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Patti Smith - Horses   

"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." So opens Patti Smith's 1975 debut album Horses on the poetry-driven re-worked version of Van Morrison's "Gloria", and that line pretty much sets the tone of the album. The record would go on to inspire the New York punk scene for the rest of the decade. Richard Sohl's beautifully simple piano leads in on a many of the tracks only to be over-taken by Patti's wails and free-form emotionally-charged poetry rants. The highlight of the second side is the epic "Land" suite.... "Horses, horses, horses...". Horses is an essential record and is best enjoyed on vinyl!

Tracks

  • )   Gloria
  • A1a)   In Excelsis Deo
  • A1b)   Gloria (Version)
  • )   --
  • A2)   Redondo Beach
  • A3)   Birdland
  • A4)   Free Money
  • B1)   Kimberly
  • B2)   Break It Up
  • )   Land
  • B3a)   Horses
  • B3b)   Land Of A Thousand Dances
  • B3c)   La Mer (De)
  • )   --
  • B4)   Elegie

Track listing above is from 1975-Jan-01 | UK | Arista - ARTY 122 LP

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