The Coral Sea (album)
| The Coral Sea | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | June 22, 2005 (CD1) September 12, 2006 (CD2) | |||
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London | |||
| Genre | Spoken word | |||
| Length | 64:39 (CD1), 54:43 (CD2), 119:22 (Total) | |||
| Label | PASK | |||
| Producer | Patti Smith, Kevin Shields | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic | |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | |
| Mojo | |
| The New York Times | (favorable) |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Q | |
| Spin | (favorable) |
| The Village Voice | (favorable) |
The Coral Sea is a live recording of two performances by Patti Smith and Kevin Shields from 2005 and 2006. 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.