Tape recorded material, 1950-1995

References on this page: MOTTRAM 14/1-789

MOTTRAM: 14/1 Original Tape Cassettes, [1950-1995] (unfinished)

MOTTRAM: 14/1/1

1980 Feb 5

Peter Finch and Ric Caddel reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, voices slightly muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/2

[1949-1962]

Reading by William Faulkner of 'A. As I lay dying 1930...
B. Old man 1939... A fable 1954... Nobel Prize speech 1949';
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/3

[1968]

A. Unidentified interview about the musical 'Hair'
B. '(Michael) McClure interview';
capacity: 60 mins
(note: tape broken, contents unverified, no case)

MOTTRAM: 14/1/4

1984 Mar 6

Peter Middleton and Dom Sylvester Houédard reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1984;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/5

1990 Jun 29

Lawrence Upton at Sub Voicive (Prince George of Cumberland, London), 1990;
condition: voice not very distinct

MOTTRAM: 14/1/6

1974 Aug 14

David Meltzer and Ken Irby reading at The Poetry Society, London, 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, some microphone knock

MOTTRAM: 14/1/7

1983 Nov 22

Ulli Freer and Paul Evans reading in the King's Poetry Series at King's College London, 1983;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/8

1974 May 17

Chris Torrance and Ken Smith reading at The Poetry Society, London, 1974;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/9

1979 Feb 27

A. Paula Claire and Dom Sylvester Houédard reading in King's Poetry Series at King's College London, 1975,
B. 'Moby Dick-continuation of broadcast version from Radio 3 from some other tape;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: good, but variable as Claire moves around

MOTTRAM: 14/1/10

1977 May 7

A. The Tenth International Festival of Sound Poetry at The National Poetry Centre, London, 1977, featuring JGJGJGJG (Cris Cheek, P. C. Fencott, Lawrence Upton),
B. copy of broadcast programme of Sufism;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good

MOTTRAM: 14/1/11

not dated

Tom Pickard reading at Sub Voicive (Rose & Crown, London), with a talk by Bob Cobbing occupying some of side B;
capacity 90 mins
condition: good but Pickard's voice somewhat muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/12

1970 Oct 13-14

Norman Mailer: '(Talking about) London premiere (of film) Maidstone, press conference 13 Oct 1970, public appearance 14 Oct 1970 (beginning)', recorded at the Roundhouse, London;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/13

1970 Oct 14-17

Norman Mailer: 'public appearance (end), interview by John Whiting, 17 Oct 1970, Ritz Hotel (London)'
;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/14

1980

A. Tom Meyer reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 30 Oct 1980,
B. Colin Simms reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 11 Nov 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/15

1976 Sep

Susan [Fearn], Peter Hammond, Allen Fisher, reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 21 Sep 1976, and Elaine Randell at Lumb Bank, 23 Sep 1976;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/16

1978 Jun 12

Bob Cobbing and Bill Griffiths reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 13 Jun 1978;
capacity: 120 mins
note: chrome oxide tape
condition: good, voices somewhat muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/17

1989 Mar 9

John Wilkinson at Sun Voicive, 1989;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/18

1972 Feb 10

Bill Butler reading at Better Books (London), 1972;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/19

undated

Eric Mottram interviewed by Bill Sherman;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/20

undated

Eric Mottram interviewed by Bill Sherman, continued;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/21

1978-1979

A. Paul Brown reading at the King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 30 Jan 1979, followed by excerpts from the Cambridge Poetry Festival, 1978, from broadcast on Radio 3;
B. a brief poetry reading by Mottram, not noted on sleeve;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: Mottram reading has hum in background, but Paul Brown recording is excellent quality

MOTTRAM: 14/1/22

1982

A. Luciano Berio composition recorded from Radio 3, 12 May 1982;
B. Stephen Rodefer reading at King's Poetry Series, in collaboration with Sub Voicive (Jackson's Lane, London), 9 Jul 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/23

1976 May 7

Kirby Malone and Bill Sherman reading at The National Poetry Centre, London, 1976;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: voices somewhat remote, improving

MOTTRAM: 14/1/24

1976 Sep 24

Allen Fisher reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 1976;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/25

1990 Feb 3

Bill Griffiths and Bob Cobbing reading at Sub Voicive, 1990, side A is predominantly Griffiths, followed by a small quantity of Cobbing; side B is an unidentified musical work;
condition: voices slightly muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/26

1978

A. Tribute to Hugh MacDiarmid recorded from TV item of 12 [Sep] 1978;
B. (Carl) Solomon and Allen Ginsberg reading at West End Bar, New York City, 15 Oct 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, variable

MOTTRAM: 14/1/27

1978 Apr

Tom Clark (American poet) holding poetry workshop at St Mark's Church [New York City], 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, but audience participation faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/28

1992 Feb 29

'Future Exiles-Durham launch', comprising introduction by Iain Sinclair, and readings by Allen Fisher, Bill Griffiths, and B. J. Catling;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Dolby B used
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/29

1973 Dec 1

Jonathan Williams reading at Polytechnic of Central London, 1973;
capacity: 60 mins
note: continued on 14/1/67
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/30

1978 Jul 8

Bob Cobbing at Orpington, 1978, tape 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/31

1978 Jul 8

Bob Cobbing at Orpington, 1978, tape 2;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/32

1978 Jul 8

Bob Cobbing at Orpington, 1978, tape 3;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/33

1979

A. Jonathan Williams reading at Polytechnic of Central London 13 Jul 1979, followed by recording of Mike Horovitz 'Poetry Now' from Radio 3, including Herbert Lomas, Tom Pickard, Jeff Nuttall, Patrick Waits
B. Allen Ginsberg reading at Institute of United States Studies, London, 21 Nov 1979;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/34

1980

A. Jonathan Williams reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 30 Oct 1980 and Pierre Joris, also at King's Poetry Series, 11 Nov 1980;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/35

1988-1989

Mostly concert of music by Elliott Carter recorded from Radio 3 on 30 Nov 1988, but on part of side 2 there is a talk about the calendar by Bill Griffiths at King's College London postgraduate seminars on 11 May 1989;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/36

1988 Oct 25

James Sherry reading at Sub Voicive (White Swan, Covent Garden, London), 4 Aug 1987, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading at Compendium Books, Camden Town, London, 1988;
capacity: 90 mins
note: cf. MOTTRAM 14/1/61
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/37

1973

A. Robert Kelly, unspecified reading, but list of poems on manuscript insert,
B. Robert Kelly reading at St Mark's [New York City] 3 Jan 1973, items listed on insert;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: side A poor with some distortion, side B good but some echo to the acoustic

MOTTRAM: 14/1/38

1973-1981

Continuation of Robert Kelly reading at St Mark's [New York City], 3 Jan 1973, with some appended poems recorded 26 Oct 1976, and in insert list of all items read, followed by music by Alexander Goehr recorded from Radio 3, 20 Oct 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: adequate, 'slightly blurred' on some poems

MOTTRAM: 14/1/39

1991 Feb 15

David Bromige reading at Sub Voicive (The Prince George of Cumberland, London), 1991;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/40

1968

Ted Berrigan reading at State University of New York at Buffalo on 5 Jun 1968, followed by Berrigan reading in New York City on 2 Oct 1968; the paper guard carries a list of individual items performed;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/41

1982 Apr 25

'Joel Oppenheimer, 1': Oppenheimer reading at State University of New York at Buffalo, introduced by Robert Creeley, 25 Apr 1982;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/42

1982

'Joel Oppenheimer, 2': Oppenheimer reading at Buffalo, continued, followed by Oppenheimer reading at Allentown Community Center, and Oppenheimer lecturing on Charles Olson and 'Personal Poetics', 23 Apr 1982 (sic);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/43

1982

'Joel Oppenehimer, 3': Oppenheimer's lecture, 'Personal Poetics' continued, followed by lecture on Black Mountain College;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/44

1982

'Joel Oppenehimer, 4': Oppenheimer's lecture on Black Mountain College continued;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/45

undated

Designated 'Ted Wilentz's tape', containing readings by Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Gilbert Sorrentino, Joel Oppenheimer;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/46

1968 Aug 4

Joel Oppenehimer reading at Spring Arts Festival, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968, introduced by Robert Creeley; side 2 filled in with classical music;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent, but Oppeneheimer apparently reading through a public address system

MOTTRAM: 14/1/47

1991 Dec 10

Gilbert Adair reading at Sub Voicive, London, 1991;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: noticeable background hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/48

1968, 1981

A. Murray Roman comedy performance, 1968, note: in stereo,
B. 'Fool's House' at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 27 Jan 1981, with short readings by Cris Cheek, Eric Mottram, Paige Mitchell, Robert Hampson, and Allen Fisher (reading Carlyle Reedy's work in her place);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/49

undated

Bill Sherman reading at Sub Voicive, London, no other details;
capacity: 90 mins
note: chrome tape
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/50

1987 May 7

Carlos Fuentes reading at King's College London, 1987, 'On the 5th centenary of the discovery of America';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good but voice slightly distorted sometimes

MOTTRAM: 14/1/51

1978-1979

A. Clayton Eshleman reading at Institute for United States Studies, London, 5 Dec 1978,
B. Phil Maillard reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 13 Feb 1979;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/52

1978 Feb 5

A. Annabel Levitt reading at The West End, New York City, 1978, introduced by Ted Berrigan,
B. Alice Notley reading at The West End, New York City, 1978, introduced by Ted Berrigan;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Notley clear, but Levitt has intrusive background noise

MOTTRAM: 14/1/53

1985 Apr 14

Jonathan Williams reading at 'UCSD';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/54

1982-1983

A. Ted Berrigan reading at St Mark's Project [New York City] Oct 1982,
B. Alice (Notley), Anselm (Hollo), (Kenneth) Koch, (Ed) Sanders, (Andrei) Codrescu, (Anne) Waldman, (Ron) Padgett reading at Ted Berrigan Memorial Tribute, Jul 1983;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/55

1977-1978

A. Lewis Macadams reading, 26 Sep 1977,
B. Noam Chomsky interview recorded
from TV, 30 Mar 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Macadams faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/56

1966-1967, 1970

Paul Blackburn reading at State University of New York at Buffalo, 1970, followed by 'Radio recording 1966 in NY inc. (John) Wieners' and material from Sonny Rollins recorded from the 'New Jazz Poets LP 1967';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: some distortion in all sections

MOTTRAM: 14/1/57

1980 Nov 29

Clayton Eshleman talking and reading at Pierre Joris' house in London, 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, faintness and fading in parts

MOTTRAM: 14/1/58

1979 Oct 30

A. Joanna McClure reading at the Riverside Studios (London), 1979,
B. Michael McClure reading at the Riverside Studios (London), 1979;
capacity: 90 mins
note: chrome tape
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/59

undated

Allen Fisher performing his 'Art of flight', no further details;
capacity: 90 mins
note: compare 14/1/270 of 1976
condition: good record for mobile performance

MOTTRAM: 14/1/60

1982

A. blank,
B. poets recorded in San Francisco, 1982: 'Bernheimer, Silliman, Harrison, Robinson, Hejinian, Watten, Perchuan, Mandel';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/61

1986-1987

Bruce Andrews reading at the London Musicians Collective on 18 Jun 1986, followed by James Sherry at Sub Voicive, London, 4 Aug 1987;
capacity: 90 mins
note: cf. 14/1/36
condition: Andrews: 'a distant recording', Sherry, excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/62

1991 Feb 22

A. Alice Notley reading at October Gallery, London, 1991;
B. Douglas Oliver reading at October Gallery, London, 1991;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/63

1990 Aug 8

Anne Waldman reading at The Mean Fidler, 1990, details of poems on sleeve;
capacity: 60 mins
note: Dolby B used
condition:

MOTTRAM: 14/1/64

1976

A. John Giorno reading at The Poetry Society, 19 Jan 1976,
B. The story of the W. P. A. recorded from TV, 6 Mar 1976, with songs by Arlo Guthrie;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: Giorno section has interference

MOTTRAM: 14/1/65

undated

Sleeve marked 'Owens/Economou', no further details;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/66

1974 Apr 19

Clayton Eshleman reading at The Poetry Society (London), 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/67

1973 Dec 1

Jonathan Williams reading at Polytechnic of Central London, 1971, continued from tape MOTTRAM 14/1/29;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/68

