Piss Factory - Patti Smith

Financed by Sam Wagstaff, the band recorded a first single, "Hey Joe / Piss Factory", in 1974.

Patti Smith released a cover of the song as the A-side of her first single, "Hey Joe" b/w "Piss Factory", in 1974.

If you want to get started, I would advise you pick up Horses, Radio Ethopia and find the first single, "Hey Joe / Piss Factory."

"Piss Factory" is a protopunk song written by Patti Smith and Richard Sohl, and released as a B-side on Smith's debut single "Hey Joe" in 1974.

Paths That Cross Gone Again High on Rebellion Waiting Underground Pumping (My Heart) Piss Factory (Track) Godspeed [*]

She began alone onstage in a hooded parka, reciting her poem "Piss Factory" with spiraling intensity; with her band, she sang Mr. Dylan's "Wicked Messenger," a song that in the end demands good news.

In 1974, she released one of the earliest punk-rock singles, financed by Mapplethorpe; one side was the garage-rock anthem "Hey Joe"; the other was her ferocious poem about working on an assembly line, called "Piss Factory."

On June 5, she recorded the single "Hey Joe"/"Piss Factory", featuring Television guitarist Tom Verlaine; released on her own Mer Records label, it heralded the scene's do it yourself (DIY) ethic and has often been cited as the first punk rock record.

Patti Smith: Outside Society: Looking Back 1975-2007 (Columbia/Arista/Legacy) A worthy collection that concisely spells out all that's been interesting in Patti Smith's career as a recording artist; had it included her earlier single "Piss Factory" this might be all you'd ever need to get a sense of what she's all about.