Patti Smith - Horses (CD)

Sealed. Double CD in gatefold sleeve.

Horses is the debut studio album by American musician Patti Smith, originally released on December 13, 1975, on Arista Records. Smith, a fixture of the then-burgeoning New York punk rock music scene, began recording Horses with her band in 1975 after being signed to Arista Records, with John Cale being enlisted to produce the album. With it's fusion of simplistic rock and roll structures and Smith's freeform, Beat poetry-infused lyrics, Horses was met with widespread critical acclaim upon it's initial release. Despite a lack of airplay or a popular single to support the album, it nonetheless experienced modest commercial success, managing a top 50 placing on the US Billboard 200.

This release features the iconic original album remastered direct from the original 1/4" master tapes, as well as previously unreleased outtakes and rarities, including Patti Smith's 1975 RCA audition tape. The release of Horses (50th Anniversary) features eight never-before-released songs, such as "Snowball" and "Birdland (Alternate Take)", along with RCA demos.

Disc 1
1 Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria
2 Redondo Beach
3 Birdland
4 Free Money
5 Kimberly
6 Break It Up
7 Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (de)
8 Elegie

Disc 2
1 Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (RCA Demo)
2 Redondo Beach (Demo)
3 Birdland
4 Snowball
5 Kimberly
6 Break It Up
7 Distant Fingers
8 The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game
9 We Three