George Bowering reading Rocky Mountain Foot in Montreal on October 28, 1969 #703

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5220
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
George Bowering reading Rocky Mountain Foot in Montreal on October 28, 1969 #703
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
Role:
"Reader"

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Storage Capacity:
T01:02:17
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:38:07
Size:
48.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:38:00
Size:
51.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1969-10-28
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
Montreal, Canada
Latitude:
45.5179
Longitude:
-73.6935

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 012 Bowering begins to read Rocky Mountain Foot 013 “still in the sky” 026 “the religious lake” 040 “tunnel mountain” 057 “mount norquay (for Tony Bellett)” 111 “Calgary now” 117 “prairie” 129 “geopolitic” 141 “calgary downtown sunday” 161 “indians in Calgary” 166 “the oil” 190 “the plain” 231 “the grass” 236 “the blue” 241 “the frost” 246 “the snow” 255 “the dust” 264 “above Calgary” 292 “the crumbling wall” 299 “the cabin” 309 “the road tells” 314 “a sudden measure” 321 “the mark” 335 “albertasaurus” 344 “30 below” 354 “I watch the storm” 362 “winter tan, a joke poem” 368 “forecast” 375 “alberta” 389 “another epiphany or was it apocalypse” 392 “old snow in the new year” 403 “east to west” 421 “high river, alberta” 430 “the name” 439 “the Calgary eye-opener” 445 End of Side One, mid-way through preceding piece Two 000 007 “the calgary eye-opener”continued 029 “calgary” 053 “vancouver-courtenay-calgary” 067 “indian summer” 076 “history in us” 101 “the simile” 107 “odd lost sounds” 112 “without words” 139 “and old conceit” 151 “footprints, fenceposts” 158 “warm February” 167 “the blood red fuck” 178 “prairie music” 189 “once in a while you catch yourself” 200 “zing” 203 “it’s the climate” 207 “angela sleeping” 211 “over the rockies” 224 “above montana” 241 “spinning” 247 “cpr window (for Raymond Souster)” 251 “the weight” 257 “harpo, a living stone” 277 “the streets of calgary” 285 “forget” 289 “stampede” 296 “& proceed” 314 “colonel fleming et jules et jim” 326 “layers 3” 332 “let me in let me out” 337 “general in the rockies” 344 “cold spell” 362 “girls in the snow” 365 “spring rime in calgary” 371 “mud time” 375 “community” 387 “the white station wagon strophes” 407 “back in vancouver for a vancouver visit” 430 Concluding comments from George Bowering 442 End
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: George Bowering, Montreal, October 28, 1969 #703 "Rocky Mountain Foot" side1: 31:17 side2: 31:00

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