Album
The Coral Sea
2008 · Rock, Non-Music
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Coral Sea is a Spoken Word album by Patti Smith, Kevin Shields, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
About
This recording captures intimate performances from 2005 and 2006, bringing together two of alternative music's most influential eccentrics. Smith recites passages from her 1996 book of the same name, a touching elegy to late friend and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. "The sun and sea, as a courtesy, commingle," she says in “Performance I.” My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields effectively plays the role of the sea, gathering woozy guitar effects that serenely ripple underneath Smith's commanding voice, giving her natural sense of rhythm a haunting power.
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Tracklist
- 1-1 Untitled 14:32
- 1-2Untitled 12:42
- 1-3Untitled 7:22
- 1-4Untitled 13:02
- 1-5Untitled 7:54
- 1-6Untitled 9:07
- 2-1Untitled 11:00
- 2-2Untitled 13:38
- 2-3Untitled 14:25
- 2-4Untitled15:40
Sound DNA
- Spoken Word
- Poetry
- cavernous
- mournful
- poetic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Recording dates: 22nd June 2005, 12th Sept 2006.
Issued in 8-panel double digipak format.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Kevin ShieldsGUITAR
- Patti SmithVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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