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Personnel: Lou Reed (lead vocals, guitar); John Cale ( lead vocals on Lady Godiva's Operation, backing vocals, spoken word on The Gift, electric viola, Vox Continental organ, piano, bass guitar, medical sound effects on Lady Godiva's Operation); Sterling Morrison (guitar, bass guitar on Lady Godiva's Operation, backing vocals), medical sound effects on Lady Godiva's Operation); Maureen Tucker (percussion, drums)