CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5886
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Gerald Burns reading his works on October 29, 1982 #614
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Burns, Gerald
Dates:
1940-1997
Role:
"Reader"
CONTRIBUTORS
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
Sound Quality:
Good
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:
T00:46:52
Size:
47.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:45
Size:
46.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1982-10-29
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000
001 Introduction – “A Book of Spells to Date”
102 Reading begins, concerning the abilities of words, though the central idea is hidden under a flood of poetics with such gems as “…sentences balance better than my checkbook”
522 Announces he is at line 830 of “A Book of Spells To Date”
609 Side 2 ends
Two 000
014 From “The Slate Notebook” Burns reads
041 Selections from “Letters to Obscure Men” [which is Book 1 of “The Myth of Accidents”]
212 Reading from Book 11 of”The Myth of Accidents’, the poem is titled “Punch in a Nutshell”
296 Reads a piece of prose titled “For My Atheist Theologians”
350 Back to “Letters to Obscure Men”, each set of poems to be read in complementing pairs
559 Burns stops reading
614 Side 2 ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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