Wagamama and Nando's restaurants opened on 'The Exchange' in February 2014, next to the Odeon cinema on Exchange Street. This included luxury and high-end studio apartments, new restaurants including Zizzi, The Grill Steakhouse and Rococo Lounge, as well as a new public square including metal statues that represent Aylesbury as
3144-570: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , a text which took its present form in the later ninth century. The word Ægles is a personal name in the genitive case , meaning "Ægel's" and burg means "fortification". Thus the name once meant "Fort of Ægel" — though who Ægel was is not recorded. Nineteenth-century speculation that that the name contained the Welsh word eglwys meaning "a church" (from Latin ecclesia ) has been discredited. Excavations in
3275-514: The 2012 Paralympics , the official mascot was called 'Mandeville' after Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The Rothschild Family acquired many large country estates and stately homes around and near the town, including Waddesdon Manor in nearby Waddesdon Village, Halton House near Wendover and Tring Park in Tring across the border in Hertfordshire , although today most of these properties belong to
3406-517: The Lower East Side , and invited Reed's college acquaintance Sterling Morrison and Cale's neighbor and Theatre of Eternal Music bandmate Angus MacLise to join the band on guitar and drums respectively, thus forming the Velvet Underground . When the opportunity came to play their first paying gig at Summit High School in Summit, New Jersey , MacLise quit because he believed that accepting money for art
3537-527: The National Trust . They have brought in increased tourism to the town and the surrounding areas. In the 18th century selective breeding of white common ducks led to a white domestic duck, generally known as the English White. Since at least the 1690s ducks had been farmed in Aylesbury, and made Aylesbury known throughout England and beyond. They were bred and brought up by poor people, and sent to London by
3668-475: The Peerage of Scotland was created 1st Earl of Ailesbury . The grade II* listed Jacobean mansion of Hartwell adjoining the southwest of the town was the residence of Louis XVIII during his exile (1810–1814). Bourbon Street in Aylesbury is named after the king. Louis's wife, Marie Josephine of Savoy died at Hartwell in 1810 and is the only French queen to have died on English soil. After her death, her body
3799-401: The conservation area around St. Mary's Church and Queens Park , particularly facing onto the canal. Aylesbury has also been extended to completely surround the hamlets and former farms at: Anticipated developments are expected to raise the urban population of Aylesbury from its current approximation of 75,000 to over 100,000 between 2018 and 2023. Aylesbury is immediately southeast of
3930-415: The constituents of Aylesbury town itself. Surrounding villages and some recent developments on the outskirts of Aylesbury like Fairford Leys & Watermead have their own parish council . In 2010 the district council decided that the new developments of Berryfields and Weedon Hill , both to the north of Aylesbury, should also join to form a new parish as of May 2011. The town council also elects
4061-558: The free jazz developed in the mid-1950s. Reed said that when he started out he was inspired by such musicians as Ornette Coleman , who had "always been a great influence" on him; he said that his guitar on " European Son " was his way of trying to imitate the jazz saxophonist. Reed's sister said that during her brother's time at Syracuse , the university authorities had tried unsuccessfully to expel him because they did not approve of his extracurricular activities. At Syracuse University, he studied under poet Delmore Schwartz , who he said
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4192-449: The incubator , and inbreeding had dangerously weakened the breed. Meanwhile, the cost of duck food had risen fourfold over the 19th century, and from 1873 onwards competition from Pekin and Pekin cross ducks was undercutting Aylesbury ducks at the marketplace. The First World War devastated the remaining duckers of Buckinghamshire. By the end of the war small-scale duck rearing in the Aylesbury Vale had vanished, with duck raising dominated by
4323-501: The 1950s/1960s as 16th–18th century houses (many in good repair) were demolished to make way for new, particularly retail, development. Aylesbury's population in the ten-year period since 2001 has grown by two thousand primarily related to the development of new housing estates which will eventually cater for eight thousand people on the north side, between the A41 ( Akeman Street ) and the A413 and
4454-603: The 40th anniversary of Friars and with the agreement of Stopps, has been awarding special engraved Friars Heroes Awards through 2009 and again in 2010 to those artists whose performances are etched in the Friars fabric. Awards have been made thus far to Sailor , The Jam , Stiff Little Fingers , Marillion / Fish , John Otway , Wild Willy Barrett , Howard Jones , The Pretty Things , The Groundhogs , David Stopps, Edgar Broughton Band , Mott The Hoople , Ian Hunter , Mike Cooper , Mandrake Paddle Steamer , Jonathan Kelly , Eddie and
4585-464: The Aylesbury audience and many members of the press, including US journalists, who had been flown in especially for the occasion. 1972 saw performances too by Genesis , Lou Reed and Roxy Music as their reputations were taking off. Friars in this time presented two open air festivals in Rabans Lane in Aylesbury in 1973 and 1974. The years up to the end of Phase Two saw memorable performances from Mott
4716-678: The Bog Hog Folk Club at the now defunct Derby Arms pub in Aylesbury. Collectively they promoted the early gigs and sold underground magazines that at that time could only be purchased in London. The first gig on Monday 2 June 1969 with blues guitarist Mike Cooper and progressive rock group Mandrake Paddle Steamer drew a crowd large enough to suggest that this might be a viable proposition. The next week, The Pretty Things played and then such bands as Free , King Crimson , Edgar Broughton , Genesis and Hawkwind played there. During this time, Stopps
