CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5914
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Bill Bissett reading at the College of New Caledonia, [1971?] #224
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Bisset, Bill
Dates:
1939-
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
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other:
J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:41
Size:
30.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:27:58
Size:
28.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1973
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Inventory
Date:
[1971?]
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
The date in inventory is different from what's written on the j-card. The mentioned date in inventory is 1973
LOCATION
Address:
Imperial Parking, 3330 22 Ave, Prince George, BC V2N 1P8
Venue:
The College of New Caledonia
Latitude:
53.90631
Longitude:
-122.78598
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000 (Reading in progress) “In the mushroom village…”
020 “Killer Whale”
070 “The temple firing’
111 “Of the land, divine service…”
129 “For silver, and for gold…”
150 “The chain of gold which art of the children…”
222 “The day may come…”
263 “Hey you, noting eternity can be so cold…”
279 “This is a story called ‘The Molecular Robbery’.”
374 “Our friends in jail…”
427 “Holy day is due…”
461 “All the jewels in your carress…”
501 Sound ends – no voice until 538; commences here in progress “what I’m going to do is a thing called :whisper piece.”
(unidentified voice – bp Nichol?) speaks on and off mike
555 “M.L.’s dream”
607 “Flower Eyes”
633 Roars
646 Round breaks off
Two 000 Opens with rock and roll – Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler to
108 Bill Bissett: “did anyone see Bette Midler when she was in Vancouver?”
113 “The waterfalls in your mind and you get we too.”
137 “You want the music, you want the laughter…”
167 “I was just comin’ back from the V.G. clinic…”
195 “In this forest…”
220 Silence, B.B. comments, “You must think it’s crazy when I just sit here and turn pages…”
230 And turn pages…”
232 “Medicine”
316 “Your moon change into you…”
355 “To touch you…”
406 “Chile”
422 “And all the while we’re sitting here watching…”
430 “In Nova Scotia the people call shit houses Houses of Parliament…”
457 “Trail through the land.”
497 “O Kate, yu”
524 “Keep me alive”
556 “Where there is no ladder to/it takes me…”
594 “You are…”
609 “Small and tender creatures…”
621 “A chain of gold which art of the children…”
663 “The light is in thee…” (from 606 to 733, silence)
733 “The endless spirit…”
Two 850 “We could start this one off by saying that you just clap your hands, period”
861 “Just a little song called “The Meeting”. It could be anywhere – could be here.”
957 Question from the audience re Bissett’s chanting being “demagogic.”
993 Tape ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Bill Bissett reading at The College of New Caledonia in 1971.
Side 1: 23:05 min
Side 2: 10:45 min
Severe distortion
Dolby B
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