The Coral Sea (album)
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This article is about the album by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields. For the poem by Smith, see
The Coral Sea (book).
The Coral Sea is a live recording of two performances by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields from 2005 and 2006 respectively.[11] The set consists of Smith's homage to the photographer, her friend and former lover Robert Mapplethorpe, and consists of the text of her epic 1996 poem of the same title. Shields accompanies in an improvisational manner on guitar.
[edit] History
The performances were recorded on June 22, 2005 and September 12, 2006 (with a third, unreleased performance the previous night) at Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank. In terms of music the two performances are stylistically different, but the words remain the same. The poem tells the story of M (Mapplethorpe) on a final voyage to see the stars of the Southern Cross before he dies.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one
| # |
Title |
Length |
| 1 |
"Part One" |
14:32 |
| 2 |
"Part Two" |
12:42 |
| 3 |
"Part Three" |
7:22 |
| 4 |
"Part Four" |
13:02 |
| 5 |
"Part Five" |
7:54 |
| 6 |
"Part Six" |
9:07 |
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[edit] Disc two
| # |
Title |
Length |
| 1 |
"Part One" |
11:00 |
| 2 |
"Part Two" |
13:38 |
| 3 |
"Part Three" |
14:25 |
| 4 |
"Part Four" |
15:40 |
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Release history
| Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalog |
| July 11, 2008 |
PASK |
Double CD |
001 |
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