4847-690: The British painter and etcher , lived at Aylesbury and produced a number of works relating to the town including the church, canal, Walton, Aylesbury Gaol , the King's Head Inn and views of the town during the 1940s and 1950s, examples of which can be seen in the Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury. The town is the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. During the 1948 Olympics in London, German-British neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttmann , set up
4978-605: The County Museum buildings in Church Street and has grade II* architecture; other grammar schools now include Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School and Aylesbury High School . Other notable buildings are the King's Head Inn , (which, with the Fleece Inn at Bretforton , is one of the few public houses in the country owned by the National Trust and still run as a public house) and the Queens Park Centre . James Henry Govier ,
5109-492: The Eldorados) and played throughout Central New York. Per his bandmates, they were routinely kicked out of fraternity parties for their brash personalities and insistence on performing their own material. In 1961, he began hosting a late-night radio program on WAER called Excursions on a Wobbly Rail . Named after a song by pianist Cecil Taylor , the program typically featured doo wop, rhythm and blues, and jazz , particularly
5240-553: The Hoople , the breakthrough of Cockney Rebel (who played four times in 1974 including a hastily arranged gig after scenes of pandemonium at one sold-out gig), Sailor and Dr Feelgood and many more. Phase Two came to an end in August 1975 when the hall closed in favour of the new purpose-built Civic Centre and Friars relocated there. The new Civic hall was originally called the Vale Hall in keeping with local historical name themed rooms in
5371-593: The Hot Rods , Stackridge , Steve Hackett , Penetration , Simon Cheetham/Disco Students, Kid Creole and the Coconuts , China Crisis , Paul Weller , Robin Pike and Kris Needs . Aylesbury 51°49′00″N 0°48′45″W / 51.8168°N 0.8124°W / 51.8168; -0.8124 Aylesbury ( / ˈ eɪ l z b ər i / AYLZ -bər-ee ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire , South East England . It
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5502-510: The Parliamentarians. Its proximity to Great Hampden , home of John Hampden has made of Hampden a local hero: his silhouette was used on the emblem of Aylesbury Vale District Council and his statue stands prominently in the town centre. Aylesbury-born composer, Rutland Boughton (1878–1960), possibly inspired by the statue of John Hampden, created a symphony based on Oliver Cromwell . On 18 March 1664, Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin in
5633-771: The Roberts Bridge after a local councillor) opened in March 2009 connecting Southcourt to Aylesbury town centre. The focus of the footbridge is a central concrete pillar with four suspension cables supporting the structure. This bridge forms a central part of the Aylesbury Hub project. Bourg Walk was nominated and won the Engineering Excellence Award 2009 awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers – South East England branch. There are two tiers of local government covering
5764-956: The Things That We Want To", "I Love You, Suzanne", "New Sensations" and "Walk on the Wild Side" as his solo set. In June 1986, Reed released Mistrial (co-produced with bassist Fernando Saunders ). To support the album, he released two music videos: " No Money Down " and " The Original Wrapper ". In the same year, he joined Amnesty International 's A Conspiracy of Hope short tour and was outspoken about New York City's political issues and personalities. He also appeared on Steven Van Zandt 's 1985 anti-Apartheid song " Sun City ", pledging not to play at that resort . The 1989 album New York , which commented on crime, AIDS, civil rights activist Jesse Jackson , then-President of Austria Kurt Waldheim , and Pope John Paul II , became his second gold-certified work when it passed 500,000 sales in 1997. Reed
5895-510: The UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. 6. He contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th-century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled The Raven . He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album Lulu with Metallica . He died in 2013 of liver disease . Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as
6026-613: The UK altogether since 1976's Coney Island Baby . Although its lead single " I Love You, Suzanne " only charted at No. 78 on the UK Singles Chart it did receive light rotation on MTV . Two more singles were released from the album: " My Red Joystick " and the Dutch-only release " High in the City " but they both failed to chart. In 1998, The New York Times observed that in the 1970s, Reed had
6157-739: The United States performing a wide range of songs, including a suite of core songs from his Berlin album and the title track from The Bells featuring Chuck Hammer on guitar-synth. Around this time Reed also appeared as a record producer in Paul Simon 's film One-Trick Pony . From around 1979 Reed began to wean himself off drugs. Reed married British designer Sylvia Morales in 1980. Morales inspired Reed to write several songs, particularly "Think It Over" from 1980's Growing Up in Public and "Heavenly Arms" from 1982's The Blue Mask . The latter album
6288-542: The Velvet Underground in 1965. After building a reputation on the avant garde music scene, they gained the attention of Andy Warhol , who became the band's manager; they in turn became something of a fixture at The Factory , Warhol's art studio, and served as his "house band" for various projects. The band released their first album , now with drummer Moe Tucker and featuring German singer Nico , in 1967, and parted ways with Warhol shortly thereafter. Following several lineup changes and three more little-heard albums, Reed quit
6419-542: The Waller family's farm in Chesham remains in business, the last surviving flock of pure Aylesbury meat ducks in the country. Although, there are still many hobbyists who keep the breed. The Aylesbury duck remains a symbol of the town of Aylesbury. Aylesbury United F.C. are nicknamed "The Ducks" and include an Aylesbury duck on their club badge, and the town's coat of arms includes an Aylesbury duck and plaited straw, representing
