Word: arista
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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PATTI SMITH: HORSES (Arista; $6.98). The author of two published books of verse, Patti Smith has worked as a musician intermittently over the past year or so, mainly in New York underground night spots. Dylan turned up at a performance recently-an event that confers rock's official blessing. Her debut record, like her wild-eyed poems, reveals an artist who is gifted but undisciplined. Leading off with Gloria in excelsis deo ("Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine"), her dark voice projects a tough, fragile, street-girl image. The showcase number, Horses, invokes Rimbaud...
...sure the Rollers will be sensational enough to be demanded back. The group will tour 15 cities in the U.S. between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Bernstein is already negotiating a Shea Stadium date for next summer. And the group's first LP has just been released on the Arista label...
...people who watch Sam work drop some dimes or quarters into the bucket that sits next to his workbox-full of Arista Poster Chalk. "I make as much money this way as I did when I used to be a hawker for the Phoenix," Sam tells people who wonder about his income. "It's not much of a living, but it's a decent sort of a life...