William S. Burroughs - The Best Of William Burroughs From Giorno Poetry Systems

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William S. Burroughs
The Best Of William Burroughs From Giorno Poetry Systems

Compil. US 1998 on Mouth Almighty Records label
Electronic and Spoken Word (Audiobook, Spoken Word, Experimental)

Packaging consists of 4 jewel cases in a 12x12" cloth box (similar to boxed sets from the 1950s) with a large book of writings and photos. 1-1, 1-16, 1-17, 2-2, and 3-3 previously appeared on "You're The Guy I Want To Share My Money With", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1981. 1-2, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-2, and 3-9 to 3-13 previously appeared on "William S. Burroughs / John Giorno", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1975. 1-3, 2-5, 3-4, and 3-5 previously appeared on "The Nova Convention", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1979. 1-7 previously appeared on "Big Ego", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1977. 1-15 previously appeared on "Sugar, Alcohol & Meat", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1980. 2-3 previously appeared on "Totally Corrupt", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1976. 2-10 previously appeared on "The Dial-A-Poem Poets", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1972. 2-11 previously appeared on "Biting Off The Tongue Of A Corpse", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1975. 3-14 previously appeared on "You're A Hook", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1983. 3-15 previously appeared on "Life Is A Killer", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1982. 3-16 to 3-18 previously appeared on "A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse, Giorno Poetry Systems, 1985. 3-19 and 3-21 previously appeared on "Smack My Crack", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1987. 3-20 and 4-3 previously appeared on "Like A Girl, I Want You To Keep Coming", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1989. 4-1 previously appeared on "Better An Old Demon Than A New God", Giorno Poetry Systems, 1984. 4-5 to 4-19 previously appeared on "Nothing Here Now But The Recordings", Industrial Records, 1981. All other tracks previously unreleased. ℗© 1998 Giorno Poetry Systems Institute, Inc. Manufactured and marketed by Mercury Records, a Polygram company. Distributed by I.L.S. Printed in U.S.A.

Musicians

	William S. Burroughs voc, 1914-1997 US album by, voice
	Brion Gysin voc, 1916-1986 GB voice
	Gregory Corso p, *1930 voice
	Sinclair Beiles , voice

