PATTI SMITH GROUP

Thursday, 2 June 1977 9:00PM

CBGB
315 Bowery
New York, New York 10003
USA


FLAC master, 2 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 > 1977-79 US Maxell UDXLII C90 (Type II CrO2) 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 [59:40]
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01 Prayer for Jay Dee [1:18]
02 The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game [4:33]
03 Just Like Magellan [2:47]
04 I've Got You Under My Skin [1:18]
05 Jailhouse Rock [2:16]
06 Kimberly [5:03]
07 Redondo Beach [3:54]
08 Space Monkey [4:38]
09 You Really Got Me [2:41]
10 Jolene [6:12]
11 Ask the Angels [3:05]
12 Time Is on My Side [3:57]
13 Radio Ethiopia [8:13] >
14 Rock n Roll Nigger [2:06] >
15 Pumping (My Heart) [1:34]
-- encore --
16 Gloria [5:58]


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


Notes:

THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 122

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 again this time for the third night of the Patti Smith Group's "Basic Training" run of shows. The Dead Boys and Spector played the separately ticketed midnight show.

The set starts off a little looser tonight, opening with a prayer for Jay Dee, who has come down with a bout of rubella. Andy Paley subs in the drummer seat, and they start off with their Smokey Robinson cover, followed by the unreleased "Magellan." Jay Dee makes his presence felt via a request for Patti to sing a Cole Porter number, which she duly obliges -- nothing like the familiar Ol' Blue Eyes delivery nor even Ella or Dinah, but ethereally like a Billie Holiday 78 cranked out through a Victrola. It's too bad Patti doesn't see the song through its entirety.

After "Jailhouse Rock" they get back on track. Ivan foregoes the Stones for a Kinks cover (they do "Time Is on My Side" later in the set anyway) and Patti gives us some Dolly. Nick P informs our field marshal about the full moon and reminds her to bring out the weaponry for "Radio Ethiopia." The slight hint of "Pumping (My Heart)" that peeked through near the end of "Land" yesterday here manifests itself as "RnRN" spins ever faster and faster out of control like an exploding top. There's no soft landing from that altitude into "Easter" here, and Patti proclaims "three down" at the conclusion of their set. As they did the night before, PSG return to the stage for an encore of "Gloria." Andy does a commendable fill-in for Jay Dee, but perhaps they didn't want to wear him out. The set runs shorter than it has for the prior two nights.

Enjoy,
elegymart