Patti Smith, -the first published poet to move her poetry completely into rock 'n' roll and to entice experimental rock fans into the forbidden cinema of her hallucinatory fantasy® (New York Times), began her musical career unconventionally. It took off at a poetry reading where she was backed by Lenny Kaye on guitar; later star photographer Robert Mapplethorpe financed her punk-rock cult single ""Hey Joe"". In 1975, encouraged by her success, Patti Smith released ""Horses"", an album in which she fused rock riffs and spoken rhythms to create a punk-trash sound. The rock scene was electrified, raging about -the best garage sound of the 70s® (""Creem Magazine"") and conjectured that Smith had -drawn up material from Rimbaud, Burroughs, Dylan and Velvet Underground into a hot needle and injected it under the skin® (""Sounds Magazine""). Later productions were dismissed as sentimental and self-loving outpourings, since the rock-poet didn't continue in the same vein as ""Horses"", with it's metallic harshness and raw language. That's why this recording remains an impressive unique production by a visionary rock 'n' roll singer.."" Recording: January 1975 at Electric Ladyland Studios, New York City, by Bernie KirshProduction: John Cale."" ""Horses"" - Patti Smith (g, voc); Richard Sohl (p); Lenny Kaye (b, g, voc); Tom Verlaine, Allen Lanier (g); Ivan Kral (b, g, keyb, voc); Jay Dee Daugherty (dr)."" standard sleeve