Patti Smith Group - Easter (1978) [FLAC] (Arista 1996 20bit mastering)

Patti Smith Group - Easter [1978] [FLAC] (Arista 1996 20bit mastering)



I'll get the ball rolling on this forum section.

This is a rip I made from my collection. The scans are mine also.
So here's my Rock Pick for this week-end and it's a great album I recommend to anyone. I wrote some more about it below...









Tracklisting:

01. (00:02:52) Patti Smith Group - Till Victory
02. (00:04:07) Patti Smith Group - Space Monkey
03. (00:03:25) Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
04. (00:04:45) Patti Smith Group - Ghost Dance
05. (00:01:30) Patti Smith Group - Babelogue
06. (00:03:26) Patti Smith Group - Rock 'n' Roll Nigger
07. (00:03:29) Patti Smith Group - Privilege (Set Me Free)
08. (00:04:18] Patti Smith Group - We Three
09. (00:04:04) Patti Smith Group - 25th Floor
10. (00:02:38] Patti Smith Group - High On Rebellion
11. (00:06:16) Patti Smith Group - Easter
12. (00:06:10) Patti Smith Group - Godspeed

Playing Time: 00:46:59
Total Size: 287.61 MB


Label: Arista
Catalog#: 07822-18826-2
Format: CD
Country: Germany
Released: 1996
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk, Classic Rock


Credits:

Engineer - Charlie Conrad , Thom Panunzio
Engineer [Assistant] - Gray Russell , Joe Intile*
Mixed By - Jimmy Iovine , Shelly Yakus
Producer - Jimmy Iovine

Notes:

Originally released in 1978. Contains a small booklet with Patti Smith-portraits made by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Godspeed is a non-LP B-side, taken from the original sessions.
Recorded at the Record Plant, NYC
Engineer: Thom Panunzio w/Gray Russell
and the House of Music, West Orange NJ

Engineer: Charlie Conrad w/Joe Intile


FlacMonkey Wrote:

This is an album I enjoy from start to finish very much. It's very raw, musical and strong without being too anarchic. I discovered Patty Smith with her Horses album, but for me, this more accessible, somewhat "more usual rock album from that era" sounding record is one of the best of that time, and perhaps Patti's best. I have yet to listen to "Radio Ethiopia" more carefully, I only listened to it once or twice.

Easter, is an album I can play over and over. I enjoy its energy, strong lyrics and feel you can really "get" Patti's personality and feelings. It's tons of fun and I recommend it to anyone. If you haven't listened to it yet, do so now.

By the way, only the mastering was done on 20 bit. The CD itself is encoded in a standard 16 bit fashion. And It sounds very nice.
Cheers!

Although I've heard of Patti Smith, I wasn't as stricken by her as maybe I should have been. Sure, everyone in the rock scene during the 70's n' 80's had heard of her, but feel her main presence was more with the east coast than the west coast. I remember most of the older crowd (X-Hippy's) and some of the drug culture/punkers were also into Patti Smith back in the day. You could tell not by the amount of non-radio airplay, but mostly the small collection of Patti Smith albums some people would have in their collections (several Hollywood parties back in the day). I always thought it was because they were more diversified, wanted to look cool and cultured or just rich enough to buy everything. Me? I felt I was just lucky enough to own a few Blondie, Pretenders, Joan Jet/Runaways, or Missing Persons albums (when it came to female vocalists). But for the most part, if it wasn't Hard n' Heavy Rock, or Pink Floyd, It could have easily passed me by.