Last Great American Whale

~ Recording by Lou Reed

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
  • XE1989-01-10
Sire Records7599-25829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
  • GB1989-01-16
Sire RecordsWX246 / 925 829-1
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire Records925 829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
  • JP1989-02-25
Sire Records25P2-2488
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow WarriorsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-06-20
Geffen Records9 24236-2
1.2Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedDirty Blvd.Lou ReedSingle
Sire Records921 164-2
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow Warriors (club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Geffen RecordsM21-24236, M22-24236, M2G-24236
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow WarriorsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Geffen RecordsM2G-24236
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow WarriorsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)GPCD 2001
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow WarriorsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD74065(2)
1.16Last Great American Whale3:45Lou ReedGreenpeace: Rainbow Warriors, Disc 1 (Columbia House)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Geffen Records786012T, M2G 24236
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire Records4-25829
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (made by WEA)Lou ReedAlbum
Sire Records9 25829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire Records9 25829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire Records25829-1
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (made by JVC)Lou ReedAlbum
Sire Records9 25829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire RecordsW2 25829
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire Records925829-1
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (2002 European repress)Lou ReedAlbum
Sire Records7599-25829-2
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedOriginal Album Series (New York / Songs for Drella / Magic and Loss / Set the Twilight Reeling / Ecstasy)Lou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-02-01
Rhino (reissue label), Reprise Records, Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), Warner Music Germany8122-79744-7
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedThe Sire Years: The Solo CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
  • US2015-04-07
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedThe Studio Album Collection: 1989–2000Lou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-04-07
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedThe Sire Years: Complete Albums BoxLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2015-10-30
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6Last Great American Whale?:??Lou ReedThe Sire Years: The Complete Albums BoxLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-10-30
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (24bit 192kHz)Lou ReedAlbum
  • -2015
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)[none]
5.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (deluxe edition)Lou ReedAlbum
  • XW2020-09-25
Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records603497847556, R2 628762
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew York (deluxe edition)Lou ReedAlbum
  • XW2020-09-25
Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records603497847556, R2 628762
1.6Last Great American Whale (2020 remaster)3:42Lou ReedNew York (deluxe edition remaster)Lou ReedAlbum
  • XW2020-09-25
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.6Last Great American Whale3:42Lou ReedNew YorkLou ReedAlbum
Sire RecordsCD 25829

Relationships

recording engineer:Jeffrey Lesser
assistant engineer:Victor Deyglio
producer:Fred Maher
Lou Reed
double bass:Rob Wasserman
electric guitar:Mike Rathke
Lou Reed
percussion:Maureen "Moe" Tucker
lead vocals:Lou Reed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:Last Great American Whale

Related works

Last Great American Whale

lyricist and composer:Lou Reed
publisher:Metal Machine Music (US work publisher)
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.