11. The Spring of Sixty-Five - Joseph Spence & The Pinder Family

Ghosts of Carter devotional and Nassau docks inspirational. No hokum ramshackle.

Geneva and Edith Pinder keening to creaky, percussive guitar.

Growling Joseph. Grinning Lord of Misrule and the devil-may-care picaresque strings. Serenading, serenaded, testifying 'n righteous. 

Y brawd bids you goodnight.

                    

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30. The Wyrd Meme - Alasdair Roberts [2009]

Earning legitimate claim to Robin Williamson's mythopoeic surmise and Martin Carthy's sturdy yeomanry, Alasdair Roberts makes music expansive, earthy and timeless. A compelling weave of traditional and innovative; antique and modern; wyrd and meme. 

The skirl and roil of minimal ensemble playing herein showcases Roberts' reedy brogue and syncopated guitar. 

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[bonus in Comments]

The Hollow Mountain - TwinSisterMoon [2009]

Wispy solo work of Mehdi Ameziane, one half of French ambient/folk/drone duo Natural Snow Buildings. Right on the fey psych-drone money.

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Hemat - Harvester [1970]

Communal, here's-an-instrument-have-a-crack, hippie mastodon waltz-drone free jamming psychout. Achtung Amon Düül I heads, you know the drill. At the door exchange heavy Teutonic politiks for Swedish good vibes. Betimes, we stumble across group of Nordic psychedelic barn dancing fiends...most likely in the snow...at night....naked. 

Harvester went on to form Trad Gras Och Stenar (Trees, Grass and Stones). This looser  über-stoned earlier incarnation does not disappoint.

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Heart of Sky Heart of Earth - Tuluum Shimmering [2010]

Transferred from cassette: two immense cosmic yawps.

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Synergy - The End Springs [2008]

Minimal psych folk collaborations. Gorgeous stuff. 


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Dungen - Dungen [2000]

Y Brawd is syn-aesthetically feeling tastes of Pekka Streng and Bo Hansson in Swedish psych-prog-pop-folk mosaic artists Dungen. Choice proggy structures intersected by bursts of dizzy melody. Svenska magiker.


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Tir - Cerys Matthews [2010]

Yn cynnwys eitemau gwerin / traddodiadol, caneuon "cenedlaethol" Victoraidd, dau emyn, a'n hanthem genedlaethol. Personol yw'r detholiad, ac felly hefyd y dehongliadau gan Cerys.

01 Sosban Fach

02 Myfanwy
03 Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn
04 Cân Merthyr

05 Cwm Rhondda
06 Ar Hyd Y Nos
07 Migldi Magldi
08 Calon Lân

09 Llwyn Onn
10 A Ei Di’r Deryn Du
11 Dafydd Y Garreg Wen
12 Mil Harddach Wyt Na'r Rhosyn Gwyn
13 Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
14 Yr Insiwrans Agent
15 Bachgen Bach O Dincar
16 Ar Lan Y Môr
17 A Ei Di’r Deryn Du (reprise)

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A Pagan Day - Psychic TV [1984/1994 re-issue]

Praise moreover the hand of Alex Fergusson. Homespun hyperdelic folk n choice covers: Translucent Carriages; As Tears Go By. Tasty.

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The Singing Nun - Soeur Sourire [2008]

No mere novel buffoonery. Jeanine Deckers aka Sister Luc-Gabrielle aka Soeur Sourire delivers fine homespun folk bent vaguely unsinister religious. Songs more sweet than our sister's 1985 suicide. Not much to smile about there.

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Balaklava - Pearls Before Swine [1968]

Tom Rapp's translucent exercise in constructive melancholy.

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Planxty - Planxty [1973]

Gay devils take warning. Planxty tempered steel pays right smart. Instantly now, and see what might betide...slainte.

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Merrinology / メリノロジー EP - Lion Merry / ライオンメリー [1983]

Now, where were we? Incommensurably wonky popfolktronic cross-dressing fiddlage from Japan...that would be about right.


