Patti Smith – Hey Joe (Version)/Piss Factory Original 1974 1st press RARE 7" 45
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Patti Smith – Hey Joe (Version)/Piss Factory Original 1974 1st pressing RARE 7" 45 This meets all criteria of the first pressing Photos do not do it justice I took best I could Only shipping in US no exceptions
First pressing with partially stamped matrix numbers, silver ink on matte black paper labels with horizontal lines that don't reach completely to edges of labels. In conversation with Lenny Kaye, he stated that the *only* way to determine an original vs reissue is that the originals are on thick vinyl that appears grey on the thick ridge of the record. It is very easy to spot this on a genuine copy.
Piss Factory" is a proto-punk song written by Patti Smith and Richard Sohl, and released as a B-side on Smith's debut single "Hey Joe" in 1974. It was included on the Vertigo Records compilation album New Wave in 1977, Sire Records 1992 compilation album Just Say Yesterday,[1] and later reissued on the rarities compilation Land (1975–2002).In 1989, Dave Marsh placed the song on the list of The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.[2]
The song originated as a poem written by Smith about the time she spent working in a baby buggy factory, expressing her assurance that she would not let the experience kill her ambitions.[3]
Patti Smith released a cover of "Hey Joe" as the A-side of her first single, backed with "Piss Factory", in 1974. Her version is unique in that she includes a brief and salacious monologue about fugitive heiress Patty Hearst and her kidnapping and participation with the Symbionese Liberation Army.[54] Smith's version portrays Hearst as Joe with a "gun in her hand
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