1989-1990

A. Thomas McGuane in a group discussion about writing, at Washington D. C., 12 Oct 1985,
B. C. Nancarrow interview recorded from Radio 3, 18 Jan 1990;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: McGuane with considerable background hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/69

1991 May 3

Paula Claire: 'The almost anniversary performance' at Sub Voicive, London, 1991, items performed listed on sleeve;
condition: good, very occasional distortion

MOTTRAM: 14/1/70

1990

A. 'Ancient land; sacred whale', a ritual for four voices by Tom Lowenstein, recorded from unspecified radio performance,
B. Paul Buck reading at Sub Voicive (Prince George of Cumberland), 14 Dec 1990;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/71

1979 Nov 13

A. Herbert Burke reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1979;
B. Cris Cheek reading at King's Poetry Series, 1979;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/72

1981 Nov 24

Robert Sheppard reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981, followed by performance by Bob Cobbing, with Tony Wright, Clive Fencott, Bill Griffiths;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/73

1980-1981

A. Pop music, from the radio, interlinked with live reading by Simon Pettet,
B. Gilbert Adair reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 10 Nov 1981;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/74

1976

Erskine Caldwell reading at Institute of United States Studies, 13 May 1976, followed by Armand Schwerner reading at National Poetry Centre London 4 Jun 1976;
capacity: 120 mins
note: Schwerner continued on next tape
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/75

1976

A. Armand Schwerner reading at National Poetry Centre, London, 4 Jun 1976, continued from previous tape, MOTTRAM 14/1/73,
B. Clayton Eshleman reading at National Poetry Centre, 2 Jul 1976;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Eshleman reading continued on next tape
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/76

1971, 1975-1976

Clayton Eshleman reading at National Poetry Centre, 2 Jul 1976, continued from tape MOTTRAM 14/1/75, followed by Jackson Mac Low performing at Sound Poetry Festival at National Poetry Centre, 1975, performing live and playing tape from 1971, followed by performances by bpNichol, Henri Chopin and François Dufrêne;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/77

1981

A. Programme on Thomas Merton recorded from Radio 4, 19 Jul 1981,
B. Douglas Oliver reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 10 Nov 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/78

16 Sep 1993

Eric Mottram interviewed by Thomas Evans;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/79

1971

Merce Cunningham talking about dance, at the United States Embassy, 11 Feb 1971
capacity: 90 mins
condition: some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/80

1977 Dec 6

Roy Fisher reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1977;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, voice slightly remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/81

1981, 1983

A. Ian Patterson reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 9 Dec 1981,
B. 'The American experimental tradition', a programme recorded from Radio 3, 12 Jul 1983;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/82

1981-1982

A. Paige Mitchell reading at Sub Voicive, London, 17 Dec 1981,
B. Paul Burwell introducing his own music, recorded from Radio 3, Jan 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: background hiss on Mitchell reading

MOTTRAM: 14/1/83

19 Aug 1978

Allen (Fisher) and Pierre (Joris) in conversation with Eric Mottram, 1978, followed by Mottram reading his poetry;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/84

1978

A. Anne Waldman and a second unidentified poet reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 30 May 1978,
B. Allen [Fisher] in conversation with Eric Mottram, 19 Aug 1978;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: Waldman recording remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/85

1988 May 15

Tom Raworth and Harry Matthews reading at the Battersea Arts Centre, London, 1988, some notes on work read written on sleeve;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/86

1979

A. Andrew Duncan and Charles Ingham reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 29 May 1979,
B. Bill Griffiths and John Porter reading (texts and translations) at King's Poetry Series, 12 Jun 1979;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Griffiths and Porter continue on tape MOTTRAM 14/1/87
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/87

1979

A. Recording of TV 'Arena' programme feature, 12 Feb 1979, on Neil Oram's work performed at I. C. A. (Institute of Contemporary Arts, London) in Jan 1979,
B. Bill Griffiths and John Porter reading (texts and translations) at King's Poetry Series, 12 Jun 1979, continued from tape MOTTRAM 14/1/86;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/88

1978, 1983

Jazz performed by 'Wild Bill Davison, with local support, Bridge Street Arts Centre, Newcastle under Lyme, Nov 78', followed by a second group of numbers by Kenny Davern on clarinet, Roy Fisher on piano, Bobby Rosengarden on drums, at the Birch Hall Hotel, Oldham, Lancashire, 20 Feb 1983;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/89

1981

A. Rauschenberg in conversation with Edward Lucie-Smith, recorded from Radio 3, 7 Jun 1981,
B. Gilbert Adair reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 10 Nov 1981, continued from tape MOTTRAM 14/1/334;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/90

1964 Mar 17

Frank O'Hara reading at State University of New York at Buffalo, 1964, insert details work read;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: some distortion, noted as 'a great deal of feedback'

MOTTRAM: 14/1/91

1991 Jan 25

Ric Caddel reading at Sub Voicive (London);
note: original sleeve suggests Ken Edwards was also reading and also recorded, but there is no detectable signal on side B
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/92

1992 May 5

Gilbert Adair reading 'Last Sable smoke' at Sub Voicive (London);
capacity: 90 mins
note; reading occupies side A only
condition: some background hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/93

1991

John Ashbery, talking and reading his work and poems by Elizabeth Bishop, recorded from Radio 3 during August 1991, followed by Ashbery reading live at Compendium Bookshop, London, 30 Oct 1991, introduced by Eric Mottram;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: radio recording poor, Mottram introduction clear, live reading very faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/94

1965, 1971

Robert Duncan lecturing at Berkeley Poetry Conference, 13 Jun 1965 and reading poems at Polytechnic of Central London, 1971, some detail of works read is given on sleeve; only occupies side A;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/95

1965

Ed Dorn reading at Berkeley 1965, followed by Robert Duncan reading his 'Venice poem';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/96

1973 Jun 11

Ted Berrigan reading at The Poetry Society (London), occupies side A only;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/97

1991

Ken Smith recorded from Radio 3 during Oct 1991, followed by John Ash reading at Compendium Bookshop (London), 30 Oct 1991 and Kenneth Koch reading at Compendium Bookshop 1 Nov 1991;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Ash and Koch rather faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/98

1989 Feb 24

Barrett Watten reading at Sub Voicive (at The White Hart, London);
condition: good but occasional slight distortion

MOTTRAM: 14/1/99

1990 May 18

Jerome Rothenberg reading at Sub Voicive (The Prince George of Cumberland, London), 1990;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/100

1983 May

A. John Ashbery reading at St Mark's Poetry Project series (New York),
B. Kenneth Koch reading at the same event;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/101

1988 May 22

Iain Sinclair reading at Battersea Arts Centre, 1988;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: loud buzz throughout, not obscuring the voice, but irritating to have to listen to

MOTTRAM: 14/1/102

1979 Dec 11

Bob Cobbing reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1979;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/103

1982

'Allen's tapes from SF (San Francisco) 1982':A. (Frank) O'Hara reading at State University of New York, Buffalo, 25 Sep 1964, poems read noted on sleeve,B. Clark Coolidge reading 5 May 1976;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: both voices faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/104

not dated

A. Gary Snyder reading, poems detailed on sleeve,B. Philip Whalen reading, poems detailed on sleeve
capacity: 60 mins
condition: some distortion on Snyder, Whalen very muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/105

not dated

A. Michael Scholruck and Gary Lenhart reading at St Mark's Church (New York), followed by Bob Rosenthal reading at West End Bar (New York),B. John Giorno reading at St Mark's Church (New York);
capacity: 120 mins
condition: side A excellent; side B unclear from echoing acoustic

MOTTRAM: 14/1/106

1987 Jun 6

Robert Kelly reading at Institute of United States Studies, London, 1987;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/107

not dated

'Lecture tape': a composite tape including single items by Basil Bunting, Ezra Pound, Allen Ginsberg, François Dufrêne, Bernard Heidsieck, Brion Gysin, Henri Chopin, Bob Cobbing, Luciano Berio, Steve Reich, Michael McClure, Christopher Logue, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, Jerome Rothenberg; details on enclosed slip;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/108

1958-1976

Composite tape, including items by John Cage, Anne Waldman, Diane Di Prima, Ed Sanders, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Denise Levertov, Sylvia Plath, details on sleeve;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/109

1977 May 25

Robert Duncan reading at Air Gallery, 1977: annotated, 'Tape One (?) (sic) becomes faster about half way through';
capacity: 120 mins
condition: there is indeed a speed distortion in the recording from half way through side A, see further MOTTRAM 14/2/14; side B all right

MOTTRAM: 14/1/110

1977 Apr 23

Robert Duncan reading at The Poetry Society (London): designated, 'Tape two', details of poems read given on sleeve; recorded on side A only;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: voice sounds remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/111

[1965]

(Robert Duncan) reading 'Passages' 18, 20, 21, 30, 31, no other details, only occupies side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/112

1965

Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading, recorded from Lovebooks LP LB0001, 1965, poems read are detailed on sleeve, but it is not clear if source is one or two gramophone records;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/113

[1970-1995]

A. Charles Olson reading,B. Ed Dorn reading;note: poems read are given on sleeve, but no other information
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/114

1970-1983

Composite tape featuring short readings by Amiri Baraka, Michael McClure, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, Miguel Pinero, Allen Ginsberg;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/115

1978

A. Muriel Rukeyser reading at the Institute (of United States Studies, London), 8 Sep 1978, details cancelled on the sleeve, presumably because the voice is faint and articulation poor,B. Lewis Macadams reading at the Institute (of United States Studies, London), 19 Sep 1978;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: side B excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/116

1975 Oct 28

'Poetry of Mexico: talk by Homero-Aridjis in Spanish', part of the 'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London, labelled, 'Tuesday 28 Oct 1975';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/117

1975 Oct 29

'Poetry of Cuba: Nicholas Guillen', part of the 'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London, labelled, 'Wednesday 29 Oct 1975';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/118

1975 Oct 30

Will Rowe giving talk in Spanish, part of the 'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London, labelled, 'Thursday 30 Oct 1975';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/119

1975 Nov 1

'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London: introduction by Mottram, followed by talks and discussion, labelled, 'Saturday 1 Nov 1975, 1';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/120

1975 Nov 1

'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London: discussion continued, side B includes readings by Michael McClure and Jerome Rothenberg, labelled, 'Saturday 1 Nov 1975, 2';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/121

1975 Nov 1

'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London: Labelled 'Saturday 1 Nov 1975, 3';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/122

1975 Nov 1

'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London: talk by Mottram, followed by discussion, labelled 'Saturday 1 Nov 1975, 3';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/123

1975 Nov 1

'Poetry of the Americas' conference at Polytechnic of Central London; continuation of discussion, labelled 'Saturday 1 Nov 1975, 4';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/124

1992 Mar 2

Mottram reading 'Estuaries' in Durham, 1992;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/125

1992 Mar 3

Mottram delivering the Mountjoy Lecture at the University of Durham, 1992: 'Basil Bunting: human framework and "Nature"';
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/126

1992 Mar 24

Mottram reading at Sub Voicive ('The Archers', Brick Lane, London), 1992;
condition: good, some distortion of voice near beginning

MOTTRAM: 14/1/127

1951-1984

Composite tape of readings 1951-1984 put together by Simon Pettet, with short readings by William Carlos Williams, Philip Whalen, Anselm Hollo, Alice Notley, Edwin Denby, Wallace Stevens, Robert Creeley and Simon Pettet;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/128

1950

William Carlos Williams, interviewed by Jack Gerber, 1950, includes some poems, details on insert slip;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: 'needs plenty of upper register ... and plenty of volume' i.e. faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/129

[1970-1995]

'Joel Oppenheimer tribute tape', no further details, but apparently a reading by Oppenheimer;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/130

[1968]

Composite tape of Frank O'Hara reading his poetry, at different times, 1959-1968, list of poems on sleeve;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/131

1994 Apr 5

David Meltzer reading at Compendium Book, 1994, Side A only;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/132

1994 Jun 11

Eric Mottram talk on 'The Picturesque', delivered at Herefordshire College of Art and Design, 1994, followed by discussion;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/133

[1970-1995]

Jack Michelene (sc. Micheline?) reading his poetry, no further details, side A only;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: clear but low recording level

MOTTRAM: 14/1/134

1994 Jul 11

Martha King, Elaine Randell and Basil King reading at the East-West Gallery, London, 1994;
capacity: 60 minsnote: Dolby B used
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/135

1994 May 24

Noam Chomsky talking on Internalist and Naturalist approaches to language, King's College London, 1994;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/136 (a) and (b)

