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David Peel & the Lower East Side
Likely more well known in Europe, especially Netherlands...simliar in his presentation to The Fugs & Holy Modal Rounders...




I Like Marijuana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hghUdXKykM

David Peel (born David Michael Rosario) is a New York-based musician who first recorded in the late 1960s with Harold Black, Billy Joe White, and Larry Adam performing as David Peel and The Lower East Side Band. His raw, acoustic "street rock" with lyrics about marijuana and "bad cops" appealed mostly to hippies.

In 1968, Peel was contracted by Elektra Records when he was first discovered, he recorded two "envelope pushers" for the label. His album Have a Marijuana peaked at 186 on the Billboard Charts.

Peel was rediscovered by John Lennon in 1971 as the early seventies continued its swing towards the youth revolution. Lennon was said to have befriended Peel when David was playing with his ragtag hippie band in New York's Washington Square Park (Greenwich Village). Lennon produced The Pope Smokes Dope for Peel. This album was banned in many countries and since has been sought after by collectors worldwide.




In 1976 the independent labels Orange Records and Auravox Records released An Evening With David Peel (produced and engineered by Sherwin Winick). The LP was hailed as being a breakthrough recording by capturing the tumultuous mid 1970s American underground movement as well as the bubbling under of live recordings that have become a mainstay of the recording arts. Mix was finalized by Ron St. Germain (of Band 311 fame) at Ultrasonic recording studios in Hempstead, NY.

In 1995, the vinyl LP tracks from An Evening With David Peel were combined with two new multi-tracked studio recordings: "Junk Rock" and "I Hate You" (recorded at Right Track Studios, NYC) for a CD release: Up Against The Wall. In the additional studio recordings on the CD, Muruga Brooker (of Genesis fame) played his revolutionary "Electric Talking Drum" on the comeback hit "Junk Rock", production/engineering was by Sherwin Winick, additional sound engineering was by Steve Deutch. CD transfer was by Bob Katz of Digital Domain.

...off the grid and with a surprising amount of recording going down...

* 1968: Have a Marijuana
* 1970: The American Revolution
* 1972: The Pope Smokes Dope
* 1974: Santa Claus Rooftop Junkie
* 1976: An Evening with David Peel
* 1977: Bring Back the Beatles
* 1978: King of Punk
* 1979: Junk Rock / I Hate You (45 rpm single released under David Peel and Death)
* 1980: Death to Disco
* 1980: John Lennon for President
* 1984: 1984
* 1986: Search to Destroy
* 1987: John Lennon Forever
* 1987: World War III'
* 1993: Anarchy in New York City
* 1994: Battle for New York
* 1994: War and Anarchy'
* 1995: Noiseville
* 1995: Up Against the Wall
* 2002: Legalize Marijuana
* 2002: Long Live the Grateful Dead
* 2002: Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw
* 2004: Jirokichi Live at Koenji
* 2008: Marijuana Christmas

Lower East Side...love love love...[8D]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWE-fyJEN0E





Peel's "Have a Marijuana" on display at the Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash,_Mari ... emp_Museum

...been there, Ed?

Here Comes A Cop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFdSf8Ue8U

I Do My Bawling In The Bathroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfMHRLfADaQ

The Pope Smokes Dope

The Pope Smokes Dope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGFKD7ZQZ4





The Pope Smokes Dope is the second studio album by David Peel and The Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.

Peel, along with John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass. The trio, now joined by The Lower East Side Band, play several songs by Lennon and Ono. This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcasted on January 13, 1972.

The album was released on April 17, 1972.





All songs written and composed by David Peel.
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "I'm a Runway" 3:39
2. "Everybody's Smoking Marijuana" 4:06
3. "F Is Not a Dirty Word" 3:12
4. "The Hippy from New York City" 3:01
5. "McDonalds Farm" 3:13
6. "The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono" 3:19
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "The Ballad of Bob Dylan" 4:12
2. "The Chicago Conspiracy" 3:47
3. "The Hip Generation" 1:50
4. "I'm Gonna to Start Another Riot" 2:37
5. "The Birth Control Blues" 4:48
6. "The Pope Smokes Dope" 2:15





Bonus tracks on CD edition

13. "Amerika" (Edit) – 4:15
* with Yoko Ono
14. "How Did You Meet David Peel?" – 2:07
* interview with John Lennon
15. "Everybody's Smokin'" (Remix) – 7:41

David, John & Yoko on David Frost Show...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaTIw4astU

...i have all their original albums plus an unreleased recording live ,
i also have the limited release rhino released many years ago on cd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmQKyiUwOk

David Peel & The Lower East Side -" I Want To Kill You"

...this song David said was inspired by jim morrison and the doors, david peel was introduced to jim morrison by danny fields and jim morrison loved david peel... i have some recolations by david i have to look for and when i find it i'll post it here, this music brings back good old memories !!!!

lovemygirl wrote:...i have all their original albums plus an unreleased recording live ,
i also have the limited release rhino released many years ago on cd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmQKyiUwOk

David Peel & The Lower East Side -" I Want To Kill You"

...this song David said was inspired by jim morrison and the doors, david peel was introduced to jim morrison by danny fields and jim morrison loved david peel... i have some recolations by david i have to look for and when i find it i'll post it here, this music brings back good old memories !!!!

I read he still lives on the Lower East Side and still shows up to perform at legalize-weed gatherings.