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==History==
==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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0554975/|title=Episode #4.84|date=13 January 1972|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6URjH8eWcU|title=David Peel THE BALLAD OF NEW YORK CITY / JOHN LENNON - YOKO ONO|last=PS109VanBurenHigh|date=11 May 2013|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/12/17/john-lennons-most-memorable-and-notorious-nyc-moments/|title=John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hipquotient.com/david-peel-the-dope-smokin-pope-of-the-new-york-city-hippies/|title=David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies|first=Dana|last=Spiardi|date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccourtblog.com/2011/10/04/peel-the-lower-east-side-and-enjoy-pre-punk-punk/|title=Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk|date=4 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=Diary>{{cite book|editor1=Miles, Barry |editor2=Badman, Keith |title=The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 |year=2001 |publisher=Music Sales Group |location=London |isbn=9780711983076 |edition=reprint}}</ref> The trio, joined by [[The Lower East Side Band]], played several songs by Lennon and Ono.<ref name=Diary/> This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.<ref name=Diary/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/arts/music/david-peel-dead-composer-of-i-like-marijuana.html|title=David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74|first=William|last=Grimes|date=9 April 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0554975/|title=Episode #4.84|date=13 January 1972|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6URjH8eWcU|title=David Peel THE BALLAD OF NEW YORK CITY / JOHN LENNON - YOKO ONO|last=PS109VanBurenHigh|date=11 May 2013|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/12/17/john-lennons-most-memorable-and-notorious-nyc-moments/|title=John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments|date=17 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hipquotient.com/david-peel-the-dope-smokin-pope-of-the-new-york-city-hippies/|title=David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies|first=Dana|last=Spiardi|date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccourtblog.com/2011/10/04/peel-the-lower-east-side-and-enjoy-pre-punk-punk/|title=Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk|date=4 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=Diary>{{cite book|editor1=Miles, Barry |editor2=Badman, Keith |title=The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 |year=2001 |publisher=Music Sales Group |location=London |isbn=9780711983076 |edition=reprint}}</ref> The trio, joined by [[The Lower East Side Band]], played several songs by Lennon and Ono.<ref name=Diary/> This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.<ref name=Diary/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/arts/music/david-peel-dead-composer-of-i-like-marijuana.html|title=David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74|first=William|last=Grimes|work=The New York Times |date=9 April 2017|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


The album was released on April 17, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buttonmuseum.org/buttons/pope-smokes-dope|title=The Pope Smokes Dope - Busy Beaver Button Museum|website=www.buttonmuseum.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com/news/david_peel_the_lower_east_side_1972_the_pope_smokes_dope/2014-12-21-4138|title=David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope - Oldish Psych and Prog|website=oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hozacrecords.com/david-peel/|title=HoZac Records » David Peel|website=hozacrecords.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/east-village-icon-david-peel-in-critical-condition-after-heart-attack/|title=East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack|website=BrooklynVegan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistcamp.com/david-peel-the-lower-east-side/the-pope-smokes-dope/8590442755023/index.html|title=The Pope Smokes Dope|first=Rebeat Digital - Guenter Loibl, Rico|last=Zschau|website=Rebeat-Artist-Camp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYP4pmHNFRw|title=David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI|last=Paul DeRienzo|date=23 May 2009|via=YouTube}}</ref>
The album was released on April 17, 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buttonmuseum.org/buttons/pope-smokes-dope|title=The Pope Smokes Dope - Busy Beaver Button Museum|website=www.buttonmuseum.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com/news/david_peel_the_lower_east_side_1972_the_pope_smokes_dope/2014-12-21-4138|title=David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope - Oldish Psych and Prog|website=oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hozacrecords.com/david-peel/|title=HoZac Records » David Peel|website=hozacrecords.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/east-village-icon-david-peel-in-critical-condition-after-heart-attack/|title=East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack|website=BrooklynVegan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistcamp.com/david-peel-the-lower-east-side/the-pope-smokes-dope/8590442755023/index.html|title=The Pope Smokes Dope|first=Rebeat Digital - Guenter Loibl, Rico|last=Zschau|website=Rebeat-Artist-Camp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYP4pmHNFRw|title=David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI|last=Paul DeRienzo|date=23 May 2009|via=YouTube}}</ref>

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The Pope Smokes Dope
Studio album by
David Peel & The Lower East Side
ReleasedApril 17, 1972
Recorded1972
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreFolk rock
Length42:01 (vinyl edition)
56:04 (CD edition)
LabelApple
ProducerJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono
David Peel chronology
The American Revolution
(1970) 		The Pope Smokes Dope
(1972) 		Santa Claus Rooftop Junkie
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideE[2]

The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.[3]

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a Runaway"3:39
2."Everybody's Smoking Marijuana"4:06
3."F Is Not a Dirty Word"3:12
4."The Hippie from New York City"3:01
5."McDonald's Farm"3:13
6."The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono[17]"3:19
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Ballad of Bob Dylan"4:12
2."The Chicago Conspiracy"3:47
3."The Hip Generation"1:50
4."I'm Gonna Start Another Riot"2:37
5."The Birth Control Blues"4:48
6."The Pope Smokes Dope"2:15
Bonus tracks on CD edition
  2. "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
    • with Yoko Ono
  3. "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
    • interview with John Lennon
  4. "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41

Chart positions

Charts (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[18] 191

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "John Lennon". invaluable.com.
  4. ^ "Episode #4.84". 13 January 1972 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ PS109VanBurenHigh (11 May 2013). "David Peel THE BALLAD OF NEW YORK CITY / JOHN LENNON - YOKO ONO" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments". 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ Spiardi, Dana (1 May 2017). "David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies".
  8. ^ "Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk". 4 October 2011.
  9. ^ a b c Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
  10. ^ Grimes, William (9 April 2017). "David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ^ "The Pope Smokes Dope - Busy Beaver Button Museum". www.buttonmuseum.org.
  12. ^ "David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope - Oldish Psych and Prog". oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com.
  13. ^ "HoZac Records » David Peel". hozacrecords.com.
  14. ^ "East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack". BrooklynVegan.
  15. ^ Zschau, Rebeat Digital - Guenter Loibl, Rico. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Rebeat-Artist-Camp.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Paul DeRienzo (23 May 2009). "David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI" – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "John Lennon The Ballad Of New York City US 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (552232)". eil.com.
  18. ^ "The Pope Smokes Dope - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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