CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5215
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:
Sub Series Title:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
CBC radio interview: Sam Hamill interview with Vicky Grabereau, October 1989 #700
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Studio recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Grabereau, Vicky
Dates:
1946-
Name:
Hamill, Sam
Dates:
1943-2018
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:
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:
T00:31:34
Size:
34.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:32:56
Size:
34.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1989-10
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
700 Hamilton Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4A2
Venue:
CBC studio
Latitude:
49.27915495
Longitude:
-123.11434125336939
Notes:
We assume that this tape was recorded in Vancouver
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 015 This is a radio interview – Hamill is interviewed and discusses his time spent in Japan
025 Discussion of rain
057 The interviewer asks Hamill if the rain is used by the poet in much the same way a musician uses a metronome – to set pace
121 “Historical Romance” is played
152 End
154 Hamill relates his early childhood as a street kid
187 The interviewer asks how a literary life could appeal to Hamill who, at 14, was an accomplished car thief
225 Hamill discusses his entry into the Marine Corps and his posting in Okinawa
252 Prison life is discussed
293 “Requiem” is played
316 End of “Requiem”
335 Hamill’s daily life is discussed
340 “Can poets get rich?”
363 On Zen and Buddhism
378 End of interview, “Coltrain” is played
317 End of recording
Two 000 Side two blank
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: CBC radio interview, Vicky Grabereau and Sam Hamill, October, 1989 #700
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