Producers

Peter Barry Chowka engineer

Kelley Mascher engineer

Research Video recorded by

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Twilight's Last Gleamings	William S. Burroughs	2:48
2	Junkie	William S. Burroughs
3	103rd Street Boys	William S. Burroughs	7:32
4	Naked Lunch	William S. Burroughs
5	Benway	William S. Burroughs	0:35
6	I Can Feel The Heat Closing In	William S. Burroughs	6:53
7	Meeting Of International Conference Of Technological Psychiatry	William S. Burroughs	4:52
8	In Mexico The Gimmick Is To Find A Local Junkie With A Government Script	William S. Burroughs	2:21
9	The Laboratory Has Been Locked For Three Hours Solid	William S. Burroughs	2:06
10	Dr. Benway Is Operating In An Auditorium Filled With Students	William S. Burroughs	1:56
11	Fats Terminal Has Organized A Purple Ass Stick For Motorcyclists	William S. Burroughs	2:03
12	Hassan Is A Notorious Liquifactionist	William S. Burroughs	5:33
13	The Soft Machine	William S. Burroughs
14	Where You Belong	William S. Burroughs	3:09
15	Exterminator	William S. Burroughs
16	What Washington? What Orders?	William S. Burroughs	8:13
17	From Here To Eternity	William S. Burroughs	3:45
18	The Evening News	William S. Burroughs	3:04
19	Nova Express	William S. Burroughs
20	I Was Travelling With The Intolerable Kid On The Nova Lark	William S. Burroughs	8:32
21	The Unworthy Vessel	William S. Burroughs	2:44
22	The Do-Rights	William S. Burroughs	3:32
23	Ah Pook Is Here	William S. Burroughs
24	Ah Pook Is The Mayan God Of Death	William S. Burroughs	12:27
25	Introducing John Stanley Hart. He Entered The Bar With The Best Intentions	William S. Burroughs	2:12
26	-	William S. Burroughs
27	When Did I Stop Wanting To Be President	William S. Burroughs	7:03
28	What The Nova Convention Is All About	William S. Burroughs	1:56
29	Keynote Commentary, Roosevelt After The Inauguration	William S. Burroughs	5:48
30	The Wild Boys	William S. Burroughs
31	The Chief Smiles	William S. Burroughs	6:44
32	The Green Nun	William S. Burroughs	3:27
33	Tio Mate Smiles	William S. Burroughs	10:24
34	Tio Pepe	William S. Burroughs	4:28
35	As Esperanza Turns To Go Inside; Tia Maria, Tio Gordo	William S. Burroughs	6:44
36	A Top Level Conference Is In Progress	William S. Burroughs	6:02
37	Port Of Saints	William S. Burroughs
38	Firecracker (Excerpt)	William S. Burroughs	3:50
39	Cities Of The Red Night	William S. Burroughs
40	Virus B-23	William S. Burroughs	1:18
41	Doctor Pierson	William S. Burroughs	8:41
42	The Name Is Clem Snide. Mr. Hart Couldn't Hear The Word Death	William S. Burroughs	5:00
43	Place Of Dead Roads	William S. Burroughs
44	This Is Kim Carson	William S. Burroughs	2:00
45	Just Like The Collapse Of Any Currency	William S. Burroughs	1:54
46	The Purple Better One	William S. Burroughs	4:11
47	M.O.B.	William S. Burroughs	4:29
48	The Whole Tamale	William S. Burroughs	4:20
49	My Protagonist Kim Carson	William S. Burroughs	4:54
50	Salt Chunk Mary	William S. Burroughs	1:15
51	Like Mr. Hart, Kim Has A Dark Side To His Character	William S. Burroughs	2:48
52	Progressive Education	William S. Burroughs	7:10
53	The Wild Fruits	William S. Burroughs	2:24
54	Old Man Bickford	William S. Burroughs	2:08
55	The Western Lands	William S. Burroughs
56	The Mummy Piece	William S. Burroughs	4:05
57	The President	William S. Burroughs	1:55
58	Colonel Bradfield	William S. Burroughs	2:32
59	Every Man A God	William S. Burroughs	1:14
60	Kim Like The Great Gatsby	William S. Burroughs	1:24
61	-	William S. Burroughs
62	Just Say No To Drug Hysteria (Excerpt)	William S. Burroughs	4:05
63	Words Of Advice	William S. Burroughs	3:28
64	Dinosaurs	William S. Burroughs	5:57
65	Sexual Conditioning	William S. Burroughs	8:31
66	Dead Souls	William S. Burroughs	4:06
67	The Cat Inside	William S. Burroughs
68	Excerpts	William S. Burroughs	8:55
69	Nothing Here Now But The Recordings	William S. Burroughs
70	Captain Clark Welcomes You Aboard	William S. Burroughs	0:23
71	The Saints Go Marching Through All The Popular Tunes	William S. Burroughs	4:11
72	Summer Will	William S. Burroughs	1:58
73	Outside The Pier Prowled Like Electric Turtles	William S. Burroughs	1:13
74	The Total Taste Is Here, News Cut-Ups	William S. Burroughs	0:36
75	We See The Future Through The Binoculars Of The People	William S. Burroughs	11:25
76	Just Checking Your Summer Recordings	William S. Burroughs	1:40
77	Creepy Letter, Cut-Up At The Beat Hotel In Paris	William S. Burroughs	1:56
78	Inching, Is This Machine Recording?	William S. Burroughs	0:59
79	Handkerchief Masks, News Cut-Up	William S. Burroughs	3:22
80	Word Falling, Photo Falling	William S. Burroughs	1:24
81	Throat Microphone Experiment	William S. Burroughs	1:00
82	It's About Time To Identify Oven Area	William S. Burroughs	1:07
83	Last Words Of Hassan Sabbah	William S. Burroughs	12:10
84	I Was Fooling Around With These Tapes In Hotels	William S. Burroughs	3:18

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