Patti Smith - Horses (50th Anniversary) [Expanded Edition]

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's iconic debut album, Horses.

Since it's release in 1975, Horses has been viewed by critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. Horses has been cited as a key influence on a number of succeeding post-punk, and alternative rock acts, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sonic Youth, Hole, The Smiths, R.E.M. and PJ Harvey.

The music on Horses was informed by the minimalist, garage rock-inspired aesthetic of the then-nascent American punk rock movement. Smith and her band developed the album's songs around simple chord structures. The musicians' frequent improvisation, however, differentiated them from other contemporary punk acts. Smith's lyrics on Horses encompassed ruminations on her family, tributes to deceased rock icons, and imagined narratives.

The 50th anniversary 2LP set features the iconic album remastered direct from the original master tapes, and previously unreleased outtakes and rarities — including Patti Smith's 1975 RCA audition tape.

This 2LP vinyl edition was produced by Legacy Recordings in 2025.

TRACKLISTING:

DISC ONE

1. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo
2. Redondo Beach
3. Birdland
4. Free Money
5. Kimberly
6. Break It Up
7. Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer(de)
8. Elegie

DISC TWO

1. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo (RCA Demo) 
2. Redondo Beach (Alternate Take)
3. Birdland (Alternate Take) 
4. Snowball 
5. Kimberly (Alternate Take) 
6. Break It Up (Alternate Take) 
7. Distant Fingers 
8. The Hunter Gets Captured by The Game 
9. We Three