CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6179
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:
David McFadden Reading at the Western Front on April 21, 1975 #290
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
McFadden, David
Dates:
1940-2018
Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
Notes:
George Bowering introduces David McFadden
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
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:
T00:45:56
Size:
50.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:38
Size:
50 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1975-04-21
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
303 E 8th Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5T 1S1
Venue:
The Western Front
Latitude:
49.26391
Longitude:
-123.09869
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One Right channel 000 George Bowering introducing David McFadden
013 D. McFadden reads: “All people are frightened of time, but time is afraid of poetry.”
020 “The Mother of God.”
037 “The community of poets.”
055 “An Experiment with Tim Horton”
087 “Greed”
094 “Resting Place”
109 “Domestic Art”
118 “Young Mother”
129 “Small Flowers”
148 “The Rockies”
163 “The Legendary Wisdom of the Aged”
172 “This poem is about my wife: “The years have been tough on her…”
211 “An experiment with Leonard Cohen”
218 “A man was Teaching a little girl to play solitaire…”
221 “Bob & Paul are co-workers in the rolling mill…”
240 “3 cows Standing in a Pond”
294 “Flying Over Indiana”
308 “Twins”
318 “An Experiment with Debussy”
349 “Orpheus”
365 “The Morning Man”
413 “Food Poisoning”
574 “Moose Jaw”
600 “This is in… 7 parts… “The Golden Treasury of Knowledge”
731 “The Wound”
752 “Fairies”
841 “Vibrations (for Mr. Doug Henning)”
877 “How to Become Part of Nature”
903 “I Met a Hairy Woman on a Hill”
927 “Incident at Parsborough”
955 “Apple Tree”
966 “Somewhere South of Springhill”
1016 “Low Tide at Noel”
1051 “Painting the Fence”
1069 “The night Watchman”
1084 “Burnt Toast”
1115 “The Invention of Gunpowder”
1134 “Debbie and Doris’ Dad”
1159 “The Death of Prose”
1180 “Scar Tissue”
1189 “The Saint”
1204 “Impotence”
1233 “The Sign Fell Off”
1271 “Rapid Boiler Makers”
1307 “Little Ralter Rope”
1335 “Death of a Man Who Owned the Swimming Pool”
1365 End of reading
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
David McFadden Reading at the Western Front, April 21, 1975 Side 1 45 min. Side 2 45 min. Dolby B
Note:
The Western Front is the donor as inventory says
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