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"[[The Nova Convention]]" (2LP, Giorno Poetry Systems GPS 014-015, June 18, 1979) includes "[[The Talking Asshole]]" by [[William S. Burroughs]], recited by FZ. Re-issued on "[[You're A Hook. The 15 Year Anniversary Of Dial-A-Poem (1968-1983)]]" (LP, Giorno Poetry Systems GPS 030, June 18, 1984) and "[[Cash Cow. The Best Of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993]]" (CD, Giorno Poetry Systems ESD 80712, April 13, 1993)  
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    Name          = The Nova Convention|
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    Released      = June 18 1979|
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    Related        = See also:<br>[[You're A Hook. The 15 Year Anniversary Of Dial-A-Poem (1968-1983)|You're A Hook]] <br>[[Cash Cow. The Best Of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993|Cash Cow]]
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==Players==
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]]
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*[[William S. Burroughs]]
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*Terry Southern
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*John Giorno
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*Patti Smith
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*Philip Glass
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*Brion Gysin
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*Ed Sanders
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*[[John Cage]]
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*Anne Waldman
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*Laurie Anderson
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*Julia Heyward
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*Allen Ginsberg
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*Peter Orlovsky
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*Timothy Leary
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*Les Levine
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*Robert Anton Wilson
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==Tracks==
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{| cellspacing="30"
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|valign="top"|<div id="Double LP"><big>'''Double LP'''</big></div>
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'''Side One'''
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#Vignette of Idealistic Life In South Texas - Terry Southern
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#Keynote Commentary - William S. Burroughs
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#Roosevelt After Inauguration - William S. Burroughs
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#Eating The Sky - John Giorno
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#Poem For Jim Morrison - Patti Smith
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#Bumblebee - Patti Smith
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'''Side Two'''
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#Benway - William S. Burroughs
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#Building - Philip Glass
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#Kick That Habit - Brion Gysin
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#Junk Is No Good - BabyBrion Gysin
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#Somebody Special - Brion Gysin
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#Blue Baboon - Brion Gysin
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#[[The Talking Asshole]] - Frank Zappa
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#This Is Kim Carson (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs
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#Just Like The Collapse Of Any Currency (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs
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#The Whole Tamale (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs
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'''Side Three'''
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#What The Nova Convention Is About - William S. Burroughs
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#Hymn To Aphrodite From Sappho - Ed Sanders
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#Writing For The Second Time Through Finnegans Wake - John Cage
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#Plutonium Ode - Anne Waldman
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#Skin Meat Bones - Anne Waldman
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'''Side Four'''
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#Song From America On The Move - Laurie Anderson & Julia Heyward
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#Punk Rock - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
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#Old Pond - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
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#Feeding Them Raspberries To Grow - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
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#Nurses Song - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
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#Conversations - William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Timothy Leary, Les Levine & Robert Anton Wilson
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==Release Notes==
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Recorded December 1st & 2nd, 1978, at the Entermedia Theater, 189 Second Avenue, NY<br>
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Recorded by Giorno Poetry Systems (GPS)<br>
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Producer: John Giorno<br>
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Associate Producer: James Grauerholz
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==Liner Notes==
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==Background Information==
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Zappa's reading, from [[Naked Lunch]], at The Nova Convention was on Saturday, 2nd Dec, 1978.<br>
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See: [[The Nova Convention: Entermedia Theater, Dec 1978]].
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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==Versions==
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| align="center"  | 1
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| align="center" | 2
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
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| Giorno Poetry Systems<br>GPS 014-015
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| 1979-06-18
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==See Also==
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*[[The Talking Asshole]] re-issued on [[You're A Hook. The 15 Year Anniversary Of Dial-A-Poem (1968-1983)|You're A Hook]] (1984)
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*[[The Talking Asshole]] re-issued on [[Cash Cow. The Best Of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993|Cash Cow]] (1993)
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smn-FjuLelM The Talking Asshole] (YouTube)
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Side Projects|Nova Convention, The]]

Latest revision as of 07:33, 20 December 2021

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The Nova Convention
Released June 18 1979
See also:
You're A Hook
Cash Cow

Players

  • Frank Zappa
  • William S. Burroughs
  • Terry Southern
  • John Giorno
  • Patti Smith
  • Philip Glass
  • Brion Gysin
  • Ed Sanders
  • John Cage
  • Anne Waldman
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Julia Heyward
  • Allen Ginsberg
  • Peter Orlovsky
  • Timothy Leary
  • Les Levine
  • Robert Anton Wilson

Tracks

Double LP

Side One

  1. Vignette of Idealistic Life In South Texas - Terry Southern
  2. Keynote Commentary - William S. Burroughs
  3. Roosevelt After Inauguration - William S. Burroughs
  4. Eating The Sky - John Giorno
  5. Poem For Jim Morrison - Patti Smith
  6. Bumblebee - Patti Smith

Side Two

  1. Benway - William S. Burroughs
  2. Building - Philip Glass
  3. Kick That Habit - Brion Gysin
  4. Junk Is No Good - BabyBrion Gysin
  5. Somebody Special - Brion Gysin
  6. Blue Baboon - Brion Gysin
  7. The Talking Asshole - Frank Zappa
  8. This Is Kim Carson (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs
  9. Just Like The Collapse Of Any Currency (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs
  10. The Whole Tamale (From "The Gay Gun") - William S. Burroughs

Side Three

  1. What The Nova Convention Is About - William S. Burroughs
  2. Hymn To Aphrodite From Sappho - Ed Sanders
  3. Writing For The Second Time Through Finnegans Wake - John Cage
  4. Plutonium Ode - Anne Waldman
  5. Skin Meat Bones - Anne Waldman

Side Four

  1. Song From America On The Move - Laurie Anderson & Julia Heyward
  2. Punk Rock - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
  3. Old Pond - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
  4. Feeding Them Raspberries To Grow - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
  5. Nurses Song - Allen Ginsburg & Peter Orlovsky
  6. Conversations - William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Timothy Leary, Les Levine & Robert Anton Wilson

Release Notes

Recorded December 1st & 2nd, 1978, at the Entermedia Theater, 189 Second Avenue, NY
Recorded by Giorno Poetry Systems (GPS)
Producer: John Giorno
Associate Producer: James Grauerholz

Liner Notes

Background Information

Zappa's reading, from Naked Lunch, at The Nova Convention was on Saturday, 2nd Dec, 1978.
See: The Nova Convention: Entermedia Theater, Dec 1978.

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
n/a 1 2 LP Giorno Poetry Systems
GPS 014-015
1979-06-18      

See Also

Notes