Patti Smith and the Birth of Art Punk

This episode traces Patti Smith’s 1975 debut album *Horses*—the first real art‑punk record that fused poetic lyrics with stripped‑down rock—and examines how a single month of live sessions at Electric Lady Studios under producer John Cale, released on Arista Records, reshaped New York’s underground, sparked new lyrical approaches in punk, and laid groundwork for future art‑driven bands.

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