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Cameroon Baka Pygmy Music - Various [1977]

Pejorative sobriquet notwithstanding, an entrancing polyphonic delight: work song, dance, lullaby and tunes whereby to potter around hut, hearth and rainforest. Dense, cyclical contrapuntal communal vocalising. Almost casually adept. Gamelan-like, sense a never quite revealed super-pattern shrouded in amaranthine repetition.

(Smile on Holy Warbles' tireless ethnomusicology)


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jengi

Children of the Drones - Various

Spooky, warped, & wigged-out. Apparently took Fearlono (Cottage of electric Hell!) ages  and whole lot of Mr Miyagi to mix. Mega-lithic.

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king of the castle

Yn ddistaw ddistaw bach - Huw M [2010]

Welsh Christmas the third. 

Check Huw M at bandcamp.

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full download

The Masque of Bruma - Golau Glau [2011]

Uncanny Christmas the second.


Haunted carols, radiophonic mummers play and Ghost Box remix gift from Ye Advisory Circle.


01 The Yule Cat
There is an Icelandic myth. A giant cat comes on Christmas Eve to eat anyone who did not receive new clothing as a gift. You must finish all work with the wool before Yule...


02 The Owd Tup
Golau Glau's radiophonic take on the mummers play 'The Owd Tup', which was mostly performed in the Sheffield area and is based around the traditional folk song 'The Derby Ram'.


03 Wassail Branch
The wassail branch is decorated with holly, ivy and tiny silver bells. The city creeps into the season...


04 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Golau Glau's folky, electronic take on this traditional carol.


05 Oak Moon (Advisory Circle Radio Edit)
Remix of 'Oak Moon' from 'Myrrh & Myth' by The Advisory Circle (Ghost Box).


06 Coventry Carol
Golau Glau's Italo-ish take on this 16th century, very beautiful mummers carol about the Murder of the Innocents. 








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The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane - Jeffrey Lewis [2001]

Robyn Hitchcock reincarnated in New York basement as lo-fi outsider folkie. (Tip o' the titffer to the good Dr Watson under whose auspices such fine entertainment reaches this parish.)

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paranoid in golders hill park

Smokin With The Alien - Spectre Folk [2009]

Homespun dark folk magus wid Tim Buckley scent. Psych folk hypno-noodling rarely sounds as goood.

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ready to wreck

Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems and Songs 1949-1993 - Allen Ginsberg

The world is holy! The soul is holy! The skin is holy!
The nose is holy! The tongue and cock and hand
and asshole holy!
Everything is holy! Everybody's holy! Everywhere is
holy! Everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an
angel!


CD Vol. 1: Moloch! 

1. Walking at Night in Key West 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Traditional music adapted & arranged by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Key West, Dec. 1953.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• Recorded at Neal Cassady's home, San Jose, summer 1954.
• Previously unreleased.
2. A Mad Gleam 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, Jan. 1949.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• (Symphony Sid radio broadcast in background).
• Recorded at John Clellon Holmes's apartment, New York City, 1949.
• Previously unreleased.
3. The Green Automobile
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, May 22-25, 1953.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• (unidentified record in background).
• Recorded at Neal Cassady's home, San Jose, summer 1954.
• Previously unreleased.
4. A Supermarket in California 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Berkeley, 1955.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Pacifica Studios, Berkeley, Oct. 25, 1956.
• Previously unreleased.
5. Howl (for Carl Solomon) 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in San Francisco, 1955-1956.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI: introduction.
• Recorded at Town Hall Theater, Berkeley, Mar. 18, 1956.
• Compiled from the private collections of Allen Ginsberg, Harry Redl & Walter Lehrman.
• Research by Cloud House.
• Previously unreleased.
6. Footnote to Howl 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Berkeley, 1956.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Lawrence Lipton's home, Los Angeles, Nov. 1956.
• Previously unreleased.
7. America 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Berkeley, Jan. 17, 1956.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Town Hall Theater, Berkeley, Mar. 18, 1956.
• Previously unreleased.
8. Sunflower Sutra 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Berkeley, 1955.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Town Hall Theater, Berkeley, Mar. 18, 1956.
• Previously unreleased.
9. Green Valentine Blues 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Chiapas, Mexico, 1954.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• Recorded at Neal Cassady's home, San Jose, summer 1954.
• Previously unreleased.
10. Death to Van Gogh's Ear 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Paris, Dec. 1957.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• GREGORY CORSO: additional commentary.
• Recorded at The Library Of Congress Recording Laboratory, Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 1959.
• Previously available only from The Library Of Congress, archive #LWO 2799.

