The Coast is Only a Line: B.P. Nichol Reading at the SFU Art Gallery on July 23, 1981 #339a

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5310
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:
The Coast is Only a Line: B.P. Nichol Reading at the SFU Art Gallery on July 23, 1981 #339a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Nichol, B.P.
Dates:
1944-1988

Name:
Tallman, Warren
Dates:
1921-1994

CONTRIBUTORS

Name:
Vanel, Kurtis
Dates:
1936-2017
Notes:
He was an SFU technician, also known as 'Doug Gysemen'

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
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:
Excellent
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:31:02
Size:
31.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:24:04
Size:
24.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording

Dates

Date:
1981-07-23
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

Address:
8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Venue:
SFU Art Gallery
Latitude:
49.2767
Longitude:
-122.9178

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 001 Crowd noise and mumblings 008 Introduction by Warren Tallman 053 Sketch of Steve McCaffery performing with CCMC 079 The frog variations… 091 “Bashaiku” 095 “Oh moon…, splash” 105 Organ music 115 “The vagina” 146 “The anus” 182 The book of hours: 15, 16, 17 320 Martyrology, Book 5, Chain 7 500 “The tonsils” 560 “After words (for Gerry Gilbert)” 568 “Vortext” 610 “Robotics”
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: The Coast is Only a Line: B.P. Nichol Reading at the SFU Art Gallery and IMC Sound Studio July 23, 1981 Side 1: 25:30. Side 2: 22:40 Recorded by Kurtis Vanel Dolby B
Type:
Related Version
Note:
This tape is a duplicate of the Fred Wah fonds tapes "bp Nichol reading for the Coast is Only a Line at Simon Fraser University on July 3, 1981" (SWALLOW ID 6949)

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