The Pope Smokes Dope
| The Pope Smokes Dope | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 17, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 42:01 (vinyl edition) 56:04 (CD edition) | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | |||
| David Peel chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | E[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
[edit]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
[edit]All tracks are written by David Peel
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
- with Yoko Ono
- "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
- interview with John Lennon
- "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41
Chart positions
[edit]| Charts (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[18] | 191 |
Personnel
[edit]- Bagtwo (Jeffery Levy) – design, artwork
- Roy Cicala – engineering
- Jack Douglas – engineering
- Bill Ferrara – photography
- Robert L. Heimall – art direction
- Allan Steckler – production supervision
- John Lennon – production, voice (tracks 6 & 12), backing vocals (12)
- Yoko Ono – production, percussions (track 1), voice (6)
- David Peel – vocals, guitar
- Eddie Mottau – guitar
- Chris Osborne – guitar
- Charlie Wolff – guitar
- Eddie Ryan – drums
- The Lower East Side Friends – chorus
- Tom Doyle – guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Bierman – backing vocals
- John Robertson – guitar
- Billy Minelli – bass
- Frank Lanci – drums
- Lenny Mars – harp (tracks 4 & 7), flutes (1,4,6 & 8), piano (7), percussions (1, 8 & 10), banjo (1, 4 & 7), mandolin (7 & 10)
References
[edit]- ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "John Lennon". invaluable.com.
- ^ "Episode #4.84". 13 January 1972 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ 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) - ^ "John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments". 17 December 2015.
- ^ Spiardi, Dana (1 May 2017). "David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies".
- ^ "Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk". 4 October 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grimes, William (9 April 2017). "David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "The Pope Smokes Dope – Busy Beaver Button Museum". www.buttonmuseum.org.
- ^ "David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope – Oldish Psych and Prog". oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com.
- ^ "HoZac Records » David Peel". hozacrecords.com.
- ^ "East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack". BrooklynVegan. 2 April 2017.
- ^ Zschau, Rebeat Digital – Guenter Loibl, Rico. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Rebeat-Artist-Camp.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Paul DeRienzo (23 May 2009). "David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI" – via YouTube.
- ^ "John Lennon The Ballad Of New York City US 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (552232)". eil.com.
- ^ "The Pope Smokes Dope – Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
External links
[edit]- The Pope Smokes Dope at Discogs (list of releases)