CD Vol. 2: Caw! Caw! 

1. Kaddish (for Naomi Ginsberg 1894-1956) 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Paris, Dec. 1957 & New York City, 1959.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Nov. 24, 1964.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg Reads Kaddish, A 20th Century American Ecstatic Narrative Poem, Atlantic #4001, 1966.
2. To Aunt Rose
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Paris, June 1958.
• Music composed & arranged by Marc Ribot.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• RALPH CARNEY: clarinet.
• MARC RIBOT: guitar.
• STEVE SWALLOW: bass.
• GARO YELLIN: cello.
• Produced by Hal Willner; Executive Producer: Michael Minzer for Paris Records.
• Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City; & Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, 1986;.
• Mixed at Bearsville Studios & Sorcerer Sound, New York City, 1986.
• From the album The Lion For Real, Island/Great Jones #6004, 1989.
3. Kral Majales (King Of May)
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written May 7, 1965.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at Better Books Book Shop, London, 1965.
• From the album Cold Turkey Press/Klacto Present A Cold Turkey Press Special, Cold Turkey Klacto Presents #6802 944 [Holland], June 20, 1972.
4. Guru 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written at Primrose Hill, London, May 1965.
• Music composed & arranged by Steve Swallow.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• RALPH CARNEY: clarinet.
• MARK BINGHAM: guitar.
• BILL FRISELL: electric guitar.
• MARC RIBOT: acoustic guitar.
• Produced by Hal Willner; Executive Producer: Michael Minzer for Paris Records.
• Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City; & Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, 1986;.
• Mixed at Bearsville Studios, 1986.
• From the album The Lion For Real, Island/Great Jones #6004, 1989.

CD Vol. 3: Ah! 

