Various Artists
The Dial-A-Poem Poets (LP)
FormatLPLabelGiorno Poetry SystemsGenreSound Art
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The first of several releases documenting John Giorno’s dial-a-poem project. The album was released at the height of protest against the Vietnam war and of confrontation between the US establishment and radical domestic organisations such as the Yippies and the Black Panthers. Running along the bottom of the front cover is the message: “At this point, with the war and the repression and everything, we thought this was a good way for the Movement to reach the people.” Along with Giorno, featured voices, most of them reading their own words, include Allen Ginsberg, John Cage, Brion Gysin, Bobby Seale and Kathleen Cleaver of the Black Panthers, and John Sinclair, manager of the MC5 and co-founder of the White Panthers.
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Release notes
At this point, with the war and the repression and everything, we thought this was a good way for the Movement to reach people. A1 recorded Western Illinois University, April 15, 1972. A2 recorded GPS, New York, March 21, 1969. A3 recorded Duke Street, London, November 19, 1971. A4 recorded GPS, New York, June 9, 1972. A5 recorded GPS, New York, August 9, 1972. B1 recorded GPS, New York, December, 1968. B2 recorded Berkeley Poetry Conference, Calif., July 19, 1965. B3 recorded GPS,…
| A1 | Vajra Mantra | 2:00 | |
| A2 | Revolutionary Letters Nos. 7, 13, 16, 49 | 7:07 | |
| A3 | Excerpts From The Wild Boys | 6:53 | |
| A4 | Pressure | 4:00 | |
| A5 | Vajra Kisses | 8:20 | |
| B1 | Duet | 1:50 | |
| B2 | Cemetery Hill | 4:08 | |
| B3 | Motorcycles | 1:52 | |
| B4 | Green Automobile 1953 | 6:30 | |
| B5 | The Messenger For Allen Ginsberg, I Know A Man | 1:17 | |
| B6 | Poems | 3:53 | |
| B7 | Kali | 2:20 | |
| B8 | Not A Cricket | 0:09 | |
| B9 | Excerpt From Scenes Of Life At The Capitol | 3:07 | |
| B10 | Excerpt From The Sonnets | 2:35 | |
| C1 | Ode To Joy, To Hell With It | 4:52 | |
| C2 | Excerpt From I Remember | 4:03 | |
| C3 | Small Inventions: Suite V (Plurals) Secante, Suite IV | 2:07 | |
| C4 | Excerpts From The Basketball Diaries | 3:33 | |
| C5 | Mushroom Haiku | 4:55 | |
| C6 | These Stories About After The Revolution | 1:50 | |
| C7 | Geography | 6:40 | |
| D1 | I Am That I Am | 2:45 | |
| D2 | The Destruction Of America | 5:38 | |
| D3 | Holy City | 2:05 | |
| D4 | I Will Not Pay Taxes Until | 4:50 | |
| D5 | The Louisiana Weekly No. 1 Ruckus Poem Part 1 | 2:00 | |
| D6 | Excerpt From Fillmore East Speech | 3:10 | |
| D7 | Excerpt From Fillmore East Speech | 3:10 | |
| D8 | Blake Song: Merrily We Welcome In The Year | 4:30 |
- John Giorno
- Liner Notes
- Les Levine
- Photography, Design
- Giorno Poetry Systems
- Producer
