John Giorno and friends reading poems in New York City, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1970 #564c2

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5822
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:
John Giorno and friends reading poems in New York City, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1970 #564c2
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
Notes:
Copyright by John Giorno, New York City, and S Press Tonbandverlag, Dusseldorf/Munchen, West Germany.

CREATORS

Name:
Giorno, John
Dates:
1936-2019

Name:
Gold, Ron

Name:
Bang, Joy

CONTRIBUTORS

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:
Good
Physical Condition:
Very 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:
T00:50:05
Size:
49.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:38:07
Size:
37.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1970-01
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
“Balling Buddha”, Jan. 19790, read by Ron Gold & John Giorno

Date:
1968-01
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
“Groovey & Linda”, Jan. 1968, read by Joy Bang

LOCATION

Address:
New York City, New York, USA
Latitude:
40.6598
Longitude:
-73.9174

CONTENT

Contents:
Two 000 3. “Groovey & Linda”, Jan. 1968, read by Joy Bang 132 4. “Balling Buddha”, Jan. 19790, read by Ron Gold & John Giorno
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Side 1: 31:40 Side 2: 29:55

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