The Blue Mask

The Blue Mask
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1982 (1982-02)[1]
RecordedOctober 1981
StudioRCA Studios (New York City)
GenreRock
Length41:00
LabelRCA Victor
Producer
  • Lou Reed
  • Sean Fullan
Lou Reed chronology
Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980
(1980)
The Blue Mask
(1982)
Legendary Hearts
(1983)

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.

  1. ^ 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.