1994 Sep 30

Eric Mottram in discussion with Steve Want, 1994, on 'paranoia';note: there are two copies of this tape; compare also MOTTRAM 14/1/146-147
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/137

1994 Dec 1

Eric Mottram talking on '19th century American science fiction and utopias' at Research Centre for American Studies, King's College London, 1994;
capacity: 90 minsnote: words lost as tape is turned are given as '... the breath of life again after long suffocation ... Bell, too, was a major technocrat'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/138

[1978]

Paul Evans and David Chaloner reading their poetry, no further details;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/139

1959-1969

Composite tape, with readings by Gregory Corso, 1969, Peter Orlovsky, not dated, John Wieners and Philip Lamantia, both 1959, Lew Welch, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, David Meltzer and Kirby Doyle, all 1963; attached note gives details of poems read;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/140

1993 Jul 13

David Bromige and Cris Cheek reading at Sub Voicive (The Three Cups, London), 1993;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/141

not dated

Roy Fisher reading his poems, no further details, side A only;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/142

1994 Sep 6

Allen Fisher reading at Sub Voicive (The Three Cups, London) 1994;
condition: good but some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/143

1994 Oct 10

Iain Sinclair and Jeff Nuttall reading their work at Poets & Writers series, East-West Gallery, London;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/144

1994 Oct 11

Tom Raworth and Jeff Nuttall reading their poems at Sub Voicive (London), 1994;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/145

1994 Nov 14

David Meltzer and Eric Mottram reading their poems at Poets & Writers series, East-West Gallery, London;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Mottram on side B carries over onto start of side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/146

1995 Jan 10

Tape discussion ?Steve Want and Eric Mottram, labelled, 'paranoia session, 1';
capacity: 90 mins
note: compare 14/1/136
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/147

1995 Jan 10

Tape discussion ?Steve Want and Eric Mottram, labelled 'paranoia session, 2', occupies side A only;
capacity: 60 mins
note: compare 14/1/136
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/148

1994 Oct 25

A. Ric Caddel reading at Sub Voicive (The Three Cups, London) 1994,
B. Colin Simms reading at Sub Voicive;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/149 (a) and (b)

1994 Jan 28

Mottram lecture on Harry Crews at Brunel University, 1994, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
note; two copies
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/150 (a) and (b)

1994 Jan 28

Mottram lecture on Harry Crews at Brunel University, 1994, part 2; takes up part of side A only;
capacity: 90 mins
note: two copies
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/151

1994 Dec 9

Allen Ginsberg reading at Waterstones Bookshop, London, 1994;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/152

1994 Oct 24

Herbert Huncke reading at the Poets and Writers series, East-West Gallery, London, 1994;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/153

1994

A. Tom Pickard reading at Compendium Books 28 Mar 1994, at launch of his Tiepin Eros (Bloodaxe Books, Newcastle on Tyne, 1994),B. Cris Cheek reading/performing with Sinead Jones in the Poets & Writers series at East-West Gallery, London, 26 Jul 1994;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Pickard muffled, Cheek excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/154

1994 May 10

Eric Mottram talking at King's College London, 1994, on 'The American presence and American cultural studies in Britain';
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/155

1992

Eric Mottram reading his poems at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1992, introduced by Robert Creeley;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, but voices remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/156

1993 Mar 29

Eric Mottram reading his poems at Coimbra University, Portugal, 1993;note: tape opens omitting first poem, which sleeve note says was 'The effort'
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/157

1980 Sep 8

Live New Departures at Pentameters, London, 1980, featuring Roy Fisher and Jeff Nuttall playing jazz, Eric Mottram, Michele Hanson, Ignition (a group of two poets) and Michael Horovitz;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/158

1994 Feb 2

Eric Mottram speaking at the James Joyce Society of London, 1994, at the University of North London, on 'Luciano Berio and John Cage: contemporary music's response to James Joyce', introduced by Chris Rolfe, and musical illustrations by John Whiting;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/159

1992 Dec 8

Tribute to Paul Evans, at Sub Voicive (The Three Cups, London), 1992, introduced by Lee Harwood;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: variable (includes material already on tape)

MOTTRAM: 14/1/160

1978

A. Michael Lally reading at The West End Bar, New York City, 1978,
B. James Koller reading at St Mark's Church, New York City, Spring 1978, followed by Ed Sanders reading his 'Investigative poetry' at the WBAI (?);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: side A, echoing acoustic, side B excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/161

1965

Jack Spicer reading his text 'The Holy Grail' at the Berkeley Poetry Conference, 1965;
condition: good but voice rather faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/162

1963, 1968

Ezra Pound reading 'The Confucian Odes' from an unspecified broadcast, 1968, followed by Jack Spicer delivering the Vancouver Lecture, 1963, 'Breaks off mid-sentence';
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/163

1976, 1979

A. Barry MacSweeney reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 22 [Sep] 1976,
B. Jasper Carrot at Theatre Royal, London, 1979;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/164

1981 Oct 26

Tony Jackson reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981, followed by Paul Brown at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/165

1982 Feb 2

Iain Sinclair reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, but some interference from rocking of microphone

MOTTRAM: 14/1/166

1982

Eric Mottram reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 16 Feb 1982, followed by Stuart Montgomery at same venue, 16 Mar 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/167

1965

Robert Creeley reading his poems at The Berkeley Poetry Conference, 22 Jul 1965, followed by part 1 of A sense of measure (Calder & Boyars, London, 1972), 23 Jul 1965;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/168

1965

Robert Creeley reading part 2 of A sense of measure (Calder & Boyars, London, 1972), at The Berkeley Poetry Conference, 23 Jul 1965;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/169

1981

Eric Mottram reading his poems at Sub Voicive (Rose & Crown, Highgate, London) 24 Apr 1981, followed by programme on Billy the Kid recorded from the radio, 15 Jul 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: poor, Mottram's voice distorted in recording or tape deteriorated

MOTTRAM: 14/1/170

1977 Apr 21

A. Fielding Dawson reading at 'NWPS', Air Gallery, 1977
B. Robert Creeley reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/171

1993 Oct 4

Tom Meyer reading at Workfortheeyetodo (London), 1993,
B. Jonathan Williams reading at the same event;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/172

1979 Jan 16

A. Neil Oram reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1979,
B. Ken Smith reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/173

1990 Aug 7

Anne Waldman reading at Sub Voicive (The Prince George of Cumberland, London), 1990, introduced by Mottram;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Dolby B used
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/174

1978 Nov 16

A multi-voice performance of Louis Zukofsky's 'A-24', with the voices of U. C. Davies, Steve Benson, Barrett Watten, Carla Harryman, Kit Robinson, Lyn Hejinian, and piano by Bob Perelman;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/175

1965

A. Jonathan Williams reading, no further details,B. Robert Creeley reading 'Words' pt. 1 at Berkeley, 1965; these poems were later published as Words (Scribner, New York [1967]);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/176

1965

Robert Creeley, concluding his Berkeley 1965 reading of 'Words', followed by Louis Zukofsky, followed by Ted Berrigan, no further details;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/177

1968 Mar 4

Louis Zukofsky reading at Buffalo Festival of the Arts, 1968, introduced by Robert Creeley, details of poems read given on sleeve;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/178

1982

Composite tape from San Francisco, 1982, with A. Louis Zukofsky reading,
B. Robert Grenier [1980] and David Bromige (1973) reading;
capacity: 90 min
condition: whole tape exhibits considerable hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/179

1981 Oct 13

A. John Wilkinson reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981,
B. Barry MacSweeney reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/180

1981-1982

Clive Fencott reading with Bob Cobbing at Sub Voicive, London, 7 Jan 1982, followed by Bill Sherman reading at Sub Voicive 3 Dec 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Fencott excellent, Sherman high level of hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/181

1978

A. Barry MacSweeney reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 22 [Aug] 1978,
B. Allen Ginsberg reading at Naropa Benefit event, with Carl Solomon and others:
capacity: 90 min
condition: side A faint and echoing, side B also somewhat faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/182

1981 Feb 11

Tom Lowenstein reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981, followed by David Chaloner reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/183

1975

Basil Bunting interviewed by Eric Mottram, 7 Mar 1975, with note, 'better copy elsewhere', followed by undated celebration reading for Basil Bunting featuring 10 poets including Barry MacSweeney, Roy Fisher, Colin Simms;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: interview excellent, reading of variable quality

MOTTRAM: 14/1/184

1980 Apr 25

Carl Rakosi reading at Institute of United States Studies, University of London, 1980;
capacity: 120 mins
note: unidentified recording from radio on part of side B
condition: faint, some crackling

MOTTRAM: 14/1/185

1963 Aug 13

Charles Olson reading from 'Maximus IV' at the Vancouver Poetry Conference, 1963;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: poor, 'hum from the master tape'

MOTTRAM: 14/1/186

1963 Aug 13

Charles Olson reading extracts from 'Maximus IV and V' at Vancouver Poetry Conference, 1963;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: variable, still considerable hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/187

1963 Aug 14-16

Charles Olson concluding his reading at Vancouver Poetry Conference, 1963, with excerpts from 'Maximus VI', followed by Robert Creeley talk on Olson continued on tape 14/1/188;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Olson still with hum, Creeley good

MOTTRAM: 14/1/188

not dated

Robert Creeley talking about Charles Olson, continued, followed by undated Olson reading at Cortland pt. 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good

MOTTRAM: 14/1/189

1965

Charles Olson reading poems later published as The causal mythology (Four Seasons Foundation, San Francisco, 1969), with introduction by Robert Duncan; followed by Olson, Cortland reading pt. 2;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/190

[1970-1995]

Noted as 'Charles Olson-a long session with Gerard Malanga';
note: only occupies side A
condition: good but Melanga's voice as interviewer faint/remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/191

1982

Tape prepared in San Francisco, 1982
A. Charles Olson reading, details of poem notes on sleeve, but as to date, only says '1960s?',
B. Louis Zukofsky interview, 1966;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: side A excellent, B faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/192

[1965]

Robert Duncan speaking on 'Psyche: myth and the moment of truth', no further details;
note 1: occupies side A only
note 2: on date compare 14/1/196 below
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/193

1965 Jul 16

Robert Duncan reading 'Passages 1-25' at The Berkeley Poetry Conference, 1965, noted as 'first performance';
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/194

[1970-1995]

Robert Hughes talking on 'Ezra Pound and music; pt. 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/195

[1970-1995]

Robert Hughes talking on 'Ezra Pound and music; pt. 2;
capacity: 90 mins
note: only occupies side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/196

1965-1966

Composite tape comprising Robert Duncan talking on 'Psyche-myth and the moment of truth' at Berkeley, 13 Jul 1965, Charles Olson talking about his 'The causal mythology' at Berkeley 1965, Allen Ginsberg reading 'Wichita vortex sutra' at Spring Arts festival, State University of New York at Buffalo, 5 Mar 1966;
capacity: 90 mins
note: occupies side A only
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/197

1939-1983

Collected examples of Ezra Pound reading from 1939 to 1959, followed by 'Pound-Cavalcanti: excerpts from the Arch Ensemble performance in 1983', pt. 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent, but some distortion in the second (musical) item

MOTTRAM: 14/1/198

1983

'Pound-Cavalcanti: excerpts from the Arch Ensemble performance in 1983', pt. 2;
capacity: 120 mins
note: occupies side A only
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/199

1978-1979

A. Andrew Crozier reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 13 Mar 1979,
B. Bill Berkson reading at the Institute of United States Studies, London, 19 Sep 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: A, muffled or booming acoustic B, good, but whole tape liable to unstable speed (too tight wound?)