6550-535: The Wild Side ". After Transformer , the less commercial but critically acclaimed Berlin peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart . Rock 'n' Roll Animal (a live album released in 1974) sold strongly, and Sally Can't Dance (1974) peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 ; but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism. Reed cleaned up in
6681-468: The afternoon we'd all meet at [the bar] The Orange Grove. Me, Delmore and Lou. That would often be the center of the crew. And Delmore was the leader – our quiet leader." While at Syracuse, Reed was also introduced to intravenous drug use for the first time, and quickly contracted hepatitis . Reed later dedicated the song "European Son", from the first Velvet Underground album, to Schwartz. In 1982, Reed recorded "My House" from his album The Blue Mask as
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#17328584217596812-424: The album was a genuine artistic effort inspired by the drone music of La Monte Young , and suggesting that references to classical music could be found buried in the feedback, but he also said, "Well, anyone who gets to side four is dumber than I am." Lester Bangs declared it "genius", though also psychologically disturbing. The album, now regarded as a visionary textural guitar masterpiece by some music critics,
6943-728: The album, focusing on the music, was also released. In May 2000, Reed performed before Pope John Paul II at the Great Jubilee Concert in Rome . In 2001, Reed made a cameo appearance in the movie adaptation of Prozac Nation . On October 6, 2001, the New York Times published a Reed poem called "Laurie Sadly Listening" in which he reflects on the September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11). Incorrect reports of Reed's death were broadcast by numerous US radio stations in 2001, caused by
7074-553: The album, which he bought while visiting the U.S., with inspiring him to become president of Czechoslovakia . By the time the band recorded White Light/White Heat , Nico had quit the band and Warhol had been fired, both against Cale's wishes. Warhol's replacement as manager was Steve Sesnick . In September 1968, Reed told Morrison and Tucker that he would dissolve the band if they did not let him fire Cale; they agreed, and Reed had Morrison inform Cale of his firing. Morrison and Tucker were discomfited by Reed's tactics but remained in
7205-762: The audience, the group was given the chance to record an original single "So Blue" with the B-side "Leave Her for Me" later that year. While the single did not reach any music hit parade, notable saxophonist King Curtis was brought in as a session musician by the producer Bob Shad to play on both songs, and the single was played by a substitute DJ during the Murray the K radio show, which gave Reed his first-ever airplay. Reed's love for playing music and his desire to play gigs brought him into confrontation with his anxious and unaccommodating parents. His sister recalled that during his first year in college, at New York University , he
7336-586: The band Yes . The album, Lou Reed , contained versions of unreleased Velvet Underground songs, some of which had originally been recorded for Loaded but shelved. This album was overlooked by most pop music critics and did not sell well, although music critic Stephen Holden , in Rolling Stone , called it an "almost perfect album. ... which embodied the spirit of the Velvets." Holden went on to compare Reed's voice with those of Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan and praise
7467-413: The band in 1970. After leaving the band, Reed would go on to a much more commercially successful solo career, releasing twenty solo studio albums. His second, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson , and brought him mainstream recognition. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, " Walk on
7598-532: The band. Cale's replacement was Boston -based musician Doug Yule , who played bass guitar and keyboards and would soon share lead vocal duties with Reed. The band now took on a more pop-oriented sound and acted more as a vehicle for Reed to develop his songwriting craft. They released two studio albums with this lineup: 1969's The Velvet Underground and 1970's Loaded . Reed left the Velvet Underground in August 1970. The band disintegrated after Morrison and Tucker departed in 1971, and their final album Squeeze
7729-541: The building. It was officially renamed the Maxwell Hall in 1977 in honour of late Councillor Reg Maxwell. The move to a new 1,250 capacity venue offered Friars opportunities it had only dreamed of in terms of artist stature and physical presentations and this helped cement Friars reputation in the music industry. Within a few weeks of moving to the Vale Hall, Tangerine Dream and their huge production played Friars, other bands like Sailor , Stackridge and Dr Feelgood made
7860-483: The county. Aylesbury is home to one college of general further education ( Aylesbury College on Oxford Road), three grammar schools , two community upper schools , an academy , a university technical college and a host of primary schools . The secondary schools are: There are also the following special schools : The Aylesbury Vale Secondary Support Centre is a Pupil referral unit (PRU), which caters for permanently excluded pupils. Aylesbury Music Centre
7991-474: The culprits responsible for the Great Train Robbery (1963) were tried at Aylesbury Rural District Council Offices in Walton Street and sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court . The robbery took place at Bridego Bridge, a railway bridge at Ledburn , about six miles (9.7 km) from the town. A notable institution is Aylesbury Grammar School which was founded in 1598. The original building is now part of
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#17328584217598122-461: The distinctive imagery of the posters and flyers. This was unveiled in September 2010 by Friars promoter David Stopps and was covered by amongst others, BBC TV news. Much delight amongst Friars members when it was announced that there would be a Friars Phase Four in its biggest venue yet. This started on 8 October 2010 in what was, aside from Friars first gig there, also the first proper paying event at
