Easter (Patti Smith Group Album) - Liner Notes

Liner Notes

In the insert with the original LP release (reproduced in the 1996 reissue), Smith's self-penned liner notes refer, among other things, to:

• Arthur Rimbaud – 19th century French poet, sometime companion of Paul Verlaine. Lived in Ethiopia for the last 11 years of his life.
• Frédéric Rimbaud – Arthur's brother.
• 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue, New York – 1970s crime-ridden zone.
• Privilege – 1967 British movie.
• Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones – A concert movie released in 1974.
• Alain Delon – French actor.
• Pier Paolo Pasolini – 1960s Italian poet and film director.
• Bernardo Bertolucci – 1960s Italian writer and film director.
• Jean-Luc Godard – 1960s Franco-Swiss filmmaker.
• August 16, 1977 (1977-08-16) – date of Elvis Presley's death.
• Ghost Dance – 19th century religious movement among some Native American tribes.
• r.e.f.m. – Radio Ethiopia Field Marshal.
• Jean Shrimpton – 1960s British model and actress.
• Paul Jones – 1960s British musician and actor.
• Charles Baudelaire – 19th century French poet.
• CBGB – New York music club.
• Little Richard – 20th century American singer-songwriter.
• New Jersey.
• The UN's declaration of 1979 as International Year of the Child.