MOTTRAM: 14/1/200

1971, 1978

A. Muriel Rukeyser reading at the Institute of United States Studies, London, 8 Sep 1978, details of poems read on sleeve
B. Rukeyser reading at Better Books, London, 18 Jan 1971;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/201

1986 Mar 11

Toby Olson reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London) 1986;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/202

1993 Jun 4

Ed Dorn reading at Compendium Bookshop, London, 1993;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/203

1975 Dec 12

Robert Creeley reading at Allentown Community Centre, Buffalo;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/204

1976 Sep 21

Barry MacSweeney at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire: talk on attitude to the environment in pastoral poetry, followed by discussion;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/205

1975

A. Bill Griffiths reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 22 Aug 1975,
B. multi-voice performance of Jeff Nuttall The Fox's lair (Aloes Books, London, 1972), at same venue, 23 Aug 1975, followed on same occasion by Diz Willis reading;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: side A faint, side B variable

MOTTRAM: 14/1/206

1976, 1981

Tom Pickard programme 'The Jarrow March' from Radio 3, 5 Nov 1976, followed by Pickard reading at ALP (Association of Little Presses) 15th Anniversary celebration at London Musicians Collective, 24 Jul 1981;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent from radio, but reading faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/207

1981 Jul 24

A. Pierre Joris reading at ALP (Association of Little Presses) 15th Anniversary celebration at London Musicians Collective, 24 Jul 1981,
B. Eric Mottram reading on same occasion;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/208

1978 Mar 21

Iain Sinclair reading from Lud Heat (Albion Village Press, London, 1975) at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1978;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: good but some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/209

1985

'Audio-tape anthology': George Qasha and Charles Stein reading sound poems, compiled Barrytown, April, 1985, typed insert gives details;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/210

1978 Jul 8

Bob Cobbing talking and performing at Orpington, 1978, part 1;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/211

1978

Bob Cobbing talking and performing at Orpington, 8 Jul 1978, part 2, including some discussion with Eric Mottram, followed briefly on side B by Edwin Morgan and Edward Braithwaite reading from TV, 9 Jul 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/212

1981 Jul 24

A. Anthony Barnett reading at ALP (Association of Little Presses) 15th Anniversary celebration at London Musicians Collective, 24 Jul 1981,B. Ric Caddel reading at same event;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/213

1981

Lawrence Upton reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 24 Feb 1981, followed by Ralph Hawkins reading in the same series, 10 Mar 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/214

1981 Apr 28

Christopher Dewdney reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/215

1980 Aug 8

Cris Cheek performing at The Rainbow Café, 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/216

1978 Jul 20

Crash Bang Wallop (comprising Cris Cheek, Lawrence Upton, Clive Fencott) performing at the Laundry Gallery, 1978, including work by Carlyle Reedy;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: tape broken, contents not fully checked

MOTTRAM: 14/1/217

1980 Nov 25

Ecuatorial Benefit Reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1980, including Spanish poetry in translation ready by Eric Mottram, Will Rowe, Pierre Joris, Ken Edwards;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/218

1974 Jan 26

Barry MacSweeney reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1974, reading with Bill Griffiths; MacSweeney opened and closed the reading;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent, though tape creased at one point from storage without box

MOTTRAM: 14/1/219

1981 Feb 21

A. Barry MacSweeney reading at Liverpool Contemporary Poetry Symposium, 1981, part 1,
B. Eric Mottram reading at the same event;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: A, voice faint, B, better

MOTTRAM: 14/1/220

1981

A. John Wilkinson reading at the Liverpool Contemporary Poetry Symposium, 21 Feb 1981,
B. Barry MacSweeney reading at the same event, part 2 i.e. continued from previous cassette;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: side A excellent, B still slightly faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/221

1980 Oct 14

A. Bill Griffiths reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1983,B. Ken Smith reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/222

1974 Apr 5

Barry MacSweeney reading at The Poetry Society, London;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/223

1978 Nov 28

A. Ulli McCarthy (Freer) reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1978,
B. P. C. Fencott reading at the same event; Fencott reading finishes on spare tape at the end of side A;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/224

1979

A. Barry MacSweeney reading his poem sequence 'The odes' at Skeete, 26-27 Mar 1979;
B. MacSweeney reading at the King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 16 Oct 1979, part 1, introduced by Eric Mottram;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/225

1979 Oct 16

Barry MacSweeney reading at the King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1979, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/226

1980 Mar 18

Jeremy Hilton reading at the King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1980, followed by David Miller reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/227

1977

Robert Duncan reading at the Polytechnic of Central London, 1977; works read are listed on the sleeve;note: fills side A only
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/228

1967 May 1

Robert Duncan reading at State University of New York at Buffalo, 1967, part 1:
A. 'Passages 1-13',B. 'Passages 14-26';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/229

1967, 1968

Robert Duncan reading at State University of New York at Buffalo, 1967, part 2, comprising 'Passages 27-30', followed by 'Passage 31' from Buffalo Festival of the Arts, 6 Jun 1968;
capacity: 90 mins
note: only occupies side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/230

undated

Basil Bunting celebration, featuring 10 poets: Compare tape MOTTRAM 14/1/183
capacity: 60 mins
condition: execrable; side A very faint, and too fast; side B has bad interference

MOTTRAM: 14/1/231

1980 Jan 22

A. Glenda George reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1980,
B. Paul Evans reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/232

1982

A. Alan Halsey reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 16 Feb 1982, lacking last 5 mins
B. Rod Mengham reading at same venue, 16 Mar 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/233

1981

Allen Fisher reading at Sub Voicive (Rose & Crown, London) 19 Jun 1981, followed by Frankie Howard programme recorded from television 8 Sep 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/234

1978 Oct 17

A. Lee Harwood reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1978
B. Bill Sherman reading, no further details;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: poor, high level of hiss on both sides

MOTTRAM: 14/1/235

[1980]

Barry MacSweeney reading at Poetry & Politics Conference, London [1980], followed by Iain Sinclair at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: both readers very faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/236

1967-1968

Jerome Rothenberg reading at Arts Laboratory, 2 Sep 1967, followed by Michael McClure reading at unspecified venue, 1968, McClure poems listed on sleeve;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, McClure's voice slightly booming

MOTTRAM: 14/1/237

1980 Jun

David Antin reading 'The principle of fit, 2' at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D. C.;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/238

1980 Dec 9

A. Ken Edwards reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1980, note 'opening prose piece missing',
B. Lee Harwood at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/239

1981 Jan 13

A. John Freeman reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1981,
B. Roy Fisher reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/240

1973 Mar 5

Bob Cobbing interviewed by Eric Mottram, at The Poetry Society, London, 1973
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/241

1973 Mar 19

Stuart Montgomery interviewed by Eric Mottram, at The Poetry Society, London, 1973;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/242

1973 Jan 22

Roy Fisher interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/243

1973 Feb 19

Opal L. Nations, Allen Fisher, Doug Lang (Fluxshoe as a group), interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1973;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/244

1972 Oct 9

Lee Harwood interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1972;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/245

1973 Feb 5

Thomas A. Clark interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1973;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/246

1973 Apr 9

Dom Sylvester Houedard interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1973;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/247

1973 Feb 14

Dick Higgins interviewed by Eric Mottram, at the Kensington Palace Hotel, 1973;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/248

1972

Tom Pickard interviewed by Eric Mottram (at The Poetry Society, London), 23 Oct 1972, followed by Eric Mottram interviewed by Bob Cobbing, probably same venue, 20 Nov 1972;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/249

1972 Nov 7

A. Bill Butler interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1972,
B. Jeff Nuttall interviewed by Eric Mottram, probably at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/250

1974 Dec 14

Barry MacSweeney interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/251

1974 Sep 23

Ken Smith interviewed by Eric Mottram at The Poetry Society, London, 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/252

[1991]

Eric Mottram: Lecture at Institut d'Anglais, Paris, on The new British poetry (Paladin, London, 1988) and questions of editing;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/253

1991 Mar 15

Eric Mottram reading on Shakespeare & Co (bookshop) benefit occasion, Paris, 1991;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/254

1973

A. George Oppen reading Of being numerous (New Directions, New York, 1968) at Polytechnic of Central London conference, 1973,
B. Wallace Stevens reading 'The idea of order at Key West', recorded from gramophone recording going back to 1957;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/255

1974 Oct 17

Pierre Joris and Eric Mottram reading at Transgravity-Enterprise, Chalk farm, London, 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
note: sleeve note on participants is inaccurate
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/256

1975 Nov 1

Jerome Rothenberg reading at Polytechnic of Central London conference, followed by Michael McClure;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: tape too tight wound to play easily, so unable to verify condition of McClure reading, though Rothenberg present in potentially excellent condition

MOTTRAM: 14/1/257

1982 May 27

Robert Creeley reading at Commonwealth Club, Leamington Spa, 1982, part 1;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/258

1982 May 27

Robert Creeley reading at Commonwealth Club, Leamington Spa, 1982, part 2;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/259

1981

Jerome Rothenberg reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 26 Jun 1981, followed by interview of Rothenberg by Mottram, 29 Jun 1981, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/260

1981 Jun 29

Interview of Jerome Rothenberg by Mottram, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/261

1981

Interview of Jerome Rothenberg by Mottram, part 3, followed by item of music by Thea Musgrave, recorded from Radio 3, 2 Nov 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/262

1979

A. James Koller reading at Institute of United States Studies, London, 6 Oct 1979,
B. Ian Sinclair reading from Suicide Bridge (Albion Village Press, London, 1978), at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 27 Nov 1979, part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/263

1979

A. Ian Sinclair reading from Suicide Bridge (Albion Village Press, London, 1978), at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 27 Nov 1979, part 1, B. Chris Torrance reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 23 Oct 1979, continued from #;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/264

1981 Nov 27

David Henderson reading at Institute of United States Studies, London, 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
note: only occupies side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/265

[1981]

Clarence Major reading at Institute of United States Studies, London,
capacity: 90 mins
note: not dated, but cassette type and inscription resembles item 14/1/264
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/266

1989

Eric Mottram interviewed by Wignesan at King's College London, 4 Sep 1989, continued on 7 Sep 1979, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, some slight traffic noise in background

MOTTRAM: 14/1/267

1989 Sep 7

Eric Mottram interviewed by Wignesan at King's College London, 7 Sep 1989, part 2;
note: uses side A only
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/268

1977

Allen Fisher reading versions, partly improvised, of his 'Apocaylptic sonnets', with covering note by Fisher on the sleeve;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: good, but some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/269

1988 Dec 16

Cris Cheek reading at Sub Voicive, London, 1988
condition: good, but voice recorded at rather low level

MOTTRAM: 14/1/270

1976 Nov 14

Allen Fisher reading 'Art of flight', 1976;
capacity: 60 mins
note: variously marked as 'part 1', 'session two', though no sequel/prequel tape as yet located, though another version exists at 14/1/59
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/271

1974, 1975

A. Bill Griffiths reading at The Poetry Society, London, 10 Oct 1975,
B. F. T. Prince reading at The Poetry Society 11 Oct 1974;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/272

1991 Feb

Allen Fisher reading alternately with Robert Creeley, at Aberystwyth, 1991, marked as 'part 1';
capacity: 90 mins
note: no sequel tape has been found
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/273

1984, 1985

George Evans reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London) Oct 1984, followed by 'part 2' of Hanne Bramness reading, 15 Oct 1985;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: considerable background noise during Evans, Bramness excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/274

1977 Sep 26

Lewis MacAdams reading his work, recorded at Guernsey Grove, marked 'part 1/2';
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/275

[1967-1968]

Robert Duncan reading 'Venice poem' ('continued'), and 'Passages 30-31' at Buffalo, followed by Bill Butler reading Byrne's Atlas (ready 1968, published Wallrich Books, London, 1970);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/276

1980

A. Allen Fisher reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 19 Feb 1980, part 1,
B. music programme including David Toop recorded off Radio 3, 25 Feb 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/277

1980

A. Allen Fisher reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 19 Feb 1980, part 2,
B. Peter Riley reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 4 Mar 1980;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/278

1976 Nov 19

Peter Barry reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London) 1976, followed by Robert Hampson and Ken Edwards reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: poor, very variable voice levels

MOTTRAM: 14/1/279

1974 Mar

Eric Mottram reading at Kent State University, Ohio, Mar 1974;
capacity: 120 mins
note: starts some way in on side A, only occupies side A
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/280

1977 Aug 2

A. Roy Fisher reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 1977,
B. Eric Mottram reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/281

1975 Oct 3

Pierre Joris reading alternately with Robert Vas Dias at The Poetry Society, London, 1975;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: good, but slightly remote

MOTTRAM: 14/1/282

1984 Jan 17

A. Clive Fencott reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1984, assisted by Steven Moore,
B. Lee Harwood reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/283

1987

A. Elaine Randell reading at 'R.A.S.P.', 3 Apr 1987,
B. Gilbert Adair reading, followed by Ken Edwards, details uncertain;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/284

1988 Jun 21

Allen Fisher reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London), 1988;
condition: initially, Fisher assisted by female voice, both reading against taped background, leads to poor definition; subsequently improves, but still intrusive background hum.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/285

