Barry McKinnon reading at University of Alberta, 1971 #226

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5917
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:
Barry McKinnon reading at University of Alberta, 1971 #226
Title Source:
J-card and inventory
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
McKinnon, Barry
Dates:
1944-

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:
Poor
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other:
J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:29:39
Size:
28.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:32:08
Size:
31.6 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1971
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Inventory

LOCATION

Address:
116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3
Venue:
University of Alberta
Latitude:
53.5268
Longitude:
-113.5254

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 “I’ll probably read some more serious poems today. This is…a pamphlet that I was working on…” 004 Reads “Lust Lodge” (004-083) 086 “Pages from a Prairie Journal” 130 “His Wife” 149 “The short story of a Gentle Man” 160 “To his lover who takes care of his rooms” 178 “Letter Two” 209 “One poem danced, the other sung: 213 “The tree Song” 217 “The Lake (for Ken Belford)” 226 “The Land” 239 (Letter: Indian Girl, Napoli Pizzerama, 1 AM) 250 “I lost the poem in whispers near the sea…” 261 “A letter to Bill Bissett… Mush etcetera…” 298 “This was sent to Andy Suknaski… I took two pens and started writing things so you get a double line…” 310 Blue and red… 315 “waves waves…” 323 “One intention is to write a great pornographic novel…” 353 “I’m presently working on a long book. The first part deals with my grandparents coming to the prairies; the second part is dealing with some of my childhood experiences; the third part, which I’m still writing, is an attempt to deal with my vision of the present moment… This is the second part; it’s called ‘The Moving Photograph!” 482 “I’ll just read one more poem…And to each the marigold” 492 Reading ends
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Berry McKinnon Reading reading at the University of Alberta. Side 1: 21:15 min Side 2: 16:09 min Dolby B
Note:
The master of this tape has been played close to a magnet. This has caused volume fluctuation and print-through

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