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| Released | February 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1981 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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The Blue Mask is the eleventh solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in February 1982, by RCA Records. Reed had returned to the label after having left Arista Records. The album was released around Reed's 40th birthday, and covers topics of marriage and settling down,[1] alongside themes of violence, paranoia, and alcoholism.
- ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (1982-02-24). "Happy 30th Birthday to 'The Blue Mask,' Lou Reed's Solo Masterpiece | Rob Sheffield". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-08-16.