RE: 4 shows on Wolgang's Vault

["J" <jlregister>]

The "bio" information on Patti that accompanies these recordings is
pathetically inaccurate:



A former college dropout who moved to Greenwich Village in the late 1960s
where she developed her skills as a beat poet, Patti Smith eventually
discovered that the energetic punk music scene of the mid-1970s [there
wasn't that much of a "punk" scene yet in 1974 when Patti recorded Piss
Factory] could work as the perfect vehicle for her controversial [??!]
poetry and singing style. Having worked initially with a music critic and
record store clerk named Lenny Kaye, Smith eventually formed her own band,
with Kaye, keyboardist Richard Sohl, bassist Ivan Kral, and drummer Dee Jay
[it's Jay Dee, but whatever] Daugherty. 

They found a home at CBGBs, and began to play there regularly. In 1976, just
as the Sex Pistols were changing the face of modern music in the U.K., and
as the Ramones were about to do the same stateside, Patti Smith won the
attention of Arista Records prexy, Clive Davis [um, Horses was released in
1975, more than 6 months before the first Ramones LP, and the Sex Pistols
didn't perform under that name until late 1975 early 1976]. With punk
bubbling just under the rock 'n' roll radar, Clive was looking to embrace
it. The Patti Smith Group would be his first punk signing, and her debut
album, Horses, remains one of the most important rock albums of all time.
She became known for electrifying live performances with her band, which
often played classic rock covers as a backdrop for her avant-garde poetry
[huh?  I guess PSG didn't do that many original songs, right?]. 

Although Smith remained a cutting-edge artist, her work with the Patti Smith
Group eventually became predictable [say what??] and she dropped out of
music in the 1980s to marry former MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith and
raise a family. She has returned to touring and recording sporadically since
marrying Smith in 1980, but her life took an unexpected twist when he died
suddenly of a heart attack in 1994. To help deal with her grief, she
returned to writing and recording, and in 2004, returned to the road with a
revamped version of the Patti Smith Group [she wasn't ever really gone, and
and she "returned" long before 2004].



J

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-babel-list
[mailto:owner-babel-list] On Behalf Of Andrew F Wilson
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:26 AM
To: Babel-List
Subject: Re: 4 shows on Wolgang's Vault


Paris and CBGBs seem to be just the usual bootlegs, but the two shows from
the Cellar Door are much more interesting!  They appear to be the
pre-broadcast recordings for a King Biscuit Flour Hour Show.  The
circulating recording of the radio broadcast is only 30 minutes, but here
there is more than two hours.  Despite what it says on the website, Spanish
Town is by Garland Jeffreys (the support act), not Patti.

Kind regards


Andrew

On Nov 14, 2007 5:23 PM, Combs, Steve <SteveSea> wrote:
> 4 shows on Wolgang's Vault.
>
> Anybody know how to grab them?
>
> http://tinyurl.com 
>
> 01/16/1976 Cellar Door, Wash DC, early show 1:11:01
>
> 01/16/1976 Cellar Door, Wash DC, late show 1:18:18
>
> 03/26/1978 Pavilion, Paris 30:10
>
> 08/11/1979 CBGB's 2:16:02