8253-516: The early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with The Blue Mask (1982) and New Sensations (1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album New York . Reed participated in the re-formation of the Velvet Underground in the 1990s, and he made several more albums, including a collaboration album with John Cale titled Songs for Drella , which was a tribute to their former mentor Andy Warhol . Magic and Loss (1992) would become Reed's highest-charting album on
8384-533: The early medieval period, Aylesbury became a major market town , the burial place of Saint Osgyth , whose shrine attracted pilgrims . Aylesbury was a royal manor with eight attached hundreds in 1086, and some historians have supposed that it was already a royal manor before the Norman conquest . Some lands here were granted by William the Conqueror to citizens upon the tenure that the owners should provide straw for
8515-423: The expansion of Fairford Leys estate. According to the 2011 Census, the religious groupings in Aylesbury were: Christianity (55.7%), no religion (26.9%), Islam (8.3%), Hinduism (1.4%), other (0.4%). 6.7% of respondents did not state their religion. Housing estates in or neighbourhoods of the modern Aylesbury include: Distinct whole areas that have a notably high property price in the town are Bedgrove ,
8646-491: The experience in his song "Kill Your Sons" from the album Sally Can't Dance (1974). Reed later recalled the experience as having been traumatic and leading to memory loss. He believed that he was treated to dispel his homosexual feelings. After Reed's death, his sister denied the ECT treatments were intended to suppress his "homosexual urges", asserting that their parents were not homophobic but had been told by his doctors that ECT
8777-411: The father of Anne Boleyn , and it is rumoured that the change was made by the King to curry favour with the family. The plague decimated the population in 1603/4. The town played a large part in the English Civil War when it became a stronghold for the Parliamentarian forces, like many market towns a nursing-ground of Puritan sentiment and in 1642 the Battle of Aylesbury was fought and won by
8908-403: The few real heroes rock & roll has raised. — Mikal Gilmore , Rolling Stone , (1979) 1975's Coney Island Baby was dedicated to Reed's then-partner Rachel Humphreys , a transgender woman Reed dated and lived with for three years. Humphreys also appears in the photos on the cover of Reed's 1977 "best of" album, Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed . Rock and Roll Heart
9039-414: The first Velvet Underground lineup reformed for a Fondation Cartier benefit show in France. In June and July 1993, the Velvet Underground again reunited and toured Europe, including an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival ; plans for a North American tour were canceled following a dispute between Reed and Cale. Reed had released his sixteenth solo album, Magic and Loss , in January 1992. The album
9170-451: The first gig hadn't have been a success, he would have closed Friars and taken up a career in advertising. As it was, that first gig on 17 April 1971 was a complete sellout featuring The Groundhogs and local act John Otway . Having successfully presented David Bowie twice in 1971 and early 1972, the third appearance on 15 July 1972 is seen by many as the greatest ever Friars Aylesbury concert when Bowie unveiled his Ziggy Stardust persona on
9301-528: The first issue of Punk magazine by Legs McNeil . Reed released his third live album, Live: Take No Prisoners , in 1978; some critics thought it was his "bravest work yet", while others considered it his "silliest". Rolling Stone described it as "one of the funniest live albums ever recorded" and compared Reed's monologs with those of Lenny Bruce . Reed felt it was his best album to date. The Bells (1979) featured jazz trumpeter Don Cherry . During 1979 Reed toured extensively in Europe and throughout
9432-440: The first time since 1980 and was supported by John Otway . Tickets went on sale for this gig on 15 May 2010 with a queue stretching through the Market Square. This and the subsequent online demand ensured this became the most in demand Friars gig ever. Also in 2010 saw the unveiling of a permanent art installation created by Year 10 pupils at Cottesloe School , Wing, Bucks. This celebrated the artists who had played Friars and also
9563-485: The game begins as an unbeatable boss who murders the player with his laser beam eyes. Reed then pops up on the screen and says to the player, "This is the impossible level, boys. Impossible doesn't mean very difficult, very difficult is winning the Nobel Prize, impossible is eating the sun." The Velvet Underground were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. At the ceremony, Reed, Cale and Tucker performed
9694-685: The home of the Paralympics, as well as poetry covering the ground. Prior to this a Wagamama restaurant and a Nando's restaurant have also opened on the site of the new square at the Exchange, known officially as 'Festival Square'. Also, a new campus of the [Bucks New University] opened on the Waterside site next to the Waterside Theatre. The Bourg Walk Bridge (also called the Southcourt Bridge or
9825-601: The live rock sound he was looking for, and the album peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 for 28 weeks and soon became Reed's biggest selling album. It went gold in 1978, with 500,000 certified sales. Sally Can't Dance which was released later that year (in August 1974), became Reed's highest-charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 10 during a 14-week stay on the Billboard 200 album chart in October 1974. In October 2019, an audio tape of publicly unknown music by Reed, based on Warhol's 1975 book, " The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again ",
9956-519: The monarch's bed, sweet herbs for his chamber and two green geese and three eels for his table, whenever he should visit Aylesbury. The town includes an Early English parish church, St. Mary the Virgin's (which has many later additions). In 1450, a religious institution called the Guild of St Mary was founded in Aylesbury by John Kemp , Archbishop of York . Known popularly as the Guild of Our Lady it became