1973, 1975

A. Clayton Eshleman reading at Compendium Bookshop, London, 13 Nov 1973,
B. Allen Fisher reading at The Poetry Society, London, 10 Oct 1975, followed by Bill Griffiths, no details;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/286

1977 Apr 27

A. Tadeusz Rozewicz reading at the Air Gallery, 1977,
B. Tom Raworth reading at same venue;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/287

1978, 1979

A. Douglas Oliver reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 13 Nov 1978,
B. Paul Matthews reading at same venue, 13 Feb 1979, starts some way in;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/288

1975

A. Bill Griffiths talking on George Crabbe followed by Eric Mottram talking on William Wordsworth at The Poetry Society, 16 Oct 1975,
B. Neil Oram reading at the same venue 17 Oct 1975;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/289

1976 Sep 22

Elaine Randell talking about her work and reading her work at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 1976;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/290

1976 Apr 2

A. Paul Buck reading at The Poetry Society, London, 1976,
B. Tony Lopez, reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/291

1979 May 8

John Welch reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1979, followed by Brian Catling reading at the same event;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/292

1980 Jun 14

Clive Fencott reading alternately with Bill Griffiths at the Poetry & Politics Conference at the Polytechnic of Central London, 1980;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/293

1990 Jan 26

A. Tony Baker reading at Sub Voicive, London, 1990, followed by Harry Gilonis at same event
B. The same poets reading together in a rengo sequence;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good but voices faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/294

1975 Feb 26

Elaine Randell reading alternately with Eric Mottram in the King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1975;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/295

1978 Jun 24

Allen Fisher reading, and talking about his work, at Alembic, 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/296

1976

Paul Buck reading his work 'xxxx7' at Colpitts Hotel, Durham, 19 Nov 1976, with some supplementary material recorded at home, 22 Nov 1976 and 4 Dec 1976;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/297

1978 Dec 12

Ken Edwards reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1978, followed by Peter Barry and Robert Hampson;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/298

1972 Apr 2

Doug Lang reading his work;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/299

1978 Aug 31

Pierre Joris reading at Laundry Gallery, 1978;
capacity: 90 mins
note: details of reading on sleeve
condition: good, but some background ghosting from previous layer of recording

MOTTRAM: 14/1/300

1976 Mar 3

Allen De Loach, tape letter to Mottram;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: serious background noise (from car he is driving in)

MOTTRAM: 14/1/301

1986 Mar 18

Gilbert Adair reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London), 1986;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/302

1977 Nov 10

Allen Fisher reading at Polytechnic of Central London [conference], 1977;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, voice slightly muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/303

1973 [Sep] 24

Nathaniel Tarn reading his work;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/304

1973 Oct 20

Writers Forum 100 celebration at The Poetry Society, 1973, featuring Bob Cobbing [with Paul Burwell?], and many authors published by Writers Forum;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/305

1976 Feb 13

A. Barry MacSweeney reading 'Black torch'(later published by New London Pride, 1978);
B. unidentified orchestral piece from Radio;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/306

1975 Feb 5

Eric Mottram and Elaine Feinstein reading alternately at Essex (University);
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/307

1973 Sep 23

Harlow Poetry Society event, part 1:Introduction by Melville Hardiment followed by reading by Eric Mottram and Bill Butler;
capacity: 90 mins
note: side B is recorded prior to side A
condition: good, but voice slightly muffled

MOTTRAM: 14/1/308

1973 Sep 23

Harlow Poetry Society event, part 2:
Reading by Bill Butler concluded, followed by (possibly unrelated) readings by Richard Miller and Opal L. Nations;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: Butler and Miller somewhat muffled, Nations stronger

MOTTRAM: 14/1/309

1975

A. An account of the Cambridge Poetry Festival introduced by George Macbeth, recorded from Radio 3, 25 May 1975,
B. Jeremy Hilton reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 13 May 1975, followed by Iain Sinclair reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/310

1977 Jun 6

Brighton Festival of Arts, 1977: Readings by Bill Griffiths, Allen Fisher, Jeff Nuttall, Eric Mottram;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/311

1974 Nov 8

A. John James reading at The Poetry Society, London, 1974,
B. Douglas Oliver reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
note: side B actually starts with a short stretch of Pierre Joris reading
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/312

1975 Feb 4

A. Ken Smith reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1975,
B. Lee Harwood reading at same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/313

1983 Oct 18

Thomas A. Clark and Ken Edwards reading alternately at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1983;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: poor: voices faint and some crackle

MOTTRAM: 14/1/314

1975

Jeff Nuttall reading The patriarchs (later published by Arc, Todmorden, 1978) at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 20 Aug 1975, followed by Eric Mottram reading at the same venue, 21 Aug 1975;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: good, but low recording level

MOTTRAM: 14/1/315

1980 Jun 14

A. Ulli McCarthy (Freer) reading at the Poetry & Politics Conference at the Polytechnic of Central London, 1980,
B. Allen Fisher reading at the same event;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, but low recording level, poor sound level could result from distortion of position of pad that supports traveling tape; tape snapped on rewinding, apparently at point of previous repair

MOTTRAM: 14/1/316

1986 Sep 23

Nathaniel Tarn reading at Sub Voicive (White Swan, London), 1986;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/317

1976

A. Cris Cheek reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, 22 Sep 1976, with other participants,
B. Elaine Randell reading at same venue, 23 Sep 1976, with other participants;
capacity: 60 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/318

1975, 1976

A. Ulli McCarthy (Freer) reading at The Poetry Society, London, 17 Oct 1975,
B. Ulli reading at home, 26 Jul 1976;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: side A rather echoing, B excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/319

1982 Dec 2

Allen Fisher reading at Jackson's Lane, 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/320

[1970-1995]

Eric Mottram and Paul Evans reading alternately at Public House Bookshop, Brighton;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/321

1986 Jun 10

Ken Edwards reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London), 1986;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent, but apparently tight wound

MOTTRAM: 14/1/322

1977, 1978

A. Survey of the Cambridge Poetry Festival 1977, recorded from the Radio,
B. Anthony Lopez reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 31 Oct 1978;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/323

1977, 1982

A. Lee Harwood reading at Lamont Library, Harvard, 16 Aug 1977,
B. Lee Harwood reading, recorded off Radio 3, 10 Nov 1982;
capacity: 60 mins
note: Dolby B engaged
condition: side A, good but some hiss, side B excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/324

1986

Allen Fisher talking about Joseph Beuys prior to a poetry workshop at R.A.S.P., 17 Oct 1986, followed by talk of 12 Dec 1986, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/325

1985, 1986

Tom Raworth reading at Sub Voicive (The White Swan, London) 29 Oct 1985, followed by Allen Fisher at R.A.S.P., 12 Dec 1986, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good; volume level drops with Fisher on side B

MOTTRAM: 14/1/326

1973

'(Allen) Ginsberg reading with (Theodore) Enslin recently from the Kalevala-"Blues Improvisation"-Jun 1973', followed by Ginsberg reading with David Meltzer and George [Dewdney];
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Tape 2-Michigan' and '3' in circle
condition: whole tape extremely faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/327

(1973)

Allen Ginsberg reading and chanting, followed by Carl Rakosi reading his work;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Tape 2-Michigan continued', 'Tape 3' and '4' in circle;
condition: whole tape extremely faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/328

(1973)

Continuation of Carl Rakosi reading, followed by George Oppen, then 'Objectivist discussion' involving Rakosi, Oppen, Mary Oppen, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Reznikoff;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Tape 3-Michigan' and '5' in circle;
condition: good but uniformly faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/329

(1973)

End of 'Objectivist discussion' followed by readings by Robert Vas Dias and David Meltzer;
capacity: 90 mins
note: marked 'End of Tape 3-Michigan-Tape 4' and '6' in circle;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/330

1982 Jan 19

A. Geoffrey Ward reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1982,
B. Allen Fisher reading at same event, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
note: no part 2 of the Fisher reading located
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/331

1973-1974

Bob Cobbing performing 'e colony' with Peter Finch, recorded Cardiff 1973, and 'Trigram', recorded from Swedish Radio Studies 1973, followed by Ken Irby reading at Mottrram's house, 18 Aug 1974;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Irby marked as continued elsewhere, but unlocated
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/332

1975-1976

A. David Tipton reading at The Poetry Society, 14 Nov 1975,
B. Elaine Randell, reading, 13 Feb 1976;
capacity: 60 mins
note: Tipton marked as 'cont' form prior tape, but unlocated
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/333

1982

Cris Cheek reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 2 Mar 1982, followed by Jeff Nuttall part 1;
capacity: 90 mins
note: second part of Nuttall reading unlocated
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/334

1981

Edward Dorn reading at Institute of United States Studies, London, 16 Jun 1981, followed by Gilbert Adair reading at Mottram's house, 18 Jun 1981;
capacity: 90 mins
note: Adair noted as continued on second tape with Rauschenberg, i.e. MOTTRAM 14/1/89
condition: poor, muffled and faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/335

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Stuart Montgomery reading alternately with Roy Fisher, followed by Elaine Feinstein and Jeff Nuttall;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 1'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/336

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Peter Finch, joined by Bob Cobbing for some poems, followed by David Chaloner, Tom Pickard, Barry MacSweeney;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 2'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/337

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Colin Simms reading, followed by Jeremy Hilton;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 3'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/338

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Allen Fisher reading, followed by Iain Sinclair, Peter Riley, Elaine Randell;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 4'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/339

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Eric Mottram reading, followed by Bob Cobbing (performing as abAna, with David Toop, Paul Burwell), and Jeff Nuttall; introductions apparently by Roger Guedalla;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 5'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/340

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974:
A. Lee Harwood, followed by Andrew Crozier,
B. Ken Smith, followed by Jim Burns;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 6'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/341

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Thomas A. Clark reading, followed by Paul Evans, Harry Guest, M. Shayer;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked as 'Poets 7'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/342

(1974)

Polytechnic of Central London Poetry Conference, 1974: Bill Griffiths (joined in some two-voice pieces by Sean O Huigin), followed by John Hall, Paul Brown;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked 'Poets 9'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/343

[1970-1995]

A. Iain Sinclair reading at Talus Benefit reading, King's College London,
B. Wendy Mulford reading at Polytechnic of Central London, 3 July;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/344

[1978]

John James reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London [1978], followed by Barry MacSweeney reading Far cliff Babylon (Writers Forum, London, 1978);
capacity: 90 mins
note: sleeve says 'part 2 re-recorded'
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/345

1984 Feb 7

A. Roy Fisher reading at King's Poetry Series, King's College London, 1984,
B. Wendy Mulford reading at same event;
capacity: 60 mins
note: says 'continued on second tape' but unlocated
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/346

[1970-1995]

Robert Duncan, conclusion of reading, followed by Theodore Enslin reading;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked '11' in a circle, no prior Duncan tape identified
condition: good but faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/347

[1982]

Conclusion of Jeff Nuttall reading, followed by interview with Bud Freeman (saxophonist) recorded from Radio 3, 10 Mar 1982;
capacity: 90 mins
note: no prior Nuttall tape has been identified
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/348

[1984]

Reading at Pennsylvania University, including Eric Mottram, Simon Pettet, Bill Sherman;
capacity: 90 mins
note: marked as 'University of Pennsylvania-reading 2', also final Pettet item 'continued briefly on 2nd tape', neither tape located
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/349

[1970-1995]

Composite tape, titled 'American poetry 1', including work read by Wallace Stevens, Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/350

[1970-1995]

Composite tape, titled 'American poetry 2', including work read by Robert Lowell and Robert Frost;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/351

[1970-1995]

Composite tape, titled 'American poetry 3' including work read by e. e. Cummings and Marianne Moore;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/352

[1945-1995]

Composite tape, titled 'Modern American poetry 1', including work read by Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Louis Zukofsky and Charles Olson;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/353

[1945-1995]

Theodore Enslin reading and discussing his work,with further reading on side B;
capacity: 60 mins
note: marked '1578' and '1 Enslin'
condition: poor, much background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/354

[1945-1995]

Theodore Enslin discussing his work;
capacity: 60 mins
note: marked '1613' and '2 Discussion'
condition: poor, faint signal, high background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/355

[1970-1995]

Fragment of David Meltzer reading, followed by a Small Press Editing and Publishing session, including contributions by George Economou, Robert Vas Dias and Allen De Loach;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked '7 Small Press Discussion' and 'Tape 4-Meltzer continued'
condition: poor, signal faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/356

[1970-1995]

