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Musical interpretations of Ginbergs poems are performed by Ai Weiwei, Philip Glass, Thurston Moore With Saul Williams, Anne Waldman, Miho Hatori, Jack Dangers, Devendra Banhart, Kai Campos \u0026amp; Cj Mirra, and more. \"In 1965, Ginsberg began planning an ambitious project, a book of thematically connected poems, a collection that \"discovered\" America in poetry similar to the way Kerouac's On the Road had explored the country in prose. The Vietnam War would be a constant presence overhanging Ginsberg's travel writings like a darkening shadow affecting daily life in the country. It would be a study of contrasts: natural beauty slammed up against an ugliness that rose out of the tensions of violence. The public's polarized dialogue over Vietnam and, earlier in the decade, the civil rights movement, convinced Ginsberg that America was teetering on the precipice of a fall.\" - Michael Schumacher, from introduction to The Fall of America Journals 1965-1971. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.Ai Weiwei with O Future and Aliah Rosenthal - Hum Bom! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.Anne Waldman\/Fast Speaking Music -Pentagon Exorcism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.Thurston Moore feat. 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Subsequently seized by U.S. Customs and the San Francisco police, it was the subject of a long court trial at which a series of poets and professors persuaded the court that the book was not obscene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Lights","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50424363516235,"sku":"365320","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7709df40-d1f6-487e-b341-89ffb4a3a1dc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726777785"},{"product_id":"material-wealth-2","title":"Material Wealth","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, Rhino Records released a 4-CD boxset Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Songs \u0026amp; Poems 1949-1993 assembled by the late great Hal Willner that gathered together an unprecedented and definitive collection of Allen’s poems and singing. Long out of print, this forthcoming single disc both draws from and adds to Ginsberg’s incredible body of recorded work. This new Material Wealth CD (an audio soundtrack to the book of the same name) will compactly explain to people, this is who the heck Allen Ginsberg was!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Real Gone Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50426055721291,"sku":"2171214","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201374938291_1024x1024_9f9ff5c3_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726799496"},{"product_id":"iron-horse-2","title":"Iron Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIron Horse\u003c\/i\u003e by Youth and Allen Ginsberg is a new album that reimagines and sound tracks Ginsberg's epic  spoken word poem 'Iron Horse'. The poem is a poignant snapshot of countercultural 1966 America, documenting a summer journey across  the United States by train, through Ginsberg’s lens of laser sharp detail. The poem itself has previously   only ever been released in a limited run by City Lights Books in 1974. Recorded by Youth in the Andalusian mountains in Spain during the hard lockdown of autumn 2021, the  new album sees sounds weave in discourse with Ginsberg’s narration of his encounter with some young   soldiers headed to the Vietnam War and features a haunting vocal refrain by Siobhan Fahey. The ambient   soundscape, including a remix by The Orb, poignantly captures the ebb and flow of the poem and the   rhythm of the train and transports us on a psychedelic journey through the darkness and beauty of the   Summer of 1966.  'The album falls somewhere between KLF's Chill Out and Ash Ra Temple's cosmic ambient drone and is  my homage to Ginsberg's pioneering rebel spirit, his poetry and his influence on the world and myself' -  Youth \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cadiz","offers":[{"title":"Red LPx2","offer_id":50428874883403,"sku":"2221968","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50428873670987,"sku":"2185366","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cadizcd236_1024x1024_cde871c5_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726836063"},{"product_id":"allen-ginsberg-the-fall-of-america","title":"Allen Ginsberg - The Fall of America","description":"\u003cp\u003eVarious artists musically interpret poems from \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of America: Poems of These States 1965-1971\u003c\/i\u003e on this 50th Anniversary Tribute to Allen Ginsberg's \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of America\u003c\/i\u003e. Featuring Yo La Tengo, Shintaro Sakamoto, Angelique