William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin: The Spoken Word
- Synopsis
- This collection of recordings features the American writer William S Burroughs and the British-born artist Brion Gysin: the man Burroughs credited with the invention of the ‘cut-up’ literary technique. The centrepiece of the collection is a complete, previously unissued recording of Burroughs reading live in Liverpool in 1982. The disc also includes performances by Gysin of a selection of his ‘permutated poems’, and previously unheard home recordings made by the pair in Paris in 1970, all taken from tapes in the British Library collection.
- Series
- Spoken Word, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2012
- Availability
- out of distribution
- Notes
- Article in Vf89
- Subjects
- Literature
- Keywords
- archive sound recordings; Burroughs, William S; Gysin, Brion; literature - American; poetry; sound recordings; poetry - 20th century; poetry - North American
Credits
- Contributor
- Brion Gysin; William S Burroughs
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- CD
- Price
- £10.00
- Duration/Size
- 66 minutes
Production Company
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Distributor
- Name
British Library Online Shop
- bl-shop@bl.uk
- Web
- http://shop.bl.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/87294/1/1 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7735
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB - Notes
- A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.
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