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Patti Smith’s Horses, the timeless debut that rewrote rock, turns 50

Summary by ABC Australia
The power and importance of Horses, the seminal debut of punk-poet Patti Smith, still lingers five decades after its release.

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I remember the first time I heard of Patti Smith. I would like to say that I am an amateur/connoisseur of his music since prehistoric times: I did not. Smith was first known as a writer — and strictly afterwards as a punk artist — thanks to his book of memories Just kids (published in Spanish by Lumen under the title We were kids). I am a follower more or less recent but not less passionate. Smith I have seen her twice in concert, he collected a…

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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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