10087-466: The more prominent buildings in Aylesbury is the "Blue Leanie" office block, home to Lloyds Bank . When first built it was thought to be a potential hazard to passing motorists, due to the sun reflecting off its large mirrored surface. As a result, a line of mature trees was planted alongside the main road to prevent dazzling. BBC local radio station that broadcast to the town is BBC Three Counties Radio on 94.7 FM. Local news and television programmes
10218-445: The most influential in rock history. Reed was the main singer and songwriter in the band. Had he accomplished nothing else, his work with the Velvet Underground in the late sixties would assure him a place in anyone's rock & roll pantheon; those remarkable songs still serve as an articulate aural nightmare of men and women caught in the beauty and terror of sexual, street and drug paranoia, unwilling or unable to move. The message
10349-590: The name "The Duck" in recent years; one in Bedgrove that has since been demolished and one in Jackson Road that has recently been renamed. The town's population has grown from 28,000 in the 1960s to almost 72,000 in 2011 due in the main to new housing developments, including many London overspill housing estates, built to ease pressure on the capital. Indeed, Aylesbury, to a greater extent than many English market towns, saw substantial areas of its own heart demolished in
10480-521: The new theatre. The concert was headlined by Buzzcocks , with Eddie and the Hot Rods and 999 and was deemed a huge success. Further concerts are planned for 2011. Inspired by the Friars Aylesbury Cup awarded for many years by David Stopps to artists who had made sensational breakthroughs in different ways. Recipients of this award included Sailor , Cockney Rebel , John Otway , Genesis and Toyah . The Friars Aylesbury website, to commemorate
10611-652: The noise from local residents. Having already tried the Borough Assembly Hall for a couple of bigger gigs in 1969 (Fat Mattress and The Third Ear Band were the gigs concerned and the Friars team cheekily referred to the Borough Assembly Hall at that time as the 'Friars Auditorium'), the decision was taken to restart Friars at this venue in Aylesbury's Market Square despite misgivings of the venue's acoustics and its poor reputation from when it had been previously called The Grosvenor (although as The Grosvenor, acts such as Jimi Hendrix played). Stopps subsequently said that if
10742-741: The northern half of Buckinghamshire, succeeded continuously by younger rocks to the south of the Chilterns. The town centre is home to many pubs and bars. The Queens Park Centre , which is the UK's largest independent arts centre is also based in the town centre. The local newspaper is the Bucks Herald , which started publishing in January 1832. Local radio stations was named Mix 96 , which first broadcast in April 1994, and eventually ceased operations in September 2020, being replaced by Greatest Hits Radio . One of
10873-485: The official Friars website www.aylesburyfriars.co.uk launched with the aim of documenting every gig at Aylesbury and the other towns. Many fans have supplied their memories and artists too. Friars continued its rebirth into 2010 and with the Civic Centre shutting in June 2010, it presented one last opportunity to bow out of the venue. This it did in style as Friars secured the services of Paul Weller who played Friars for
11004-470: The phenomenal rise of Howard Jones who he was managing, was devoting less of his time to Friars, but the reasons it shut were not down to Jones' success, but more to the harsh financial reality that Friars had started to lose a lot of money. Whilst no-one knew it then, the last gig turned out to be Marillion's sold-out homecoming in December 1984. Stopps issued a press statement in spring 1985 stating that Friars
11135-467: The poetic quality of his lyrics. Reed's commercial breakthrough album, Transformer , was released in November 1972. Transformer was co-produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson , and it introduced Reed to a wider audience, especially in the UK. The single " Walk on the Wild Side " was a salute to the misfits and hustlers who once surrounded Andy Warhol in the late '60s and appeared in his films. Each of
11266-541: The probably last Christmas party took place on 27 November and featured memorable performances from Kid Creole and the Coconuts and China Crisis . The day the Pretty Things tickets went on sale for the first Friars gig in 25 years, a large crowd gathered at the Civic Centre box office along with journalists and BBC News. BBC News also came back on the day of the Kid Creole gig to report on the proceedings. In April 2008,
11397-467: The quality of gigs in 1983 and 1984 was generally high, it was proving difficult in the advent of the video age to attract decent working bands as fewer were touring. This resulted in some big gaps in the Friars schedules. In 1984 there were some weaker concerts culminating in Friars 15th Birthday Party with the Scottish band Fiction Factory being attended by not much more than 100 people. David Stopps, due to
11528-526: The radio, he developed an early interest in rock and roll and rhythm and blues , and during high school played in several bands. Reed was dyslexic . He began using drugs at the age of 16. Reed's first recording was as a member of a doo-wop three-piece group called the Jades, with Reed providing guitar accompaniment and backing vocals. After participating at a talent show at Freeport Junior High School in early 1958, and receiving an enthusiastic response from
11659-420: The road with them. Though they improved over the months, Reed (with producer Bob Ezrin 's encouragement) decided to recruit a new backing band in anticipation of the upcoming Berlin album. He chose keyboardist Moogy Klingman to come up with a new five-member band on barely a week's notice. Reed married Bettye Kronstad in 1973. She later said he had been a violent drunk when on tour. Berlin (July 1973)
11790-463: The same note, which they began to call his " ostrich guitar " tuning. This technique created a drone effect similar to their experimentation in Young's avant-garde ensemble. Disappointed with Reed's performance, Cale was nevertheless impressed by Reed's early repertoire (including " Heroin "), and a partnership began to evolve. Reed and Cale (who played viola, keyboards and bass guitar) lived together on