1. Wales Visitation
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in London, July 29, 1967 (LSD) - August 3, 1967.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice, (vocal, harmonium on background track).
• Produced by Robert R. Marino.
• Supervised by Barry Miles.
• Words recorded on The Richard Freeman Midnight Show, radio station KPFA, Berkeley, July 2, 1971.
• Background track ("Some Breath [Ahhhhh]") from The Pequod Selected Readings, included in Panjandrum Press (magazine), San Francisco, Issue No. 1, 1972.
• Mixed by Bob Fisher & Hal Willner at Digital Domain, Los Angeles, 1992.
• Previously unreleased version.
2. The End 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, 1960.
• Music by Marc Ribot.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• BILL FRISELL: electric guitar.
• MARC RIBOT: acoustic guitar.
• MICHAEL BLAIR: cymbals.
• Produced by Hal Willner; Executive Producer: Michael Minzer for Paris Records.
• Recorded at A&R Studios & Sorcerer Sound, New York City; & Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, 1986; Mixed at Sorcerer Sound, New York City, 1968.
• From the album The Lion For Real, Island/Great Jones #6004, 1989.
3. I Am a Victim of Telephone
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, June 20, 1964.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at SUNY, Buffalo, New York, Dec. 1968.
• From the album The Dial-A-Poem Poets: Disconnected, Giorno Poetry Systems #003, 1974 .
4. The Echoing Green
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals.
• BOB DOROUGH: piano.
• HERMAN WRIGHT: bass.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
5. The Lamb 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• PETER ORLOVSKY: vocal.
• JANET ZEITZ: flute.
• CYRIL CASTER: guitar.
• BOB DOROUGH: organ.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
6. (A) Little Boy Lost (B) Little Boy Found 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, 2nd piano (on "Little Boy Lost").
• JANET ZEITZ: flute (on "Little Boy Found").
• BOB DOROUGH: piano.
• HERMAN WRIGHT: bass.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
7. Laughing Song 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• CYRIL CASTER: trumpet, French horn.
• JANET ZEITZ: flute, amp flute.
• BOB DOROUGH: harpsichord.
• DON CHERRY: sleigh bells, beaded gourd.
• ALLEN GINSBERG, MICHAEL ALDRICH, CYRIL CASTER, DON CHERRY, BOB DOROUGH, MATT HOFFMAN & JANET ZEITZ: chorus.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
8. The Sick Rose 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• BOB DOROUGH: organ.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
9. Nurse's Song (Experience)
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• PETER ORLOVSKY: vocal.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• HERMAN WRIGHT: bass.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York City, June-July 1969.
• From the album Allen Ginsberg/William Blake: Songs Of Innocence And Experience, Verve/Forecast #3083, 1970.
10. City Midnight Junk Strains (for Frank O'Hara) 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written July 29, 1966.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded in Buffalo, Feb. 5, 1968.
• From the album Mother Number 9, Mother #41968, 1968.
11. A Cradle Song 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals, harmonium.
• JON MEYER: flute.
• PETER HORNBECK: violin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July-Aug. 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
12. Infant Joy
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• PETER HORNBECK: viola.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July-Aug. 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
13. The Fly
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals, harmonium.
• JON MEYER: flute.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• PETER HORNBECK: violin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July-Aug. 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
14. Voice of the Bard 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July-Aug. 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
15. School Boy 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals, harmonium, Tibetan thighbone trumpet.
• JON MEYER: flute.
• ALAN SENAUKE: mandolin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July-Aug. 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
16. A Dream 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals, harmonium.
• PETER ORLOVSKY: vocal.
• BOB DYLAN: guitar, vocal.
• DAVID AMRAM: French horn, recorder, piano.
• PERRY ROBINSON: clarinet.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• HAPPY TRAUM: guitar.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• MARUGA: drum, bells, toys.
• Produced & engineered by Jack Douglas.
• Recorded at The Record Plant, New York City, 1971.
• Remixed by John Strother & Hal Willner at Penguin Recording, Pasadena, 1992.
• Previously unreleased.
17. Who Be Kind To 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in London, June 8, 1965.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Produced by Vincent R. Tortora.
• Recorded at The Festival Of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, July 8, 1967.
• From the album The World's Great Poets Reading At The Festival Of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy -- American Poets: Ginsberg, Berryman, Corso, Applause Productions #412, 1968.
18. First Party at Ken Kesey's with Hell's Angels 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in California, Dec. 1965.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Produced by Vincent R. Tortora.
• Recorded at The Festival Of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, July 8, 1967.
• From the album The World's Great Poets Reading At The Festival Of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy -- American Poets: Ginsberg, Berryman, Corso, Applause Productions #412, 1968.
19. Pacific High Studio Mantras (Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum) Old Tibetan Mantra of Padmasambhava
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• JON MEYER: flute.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• ALAN SENAUKE: mandolin.
• PETER HORNBECK: violin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• REVEREND ADJARI & BUDDHIST CHORUS: chorus.
• Produced by Barry Miles.
• Recorded at Pacific High Studios, San Francisco, July, 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
20. Wichita Vortex Sutra Part 3 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written while driving south across Kansas, Feb. 4, 1966.
• Music by Philip Glass.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• ALAN JOHNSON: piano.
• Produced by Kurt Munkacsi & Philip Glass.
• Recorded in New York City, 1992.
• Previously unreleased.
21. Nurse's Song (Innocence) 
• Lyrics by William Blake.
• Music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Tuned by Allen Ginsberg in Cherry Valley, NY, 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• GREGORY CORSO: vocal.
• PETER ORLOVSKY: vocal.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: guitar, vocal.
• Produced by J.N. Fleeman.
• Recorded at De Kosmos, Amsterdam, Nov. 28, 1979.
• From the EP Blake's Greatest Hits, Blue Moon #40187, 1982.
22. Pull my Daisy 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac & Neal Cassady.
• Written in New York City, spring/fall 1949.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at the 92nd Street YM & YWHA, New York City, Dec. 3, 1970.
• Previously unreleased.