Kidjo, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Devendra Banhart, Bill Frisell, Andrew Bird and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFall of America\u003c\/i\u003e Poems published by City Lights Books in San Francisco, covers the years 1965- 1971 when Allen is crisscrossing the country, exploring a system of composition by narrating into the portable reel to reel Uher that Bob Dylan had gifted him. In 1965, Ginsberg began planning an ambitious project, a book of thematically connected poems, a collection that \"discovered\" America in poetry similar to the way Kerouac' s On the Road had explored the country in prose. The Vietnam War would be a constant presence overhanging Ginsberg's travel writings like a darkening shadow affecting daily life in the country. It would be a study of contrasts: natural beauty slammed up against an ugliness that rose out of the tensions of violence. 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All masterfully coordinated and produced by the mad scientist of collaborations, Hal Willner. First released in 1989, this time capsule surges forth into the now with 8 additional tracks never included on the original release. These are timeless works, a garden of eden on vinyl to wander through repeatedly, guided by the founding father of Beat Poetry. Graced by an irresistible coda co-written with Shimmy-Disc founder Kramer, his lyrical mantra of \"Don't Grow Old\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimmy Disc","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50488967135563,"sku":"2056783","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Allen_Ginsberg_-_The_Lion_For_Real_Re-born_2684c711_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727634627"},{"product_id":"the-complete-songs-of-innocence-and-experience-2","title":"The Complete Songs Of Innocence And Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst time on CD \u0026amp; Digital. ? 2-CD set with rare and previously unissued material. ? Booklet ncludes unseen photos, new interviews with the original session musicians by set Producer Pat Thomas The original 1970 MGM album on CD and Digital for the first time, plus a second disc of rarities and previously unissued songs. Lester Bangs, in Rolling Stone magazine, said the album was, \"like a labor of love, a salute from a young visionary to an ancient sage.\" Allen Ginsberg began \"tuning\" William Blake's poetry in 1968 (inspired by attending the tumultuous protests at that year's Democratic Convention in Chicago), but the origin of the album dates back to a 1948 vision or \"auditory illumination\" as he called it, of William Blake reciting poetry to him in his Spanish Harlem apartment. Moved by this, Ginsberg began to set Blake's poetry to music. In 1969, he began recording musical versions of Blake's poetry with Peter Orlovsky, and jazz legends Bob Dorough, Don Cherry, Elvin Jones! 19 of those songs were released the following year as Songs Of Innocence And Experience. That material finally arrives on CD and Digital as The Complete Songs Of Innocence And Experience in 2017. In addition to the original LP, 2 previously unissued tracks have been added: an alternate take, as well as a song intended for the LP, but left off due to time constraints. But, that is not where the story ends. In 1971, Ginsberg returned to the Blake material, recording 11 songs in San Francisco with avant-garde cellist Arthur Russell?four of which were never issued. The ensemble also recorded 3 Tibetan mantras with a Buddhist choir?resulting in a full on psychedelic East-West experience?also all previously unissued. This material comprises a second CD, truly making this Complete. With restoration and mastering from Grammy?-winner Michael Graves, the material sounds timeless. Complied by producer Pat Thomas (who also worked on 2016's The Last Word On First Blues box set), this double CD package includes a new essay from Thomas, who tracked down several of the original musicians (never before interviewed) for this project uncovering rare session photos as well. Blake's writings from the late 18th century and Ginsberg's interpretations from the 20th come full circle in the 21st century's The Complete Songs Of Innocence And Experience. And remember: \"The Beats did everything first\"?Jimmy Page\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50521961955659,"sku":"2018138","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_678d6f9d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727997251"},{"product_id":"the-last-word-on-first-blues","title":"The Last Word on First Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eClassic Ginsberg session plus 11 previously unissued performances. Featuring contributions from Bob Dylan, Happy Traum, Peter Orlovsky, Arthur Russell, and more. Deluxe package - 28-page color booklet with rare photos and new essay. 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