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

History

Peel, along with John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass.[4] The trio, now joined by The Lower East Side Band, play several songs by Lennon and Ono.[4] This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.[4]

The album was released on April 17, 1972.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Peel

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a Runway"3:39
2."Everybody's Smoking Marijuana"4:06
3."F Is Not a Dirty Word"3:12
4."The Hippy from New York City"3:01
5."McDonalds Farm"3:13
6."The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono"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 to 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[5] 191

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "David Peel and the Lower East Side". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "David Peel". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, ed. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  5. ^ "The Pope Smokes Dope - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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