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William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin
| Label | Cold Spring – CSR293LP |
| Format | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition |
| Barcode | 0641871745708 |
| Country | UK |
| Released | 10 May 2021 |
| Genre | Non-Music |
| Style | Spoken Word, Experimental |
Rare recordings of beat/cut-up writers and artists William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Comprises the complete recording of Burroughs reading live in Liverpool in 1982, plus performances by Gysin of a selection of his permutated poems, as well as home recordings made by the pair in Paris in 1970. All recordings are taken from original tapes in the British Library collection. Officially licensed from the British Library, The Estate of William S. Burroughs, and The Estate of Brion Gysin.
| A1 | – William S. Burroughs | The Beginning Is Also The End (Excerpt) | 1:21 |
| Reading At The Centre Hotel, Liverpool | |||
| A2 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 2:30 |
| A3 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 2:44 |
| A4 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 3:56 |
| A5 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 17:11 |
| A6 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 3:00 |
| B7 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 5:51 |
| B8 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 2:31 |
| B9 | – William S. Burroughs | Untitled | 2:19 |
| B10 | – William S. Burroughs | Twilight's Last Gleamings | 2:20 |
| - | |||
| B11 | – Brion Gysin | Cut-Ups Self-Explained | 3:53 |
| B12 | – Brion Gysin | I Am This Painter Brion Gysin | 2:06 |
| B13 | – Brion Gysin | Pistol Poem | 1:15 |
| B14 | – Brion Gysin | I've Come To Free The Words | 1:28 |
| B15 | – Brion Gysin | No Poets Don't Own Words | 1:01 |
| B16 | – Brion Gysin | Calling All Reactive Agents | 1:31 |
| B17 | – Brion Gysin | Junk Is No Good Baby | 2:12 |
| B18 | – Brion Gysin | Kick That Habit Man | 1:17 |
| B19 | – Brion Gysin | I Am That I Am | 3:06 |
| B20 | – William S. Burroughs | Invisible Art | 0:50 |
| B21 | – William S. Burroughs | Invisible Art | 1:07 |
| B22 | – William S. Burroughs | Invisible Art | 0:52 |
| B23 | – Brion Gysin | 'Silky Supple Mirrors To Be Folded...' | 0:58 |
Compiled By – Steve Cleary
Graphic Design – Abby Helasdottir
Liner Notes – Colin Fallows
Mastered By [Mastered For Vinyl By] – Martin Bowes
Photography By [Cover Image], Cover [Cover Image] – Charles Gatewood
Producer – Richard Fairman
Voice [Speaker] – Brion Gysin (11 to 19, 23)
Voice [Speaker] – William S. Burroughs (1 to 10, 20 to 22)
Graphic Design – Abby Helasdottir
Liner Notes – Colin Fallows
Mastered By [Mastered For Vinyl By] – Martin Bowes
Photography By [Cover Image], Cover [Cover Image] – Charles Gatewood
Producer – Richard Fairman
Voice [Speaker] – Brion Gysin (11 to 19, 23)
Voice [Speaker] – William S. Burroughs (1 to 10, 20 to 22)
Ltd LP on 180g vinyl.
Track 1 recording date unknown, probably circa 1963.
Tracks 2-10 recorded 5.10.1982.
Track 11-18 recorded circa 1960-1962.
Track 19 recorded 1962.
Tracks 20-23 recorded 22.03.1970.
Front cover: William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin's dreammachine, London 1972.
Work credits:
Tracks 1-10, 20-22 © The Estate of William S. Burroughs
Tracks 11-19, 23 © The Estate of Brion Gysin
Introductory essay © Colin Fallows
Track 1 recording date unknown, probably circa 1963.
Tracks 2-10 recorded 5.10.1982.
Track 11-18 recorded circa 1960-1962.
Track 19 recorded 1962.
Tracks 20-23 recorded 22.03.1970.
Front cover: William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin's dreammachine, London 1972.
Work credits:
Tracks 1-10, 20-22 © The Estate of William S. Burroughs
Tracks 11-19, 23 © The Estate of Brion Gysin
Introductory essay © Colin Fallows
Barcode – 0641871745708