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Recorded between 1974 & 2002. Includes liner notes by Susan Sontag and Patti Smith.
The two-disc set LAND (1975-2002) is post-punk icon Patti Smith's own selection of her finest work from the first quarter-century of her career. The first disc, a best-of collection, is a non-chronological sampling of her key songs ("Dancing Barefoot," "Because the Night," and many more) and adds one new track, a surprisingly effective cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" that sounds like an outtake from 1978's EASTER. (Confusingly, the track list doesn't include the "Land" medley from 1975's HORSES.) The second disc starts with Smith's incredibly rare 1974 DIY single "Piss Factory," but then runs through previously unheard demos (like a skeletal early version of "Redondo Beach" that sounds more like crazed calliope music than the reggae song it became) and revelatory live tracks. LAND (1975-2002) is a thoughtful, idiosyncratic compilation, but it's more for fans than newcomers, who are still best advised to get a copy of HORSES and move on from there.
2 Cds.2nd Disc Has Prev.Unrel. Live & Studio Tracks
Personnel includes: Patti Smith (vocals, clarinet); Jeff Buckley (vocals, acoustic guitar); Lenny Kaye (vocals, guitar); Tom Verlaine, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Ivan Kral, Oliver Ray (guitar); Richard Sohl (piano, keyboards); Bruce Brody (piano); John Cale (organ); Tony Shanahan (bass); Jay Dee Daugherty (drums); Rick Kierman (musical saw); Michael Stipe, Wade Raley, Andi Ostrowe (background vocals).
Producers include: John Cale, Jack Douglas, Jimmy Iovine, Todd Rundgren, Fred Smith.
Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Distills Smith's rock & roll life into 17 classic tracks, 14 studio and live rarities and 2 basic truths: There is no revolution without toil, and no euphoria without communion..."
Spin (6/02, p.107) - "...Worth scoring for 'Piss Factory' alone. An incandescent 1974 B-side that sounds like a teenage Rickie Lee Jones dry-humping Bruce Springsteen in a closet..."
Entertainment Weekly (3/22/02, pp.110-1) - "...The rare numbers make this a retrospective to be reckoned with..." - Rating: A
Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "Best Box Sets & Compilations of 2002"
Mojo (Publisher) (5/02, p.114) - "...A master of the 3-minute rush of emotion...her songbook, never before combed for hits, is ripe for the picking..." Land (1975-2002) Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Punk CDs, Hard Rock, Rock | | Label | Arista | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6865  | | CD Universe Part number | 3006219 | | Catalog number | 14708 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Mar 19, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Patti Smith - vocals, clarinet
Lenny Kaye - vocals, guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty - drums
Tony Shanahan - bass
Fred "Sonic" Smith
Richard Sohl - piano, keyboards
Bruce Brody - piano
Andi Ostrowe - background vocals
Ivan Kral
Oliver Ray - guitar
Rick Kiernan - musical saw
Wade Raley
Also: Michael Stipe, John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Tom Verlaine | | Additional Info | Digipak |
Patti Smith Land (1975-2002) Songs Land (1975-2002) Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Patti Smith Land CD, the best
This is the second Patti Smith Land CD I purchased as a gift for a friend. You get 30 Patti Smith songs. I personally like the Live performances on Disc 2. If you like Patti Smith, buy this CD because it has all her good stuff on it.
Submitted by jbdavidson (MT Shasta, California, USA) 
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Awsome CD with all your favorites of Patti Smith with a bonus in CD #2 of stuff you have never heard. Good stuff. Dead CIty, Wing, Spell, 25th Floor (LIVE), I may purchase another it is so good.
Submitted by jbdavidson (Mt. Shasta California)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 0 of 1 found this helpful. Indispensable
Not only has Patti given us her take on her best studio work, not only do we get several interesting live and demo takes, but we get her absolutely finest hour: the compelling "Piss Factory" (with Richard Hell on piano and Tom Verlaine on guitar!) -- perhaps the best vanity single ever, and almost impossible to find anywhere else. Long overdue...and long live Patti Smith!
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