PATTI SMITH '75 HORSES

·       PATTI SMITH - HORSES - ORIGINAL 1975 ARISTA RECORDS STEREO LP AL-4066 (WITH THE ORIGINAL, RARE VERSION OF THE COVER WITH THE ALBUM TITLE IN WHITE LETTERS)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL PALE BLUE ARISTA LABEL WITH A WHITE LOGO

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       The bidders should note that this is the original Bob Ludwig-mastered  pressing of this album, with his initials “RL” (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. All the wonderful elements of Bob Ludwig’s trademark mastering style are here: incredible clarity and balanced channel separation, vivid and spacious “ambience” sound, as well as wide dynamic and frequency range of the sound spectrum.  As is almost always the case with Bob Ludwig’s masterings, the Bob Ludwig-mastered pressings of this album are CONSIDERABLY rarer than the regular, non-Ludwig copies of this album.

·       PRODUCED OF JOHN CALE (VELVET UNDERGROUND)

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE IN VG+  FRONT COVER LOOKS NM SPINE AND SEAMS FINE,  NO MARKS OR CREASES JUST  SMALL DISCOLORED BIT ABOVE LENNY KAYE'S PHOTO ON THE BACK (visible in photo)

·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       VINYL IS VG++ or NM FULLY GLOSSY , RARELY PLAYED , A FEW VERY FINER THAN HAIRLINE SLEEVE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT.

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'STERLING' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't Sex Pistols who started the whole darn Punk thing. The Punk/New Wave was at least 2-3 years in the making, gestating deep in the underbelly of New York, when the bunch of cockneys came to a great idea: let's repackage the whole deal, and sell it as Punk!!! Brilliant deduction, dear Watson. Anyway, people like MC5, Patti Smith, Richard Hell and Ramones were practicing what they were preaching ('new wave') way before it became fashionable – and commercially viable -  in Europe. And here's the proof: this phenomenal 1975 album - produced by the legendary Velvet-Underground member John Cale - was literally and figuratively a vortex of New Wave - it's focal point and the proverbial eye of the storm. We cannot possibly say enough good things about Patti Smith. Unlike some other self-anointed feminist rockers, Patti was consistently a woman of heart and mind (or, shall we say: brains), and her infinitely stimulating and intriguing stream-of-consciousness lyrics provide a perfect background to the devil-may-care scorching rock'n'roll provided courtesy of Lenny Kaye & the Band. Easily our favorite album of the 70's (move over Lou, sorry Bruce). And, oh, lest we forget -- the buyer gets the original first version of the cover, with the title of the album in WHITE letters. This version of the cover was discontinued immediately after the first pressing and is at least 20 times tougher to find than the subsequent, black-letter version. A truly classic contribution to the history of Rock'n'Roll and - of this is of any relevance - easily the best female rock album ever made (with a possible exception of some Aretha Franklin works). Track listing: Gloria - Redondo Beach - Birdland - Free Money - Kimberly - Break it up - Land - Elegie.