Allen Ginsberg
Howl And Other Poems
FormatLPLabelModern SilenceGenreSound Art
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This is arguably the best-known recording to feature any beat-era poet originally issued in 1959. Although “Howl” is the centerpiece, the peripheral works, especially the mantra-like “Footnote to Howl”, are given empowering presentations that magnify the greatness that’s inextricably inherent in both art and artist. Indeed, the genesis of Allen Ginsberg’s brilliance as both poet and performer has rarely been equalled. The modern listener remains entranced by his vaudevillian sense of provocation as it couples with an unspoken, yet palpable obsession of a postmodern amphetamine-fuelled Shakespeare.
Release notes
From the cover notes: Lois Solomon of The Shaw Society in Chigago sponsored the Big Table Reading, and made her tapes available for this recording. 2017 reissue hand numbered limited to 500 copies. This release has the two sides transposed compared to the original. The record is pressed on opaque red vinyl, despite the sleeve claiming it is transparent.
| A1 | Howl | ||
| A2 | The Sunflower Sutra | ||
| A3 | Footnote To Howl | ||
| B1 | A Supermarket In California | ||
| B2 | Transcription Of Organ Music | ||
| B3 | America | ||
| B4 | In Back Of The Real | ||
| B5 | Strange Cottage In Berkeley | ||
| B6 | Europe, Europe | ||
| B7 | Kaddish |
- Allen Ginsberg
- Narrator [Reads], Sleeve Notes
