Horses by Patti Smith — album cover
№ 51 of 100

Horses

Patti Smith · 1975 · Punk / Indie

Horses by Patti Smith (1975), № 51 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. The first punk record that was already literature. Patti Smith with a copy of Rimbaud in one hand and John Cale producing the other. CBGB takes itself seriously here.

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