radiofreerainforest 28 February, 1988

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
6381
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Gerry Gilbert Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 14
Source Collection Description:
The Gerry Gilbert Fonds collects materials from Vancouver poet Gerry Gilbert. Gilbert was a multimedia artist and writer who published 19 books between 1960 and 2006. This collection contains poetry recordings of Gilbertu2019s, including a large number of tapes from u201cradiofreerainforest,u201d the radio show he hosted. radiofreerainforest [sic] aired on Vancouver co-op radio CFRO-FM Radio beginning in the spring of 1985 and ran well into the 1990s. The show consisted of interviews, readings, and discussions with local, national and international literary figures such as Maxine Gadd, Judith Copithorne, Steve McCaffery, bpNichol, and WIlliam Burroughs.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Gerry Gilbert Fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
radiofreerainforest 28 February, 1988
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
No Copyright non commercial reuse only (NoCNC)

CREATORS

Name:
McCaffery, Steve
Dates:
1947-

Name:
Gadd, Maxine
Dates:
1962-

Name:
Kelley, Peggy
Dates:
1950-
Notes:
Reading at R2B2 Books Books on February 19th

Name:
Parent, Yvonne
Notes:
Reading on February 14th at the Western Front

Name:
Gilbert, Gerry
Dates:
1936-2009
Notes:
Also host

Name:
Mandrake, Jill
Dates:
1951-

Name:
Culley, Peter
Dates:
1958-2015
Notes:
I listened to the audio file, and I could find the part where this person is either talking or reading. The part might be missing, not sure

Name:
Copithorne, Judith
Dates:
1939-
Notes:
she is also called Judy. I listened to the audio file, and I could find the part where this person is either talking or reading. The part might be missing, not sure

Name:
Lusk, Dorothy
Dates:
1953-
Notes:
Dorothy Trujllo I listened to the audio file, and I could find the part where this person is either talking or reading. The part might be missing, not sure

CONTRIBUTORS



MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
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:
T00:47:10
Size:
54.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:22:46
Size:
26.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1988-02-28
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card

Date:
1988-02-19
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
digital file (Recording)
Notes:
Exact year of Peggy Kelley reading uncertain: [1988?]-02-19

Date:
1988-02-14
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
digital file (Recording)
Notes:
Exact year of Yvonne Parent reading uncertain: [1988?]-02-14.

LOCATION

Address:
370 Columbia St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4J1
Venue:
Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5 FM
Latitude:
49.2818703
Longitude:
-123.1022474

Address:
2742 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6K 1R1
Venue:
R2B2 Books Books
Latitude:
49.26855
Longitude:
-123.16739
Notes:
Location of Peggy Kelley reading

Address:
303 E 8th Ave E, Vancouver, BC V5T 1S1
Venue:
The Western Front
Latitude:
49.26392
Longitude:
-123.09870
Notes:
Yvonne Parent reading

CONTENT


NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: see photo
Note:
Although I chose good for sound quality, there are some parts that the quality is really poor: crackling, warping during some readings, overlapping track at outro

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