Patti Smith Group
Civic Center
Santa Monica, CA USA
1978/05/12 (May 12, 1978)
Complete aud recording
vg to ex- unknown but low gen

Setlist & Fingerprints -


Lineage-

JVC GI-90 normal bias cassette tapes, low gen >
JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck >
Aiwa XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder >
Memorex Cool Colors Music 80 min. CD-Rs >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (wav files onto HD here) >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (track and edit wav files here) >
Flac Frontend encode level 8

CD 1: 11 tracks, 46:56
CD 2: 10 tracks, 48:26
TT: 95:22 This appears to be the COMPLETE show.

Very good to excellent minus sound quality, IMHO.
7.5-9/10

As I did NOT tape this concert, this will be VERY short
and sweet. I got this show in trade at a record show ~ 20
years ago. This is a fairly good-quality show as far as
sound quality is concerned and is excellent in content.
It offers an accurate glimpse of the artist circa 1978.
Patti's stage banter is hilarious and she is truly unique.
Poetess, priestess, shaman, visionary, wackjob, substance
abuser, retard : you be the judge. There is virtually no hiss
in this recording. You can hear the taper talk to his cohorts
but only very rarely. Otherwise there is very little talking.
No distortion, no speed problems, vocals are sometimes a little
muffled. Parts of the recording are ex- in nature but I would call the
rest of it vg to vg +, as always, IMHO. The show appears to be
complete to me. It's a wild performance with a lot of Patti/audience
interchange and stage banter. I'm fairly certain that this show
is rare but if any of you have a superior version, please upload it !!
I will post a sound sample for those wanting reassurance but trust me,
if you are a fan or just want a decent quality Patti Smith show,
GET THIS NOW !!! Mr. Natural knows that you will be groovin' to this
one, so don't let him down. That's pretty much all that I have to say,
so let's wrap this up.....

Finally, please don't buy, sell or convert this show to mp3 or
any other lossy format. Please seed this as long as you can.
Please trade this freely as it probably is relatively uncirculated.
This show will be a welcome addition to any Patti Smith fan's
collection. So be cool, don't freak out and enjoy the concert !

PS: if anybody has the following recording : Patti Smith Group,
Leona Theater, Homestead (Pittsburgh), PA 7/15/1979, please PM
me or post it. The Iron City Houserockers opened for Patti and
it was the only time that I ever had the honor of seeing her in
concert. TIA !

jojogunne 2/21/2009