11921-633: The song had hit potential, and assembled a supporting band to help promote the recording. The ad hoc band, called the Primitives: Reed; Welsh musician John Cale , who had recently moved to New York to study music and was playing viola in composer La Monte Young 's Theatre of Eternal Music , on bass; Tony Conrad , violinist in the Theatre of Eternal Music, on guitar; and sculptor Walter De Maria on percussion. Cale and Conrad were surprised to find that for "The Ostrich", Reed tuned each string of his guitar to
12052-404: The song's five verses describes a person who had been a fixture at The Factory during the mid-to-late 1960s: (1) Holly Woodlawn , (2) Candy Darling , (3) "Little Joe" Dallesandro , (4) "Sugar Plum Fairy" Joe Campbell and (5) Jackie Curtis . The song's transgressive lyrics evaded radio censorship. Though the jazzy arrangement (courtesy of bassist Herbie Flowers and saxophonist Ronnie Ross )
12183-493: The step up and the concerts got bigger and bigger. Camel 's stage show which they could not fit in before now fitted. A major coup for Friars and a lot of press attention was the first live appearance anywhere in five years of Iggy Pop in 1977. His band featured David Bowie on keyboards returning to Friars. Peter Gabriel made his long-awaited return to Friars in 1979 featuring Phil Collins as special guest. Another free festival followed in 1978, this time with local act, now
12314-549: The time of its release was generally negative, with Rolling Stone pronouncing it "a disaster". Reed found the poor reviews it received very disheartening. Since then the album has been critically reevaluated, and in 2003 Rolling Stone included it in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Berlin peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart . Following the commercial disappointment of Berlin , Reed befriended Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat & Tears (brother of his then-manager Dennis Katz), who suggested Reed put together
12445-457: The time they came to Friars in 1980 and 1982, ensured demand for tickets for far outstripped supply. On both occasions, Aylesbury Cattle Market had hundreds of people queuing overnight and press and television attention. Friars championed local music and bands and aside from John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett, bands like Marillion , Orthi, Disco Students, Warren Harry, Kajagoogoo and Howard Jones were strongly supported and encouraged. Although
12576-421: The tour, causing Copeland to replace him with Ike & Tina Turner . Reed's double album Metal Machine Music (1975) was an hour of modulated feedback and guitar effects. Described by Rolling Stone as the "tubular groaning of a galactic refrigerator", many critics interpreted it as a gesture of contempt, an attempt to break his contract with RCA or to alienate his less sophisticated fans. Reed claimed that
12707-511: The town centre in 1985 found an Iron Age hill fort dating from the early 4th century BCE. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle portrays Aylesbury as being captured from the Britons by one Cuthwulf following the Battle of Bedcanford ; the historicity of this event is doubtful, but the portrayal at least indicates that in the early Middle Ages the settlement was thought to be of some strategic importance. During
12838-457: The town mayor from the serving town councillors every year. The process culminates in a formal "Mayor Making" ceremony where the new mayor takes over from the preceding mayor. The role of mayor is mainly a ceremonial role representing the town at various events and acting as an ambassador for the town. Aylesbury was made a borough by a charter from Mary I in 1554, which gave the town the right to elect two members of parliament and to establish
12969-492: The town's short-lived council was abolished and the rights it had held reverted to the Pakington family which had exercised them prior to the civil war. Thereafter the town was governed by its vestry in the same way as most rural areas, although it remained a parliamentary constituency . In 1849 a local board of health was established to govern the town. This board was replaced by Aylesbury Urban District Council in 1894, which
13100-438: The town, at parish and unitary authority level: Aylesbury Town Council, based at Aylesbury Town Hall at 5 Church Street, and Buckinghamshire Council , which is also based in Aylesbury, having its headquarters at The Gateway on Gatehouse Road. Aylesbury Town Council is the parish council for the town. As at May 2021 it comprises 25 councillors , 20 of whom are Liberal Democrats and 5 Conservative . The council represents only
13231-455: The town, however nearest villages range from 85m-90m to the north or from 85m to 115m on a narrow ridge to the southwest at Stone and towards the Chilterns to the southeast (Weston Turville, Stoke Mandeville and North Lee). The town centre's higher terrain is accurately described by Samuel Lewis in 1848 as a "gentle eminence". The county's oldest rocks of Jurassic age cover the whole of
13362-457: The two historic industries of the town. The Aylesbury Brewery Company, now defunct, featured the Aylesbury duck as its logo, an example of which can still be seen at the Britannia pub . Duck Farm Court is a shopping area of modern Aylesbury located near the historic hamlet of California , close to one of the main breeding grounds for ducks in the town, and there have been two pubs in the town with
13493-417: The two were briefly lovers. The Velvet Underground & Nico was released in March 1967 and peaked at No. 171 on the U.S. Billboard 200 . Much later, Rolling Stone listed it as the 13th greatest album of all time; Musician Brian Eno once stated that although few people bought the album at the time of its release, most of those who did were inspired to form their own bands. Václav Havel credited
13624-517: The up in 1979 came back as world superstars in 1982. Like the Genesis gig in 1980, the stage had to be specially extended in terms of width and depth to cater for the lighting rig. The Clash played four times, the final time in 1982 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium sports hall. This venue was never used again despite its size due to the logistical problems of presenting a gig in a venue not designed for that purpose. Genesis and The Police, world superstars by
