Steve McCaffery's sound poetry performance and poetry reading at DTUC (David Thompson University Centre) on February 23, 1978

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
7335
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Fred Wah Fonds
Sub Series:
Fred Wah Fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Steve McCaffery's sound poetry performance and poetry reading at DTUC (David Thompson University Centre) on February 23, 1978
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]

Rights


CREATORS

Name:
McCaffery, Steve
Dates:
1947-
Role:
"Speaker", "Performer"

Name:
[Moses, Ted?]
Role:
"Performer"
Notes:
saxophonist player

Name:
Marx, Karl
Dates:
1818-1883
Role:
"Author"
Notes:
"The Communist Manifesto," written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848

Name:
Engels, Friedrich
Dates:
1820-1895
Role:
"Author"
Notes:
"The Communist Manifesto," written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848

Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
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:
T00:52:51
Size:
56.2 MB
Bitrate:
31 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:17:11
Size:
18.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1978-02-23
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
City Nelson, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
Venue:
David Thompson University Centre
Latitude:
49.4949
Longitude:
-117.2914
Notes:
The location was early named Notre Dame University College, and it was somewhere in Nelson. We failed to find the exact location, so we put the latitude and longitude of Nelson.

CONTENT


NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
The Kommunist Manifesto or Wot We Wukkerz Want Bi Charley Marx un Fred Engels: Steve McCaffery reading the translated "The Kommunist Manifesto" in Yorkshire dialect. Steve McCaffery has more sound poetry performances like "Midnight Peace"; he also reads some poetry

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