V/A - Biting Off The Tongue Of A Corpse

Original 1975 LP. Factory sealed.

"American label set up in 1972 by the poet John Giorno. Mostly credited on releases as Giorno Poetry Systems records, Giorno Poetry Systems tapes and Giorno Poetry Systems video.
The earliest releases were exclusively poetry collections of the "Dial-A-Poets" (John Giorno, William S Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, John Cage etc.): "In 1961 I was a young poet who hung out with young artists like Andy Warhol, Bob Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, as well as with members of the Judson Dance Theatre. The use of modern mass media and technologies by these artists made me realize that poetry was 75 years behind painting and sculpture, dance and music. And I thought, if they can do it, why can't I do it for poetry. Why not try to connect with an audience using all the entertainments of ordinary life: television, the telephone, record albums, etc? It was the poet's job to invent new venues and make fresh contact with the audience. This inspiration gave rise to Giorno Poetry Systems" - Giorno Poetry Systems

Tracklist:

A1 – Gary Snyder: Anasazi / The Wild Mushroom / Avocado / One Should Not Speak To A Skilled Hunter / No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service 6:00
A2 – John Giorno: Excerpt From Subduing Demons In America 7:08
A3 – William S. Burroughs: A Top Level Conference Is In Progress 6:00
A4 – Charles Olson: Maximus Of Gloucester (Only My Written Work) 1:15
A5 – Ted Berrigan: Excerpts From Memorial Day 3:53
A6 – Ed Sanders: The Struggle 4:50
B1 – Edwin Denby: The Shoulder / The Subway / Over Manhattan Island / Disorder Mental Strikes Me / Suppose There's A Cranky Woman Inside Me 5:34
B2 – Helen Adam: Cheerless Junkie Song 2:45
B3 – Diane Di Prima: Ave 4:27
B4 – John Wieners: In Public 0:55
B5 – Robert Duncan: To Speak My Mind, We Convivial In What Is Ours 2:40
B6 – John Cage: Mureau 4:06
B7 – Denise Levertov: Life At War 3:15
B8 – Frank O'Hara: Having A Coke With You From "The Love Poems" 2:03
B9 – Kenneth Koch: Spring 1:33
B10 – John Ashbery: A Blessing In Disguise 1:20
B11 – Charles Stein: Seed Poem 1:44