13755-524: The upper River Thame that flows past Thame to Dorchester on Thames and is partly sited on the two northernmost outcrops of Portland stone in England bisected by a small stream, Bear Brook which gives a relatively prominent position in relation to the terrain of all near, lower, fields and suburbs, which have largely slowly permeable Oxford Clay and Kimmeridge Clay soils . Elevations range from 72.5m above mean sea level to 95m AOD in contiguous parts of
13886-475: The venue in the town. Over these fifteen years, there were various trials and tribulations which saw Friars close to bankruptcy more than once but it survived and presented the best artists of its day and is acknowledged as being heavily responsible for the subsequent success of such artists as David Bowie , Genesis , Wishbone Ash , Mott the Hoople , Cockney Rebel , Sailor , Stackridge , Stiff Little Fingers , Marillion and more. Source: Source: The club
14017-492: The weekly carriers. They went on to be known as the Aylesbury duck . The duck business in Aylesbury went into decline in the 19th century. By the time Beatrix Potter 's 1908 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck —about an Aylesbury duck although set in Cumbria —caused renewed interest in the breed, the Aylesbury duck was in steep decline. The duckers of Buckinghamshire had generally failed to introduce technological improvements such as
14148-463: Was "the first great person I ever met", and they became friends. He credited Schwartz with showing him how "with the simplest language imaginable, and very short, you can accomplish the most astonishing heights." One of Reed's fellow students at Syracuse in the early 1960s (who also studied under Schwartz) was the musician Garland Jeffreys ; they remained close friends until the end of Reed's life. Jeffreys recalled Reed's time at Syracuse: "At four in
14279-458: Was Jewish, his "real god was rock 'n' roll". Reed attended Atkinson Elementary School in Freeport and went on to Freeport Junior High School. His sister Merrill, born Margaret Reed, said that as an adolescent, he suffered panic attacks , became socially awkward and "possessed a fragile temperament" but was highly focused on things that he liked, mainly music. Having learned to play the guitar from
14410-431: Was a concept album about two speed-freaks in love in the city. The songs variously concern domestic violence ("Caroline Says I", "Caroline Says II"), drug addiction ("How Do You Think It Feels"), adultery and prostitution ("The Kids"), and suicide ("The Bed"). Reed's late 1973 European tour, featuring lead guitarists Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner , mixed his Berlin material with older numbers. Response to Berlin at
14541-406: Was a sellout and did not want to participate in a structured gig. He was replaced on drums by Moe Tucker , the sister of Reed and Morrison's mutual friend Jim Tucker. Initially a fill-in for that one show, she soon became a full-time member with her drumming an integral part of the band's sound, despite Cale's initial objections. Though it had little commercial success, the band is considered one of
14672-678: Was almost entirely Yule's work. After leaving the Velvet Underground, Reed moved to his parents' home on Long Island , and took a job at his father's tax accounting firm as a typist, by his own account earning $ 40 a week ($ 314 in 2023 dollars ). He began writing poetry, which was published later in 2018 by Anthology Editions through the Lou Reed Estate. He signed a recording contract with RCA Records in 1971 and recorded his first solo album at Morgan Studios in Willesden , London with session musicians including Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman from
14803-452: Was brought home one day, having had a mental breakdown , after which he remained "depressed, anxious, and socially unresponsive" for a time, and that his parents were having difficulty coping. Visiting a psychologist, Reed's parents were made to feel guilty as inadequate parents, and they consented to giving him electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Reed appeared to blame his father for the treatment to which he had been subjected. He wrote about
14934-666: Was carried first to Westminster Abbey, and one year later to Sardinia , where the Savoy King of Sardinia had withdrawn during Napoleonic occupation of Turin and Piedmont; she is buried in the Cathedral of Cagliari . Aylesbury's heraldic crest displays the Aylesbury duck , which has been bred here since the birth of the Industrial Revolution , although only one breeder of true Aylesbury ducks, Richard Waller, remains today. The town also received international publicity in 1963 when
15065-587: Was enthusiastically received by critics such as Rolling Stone writer Tom Carson, whose review began, "Lou Reed's The Blue Mask is a great record, and its genius is at once so simple and unusual that the only appropriate reaction is wonder. Who expected anything like this from Reed at this late stage of the game?" In the Village Voice , Robert Christgau called The Blue Mask "his most controlled, plainspoken, deeply felt, and uninhibited album." After Legendary Hearts (1983) and New Sensations (1984), Reed
15196-442: Was going to be closed down because of increasing running costs, and because bands were trading on favours and coming back to Friars at lower fees because they loved the place. The last straw was a 'well known band' pulling out of a gig at Friars to earn more elsewhere. The band was never officially named but strongly thought to be King, who were about to go very big. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Friars, an anniversary concert
15327-452: Was his 1976 debut for his new record label Arista , and Street Hassle (1978) was released in the midst of the punk rock scene he had helped to inspire. Reed took on a watchful, competitive and sometimes dismissive attitude towards punk. Aware that he had inspired the scene, he regularly attended shows at CBGB to track the artistic and commercial development of numerous punk bands, and a cover illustration and interview of Reed appeared in
