CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6295
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
BP Nichol reading from Motherlove and Other Inventions at his home on June 6, 1967 #300, #301, #302
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
Liner notes: see the photo in the material description
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Reading: Poetry
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Nichol, B.P.
Dates:
1944-1988
Role:
"Reader",
"Speaker",
"Performer"
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
Tape Brand:
SFU
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
2 (stereo)
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:55
Size:
45.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
2 (stereo)
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:43
Size:
45.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1967-06-06
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card and inventory
Notes:
JUNE 6TH DATE OF THE FIRST PERFORMANCE
LOCATION
Venue:
BP Nichol home
Notes:
he is reading some additional material at his place on June 6, 1967
CONTENT
Contents:
#300
Side Track No. Comments
From ML & OI
No title: humble
Ballad of the Drowning Poet
February Poem (for Barb Shore)
From DN / SR
Small Poem (for Wayne & Juli)
The Island
“clock talk / clap trap…”
LAND
Translating Apollinaire
“the large branches of the tree…”
Prologue
From ML & OI
Tunespupple
From DN / SR
Return (for dave & denise)
From ML & OI
The Latehouse Keeper
#301
Side Track No. Comments
From DN / SR
“Walk thru the winter streets…”
Absences
Walk Home 1:30 A.M.
Winter City
Connections
Winter Song
“tin phrases…”
“Now it is night…”
Leave-Taking
9 p.m. Blues
For D.J.
“Dark & tangled is the root of dreams…”
Handling a Memory (for Margaret)
The Accusation
#302
Side Track No. Comments
One 0000
0016 “Fallout”
0024 “Who thought to know has known least”
0039 “Note”
0054 “No title”
0059 “Circles”
0077 Nichol gives historical context for the next poem
0086 “A Gift of Chalices”
0109 “For Ellie”
0141 Nichol explains the structure of the following poems:
0148 “Twos”
0240 “No title”
0254 “Sthnal” (for Glinda)
0417 “One, one”
0465 Nichol explains the musical element, in the form of accompaniment, that has been added to “Sthnal” (for Glinda) and “One, one” in the past
0476 Tape cuts into “additional material” recorded at home on June 6, 1967 by Nichol
0489 “Oh, did you”
0524 Nichol can be heard rummaging through a file box to find examples of his visual prose writing. As he does so, he explains his conception of visual prose
0580 Selections from a work in progress
0581 Introductory selection
0616 First part that Nichol considers finished – “The Formalist”
0725 Electronic music interspersed with Nichol chanting
0871 Nichol cites previous musical selection as Scrapture 12th or 13th sequence
0900 More electronic music in a similar vein to the Scrapture sequences
0981 Scrapture sequence ends
1005 Side One ends
Two 0000
0314 Nichol reading and chanting, the poet employs various audio techniques such as severe echo in his presentation of sounds
0376 A second sound reading, more electric than the first
0556 A third sound poem
0569 A fourth sound poem
0704 A fifth sound poem
0721 A sixth sound poem
0489 A seventh sound poem
0874 An eighth sound poem
0926 A ninth sound pem
1009 Side Two ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
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