CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6299
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Reading in BC Collection
Source Collection ID:
MsC 199
Source Collection Description:
Reading in BC collection was assembled during the late 1970s and ‘80s. There are approximately 1000 tapes in this collection. It consists of the recordings of Canadian and American writers, mostly poets, reading poems, talking, being interviewed, participating in panel discussions, and so on. Most of the recordings were made in BC, but there are some made elsewhere in Canada or the USA. Quite a few of these recordings are unique copies, not to be found elsewhere.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Bill Bissett reading at the Western Front on April 17, 1978 #361
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Title Note:
Liner notes: see the photo in the material description
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Bissett, Bill
Dates:
1939-
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:
Excellent
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:
T00:33:58
Size:
32.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:31
Size:
29.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1978-04-17
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
j-card
LOCATION
Address:
303 E 8th Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5T 1S1, Canada
Venue:
Western Front gallery
Latitude:
49.26382084921007
Longitude:
-123.09866024518996
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
Two 012 Tape opens with a chanting poem “In the middle of winter…”
091 “AWAKE IN TH RED DESERT”
128 “Lava brew…”
250 “Arrow at the beginning”
292 “Th neutron bomb”
318 “Th wundrfulness uv th mountees our secret police”
360 “He ws sayin to himself”
406 “Doors opening in the sky…”
418 “My aunt had anthrax myopia”
443 “Plastr coffing”
475 “Normal is not returning”
506 “It sz on th sign in th shopprs drug”
532 “Th guy drivn round in th vankouvr city pound truck”
540 “Last night I dreamed…”
554 “Why do magazines lie?”
591 “Riff th veil from my eyez”
629 “Carrying th torch”
633 Chanting poem “…all these blessings…”
788 POMES FOR YOSHI
1563 Tape ends mid reading
One 006 Continuation of POMES FOR YOSHI from side 2
067 “TH UNICORN IS LOOS”
106 “Again th first light cum”
181 Bissett invites audience to “make noise” with him
183 Chants with audience
730 Questions about the availability of beer
240 End of reading
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
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