Patti Smith Group
Free Music Store: WBAI 1975

Artist: Patti Smith Group
Title: Free Music Store: WBAI 1975
Release Year: no info available
Pressing Year: no info available
Label: Brigand Records
Catalog Number: BRIG 024
Runout Etchings: MER 75A
Format: 33 RPM • 12” LP • Stereo
UPC: none

This collector’s item features selections from Patti Smith with her group live on WBAI-NY radio on May 28, 1975. This is one of her first sets recorded live and the first prepared for a radio broadcast. The concert, staged six months prior to the release of her groundbreaking album ’Horses,’ was recorded by David Rapkin.

As with a lot of bootlegs of its time, this album is not top quality audio. But as a collectors’ item, it represents a long-gone time in musical history. This is how many fans got to hear their musical heroes live for the first time; most were perfectly happy to wade through the numerous drawbacks of bootleg recordings to hear unreleased songs and often one-off cover tunes by their favorites.

Personnel: Patti Smith (vocals); Lenny Kaye, Ivan Kral (backing vocals, guitar, bass); Richard Sohl (backing vocals, keyboards).

NOTE: I base the condition of my vinyl records on Ebay's Grading System.

VINYL GRADE: VG+
Notes: Minimal surface noise. A quick cleaning is all this album needs. No warping.

LABEL GRADE: VG+
Notes: No ring wear, spindle wear, tape, or writing. White text on blue label. Reverse white soldier art on blue. Text lists band as “Patti And The Space Monkeys.”

SLEEVE GRADE: VG+
Notes: Original white paper sleeve with circles cut in the center to display the label. No splits, no rips, no stains, no writing, no tape, no tears, no glue separation. Some yellowing, some crinkling.

JACKET GRADE: VG+
Notes: Light ring wear. No marks, no stains, no tape, some crinkles, no splits, no writing. Edges, corners, and spine (readable) are in fine shape. (See my original scan.)

Shipping is $4.49. NOTE: I will NOT be responsible for items lost or damaged in the mail.

Combined shipping: I will be happy to combine multiple items. If you buy more than one item from me, the shipping cost will be the highest original shipping fee plus $1 per additional item.

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This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original bootleg issue.

Note: I haven't cleaned this vinyl record because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This comes from my own collection. Bought at Corner Records, downtown Blacksburg VA.

Enjoy the auction — and good luck!