As we enthuse about Material Wealth, the book, we’ll give you a heads-up on Material Wealth, the CD (out in March).
According to the recently-released press release, Material Wealth, the CD to accompany the book, (complete with comprehensive liner notes), will be released on March 1st of next year by Heyday Again Records, distributed by Real Gone Music
The producers note:
“In 1994, Rhino Records released a 4-CD boxset Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Songs & 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 recorded work..”
“Allen’s voice in poems and songs 1956-1996 – A lifetime of Allen Ginsberg’s love, spirituality, passion, politics, culture, art”
“classic, yet rare, and some previously unreleased poems and songs”
The CD track listing is as follows:
Hum Bom (1984) with Elvin Jones
Birdbrain (1981) with The Gluons
Howl (1983) written 1955
Going to San Diego (1971) with Bob Dylan, David Amram, Anne Waldman, Peter Orlovsky
Grey Monk (1969) words by William Blake / music by Ginsberg
Prayer For John Sinclair (1971) with Peter Orlovsky
Put Down Yr Cigarette Rag (Don’t Smoke) (1976)
with Arthur Russell, Jon Sholle, David Mansfield, Steven Taylor
Do the Meditation Rock (1982) with Bob Dylan, Arthur Rosato, David Mansfield, Steven Taylor
America (1956)
Kaddish (1964) For Naomi Ginsberg 1894-1956
First Party At Ken Kesey’s With Hell’s Angels (1995) written 1965
Raghupati Raghava (1971) with Arthur Russell, Peter Orlovsky, Jon Sholle, Moruga
The Ballad Of The Skeletons (1996)
with Paul McCartney, Phillip Glass, Lenny Kaye, Marc Ribot, David Mansfield
words by Ginsberg / Music by Ginsberg, Glass, McCartney
On Neal’s Ashes(1971)
Gospel Noble Truths (1984) with Peter Orlovsky, Steven Taylor, Mark Kramer
We can’t wait.