Gerry Gilbert reading with Sound Effects and Tape Echo #229

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5921
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:
Gerry Gilbert reading with Sound Effects and Tape Echo #229
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Home recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Gilbert, Gerry
Dates:
1936-2009

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:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Excellent
Other:
J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:28
Size:
30 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:42
Size:
46.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates


LOCATION


CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 “Homage to Bashō” 019 “Last day of Vancouver…” 025 “Slug eye…” 120 “We arrived at the CN station…” 136 “Dear Mrs…” 144 “Shitty stinky…” 150 “Chess clock” 161 “And…” 169 “The radio, 83 year-old with grandchildren…” 198 “The root of the word ‘to exist’” 211 “Anne Murray…” 258 “Here is Bashō’s 17th century haiku poem…” 284 “…I went to the Royal Ontario Museum… 295 “She hole he bang” 297 “I called him Newton” 362 “I kept hear Roy say, ‘it’s this big…’” 383 “War Canada…” 390 “I looked at the Pacific Ocean and fell asleep for a day…” 415 “Love is just a round corner” 421 “Making muffins to take to the beach…” 443 “Last Sunday afternoon in July, 1972…” 468 “Flies…” (tape collage) 504 “(Creeley speaking) 530 (collage continues) 582 “Chickory chick…” 596 “Tobacco…” 654 “Tape ends”
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: Gerry Gilbert Reading with Sound Effects and Tape Echo Side 1: 28:23 min Side 2: 18:15 min Severe distortion throughout most of this tape Dolby B
Note:
BC inventory document says that the College of New Caledonia is a donor for this recording

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