15458-560: Was later also shown at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. From 1992, Reed was romantically linked to avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson , and the two worked together on several recordings. They married on April 12, 2008. In 1997, the BBC created a version of Perfect Day which featured many artists, including Reed. Initially created for advertising purposes, it was later released as
15589-549: Was musically atypical for Reed, it eventually became his signature song. It came about as a result of a commission to compose a soundtrack to a theatrical adaptation of Nelson Algren 's novel of the same name ; the play failed to materialize. "Walk on the Wild Side" was Reed's only entry in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, at No. 16. Ronson's arrangements brought out new aspects of Reed's songs. " Perfect Day ", for example, features delicate strings and soaring dynamics. It
15720-503: Was necessary to treat Reed's mental and behavioral issues. Upon his recovery from his illness and associated treatment, Reed resumed his education at Syracuse University in 1960, studying journalism, film directing, and creative writing. He was a platoon leader in ROTC ; he said he was later expelled from the program for holding an unloaded gun to his superior's head. Reed played music on campus under numerous band names (one being L.A. and
15851-458: Was nominated for a Grammy Award for best male rock vocal performance for the album. Reed met John Cale for the first time in several years at Warhol's funeral in 1987. They worked together on the album Songs for Drella (April 1990), a song cycle about Warhol. On the album, Reed sings of his love for his late friend, and criticizes both the doctors who were unable to save Warhol's life and Warhol's would-be assassin, Valerie Solanas . In 1990,
15982-525: Was organised by Stopps and his team for 1 June 2009 almost exactly 40 years to the day since the first concert and nearly 25 years after the last.. This featured bands from the early era, Pretty Things , Edgar Broughton Band and The Groundhogs . This was considered by as a resounding success. Another concert was held on 23 October 2009 with Friars legends Stiff Little Fingers , Penetration and The Disco Students selling out well in advance for SLF's return after 27 years. The final anniversary concert, billed as
16113-565: Was re-established in 2001, with its parish council taking the name Aylesbury Town Council. From 2001 to 2020 there were therefore three tiers of local government covering the town, at parish, district, and county level. Aylesbury Vale District Council was abolished in 2020, merging with Buckinghamshire County Council and other district councils to become a unitary authority called Buckinghamshire Council . Since 1 April 2020, when Buckinghamshire Council came into being, it has been responsible for almost all statutory local government functions across
16244-491: Was rediscovered in the 1990s and allowed Reed to drop "Walk on the Wild Side" from his concerts. Several years later, Bowie and Reed fell out during a late-night meeting which led to Reed hitting Bowie. Bowie had reportedly told Reed that he would have to "clean up his act" if they were to work together again. Reed hired a local New York bar-band, the Tots, to tour in support of Transformer and spent much of 1972 and early 1973 on
16375-504: Was reported to have been discovered in an archive at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. Throughout the 1970s, Reed was a heavy user of methamphetamine and alcohol. In the summer of 1975, he was booked to headline Startruckin' 75 in Europe, a touring rock festival organized by Miles Copeland . However, Reed's drug addiction made him unreliable and he never performed on
16506-454: Was reportedly returned to stores by the thousands and was withdrawn after a few weeks. Lou Reed doesn't just write about squalid characters, he allows them to leer and breathe in their own voices, and he colors familiar landscapes through their own eyes. In the process, Reed has created a body of music that comes as close to disclosing the parameters of human loss and recovery as we're likely to find. That qualifies him, in my opinion, as one of
16637-472: Was standing out as the promoter and public face at Friars and the only one able to do the job full-time. Gigs were starting to be put on at other venues in Dunstable (including a very successful Pink Floyd gig in 1969), Bedford, and Watford. This Phase ended prematurely when the committee overseeing the ex-Servicemen's club refused to allow Friars to continue running there after August 1970 due to complaints about
16768-509: Was started after local school teacher Robin Pike suggested to David Stopps, a budding music manager whom he had previously bumped into when he was managing local band Smokey Rice and they appeared at the school dance that Pike was heavily involved with, that Aylesbury needed a music club based on Pike's seeing of groups elsewhere notably Mothers in Birmingham. Stopps was initially reluctant feeling it may work better in nearby High Wycombe which had
16899-455: Was subsequently given municipal borough status on 1 January 1917, becoming Aylesbury Borough Council. The borough council was awarded a coat of arms in 1964. In 1974 Aylesbury Borough Council merged with several neighbouring districts to become Aylesbury Vale . No successor parish was initially created for Aylesbury, and it became an unparished area , directly administered by Aylesbury Vale District Council . The civil parish of Aylesbury
17030-486: Was sufficiently reestablished as a public figure to become a spokesman for Honda scooters. In the early 1980s, Reed worked with guitarists including Chuck Hammer on Growing Up in Public , and Robert Quine on The Blue Mask and Legendary Hearts . Reed's 1984 album New Sensations marked the first time that Reed had charted within the US Top 100 since 1978's Street Hassle , and the first time that Reed had charted in
17161-536: Was to integrate them into the Exploding Plastic Inevitable . Warhol's associates inspired many of Reed's songs as he fell into a thriving, multifaceted artistic scene. Reed rarely gave an interview without paying homage to Warhol as a mentor. Warhol pushed the band to take on a chanteuse , the German former model and singer Nico . Despite his initial resistance, Reed wrote several songs for Nico to sing, and
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