Album
Dead City Radio
1990 · Jazz, Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Dead City Radio is a Jazz album by William S. Burroughs, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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Tracklist
- 1William's Welcome ("What Are You Here For?")2:03
- 2A Thanksgiving Prayer2:22
- 3Naked Lunch Excerpts ("You Got Any Eggs For Fats?") / Dinner Conversation ("The Snakes")7:16
- 4Ah Pook The Destroyer / Brion Gysin's All-Purpose Bedtime Story2:46
- 5After-Dinner Conversation ("An Atrocious Conceit") / Where He Was Going11:40
- 6Kill The Badger!2:42
- 7A New Standard By Which To Measure Infamy1:47
- 8The Sermon On The Mount 1 ("WSB Reads The Good Book")1:30
- 9No More Stalins, No More Hitlers1:00
- 10The Sermon On The Mount 21:22
- 11Scandal At The Jungle Hiltons1:41
- 12The Sermon On The Mount 31:23
- 13Love Your Enemies1:13
- 14Dr. Benway's House0:40
- 15Apocalypse9:05
- 16The Lord's Prayer0:45
- 17Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt ("Falling In Love Again")2:30
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
- sparse
- cynical
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Readings by William S. Burroughs set to music of different artists.
— "William's Welcome", "Dinner Conversation (The Snakes)", "Brion Gysin's All-Purpose Bedtime Story", "After-Dinner Conversation (An Atrocious Conceit)" and "A New Standard by Which to Measure Infamy" are new texts, unpublished.
— "A Thanksgiving Prayer" and "Where He Was Going" are from 'Tornado Alley'.
— "Naked Lunch Excerpts" are from 'Naked Lunch'.
— "Ah Pook the Destroyer" is from 'Ah Pook Is Here.'
— "Kill the Badger!" is from 'The Cat Inside'.
— "The Sermon on the Mount 1, 2, and 3" is from the Bible.
— "No More Stalins, No More Hitlers" is from 'Interzone'.
— "Scandal at the Jungle Hiltons" is from 'The Western Lands'.
— "Love Your Enemies" is from 'Ghost of Chance'.
— "Apocalypse" is from 'Apocalypse'.
Recorded at Hairball 3; Lawrence, Kansas. Edited at Grossman Cottage; Bearsville, NY. Additional recording at Acoustilog/Sorcerer Sound; New York, Quadrosonic Studios; New York and Sigma Sound Studios; New York. Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios; New York and Bearsville Studios; Bearsville, New York. Mastered at BMG/RCA Studios.
This album is dedicated to Keith Haring, at the Apocalypse - William S. Burroughs
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy GreenPROGRAMMED BY
- Allen GinsbergFEATURING
- Arlene MartellVOCALS
- Bobby PrevitePERCUSSION
- Cheryl HardwickORGAN PIANO
- Chris SteinFEATURING MUSIC BY, PERFORMER
- Dennis MartinVOCALS
- Donald FagenFEATURING
- Frank SimmsVOCALS
- John CaleFEATURING MUSIC BY, PERFORMER
- Kim Gordon
- Lee Ranaldo
- Lenny PickettCLARINET FEATURING
- Leslie MillerVOCALS
- Maxine NeumanCELLO
- NBC Symphony OrchestraFEATURING
- Sonic YouthFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY
- Steve Shelley
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