I'm so excited about the imminent release of Patti Smiths own version of "hits" that i have to tell someone; all my friends would tune out at the very mention of her name (much as they do when i say Joni., they get this blank detuned expressoin on their faces). I havn't been this excited since Joni released BSN. Here's an article from rollingstone.com. the track listing is pretty cool, no Kimberly however. I know there are some Patti fans on list, becasue i received quite a few recommendations bout a year and a half back when i was just discovering Patti for myself.
Patti Smith Lands Compilation Arista to release double-disc collection of favorites and rarities Nearly thirty years after Patti Smith began recording, Arista Records will issue the double-disc set Land 1975-2002, the first-ever retrospective of the singer/songwriter/poetess, on March 19th. The first disc features singles and album tracks chosen by fans during Smith's last club tour and via the Internet. Disc Two includes previously unreleased demo and alternate takes, live tracks, poetry and a recording of Prince's "When Doves Cry." Novelist/journalist/philosopher Susan Sontag will pen the liner notes for the compilation, and the accompanying thirty-six-page booklet features notes, original lyrics, artwork, drawings and previously unavailable photos. Additional previously unavailable material from Smith's career will be featured on her Web site, www.pattismithland.com, which will launch in March. Around the release, Smith will kick off a national tour with her band, which also features Lenny Kaye, Oliver Ray, Tony Shanahan and Jay Dee Daugherty. Track listing Land 1975-2002: Disc One: "Dancing Barefoot" "Babelogue" "Rock 'N' Roll Nigger" "Gloria" "Pissing in a River" "Free Money" "People Have the Power" "Because the Night" "Ghost Dance" "Ain't It Strange" "Glitter in Their Eyes" "1959" "Beneath the Southern Cross" "Summer Cannibals" "Ask the Angels" "Frederick" "When Doves Cry" Disc Two: "Piss Factory" "Redondo Beach" "Distance Fingers" "25th Floor" "Wander I Go" "Come Back Little Sheba" "Dead City" "Spell" "Wing" "Boy Cried Wolf" "Birdland" "Higher Learning" "Notes to the Future" ___________________ Sounds great if you ask me. GARRET