Small Press discussion continued from previous cassette, followed by Robert Duncan lecturing on 'Ideas and the meaning of form';
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked '8 Duncan' and Tape 4-Little Mags session continued, Tape 5 Duncan'; compare 14/1/359
condition: good, but voice faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/357

[1970-1995]

Robert Duncan continuing lecture series from previous cassette;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked '9' and 'Tape 5-Michigan, Duncan lectures'
condition: good, but voice faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/358

[1970-1995]

Robert Duncan concluding lecture series from previous cassette, followed by Duncan talking about his work;
capacity: 120 mins
note: marked '10' and 'Tape 5-Duncan-last lecture ... beginning of poetry'
note 2: pad on which tape runs displaced
condition: good, but voice faint

MOTTRAM: 14/1/359

[1970-1995]

Robert Duncan on 'Ideas and the meaning of form'. Only occupies opening of side A. It is uncertain how this fragment relates to 14/1/356 and subsequent cassettes;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/360

[1970-1995]

Jack Spicer talking about his writing and answering questions in public session;
capacity:
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/361

[1969]

Paul Blackburn reading at St Mark's Poetry Project, New York, 'c,1969';
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: poor, much background hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/362

1979 Feb 27

'Sonnet Workshop-for (St Mark's) Poetry Project 1979' conducted by Ted Berrigan;
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/363

1988 Apr 9

Panel discussion on the 'New York School' (of poetry) at St Mark's Poetry Project, New York,
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: good, but some background hum

MOTTRAM: 14/1/364

1968

John Wieners reading at Brooklyn College, 1968;
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/365

1988

'Allen Ginsberg on censorship';
note: in set comprising 14/1/360-365
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/366

1981 May 16

'Poetry of Contemporary America' at the Institute of United States Studies, 1. Introduction by Howell Daniels and talk 'Sites & sounds of the contemporary in current American poetry' by Mottram;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/367

1981 May 16

'Poetry of Contemporary America' at the Institute of United States Studies, 2. Talk on 'Ethnopoetics' by David Murray;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/368

1981 May 16

'Poetry of Contemporary America' at the Institute of United States Studies, 3. Talk on Robert Kelly by Pierre Joris, followed by a discussion period;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/369

1981 May 16

'Poetry of Contemporary America' at the Institute of United States Studies, 4. Talk on 'Pure poetry: the referential discussion in American poetry of the 1970s' by Allen Fisher;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/370

1981 May 16

'Poetry of Contemporary America' at the Institute of United States Studies, 5. Talk on 'From Idaho out: Ed Dorn's "geographic business"' by Robert Hampson, followed by a discussion period;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/371

1990 Feb 15

Eric Mottram reading his poems at Shakespeare & Co. bookshop benefit reading, Paris, 1990;
capacity: 90 mins
note: forms pair with following cassette
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/372

1990 Feb 17

Eric Mottram reading his poems at Attica, Pairs, 1990, followed by discussion period;
capacity: 90 mins
note: forms pair with preceding cassette
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/373

1990 May 12

Institute of United States Studies, London, conference: talk by Clive Bush on '"To their own true purpose": American poets & cultural studies';
capacity: 100 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/374

1990 May 12

Institute of United States Studies, London, conference: talk by David Murray on '"Understanding the alien": American ethnography and science fiction';
capacity: 100 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/375

1990 May 12

Institute of United States Studies, London, conference: talk by Dale Carter on 'Evasive action: America in the Fifties';
capacity: 100 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/376

1990 May 12

Institute of United States Studies, London, conference: talk by Robert Lee on 'Self inscriptions: the new American ethnicity';
capacity: 100 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/377

1990 May 12

Institute of United States Studies, London, conference: talk by Eric Mottram on '"What a place to sleep": intercultural and countercultural actions from 1950 in America', with notably introduction by Howell Daniels;
capacity: 100 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/378

1991 Jan 17

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 1;
capacity: 90 ins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/379

1991 Jan 24

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 2;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/380

1991 Feb 7

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 3;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/381

1991 Feb 14

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 4;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/382

1991 Feb 21

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 5;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/383

1991 Feb 28

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 6;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/384

1991 Mar 7

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 7;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/385

1991 May 16

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 8;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: good, but some background hiss

MOTTRAM: 14/1/386

1991 May 23

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 9;
capacity: 90 mins
condition; excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/387

1991 May 30

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 10;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/388

1991 Jun 6

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 11;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/389

1991 Jun 13

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 12;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/390

1991 Jun 20

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 13
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/391

1991 Jun 27

Eric Mottram, graduate seminar, session 14
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/392

1991 Jan 31

Eric Mottram seminar on Radical Poetics, possibly part of preceding sequence;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/393

1994 Oct 7

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 1;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/394

1994 Oct 14

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 2;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: exellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/395

1994 Oct 21

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 3;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/396

1994 Nov 11

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 4;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/397

1994 Nov 18

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 5;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/398

1994 Dec 9

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', session 6;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/399

1994

Eric Mottram seminar course on 'Radical Poetics: Inheritance', further material from session of 18 Nov 1994, according to sleeve, followed by Jerome Rothenberg reading at East West Gallery, London, 18 Nov 1994;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/400

(1994 Nov 18)

Jerome Rothenberg reading at East West Gallery, London, continued from previous tape. Notes are written on enclosed slips;
capacity: 120 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/401

1994 Nov 18

Jerome Rothenberg reading at East West Gallery, London, 1994. A separate recording from the previous tapes, with an introductory talk;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/402

1994 Nov 18

Jerome Rothenberg reading at East West Gallery, London, 1994. A third version, lacking introductory talk;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/403

1994 May 19

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat-overview and history' part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/404

1994 May 19

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat-overview and history' part 2, followed by session on 'Beat and music';
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/405

1994 May 19

New York University Beat Conference: Town Hall reading, part 1, featuring William Burroughs, Ann Waldman, Allen Ginsberg;
condition: variable

MOTTRAM: 14/1/406

1994 May 19

New York University Beat Conference: Town Hall reading part 2, featuring Ed Sanders, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure;
condition: variable

MOTTRAM: 14/1/407

1994 May 20

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat and visual arts';
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/408

1994 May 20

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat and censorship', part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/409

1994 May 20

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat and censorship', part 2, followed by 'Women and Beat' part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/410

1994 May 20

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Women and Beat' part 2, followed by Beat Cabaret part 1, featuring Michael McClure and Ed Sanders;note: tape tight-wound
condition: otherwise excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/411

1994 May 20

New York University Beat Conference: Beat Cabaret part 2, featuring Jack Micheline and Allen Ginsberg, followed by St Mark's reading featuring Joyce Johnson and Anne Waldman;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/412

1994 May 21

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat and mysticism', followed by session on 'Dance and theatre', part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/413

1994 May 21

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Dance and theatre', part 2, followed by 'Beat legacy: connections and influence', part 1;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/414

1994 May 21

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'Beat legacy: connections and influence', part 2;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/415

1994 May 21

New York University Beat Conference: session on 'American prophecy', featuring Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Gregory Corso, Jack Micheline, Michael McClure;
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/416

1991 [Aug] 1

(Lewis) Mumford colloquium at Institute of United States Studies, London University: talk by Eric Mottram;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/417

1996 Jul 27

Performance by Cris Cheek, followed by music session;
capacity: 90 mins
condition: excellent

MOTTRAM: 14/1/418

1977 Jun 9

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 9 Jun 1977;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/419

1977 Jun 14

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 14 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/420

1977 Jun 14

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 14 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/421

1977 Jun 16

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 16 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/422

1977 Jun 16

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 16 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/423

1977 Jun 21

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 21 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/424

1977 Jun 21

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 21 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/425

1977 Jun 23

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 23 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/426

1977 Jun 23

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 23 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/427

1977 Jun 28

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 28 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/428

1977 Jun 28

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 28 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/429

1977 Jun 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Jun 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/430

1977 Jun 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Jun 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/431

1977 Jul 5

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 5 Jul 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/432

1977 Jul 5

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 5 Jul 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/433

1977 Jul 7

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 Jul 1977, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/434

1977 Jul 7

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 Jul 1977, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/435

1981 Mar 23

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 23 Mar 1977;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/436

1981 Mar 26

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 26 Mar 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/437

1981 Mar 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Mar 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/438

1981 Apr 1

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 1 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/439

1981 Apr 2

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 2 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/440

1981 Apr 6

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 6 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/441

1981 Apr 9

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 9 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/442

1981 Apr 13

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 13 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/443

1981 Apr 16

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 16 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/444

1981 Apr 27

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 27 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/445

1981 Apr 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Apr 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/446

1981 May 4

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 4 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/447

1981 May 7

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/448

1981 May 11

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 11 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/449

1981 May 14

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 14 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/450

1981 May 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 18 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/451

1981 May 21

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 21 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/452

1981 May 25

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 25 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/453

1981 May 28

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 28 May 1981;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/454

1982 Apr 6

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 6 Apr 1982, part 1;
note: mislabelled 1981
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/455

1982 Apr 6

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 6 Apr 1982, part 2;
note: mislabelled 1981
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/456

1982 Apr 8

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 8 Apr 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/457

1982 Apr 8

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 8 Apr 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/458

1982 Apr 13

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 13 Apr 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/459

1982 Apr 13

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 13 Apr 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/460

1982 Apr 15

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 15 Apr 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/461

1982 Apr 20

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 20 Apr 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/462

1982 Apr 22

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 22 Apr 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/463

1982 Apr 27

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 27 Apr 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/464

1982 Apr 29

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 29 Apr 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/465

1982 May 4

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 4 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/466

1982 May 6

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 6 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/467

1982 May 11

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 11 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/468

1982 May 13

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 13 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/469

1982 May 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 18 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/470

1982 May 20

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 20 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/471

1982 May 25

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 25 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/472

1982 May 27

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 27 May 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/473

1982 Jun 1

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 1 Jun 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/474

1982 Jun 3

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 3 Jun 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/475

1982 Jun 21

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 21 Jun 1982. part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/476

1982 Jun 21

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 21 Jun 1982, part 2;
note: mislabelled 23 Jun
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/477

1982 Jun 23

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 23 Jun 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/478

1982 Jun 23

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 23 Jun 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/479

1982 Jun 28

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 28, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/480

1982 Jun 28

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 28 Jun 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/481

1982 Jun 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Jun 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/482

1982 Jun 30

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 30 Jun 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/483

1982 Jul 5

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 5 Jul 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/484

1982 Jul 5

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 5 Jul 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/485

1982 Jul 7

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 Jul 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/486

1982 Jul 7

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 Jul 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/487

1982 Jul 12

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 12 Jul 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/488

1982 Jul 12

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 12 Jul 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/489

1982 Jul 14

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 14 Jul 1982, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/490

1982 Jul 14

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 14 Jul 1982, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/491

1982 Oct 7

Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 7 Oct 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/492

1982 Dec 2

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at the Naropa Institute, Colorado, 2 Dec 1982;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/493

1987 Feb 2

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 2 Feb 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/494

1987 Feb 2

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, [part 2];
note: this tape is labelled both 2 Feb 1987 part 2 and 19 Feb 1987 part 2. However it seems to follow on in neither case.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/495

1987 Feb 9

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 9 Feb 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/496

1987 Feb 9

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 9 Feb 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/497

1987 Feb 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 18 Feb 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/498

1987 Feb 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 18 Feb 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/499

1987 Feb 19

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 19 Feb 1987;
note: see note at 2 Feb 1987 above.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/500

1987 Feb 23

Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Huncke: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 23 Feb 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/501

1987 Feb 23

Allen Ginsberg and Herbert Huncke: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 23 Feb 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/502

1987 Mar 2

Allen Ginsberg and Robert Creeley: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/503

1987 Mar 2

Allen Ginsberg and Robert Creeley: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 2 Mar 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/504

1987 Mar 9

Allen Ginsberg and Philip Whalen: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 9 Mar 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/505

1987 Mar 9

Allen Ginsberg and Robert Creeley: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 9 Mar 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/506

1987 Mar 16

Allen Ginsberg and Ray Bremser: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 16 Mar 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/507

1987 Mar 16

Allen Ginsberg and Ray Bremser: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 16 Mar 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/508

1987 Mar 30

Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 30 Mar 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/509

1987 Mar 30

Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 30 Mar 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/510

1987 Apr 27

Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 27 Apr 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/511

1987 Apr 27

Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 27 Apr 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/512

1987 May 4

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/513

1987 May 4

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/514

1987 May 11

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 11 May 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/515

