En tendens i tiden er, at kunstnere – ikke mindst de etablerede af slagsen – griber ind i arkiverne og finder optagelser, som de undervejs har lavet på tv eller i radioen. Eksemplerne er mange. Dylan, Young, Springsteen, Beatles osv. Og nu følger også Patti Smith med – oven i købet med en 11 CD stor boks, der samler optagelser fra de formative år 1975 til 1979.

Selvfølgelig er der økonomiske overvejelser bag sådanne udgivelser. På den anden side udelukker det jo ikke, at der også er gode kunstneriske argumenter for at udgive den slags. Nogle optagelser fra koncerter, tv-optrædener og radioprogrammer åbenbarer nogle gange kunstnerne i nogle af deres store øjeblikke. Legendariske øjeblikke bliver pludselig allemandseje. Eller: Bootlegs bliver mainstream.

CD1 (Bottom Line, NYC – December 27th, 1975 – WNEW-FM)
01. My Mafia (Solo)
02. Nigger Book
03. Sally
04. Rape
05. Lullaby (I Was Working Real Hard)
06. We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
07. Privilege (Set Me Free)
08. Ain’t It Strange
09. Space Monkey
10. Redondo Beach

CD2 (Bottom Line, NYC – December 27, 1975 – WNEW-FM)
01. Free Money
02. Pale Blue Eyes >
03. Louie Louie|
04. Pumping My Heart
05. My Mafia (W/ Band)
06. Birdland > Band Intros
07. Land > Gloria
08. Time Is On My Side
09. My Generation > Dedication (Outro)

CD3  (The Cellar Door, Washington, DC – January 16th, 1976, Early Show for King Biscuit Flower Hour)
01. Real Good Time Together
02. Privilege > Set Me Free
03. Ain’t It Strange
04. Kimberly
05. Redondo Beach
06. Bad Joke Banter
07. Free Money
08. Pale Blue Eyes > Louie Louie
09. Pumping My Heart
10. Birdland
11. Gloria
12. My Generation

CD4 (The Cellar Door, Washington, DC, January 16th, 1976 Late Show for King Biscuit Flower Hour)
01. Spanish Town
02. Real Good Time Together > Slavery
03. Privilege Set Me Free
04. Ain’t It Strange
05. Kimberly
06. Redondo Beach
07. Free Money
08. Pale Blue Eyes > Louie Louie
09. Pumping My Heart
10. Jolene
11. Monlogue > Birdland
12. Land > Horses > Land Of A Thousand Dances > La Mer (De) > Gloria
13. My Generation
14. Interview (Sveriges Radio 1976)

CD5 (Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia. September 5th, 1977 – WIOQ-FM)
01. We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
02. Land
03. Space Monkey
04. Parachute Woman
05. Free Money
06. Ask The Angels
07. Some Kinda Wonderful
08. Radio Ethiopia > Rock N’ Roll Nigger > Gloria

CD6 (The Place, Eugene, OR, May 4th, 1978 – KZEL-FM)
01. Land
02. Rock N’ Roll Nigger
03. Privilege (Set Me Free)
04. No Jestering (Lenny Kaye Lead Vocals)
05. Free Money
06. Pissing In A River
07. 25th Floor
08. Pumping My Heart
09. You Really Got Me
10. Time Is On My Side
11. Ghost Dance
12. Because The Night

CD7 (The Place, Eugene, OR, May 4th,1978, KZEL-FM)
01. Easter
02. Radio Ethiopia
03. Gloria
04. Jailhouse Rock
05. My Generation
06. Kimberly
07. Till Victory
08. Redondo Beach

CD8 (Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA, May 13th, 1979 – WIOQ-FM)
01. Set Me Free
02. Till Victory
03. So You Wanna Be (A Rock N’ Roll Star)
04. Mr. Tambourine Man (Lenny Kaye On Vocals)
05. Citizen Ship
06. You Gotta Live
07. Redondo Beach
08. Poppies
09. Hang On To Tomorrow
10. Jailhouse Rock
11. 25th Floor
12. Kimberly
13. 5-4-3-2-1 (Manfred Mann Cover)

CD9 (Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA. May 13th, 1979 – WIOQ-FM)
01. Be My Baby
02. Secret Agent Man
03. Revenge
04. Dancing Barefoot
05. Because The Night
06. Frederick
07. Seven Ways Of Going
08. Jesus Loves Me
09. Gloria
10. Pumping (My Heart)
11. My Generation

CD10 (CBGB, NYC, August 11th, 1979 – WNEW-FM)
01. Land: Horses > Land Of A Thousand Dances > La Mer (AKA Glass Factory)
02. Redondo Beach
03. Song For Jim Morrison > Fire Of Unknown Origin
04. Kimberly
05. Dancing Barefoot
06. Space Monkey
07. Privilege (Set Me Free)
08. 25th Floor
09. Cold Turkey
10. For Your Love
11. Revenge

CD11 (CBGB, NYC, August 11, 1979 – WNEW-FM)
01. Frederick
2. Seven Ways Of Going
3. Poppies
4. All Along The Watchtower
5. The Spider And The Fly
6. Rock And Roll Star
7. 5-4-3-2-1
8. Twist And Shout
9. My Generation