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Patti Smith (b. 1946) Poetry Reading, NYC 1971, St. Mark's Church, New York City, December 25, 1971 Ha! Ha! Houdini! Four Interesting Positions Of A Retired Child Star Mary Jane Lono Lord Renee Falconetti Bitch Death By Water Seventh Heaven Amelia Earhart Flying Saucers Piano The Amazing Tale Of Skunkdog NYC 1973, venue unknown Brian Jones Prayer Jesus Christ Max's Kansas City, NYC 1974 We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together I'm Wild About That Thing Harbor Song The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game Piss Factory We Three Land Neo Boy - Hey Joe Patti Smith moved to New York in the late 1960s and, over the next few years, while living with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, established a reputation as a writer of fierce vision and uncompromising originality. She trafficked in the underground theater scene (where she collaborated with playwright Sam Shepard on the play Cowboy Mouth) and published poems in small press editions, which, along with her published rock criticism, established Smith in the New York arts scene of the early 1970s. Her February 1971 poetry reading at St. Mark's Church, where rock critic Lenny Kaye joined her for three songs on guitar, opened the door for her future recordings. The two hit it off right away, discovering a shared interest in obscure rock records. Two years later, Smith and Kaye reunited for a concert in celebration of Rimbaud, and the seeds for a band were sown. Adding Richard Sohl on piano the following year, the trio found regular gigs in and around New York. Various Tracks 1. Poem for Jim Morrison & Bumblebee (11:45) from The Nova Convention (Giorno Poetry Systems, 1978) 2. The Histories of the Universe (7:46) Recorded at St. Marks Church, NYC, Jan 1, 1975 from Big Ego (Giorno Poetry Systems, 1978) 3. Parade (6:07) from Sugar, Alcohol, Meat (Giorno Poetry Systems)