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photo courtesy of Lawrence Schwartzwald
John Giorno
Essay by Michael Hennessey: "Poetry by Phone and Phonograph: Tracing the Influence of Giorno Poetry Systems"
From Audiobooks, Literature, and Sound Studies, ed. Matthew Rubery, Routledge, 2010
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- It Doesn't Get Better (4:48): MP3
- The Wisdom of Witches (7:24): MP3
- A Bad Tree (9:06): MP3
- Thanks for Nothin' (9:55): MP3
"Balling Buddha", published by S-Press as tape #34 and as #38/39, 1975
- Recording Part 1 - Pornographic Poem (17:49): MP3
- recorded Fall 1966, Voices: Henry Geldzahler, Trisha Brown, Anne Ware, Ted Berrigan, John Perreault, Sarah Dalton, Lee Crabtree, Alan Saret, Patty Oldenburg, Nina Leary, Brice Marden, Michael McClanathan, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg
- Recording Part 2 - Chromosome (14:24): MP3
- recorded with Moog Synthesizer, N.Y., Fall 1967 (Rose read by Anne Waldman; Cycle read by Michael McClanathan; Flavor Grabber read by Brice Marden; Chrome read by Brice Marden and Anne Waldman)
- Recording Part 3 - Groovey & Linda (9:35): MP3
- recorded with Moog Synthesizer, N.Y. January 1968, read by Joy Bang
- Recording Part 4 - Balling Buddha (20:42): MP3
- recorded with Moog Synthesizer, N.Y. January 1970, read by Ron Gold and John Giorno
"Johnny Guitar", published 1975 by S-Press as tape #23/24, 1969–1972
Recorded at St. Mark’s Church New York, November 1972; Trumansburg N.Y., January 1968; New York, January & March 1969
Voices: John Giorno, Paul Ide, Sheyla Bayrak, Anne Waldman, Peter Zimel, Mark Gorbulew, Jim Carroll, Joy Bang, Michael McClanathan, Constance Abernathy, Steve Carey
Moog Synthesizer: John Giorno
- Johnny Guitar Part 1 (40:07): MP3
- Johnny Guitar Part 2 (39:51): MP3
"Give it to Me Baby" from Tape Poems, ed. Eduardo Costa and John Perreault, 1969
Give it to Me Baby (5:41): MP3
These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only.
All rights to this recorded material belong to the author. © 2010 John Giorno.
Used with the permission of John Giorno. Distributed by PennSound.
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