PATTI SMITH GROUP

Wednesday, 1 June 1977 9:00PM

CBGB
315 Bowery
New York, New York 10003
USA


FLAC master, 1 June 2020, by elegymart:
Analog audience recording (mono) {recorded by Gene Poole & Nick P}: Fisher mono mic, wired for mini-jack > Panasonic recorder > probably 1977-79 Ampex 371 Plus Series (Type I Normal) 90-minute analog audio cassette master > 1975-78 US/European TDK D-C90 (Type I Normal) analog audio cassette {from the Gene Poole collection} > Sony TC-WE435 (azimuth adjustment) > Roland R05 (24/96) > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (audio cleanup, convert to 16/44) > SHNtool (fixed SBE) > CD Wave (track splits) > TLH (WAV > FLAC8).
Created this text file.


Total running time [64:45]
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01 Land [7:18]
02 Kimberly [4:57]
03 Redondo Beach [4:23]
04 Time Is on My Side [3:58]
05 Free Money [4:48]
06 Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie [5:26]
07 Ask the Angels [3:11]
08 Parachute Woman [3:19]
09 Pissing in a River [6:09]
10 Radio Ethiopia [7:05] >
11 Rock n Roll Nigger [4:17] >
12 Easter [4:00]
-- encore --
13 Gloria [5:47]


Band line-up:
Patti Smith - vocals, guitar
Lenny Kaye - guitar, bass, vocals
Ivan Král - bass, vocals, guitar
Richard Sohl - keyboards
Jay Dee Daugherty - drums, percussion


Notes:

THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 121

Here's the latest installment of the Gene Poole Collection, a random wellspring of recordings which have recently surfaced. To paraphrase Lou: This is gonna go on for a while, so we should get used to each other, settle back, pull up your cushions, whatever else you have with you that makes life bearable in what has already been the start of trying decade...

Some of Gene's handiwork has probably been heard by your very ears before, for the most part via the Stonecutter Archives, but this is the first major unearthing of tapes direct from the legend himself. As promising as that may seem, it's best to let the surprises hit as they are shared. The trade-off to the prolific taping on Gene's part is that the expectations for a perfect track record would be unrealistic and unfair. There will be instances of incomplete recordings, caused by late arrivals to gigs, recorder and mic malfunctions, and other assorted foibles as would befall any mortal taper. There will be times where a master from another source exists which could be superior. For the most part, Gene recorded with a variety of mics and recorders, and many shows suffered from wire dropouts, so that only one channel was extant in the capture. Due warning about the past imperfect given and out of the way, credit should be given where due as well -- for many shows thought lost forever, it's exciting to discover that many of these even in incomplete form have now cropped up.

The transfers, the audio fixes, and the research all have required some lead time -- many tapes had scant info (sometimes just the name of the artist/band, with no date listed for the performance). Needless to say, gear documentation is virtually nil -- if we wait around for that precise detail to be forthcoming, nothing from the collection would probably see the light of day.

We return to CBGB this time for the second night of the Patti Smith Group's "Basic Training" run. A completely separate show took place at midnight with the Criminals and Jans.

Things get off to a powerful start tonight with an intense "Land." Nick P checks in with our field marshal about the basic training campaign, to which she responds that "things are definitely picking up." Then as promised from yesterday, "Free Money" is delivered.

No cover from Lenny at this show, although Ivan does "Parachute Woman" again. And we get the Lou/"Louie Louie" medley.

In her role as the REFM, Patti leads a call and response:
Q: "Where do we work?"
A: "In the fields."
Q: "What do we use?"
A: "Marshalls!"

Before the Group tears into "Radio Ethiopia" the first thing Patti asks about as she fiddles around with her guitar are the Marshall cabinets. Strains of "Easter" can be heard in DNV's keyboards as they exit out of "RE," which tonight went into a rap about animals including deer, but Patti begins reciting lines from "RnR N" and redirecting the segue before they circle back around to close out the set with "Easter."

Like the first night, they return for an encore with "Gloria" but Patti is briefly distracted at the start by one annoying guy at the front of the stage who makes her lose her place in the song. The rest of the audience gladly assist in a sing-along to help her maintain the pace.

Enjoy,
elegymart