1987 May 11

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 11 May 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/516

1987 May 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 18 May 1987, part 1;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/517

1987 May 18

Allen Ginsberg: The Literary History of the Beat Generation, delivered at Brooklyn College, New York, 18 May 1987, part 2;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/518

[Undated, but 1960s-1970s]

[William] Burroughs poems considered as 'work in progress', early 1960s to c 1978. Cassette includes detailed information on some tracks, including date and/or place. From the William Burroughs Archive.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/519

Undated

Modern American Poetry: [Charles] Olson, [John] Ashbery, [Robert] Duncan, [Allen] Ginsberg. Created by the Audio-Visual Dept at KCL, marked as cassette 2.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/520

1974 February 24

[Allen] Ginsberg early poems 1947-1956. 'Present' poems 1974. Reading at Buffalo State University.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/521

1985 April 22

Side A: [Allen] Ginsberg and Stephen Taylor at the Riverside Studios. Lew Welch, introduced by Ginsberg, University of California at Berkeley in 1965.
capacity 90: mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/522

Undated

[Jack] Kerouac, [Allen] Ginsberg (excerpts from 'Kaddish'), [William] Burroughs reading from The naked lunch.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/523

1985

NYC miscellaneous selection 'for Eric'. Allen Ginsberg reading 'White Shroud'. [Jack] Kerouac/Lowell radio interview. Billie Holliday, rare rehearsal tape. John Wieners reading and interview excerpt.
capacity: illegible

MOTTRAM: 14/1/524

1980

Side A: song recordings by UB40
1981 January 27

Side B: Clive Fencott at King's Poetry
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/525

1974 April 27

Side A: [William] Burroughs reading at NY Buffalo
1974 February 20

Side B [William] Burroughs' 'Lecture No. 4' at CCNY [City College of New York]
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/526 (see also 14/1/556)

1980 December 14

Tape 1 of 2 (see also 14/1/527): [William] Burroughs, The four horsemen of the apocalypse (parts 1 and 2) introduced by Randall Gibson at the Planet Earth Conference, 1980, Aix-en-Provence. Recorded for Mottram by John Whiting. Also a letter from John Whiting, dated 31 December 1980.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/527

1980 December 14

Tape 2 of 2 (see also 14/1/526): continuation of [William] Burroughs' The four horsemen of the apocalypse, at the Planet Earth Conference, Aix-en-Provence (possibly one side only).
capacity: 60 mins

See also 14/1/557

MOTTRAM: 14/1/528

1977 August 5

[Basil] Bunting reading at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/529

1984 January 24

Tony Baker reading at King's Poetry, 'True West'.
capacity 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/530

Undated

Tape 1 (of 5), Friday: A Festival of British Poets.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/531, 14/1/582, 14/1/583 and 14/1/584

MOTTRAM: 14/1/531

Undated

Tape 2 (of 5), Saturday, part 1: A Festival of British Poets.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/530, 14/1/582, 14/1/583 and 14/1/584

MOTTRAM: 14/1/532

1974 December 14

Allen Fisher and Tom Pickard reading at King's Poetry.
capacity: 90 mins

[NB cassette tape has no case]

MOTTRAM: 14/1/533

Undated

[Basil] Bunting readings:

Side A: [Thomas] Campion, [Robert] Herrick, [Thomas] Wyatt.

Side B: [Edmund] Spencer, [Sir Philip] Sidney, [William] Shakespeare, [Edmund] Waller, [William] Wordsworth, Songs of Solomon, [Walt] Whitman.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/534

1985 July 9

Chris Cheek at Sub Voicive, the White Swan.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/535

1976 January 16

Lee Harwood reading at the Poetry Society, Earls Court.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/536

1975 December 5

Side A: Basil Bunting reading at the Poetry Society, Earls Court
1976 January 20

Side B: recording from 'TV2' [BBC2?] - An evening of poetry, from the King's Head, Acton, introduced by Robert Robinson.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/537

1977 May 7

Side A: [H Arijid ?] and Tom Pickard.

Side B: Basil Bunting. Reading at the Air Gallery.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/538

1987 February 6

Tape 1 (of 2), Side A: Ian Sinclair at RASP (marked 'Eric's tape').

Side B: Ian Sinclair and Brian Catling (marked 'recorded by Clive Bush'). Condition: sporadic tapping at start of Side A, improves further on.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/539

MOTTRAM: 14/1/539

1987 February 6

Tape 2 (of 2), part 1: Ian Sinclair at RASP - Clive Bush's tape [possibly a clearer version of 14/1/538, side A]
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/538

MOTTRAM: 14/1/540

1989 January 13

Allen Fisher reading at Sub Voicive at The Moon.
capacity: illegible

MOTTRAM: 14/1/541

1990 September 20

Allen Fisher reading at Sub Voicive.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/542

1992 November 17

Side A: Raul Zorita.

Side B: D Prikau [?] reading at Sub Voicive.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/543

1992 March 31

Side A: Denise Riley,

Side B: Denise Riley and Tom Raworth reading at Sub Voicive, The Archers, Brick Lane.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/544

1990 June 15

Colin Sims reading at Sub Voicive at the Prince George of Cumberland.
capacity: illegible

MOTTRAM: 14/1/545

1982 October

Bob Cobbing and Clive Fencott, a talk at Sub Voicive. Missing the end. (Also note to say the recording continues on a Tom Pickard Sub Voicive tape - not found).
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/546

1989 May

Recorded by John Woolford

Side A: Basil Bunting, followed by a [Luigi] Dallapiccola Piano Suite.

Side B: [Luigi] Dallapiccola Songs, [Olivier] Messiaen 4 Studies for Piano, Piece pour la Tombeau de Paul Dukas (1936), and Rondeau for Piano (1943)
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/547

1983

Side A: sound recording of a television documentary, '83 Answers … and some Questions', Richard Else, then Eric Robinson introduces Jonathan Williams [a BBC TV programme first broadcast on BBC North East, 1983]

Side B: Basil Bunting.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/548

1975

Side A: Basil Bunting birthday reading, 'Brigg Flatts'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/549

1966 July 29

Basil Bunting private reading of 'Brigg Flatts' at Buffalo, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/550

No date

Side A: 'A tapestry of British birds' recorded from HMV CLP 1723.

Side B: [Michael] McClure, 'Zoo'.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/551

1988 December 10

'Howard Barker and political theatre', an extra-mural Saturday school held at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Side A: Eric Mottram, 'History … recent plays by Howard Barker'.

Side B: Danny Boyle, 'Directing Howard Barker's 'Victory' and the 'Bite of the night' '.
capacity: illegible

See also 14/1/552 and 14/1/553

MOTTRAM: 14/1/552

1988 December 10

2 (of 3)

'Howard Barker and political theatre', an extra-mural Saturday school held at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Side A: David Rabey, 'Howard Barker's theatre of education'.

Side B: Howard Barker, 'Beauty and terror: approaches to writing political theatre' (continues on 14/1/553).
capacity: illegible

See also 14/1/551 and 14/1/553

MOTTRAM: 14/1/553

1988 December 10

(3 of 3)

'Howard Barker and political theatre', an extra-mural Saturday school held at Birkbeck College, University of London.

Side A: final part of Howard Barker's lecture, 'Beauty and terror' Followed by: Ian MacDiarmid 'An actor's winter: an actor's experience of Howard Barker's theatre'.

1989 September 8
Side B: Bob Cobbing, recorded from Kaleidoscope [an arts review programme], BBC Radio 4.
capacity: illegible

See also 14/1/551 and 14/1/552

MOTTRAM: 14/1/554

Undated

Basil Bunting reading [Walt] Whitman, and [Ezra] Pound (Canto 4).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/555

1977 June 16

Side A: Bill Griffiths and Allen Fisher reading in Brighton.

Side B: A century of recorded sound, recorded from Radio 4
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/556

1979 November 14 and 21

Side A: Norman Mailer interview with Michael Parkinson, recorded from BBC1.
Followed by Allen Ginsberg.

Side B: Allen Ginsberg.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/557

1980 December 14

[William] Burroughs, The four horseman of the apocalypse, at the Planet Earth Conference, Aix-en-Provence. Recorded for Mottram by John Whiting.
capacity: [60] mins

See also 14/1/526 and 14/1/527

MOTTRAM: 14/1/558

Undated

(Marked 'tape 2', but tape 1 not identified)

[William] Burroughs, Cities of the red nights, continued. Excerpts from Junkie, The naked lunch, Exterminator, and 'From here to eternity'. Also a hand written list.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/559

1959

Side A: Selections from Harvard: [Allen] Ginsberg reading 'Howl', and [Allen] Ginsberg and [Gregory] Corso.

Side B: Interview with [Allen] Ginsberg and [Gregory] Corso with readings. Followed by readings by [Charles] Olson and [Peter] Orlovsky.

Also a handwritten list of readings
capacity [60 mins]

MOTTRAM: 14/1/560

1978 June 10

Joint Buffalo Series in Allentown Com. Centre [Allentown Community Center?]: Leslie Fiedler, Irving Layton, Allen Ginsberg.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/561

Undated

Unidentified 'Tape for Eric' (possibly recorded by John Whiting)

Side A: Clark Coolidge, Wallace Stevens, Jack Kerouac.

Side B: Ronald Reagan, Alan Tomlinson and others. (Cassette case includes a handwritten note on the recordings).
capacity: [120 mins]

MOTTRAM: 14/1/562

1975

Side A: 'Police' c1971 and Columbia University, 1974.

Side B: (Cassette case has a hand written note by Mottram on the readings at St Marks Poetry Project), various readings by [Gregory] Corso.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/563

1982 November 6

Side A: labelled as part 2 of a WBAI programme interview of William Burroughs with John Walters. Possibly recorded from BBC Radio 1.

Side B: [William] Burroughs discussion with Felicity Mason on the Tangier days, plus a reading from The naked lunch, New York, 1975.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/564

1970 November 17

Allen Ginsberg reading at SUNYAB [State University of New York at Buffalo], 'Eclogue' and various other poems.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/565

1978 June 10

Side A: Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky at SUNY [State University of New York], Buffalo, with Robert Creeley. Side B: The Gray Chair lectures, Robert Creeley.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/566

1973 June

Allen Ginsberg at Rotterdam.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/567

1978 June 10

Side A: Letters to Eric (no other information).

Side B: [Allen] Ginsberg, [Peter] Orlovsky, Allen de Loach at SUNY [State University of New York], Buffalo.

[cassette case broken]
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/568

Undated

[William] Burroughs - 'Tangiers', [Gregory] Corso, and (possibly) [Brion] Gysin.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/569

1977 Autumn

'Supranormal' tape number 3 (by Robert Sheppard). Stefan Themerson, Paul Evans (9 poems), Bill Griffiths with Paul Burwell, two 'works'.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/570

1977 August 4

[Basil] Bunting at Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, reading [Algernon Charles] Swinburne, [William Butler] Yeats, [Ford Madox] Ford and [Sir Thomas] Wyatt.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/571

Undated

[William] Burroughs: Ali's smile. (possibly one side only).
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/572

1986 February 3

Allen Fisher at the White Swan reading 'Brixton fractals'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/573

1987 May 12

Side A: Allen Fisher at Sub Voicive: 'Sicily', 'Sign on in water'.

Side B: 'Buzzards and bees'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/574

(poor sound quality at start)

Side A: Wendy Mulford.

Side B: Allen Fisher at Sub Voicive, The Moon, New North Street.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/575

1975

Allen Fisher at COUM Studios: 'The Art of Flight' numbers: 5-13 and 15, with typed titles on cassette sleeve.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/576

1978 October 31

Side A: Allen Fisher reading at King's Poetry.

Side B: Hans Keller, Mozart K516, recorded 1978.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/577

1983 November 1

King's Poetry:

Side A: Allen Fisher and David Miller.

Side B: Allen Fisher.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/578

1984 November 13

Allen Fisher reading at the Black Swan.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/579

Undated

Tape 1 (of 2): Allen Fisher and Eric Mottram: 'The Beat writers', at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/580

MOTTRAM: 14/1/580

1987 May 11

Side A: Eric Mottram at the Oxford Poetry Society.

