The Pope Smokes Dope | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 17, 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 42:01 (vinyl edition) 56:04 (CD edition) | |||
Label | Apple | |||
Producer | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | |||
David Peel chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | E[2] |
The Pope Smokes Dope is the third album by David Peel and the Lower East Side, released on April 17, 1972 through Apple Records.[3]
Peel, along with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, performed Peel's "The Ballad of New York", on The David Frost Show, with Lennon playing tea-chest bass.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The trio, joined by The Lower East Side Band, played several songs by Lennon and Ono.[9] This episode was recorded on December 16, 1971 and broadcast on January 13, 1972.[9][10]
The album was released on April 17, 1972.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
The CD was released in 2005 by Orange Records International.
All tracks are written by David Peel
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm a Runaway" | 3:39 |
2. | "Everybody's Smoking Marijuana" | 4:06 |
3. | "F Is Not a Dirty Word" | 3:12 |
4. | "The Hippie from New York City" | 3:01 |
5. | "McDonald's Farm" | 3:13 |
6. | "The Ballad of New York City/John Lennon • Yoko Ono[17]" | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Ballad of Bob Dylan" | 4:12 |
2. | "The Chicago Conspiracy" | 3:47 |
3. | "The Hip Generation" | 1:50 |
4. | "I'm Gonna Start Another Riot" | 2:37 |
5. | "The Birth Control Blues" | 4:48 |
6. | "The Pope Smokes Dope" | 2:15 |
Charts (1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[18] | 191 |