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This article is about the album by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields. For the poem by Smith, see The Coral Sea (book).
The Coral Sea 
Live album by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields Released July 11, 2008 Recorded Queen Elizabeth Hall
June 22, 2005 (CD1)
September 12, 2006 (CD2)Genre Spoken word Length 64:39 (CD1), 54:43 (CD2),
119:22 (Total)Label PASK Producer Patti Smith, Kevin Shields Patti Smith live albums chronology Horses/Horses
(2005)The Coral Sea
(2008)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating allmusic 
[1]The Guardian 
[2]The Independent [3]Mojo [4]The New York Times (favorable)[5] Pitchfork Media 
[6]PopMatters [7]Q [8]Spin (favorable)[9] The Village Voice (favorable)[10] The Coral Sea is a live recording of two performances by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields from 2005 and 2006 respectively.[11] The set consists of Smith's homage to the photographer, her friend and former lover Robert Mapplethorpe, and consists of the text of her epic 1996 poem of the same title. Shields accompanies in an improvisational manner on guitar.
Contents
History
The performances were recorded on June 22, 2005 and September 12, 2006 (with a third, unreleased performance the previous night) at Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank. In terms of music the two performances are stylistically different, but the words remain the same. The poem tells the story of M (Mapplethorpe) on a final voyage to see the stars of the Southern Cross before he dies.
Track listing
Main article: The Coral Sea (book)Disc one
# Title Length 1 "Part One" 14:32 2 "Part Two" 12:42 3 "Part Three" 7:22 4 "Part Four" 13:02 5 "Part Five" 7:54 6 "Part Six" 9:07 Disc two
# Title Length 1 "Part One" 11:00 2 "Part Two" 13:38 3 "Part Three" 14:25 4 "Part Four" 15:40 Personnel
- Patti Smith – vocals
- Kevin Shields – guitar
- Ben Thackeray – engineering
- Emery Dobyns – audio engineering
- Xiaofei Zhang – art direction, design
Release history
Date Label Format Catalog July 11, 2008 PASK Double CD 001 Notes
- ^ allmusic review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ Mojo review
- ^ The New York Times review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Q review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ The Village Voice review
- ^ Phillips, Amy (2008-04-24). "Patti Smith and Kevin Shields' Coral Sea Coming to CD". News. Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50194-patti-smith-and-kevin-shields-coral-sea-coming-to-cd. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
External links
- The Coral Sea at Allmusic
- The Coral Sea at Cargo Records
- Patti Smith Official website
- My Bloody Valentine
- Artwork by Xiaofei Zhang
Patti Smith Studio albums Horses • Radio Ethiopia • Easter • Wave • Dream of Life • Gone Again • Peace and Noise • Gung Ho • Trampin' • TwelveOther albums Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia • Set Free • The Patti Smith Masters • Land • Horses/Horses • iTunes Originals • The Coral SeaBooks Seventh Heaven • Witt • Ha! Ha! Houdini! • Babel • Woolgathering • Early Work • The Coral Sea • Patti Smith Complete • Strange Messenger • Auguries of Innocence • Just KidsBand members Related articles Categories:- Patti Smith albums
- Vocal–instrumental duet albums
- Self-released albums
- Double live albums
- 2008 live albums
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