music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.[3]
1972 studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
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Released | April 17, 1972 |
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Recorded | 1972 |
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Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City |
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Genre | Folk rock |
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Length | 42:01 (vinyl edition) 56:04 (CD edition) |
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Label | Apple |
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Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | E[2] |
History
Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono.[9] This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.[9][10]
The album was released on April 17, 1972.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
The CD was released in 2005 by Orange Records International.
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Peel.
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1. | "I'm a Runaway" | 3:39 |
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2. | "Everybody's Smoking Marijuana" | 4:06 |
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3. | "F Is Not a Dirty Word" | 3:12 |
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4. | "The Hippie from New York City" | 3:01 |
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5. | "McDonald's Farm" | 3:13 |
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6. | "The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono[17]" | 3:19 |
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Side twoTitle |
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1. | "The Ballad of Bob Dylan" | 4:12 |
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2. | "The Chicago Conspiracy" | 3:47 |
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3. | "The Hip Generation" | 1:50 |
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4. | "I'm Gonna Start Another Riot" | 2:37 |
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5. | "The Birth Control Blues" | 4:48 |
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6. | "The Pope Smokes Dope" | 2:15 |
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- Bonus tracks on CD edition
- "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
- "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
- interview with John Lennon
- "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41
Chart positions
Charts (1972) |
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US Billboard 200[18] |
191 |
Personnel
- Bagtwo (Jeffery Levy) – design, artwork
- Roy Cicala – engineering
- Jack Douglas – engineering
- Bill Ferrara – photography
- Robert L. Heimall – art direction
- Allan Steckler - production supervision
- John Lennon – production, voice (tracks 6 & 12), backing vocals (12)
- Yoko Ono – production, percussions (track 1), voice (6)
- David Peel – vocals, guitar
- Eddie Mottau – guitar
- Chris Osborne – guitar
- Charlie Wolff – guitar
- Eddie Ryan – drums
- The Lower East Side Friends – chorus
- Tom Doyle – guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Bierman – backing vocals
- John Robertson – guitar
- Billy Minelli – bass
- Frank Lanci – drums
- Lenny Mars – harp (tracks 4 & 7), flutes (1,4,6 & 8), piano (7), percussions (1, 8 & 10), banjo (1, 4 & 7), mandolin (7 & 10)
References
- Eder, Bruce. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "John Lennon". invaluable.com.
- "Episode #4.84". 13 January 1972 – via www.imdb.com.
- PS109VanBurenHigh (11 May 2013). "David Peel THE BALLAD OF NEW YORK CITY / JOHN LENNON - YOKO ONO" – via YouTube.
- "John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments".
- Spiardi, Dana (1 May 2017). "David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies".
- "Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk". 4 October 2011.
- Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
- Grimes, William (9 April 2017). "David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74" – via NYTimes.com.
- "The Pope Smokes Dope - Busy Beaver Button Museum". www.buttonmuseum.org.
- "David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope - Oldish Psych and Prog". oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com.
- "HoZac Records » David Peel". hozacrecords.com.
- "East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack". BrooklynVegan.
- Zschau, Rebeat Digital - Guenter Loibl, Rico. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Rebeat-Artist-Camp.
- Paul DeRienzo (23 May 2009). "David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI" – via YouTube.
- "John Lennon The Ballad Of New York City US 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (552232)". eil.com.
- "The Pope Smokes Dope - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
External links
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