CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5308
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
The Coast is Only a Line: Bill Bissett Reading at the SFU Art Gallery on July 17, 1981 #337
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Bissett, Bill
Dates:
1939-
Role:
"Reader",
"Performer"
CONTRIBUTORS
Name:
Vanel, Kurtis
Dates:
1936-2017
Role:
"Recordist"
Notes:
no info in any directories, he was an SFU technician, also known as 'Doug Gysemen'
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:10
Size:
45.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:10
Size:
45.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1981-07-17
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Venue:
SFU Art Gallery
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 001 Introduction by Warren Tallman
034 Bissett chanting
080 “running down burrard street”
105 “sailor”
111 “th neatron bomb”
124 “th wunderfulness uv th mountees our secret police”
148 “arisin”
185 “yu sing”
194 “of th land divine service”
206 “I come from Halifax”
212 “beyond even faithful legends”
255 “awake in th red desert”
282 “let me tell yu a story uv how they met”
348 “carrying the torch”
375 “rain bow music”
397 “that great shootin gallery in the sky”
408 “th guy drivin round in” from plutonium missing
415 “oaoabaoadabaaogaoga” from awake in th red desert
497 “and the green wind is moving thru th summer trees”
549 “courting goes on forever”
568 “exposing th core”
“ovr the edge”
612 “she wantid to get rid of it”
621 “when I first came to Vancouver”
646 “coyotes are fast movin”
697 “th birds in color”
746 “hun-nee”
Two 001 Chanting yu want to walk with me through the forest
Cumin into me
Cumin into yu
Poems from Northern Birds in Colour
108 “th ravens uv faro”
216 “Collingwood”
368 “I remember I was getting kinduv”
424 “keepin th fire goin”
496 “th last day”
609 “darling”
633 “northern birds in colour”
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: The Coast is Only a Line: Bill Bissett Reading at the SFU Art Gallery, July 17, 1981 Side 1: 44 min. Side 2: 38:30 Recorded at the SFU Art Gallery and IMC Studio by Kurtis Vanel Dolby B
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