Patti Smith - Horses

Last night my childhood friend came over for dinner. They were hugely influential in shaping my music interests, introducing me to 70s punk in my teenage years. We continue to this day sharing music and new discoveries. We were discussing old record stores and fairs. Perhaps it was the nostalgia that prompted me to spin this today - my first vinyl record purchase.

I bought this on my first year of uni at a record fair. I was 17 and my grandfather gave me his record player. The fairs then were held at the showgrounds and were huge. There was a seller who use to have just 2 crates of punk and they were all class. This is an original 1975 press - UK version. I was so inspired how cool as fuck this cover was. Probablly very cliché to say but Patti gave me permission to be me in so many ways.

I still feel moved when the needle drops and the intro to Gloria starts just as I did the first day I brought this home and spun it.

I saw Patti Smith in 2017. She was 70 at the time and rocked just as hard. She was phenomenal. I'm not religious but it was the closest thing I could consider to some sort of religious experience. I cried.

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