Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen Poetry For The Beat Generation (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

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Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen: Poetry For The Beat Generation (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Real Gone Music) 14 tracks

The story behind this album, which marked Jack Kerouac’s debut as a recording artist, is almost as fascinating (but not quite) as the performances it contains. Kerouac had completely bombed in his first set during a 1957 engagement at the Village Vanguard when TV personality, comedian, and musician Steve Allen volunteered to accompany him on piano during the second. The results were so impressive that legendary engineer Bob Thiele then brought the duo into the studio to record an album for Dot Records. In true, stream-of-consciousness, Beat fashion, the entire album was cut in one session with one take for each track, Allen’s piano weaving in and out and occasionally commenting on Kerouac’s verbal riffs to great effect.

However, when Poetry for the Beat Generation was ready for release in March 1958, Randy Wood, the president of Dot Records, was appalled by the then-daring language and subject matter and canceled the release…but not before 100 promo copies got out (and if you have one you’re set for life)! Thiele then left the company over the dispute and got the master tape in the bargain, which he finally released on the Hanover label which he founded with Allen in June 1959. That release still stands as one of the most momentous spoken word albums not just of the ‘50s but of all time…and we at Real Gone Music are proud to bring it to you in a milky clear vinyl version in Jack Kerouac’s 100th birthday year!

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Interpret: Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
Album titlle: Poetry For The Beat Generation (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)
Genre Beat
Label Real Gone Music
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Artikelart LP
EAN: 0848064014447
weight in Kg 0.23

Kerouac, Jack - Poetry For The Beat Generation (LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.) LP 1
01	October in the railroad earth	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
02	Deadbelly	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
03	Charlie parker	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
04	The sounds of the universe coming in my window	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
05	One mother	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
06	Goofing at the table	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
07	Bowery blues	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
08	Abraham	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
09	Dave brubeck	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
10	I had a slouch hat too one time	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
11	The wheel of the quivering meat conception	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
12	Mcdougal street blues	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
13	The moon her majesty	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
14	I'd rather be thin than famous	Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen