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1972 studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by
David Peel and
the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through
Apple Records.
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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.
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[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.
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The album was released on April 17, 1972.
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The CD was released in 2005 by Orange Records International.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
David Peel
Side oneTitle |
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1. | "I'm a Runaway" | 3:39 |
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2. | "Everybody's Smoking Marijuana" | 4:06 |
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3. | "F Is Not a Dirty Word" | 3:12 |
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4. | "The Hippie from New York City" | 3:01 |
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5. | "McDonald's Farm" | 3:13 |
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6. | "The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono
[17]" | 3:19 |
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Side twoTitle |
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1. | "The Ballad of Bob Dylan" | 4:12 |
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2. | "The Chicago Conspiracy" | 3:47 |
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3. | "The Hip Generation" | 1:50 |
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4. | "I'm Gonna Start Another Riot" | 2:37 |
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5. | "The Birth Control Blues" | 4:48 |
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6. | "The Pope Smokes Dope" | 2:15 |
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- Bonus tracks on CD edition
- "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
- "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
- interview with John Lennon
- "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41
Chart positions
Personnel
- Bagtwo (Jeffery Levy) – design, artwork
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Roy Cicala –
engineering
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Jack Douglas –
engineering
- Bill Ferrara – photography
- Robert L. Heimall –
art direction
- Allan Steckler – production supervision
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John Lennon – production, voice (tracks 6 & 12), backing vocals (12)
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Yoko Ono – production, percussions (track 1), voice (6)
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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
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^ Eder, Bruce.
"The Pope Smokes Dope". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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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.
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"John Lennon". invaluable.com.
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"Episode #4.84". 13 January 1972 – via www.imdb.com.
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^ PS109VanBurenHigh (11 May 2013).
"David Peel THE BALLAD OF NEW YORK CITY / JOHN LENNON – YOKO ONO" – via YouTube.
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"John Lennon's Most Memorable — and Notorious — NYC Moments". 17 December 2015.
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^ Spiardi, Dana (1 May 2017).
"David Peel: The Dope-Smokin' Pope of the New York City Hippies".
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"Peel the Lower East Side and Enjoy Pre-Punk Punk". 4 October 2011.
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c Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970–2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group.
ISBN
9780711983076.
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^ Grimes, William (9 April 2017).
"David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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"The Pope Smokes Dope – Busy Beaver Button Museum". www.buttonmuseum.org.
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"David Peel & the Lower East Side ~ 1972 ~ The Pope Smokes Dope – Oldish Psych and Prog". oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com.
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"HoZac Records » David Peel". hozacrecords.com.
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"East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack". BrooklynVegan. 2 April 2017.
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^ Zschau, Rebeat Digital – Guenter Loibl, Rico.
"The Pope Smokes Dope". Rebeat-Artist-Camp.
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^ Paul DeRienzo (23 May 2009).
"David Peel on John Lennon and the FBI" – via YouTube.
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"John Lennon The Ballad Of New York City US 7" vinyl single (7 inch record) (552232)". eil.com.
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"The Pope Smokes Dope – Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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