CD Vol. 4: Ashes & Blues

1. Capitol Air 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written between Frankfurt & New York, Dec. 15, 1980.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• with The Clash:
• JOE STRUMMER: guitar.
• MICK JONES: guitar.
• PAUL SIMONON: bass.
• TOPPER HEADON: drums.
• Recorded live on cassette at Bond's Casino, Times Square, New York City, June 10, 1981.
• Previously unreleased.
2. Written in my Dreams by W.C. Williams 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Baoding, China, Nov. 23, 1984.
• Music composed & arranged by Bill Frisell.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• RALPH CARNEY: clarinet.
• BILL FRISELL: guitar.
• MARC RIBOT: banjo.
• STEVE SWALLOW: bass.
• Produced by Hal Willner; Executive Producer: Michael Minzer for Paris Records.
• Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City; & Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY, 1986; Mixed at Bearsville Studios.
• Previously unreleased.
3. Cia Dope Calypso 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City & elsewhere, 1972-1976.
• Arrangement by Jon Sholle.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium, song sticks, finger cymbals.
• STEPHEN TAYLOR: recorder, conga.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, maracas, drums.
• DAVID MANSFIELD: mandolin, bass guitar, pedal steel guitar, violin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello, tambourine.
• (ALL OF THE ABOVE): chorus.
• Produced by John Hammond.
• Recorded in New York City at Secret Sound, Mar. 23, 1976; & CBS Recording Studio 1, June 2, 1976.
• From the album First Blues, John Hammond #37673, 1983.
4. Vomit Express
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, Nov. 17, 1971.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, finger cymbals.
• BOB DYLAN: guitar, vocal.
• PETER ORLOVSKY: vocal.
• ANNE WALDMAN: vocal.
• DAVID AMRAM: French horn, recorder, piano.
• PERRY ROBINSON: clarinet.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar.
• HAPPY TRAUM: banjo.
• SURYA: zither.
• MORUGA: drums.
• Produced by Allen Ginsberg & Friends.
• Recorded at The Record Plant, New York City, Nov. 1971.
• From the album First Blues, John Hammond #37673, 1983.
• Remixed by Hal Willner & John Strother at Penguin Recording, Pasadena, 1993.
• Previously unreleased mix.
5. Please Master 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in Western U.S., May 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Recorded at the Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam, Holland, 1973.
• From the album Poetry International Festival, Rotterdamse Kunststichting #6810 459, 1974.
6. The Little Fish Devours the Big Fish 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in The Intercontinental Hotel bar, Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 25, 1982.
• Arrangement by Elvin Jones.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• RUDOLPH GREY: guitar.
• ELVIN JONES: drums.
• Recorded in New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1984.
• Remixed by Hal Willner & John Strother at Penguin Recording, Pasadena, 1993.
• Previously unreleased.
7. Prayer Blues 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, Feb. 1973.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• Produced & engineered by Harry Smith.
• Recorded on a Wallensack tape recorder in the Chelsea Hotel, New York City, 1973.
• Previously unreleased version from the First Blues sessions (Folkways #37560).
8. Birdbrain 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written at The Hotel Subrovka, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Oct. 14, 1980.
• Music by Mike Chapelle, Mark Frye & Ted Wahl.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• THE GLUONS (MIKE CHAPELLE, MARK FRYE & TED WAHL): all instruments.
• KENNY VAUGHN: additional guitars.
• MARK FRYE, LANNIE GARRETT, KENNY VAUGHN & TED WAHL: chorus.
• Produced by Mike Chapelle, Kenny Vaughn & Bruce Odlin for Wax Trax.
• Recorded at Free Reelin' Sound, Denver, 1981.
• Alekos single #001, 1981.
9. Gospel Noble Truths 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written on New York City subway, Oct. 17, 1975.
• Arrangement by Jon Sholle.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium, song sticks, finger cymbals.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: recorder, conga.
• JON SHOLLE: guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, maracas, drums.
• DAVID MANSFIELD: mandolin, bass guitar, pedal steel guitar, violin.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello, tambourine.
• (ALL OF THE ABOVE): chorus.
• Produced by John Hammond.
• Recorded in New York City at Secret Sound, Mar. 23, 1976; & CBS Recording Studios 1 & 2, June 1976.
• From the album First Blues, John Hammond #37673, 1983.
10. Hum Bom 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City & other places, 1971-1991.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Produced by John Fisk.
• Recorded at The Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, New York City, May 12, 1993.
• Previously unreleased .
11. Airplane Blues
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written between Denver & New York City, Oct. 30, 1981.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• DAVID MANSFIELD: piano, organ, dobro.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: guitar.
• BOB DYLAN: bass.
• ARTHUR ROSATO: drums.
• Recorded in Santa Monica, Feb. 23, 1982.
• Remixed by Hal Willner & John Strother at Penguin Recording, Pasadena, 1993.
• Previously unreleased.
12. On Neal's Ashes 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written Aug. 1968.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Supervised by Barry Miles.
• Recorded on The Richard Freeman Midnight Show, radio station KPFA, Berkeley, July 2, 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
13. September on Jessore Road 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, Nov. 14-16, 1971.
• 1971 Session:
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• DAVID AMRAM: French horn.
• BOB DYLAN: piano, organ, electric and acoustic guitars.
• JON SHOLLE: double bass.
• Produced by Allen Ginsberg & Friends.
• Recorded at the Record Plant, New York City, 1971.
• Previously unreleased.
• 1983 Session (opening & closing):
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal, harmonium.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: guitar, arrangement.
• MONDRIAN STRING QUARTET: strings.
• Produced by Benn W. Posset.
• Recorded at Milkweg, Amsterdam, Holland, 1983.
• From the album September On Jessore Road, Soyo #0001, 1992.
• Remixed by Eric Liljestrand & Hal Willner at Sorcerer Sound, New York City, 1993.
• Remixed version previously unreleased.
14. Father Death Blues 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written over Lake Michigan, July 8, 1976.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• DAVID AMRAM: French horn, flute, recorder, high hat, piano.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: voice, acoustic & electric guitar.
• JON SHOLLE: bass, mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, harmonizer.
• ARTHUR RUSSELL: cello.
• Recorded at ZBS Media, Ft. Edwards, NY, 1981.
• From the album First Blues, John Hammond #37673, 1983.
15. Do the Meditation Rock 
• Lyrics & music by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written at St. Mark's Place, New York City, Christmas 1981.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: vocal.
• STEVEN TAYLOR: guitar, vocal.
• Produced by James Grauerholz & Kush.
• Recorded at The William S. Burroughs River City Reunion, Lawrence, KS, Sept. 1989.
• Previously unreleased.
16. After Lalon 
• Words by Allen Ginsberg.
• Written in New York City, Mar. 31, 1992.
• ALLEN GINSBERG: voice.
• Produced by John Fisk.
• Recorded at The Poetry Project, St. Mark's Church, New York City, May 12, 1993.
• Previously unreleased.

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