Side B, Tape 2 (of 2): Eric Mottram: 'The Beat writers', at Goldsmiths College, University of London, concluding with [William] Burroughs. See also 14/1/579.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/581

1982 March 13

'Poetry Lives OK' Thomas A Clark, Wendy Mulford and Allen Fisher reading at the University of Warwick.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/582

Undated

Tape 3 (of 5): A Festival of British Poets ('Saturday', continued)
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/530, 14/1/531, 14/1/583 and 14/1/584

MOTTRAM: 14/1/583

Undated

Tape 4 (of 5)

Side A: A Festival of British Poets ('Saturday' continued)

Side B: A Festival of British Poets ('Sunday').
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/530, 14/1/531, 14/1/582 and 14/1/584

MOTTRAM: 14/1/584

Undated

Tape 5 (of 5)

A Festival of British Poets ('Sunday' continued).
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/530, 14/1/531, 14/1/582 and 14/1/583

MOTTRAM: 14/1/585

1986 June 4

Reading at Goldsmiths' College, University of London

Side A: Denise Riley reading 'Dry Air'.

Side B: Denise Riley reading early poems from 'Dry Air', and recent work in the Grossteste Review, 1982.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/586

Undated

Tape 1 (of 4)

Sub Voicive Colloquium: introduction by Gilbert Adair. Chairman, Lawrence Upton. Readings by Adrian Clarke, Ken Edwards and Eric Mottram.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/587, 14/1/588 and 14/1/589

MOTTRAM: 14/1/587

Undated

Tape 2 (of 4)

Sub Voicive Colloquium: Gilbert Adair
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/586, 14/1/588 and 14/1/589

MOTTRAM: 14/1/588

Undated

Tape 3 (of 4)

Sub Voicive Colloquium:

Side A: Robert Sheppard.

Side B: Allen Fisher.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/586, 14/1/587 and 14/1/589

MOTTRAM: 14/1/589

Undated

Tape 4 (of 4)

Sub Voicive Colloquium:

Side A: Lawrence Upton and Virginia Firnberg.

Side B: Chris Cheek.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/586, 14/1/587 and 14/1/588

MOTTRAM: 14/1/590

1976 March 19

Tony Jackson and Jim Burns reading at NPC [National Poetry Competition?]
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/591

1987 May 26

Lee Harwood reading at Sub Voicive, the White Swan.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/592

Mixed dates

1977 March: Music by [Thea] Musgrave and [Luciano] Berio.

1978 November 1978: King's Poetry, Boris Berman and Tom Clark.

1979 May 8: King's Poetry, Brian Catling.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/593

1983 November 15

King's Poetry: Tom Pickard reading poetry and prose.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/594

1983 March 15

Chris Cheek reading at Sub Voicive, the White Swan.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/595

1983 December 13

Side A: King's Poetry: Chris Cheek.

Side B: King's Poetry: Bob Cobbing, Tony Wright and Bill Griffiths.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/596

1988 March 10

Chris Cheek, 'Ethnocentrism', a graduate seminar at King's College London.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/597

Undated

Pereira interview [? possibly an interview of Eric Mottram by Steven Pereira, 1986 – see also Mottram 3/8/5].
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/598

1991 October 29

Lawrence Upton reading at Sub Voicive, at the Archers.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/599

1991 July 4

David Chaloner reading at Sub Voicive at the Institute of United States Studies, University of London.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/600

1988 May 22

Barry MacSweeney reading at the Battersea Arts Centre.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/601

1976 February 13

Side A: recording of BBC television comedy Monty Python.

Side B: Barry MacSweeney reading 'Black torch'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/602

Undated

[Possibly Eric Mottram, and/or Tom Clark, and/or blank tape]
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/603

1975 November 13

Side A; Thomas Mayer and Jonathan Williams reading at the V&A Museum, London.

Side B: Jeremy Hilton and David Tripton reading at the Poetry Society.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/604

Undated

Side A: E M Mathews (no further information on cassette case).
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/605

1979 February 28

Side A: King's Poetry: Paula Claire and Dom Sylvester Houedard.

Side B: Dom Sylvester Houedard.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/606

1973 January 5

Jeff Nuttall and Eric Mottram at the Poets Conference, held at the Poetry Society.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/607

1978 February 7

King's Poetry: Jeff Nuttall reading 'Muscle'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/608

Undated

Recorded by John Whiting for Eric Mottram.

Side A: Clive Fencott 'The Compleat Gulliver's Travels'.

Side B: Bob Cobbing, Clive Fencott, John Whiting - 'Woodwork'.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/609

1976 May, September

Bob Cobbing, 'Round Dance' at the ICA and four other 'events' with various people, including Paul Burrell.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/610

1988 May 10

Bob Cobbing reading at Sub Voicive
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/611

1989 May 5

Bob Cobbing and Bill Griffiths reading at Sub Voicive.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/612

1986 March 1

Tape 1 (of 2)

Basil Bunting tribute readings, Newcastle.

Side A: Tom Pickard, Koef Nielsen, Eric Mottram.

Side B: Barry MacSweeney, Tom Raworth, Colin Simms.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/613

MOTTRAM: 14/1/613

1986 March 1

Tape 2 (of 2)

Basil Bunting tribute readings, Newcastle.

Side A: Richard Caddel, Gael Turnbull, Stuart Montgomery.

Side B: Allen Fisher and Tony Baker.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/612

MOTTRAM: 14/1/614

1982 September 22

Tape made by Bill Griffiths for Eric Mottram, recorded in 1981, 'April work/July week'.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/615

1986 October 14

Bill Griffiths at Sub Voicive, the White Swan, reading 'The rabbit hunt'.

Note on cassette wrapper that sound quality is initially indistinct.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/616

1987 April 30

Bill Griffiths: 'Children's Book', graduate seminar at King's College, London.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/617

1988 February 2

Bill Griffiths reading at Sub Voicive, the White Swan. Very little on Side B.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/618

1979 October 23

Chris Torrance reading at King's Poetry.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/619

1976 July

Side A: Noam Chomsky interviewed by Peter Jay, recorded from a television broadcast [The Jay interview] made by London Weekend Television

1978 August 19
Side B: Allen Fisher, Pierre Joris, Eric Mottram, recorded at Mottram's home, 40 Guernsey Grove, south London.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/620

1982 January 19

Side A: Allen Fisher reading at King's Poetry, then Cornelius Cardew music

Side B: Cardew music, continued. Also interview by Keith Potter, November 1981.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/621

1984 February 7

Side A: Roy Fisher and Wendy Mulford reading at King's Poetry.

Side B: True West Side
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/622

1991 December 17

Allen Fisher and Lol Coxhill at Sub Voicive/Eonta at Compendium Bookshop, Camden Town, London
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/623

Undated

Side A: Allen Fisher.

Side B: Eric Mottram. Talus (2).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/624

Undated

Side A: John James, labelled 'Part 2' (part 1 not found), reading at King's Poetry.

1981 March 10
Side B: Geraldine Monk reading at King's Poetry.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/625

1974 June 14

Side A: Bill Griffiths reading at the Poetry Society.

1975 March 18
Side B: Basil Bunting, reading from [Jonathan] Swift, then a BBC Radio 3 interview with Bunting, 21 July 1975.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/626

1974

Basil Bunting reading from Ezra Pound, [Louis] Zukofsky and from his own work. Labelled Tape 3 (Tape 1 and Tape 2 not identified).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/627

1981 February 14

Basil Bunting: BBC Radio 3 interview (30 mins), in a series, Living poets.

Ulli McCarthy (later Ulli Freer) reading at King's Poetry. Cassette wrapper includes a brief description of the performance, in Mottram's hand.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/628

1974 March 10

Hugh MacDiarmid reading at Woodland Air Gallery, London SE3: 'Scottish Poems' and poems on Scottish island people.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/629

Undated

Hugh MacDiarmid reading his own poems (possibly a continuation of 14/1/628).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/630

Undated

Side A: John James and Hugh MacDiarmid.

Side B: Hugh MacDiarmid, Gael Turnbull and Basil Bunting. Cassette wrapper includes a list of the Bunting poems, in Mottram's hand.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/631

1978 May 2

Tom Pickard reading at King's Poetry.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/632

1972 February 8

Tom Pickard reading at Better Books, London.
capacity: 120 [?] mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/633

1988 March 17

Tape 1: John Whiting at King's College London, electronic music.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/634

1988 March 17

Tape 2: John Whiting at King's College London, electronic music.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/635

1993 July 20

Side A: Gavin Selerie.

Side B: Alan Halsey, reading at Sub Voicive, The Three Cups, Holborn.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/636

1988 May 31

Simon Pettit reading at Sub Voicive, the White Swan.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/637

1981 February

Side A: Dick Higgins, Poems and Metapoems (cassette case includes a typed list of the poems/metapoems, dated February 1981).

1982 January 23 and 24

Side B: Henry Threadgill.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/638

1993 April 6

Andrew Duncan reading at Sub Voicive, the Three Cups, Holborn (very brief recording)
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/639

1989 July 7

Lawrence Upton reading at Sub Voicive.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/640

1972 November 30

Tape 1 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram, 'Henry Adams'
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/641

1972 December 7

Tape 2 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram, 'Henry Adams: bridges from Adams to the next stages'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/642

1973 January 11

Tape 3 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Psychology: [Norman] Mailer's 'White Negro' and the psychopathic in US society' [re psychoanalysis in the 1950s].
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/643

1973 January 18

Tape 4 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Gestalt psychology: [Laurence] Kohlberg and [Stanley] Milgram's experiment. Development of Gestalt psychology in the USA'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/644

1973 January 25

Tape 5 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Tribalism and encounter groups. Method as permissive alibi, [Sir James George] Frazer, [Sigmund] Freud'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/645

1973 February 1

Tape 6 (of 18): lectures by Eric Mottram: 'William James: the moral equivalent of war'. 'Wilhelm Reich: part 1'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/646

1973 February 8

Tape 7 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Wilhelm Reich: part 2: structures, forms and sources of energy'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/647

1973 February 15

Tape 8 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Redefinitions of nature and design structure. Design structure and the Bauhaus'. (Note: 'Noise from TV on both sides')
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/648

1973 February 22

Tape 9 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Marshall McLuhan'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/649

1973 March 1

Tape 10 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Buckminster Fuller'
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/650

1973 March 14

Tape 11 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Music: Richard Wagner'
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/651

1973 March 21

Tape 12 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Music: Charles Ives and John Cage'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/652

1973 May 3

Tape 13 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Music: - rock music (Black origins, Motown and Phil Spector). Then Dawes, Manson and the West Coast'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/653

1973 May 10

Tape 14 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Ezra Pound: Canto LXXIV, and William Carlos Williams'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/654

Tape 15 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Introduction to mythology: Charles Olson. 20th century approaches, Levi-Strauss etc'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/655

1973 May 24

Tape 16 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Charles Olson and Creation. Then Charles Olson and Painting'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/656

1973 May 31

Tape 17 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Painting: [Jackson] Pollock, [Arshile] Gorky and [Willem] de Kooning'.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/657

1973 June 6

Tape 18 (of 18): lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Drug culture'. (side B only. Some of lecture missing, due to interruption by a fire alarm).
capacity: 60 mins of 120 mins tape.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/658

Undated

Lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Jazz'. Includes [Albert] Ayler and Miles Davies. Possibly part of the 1973 Mottram lecture series.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/659

Undated

Lecture by Eric Mottram: 'Jazz - new version'. Possibly part of the 1973 Mottram lecture series.

capacity 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/660

1983 November 29

Eric Mottram's inaugural lecture as Professor of English and American Literature, King's College London.
capacity: not known

MOTTRAM: 14/1/661

1989 November 11

Tape 1 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/662

1989 October 12

Tape 2 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/663

1989 October 19

Tape 3 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/664

1989 October 26

Tape 4 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/665

1989 November 2

Tape 5 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/666

1989 November 16

Tape 6 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/667

1989 November 23

Tape 7 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/668

1989 November 30

Tape 8 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/669

1989 December 7

Tape 9 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity', Side A only (Side B is blank).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/670

1989 December 12

Tape 10 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity' (Side A interrupted by fire alarm).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/671

1990 January 18

Tape 11 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/672

1990 January 25

Tape 12 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/673

1990 February 2

Tape 13 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/674

1990 February 8

Tape 14 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/675

1990 February 22

Tape 15 (of 15): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

See also ten further lectures in the 'Creativity' series, at 14/1/724-733

MOTTRAM: 14/1/676

1985 July 22

Tape 1 (of 4): William Burroughs Conference, Boulder, Colorado. Conference opening address by Mottram, followed by question and answer session (continued on 14/1/677).
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/677

1985 July 22

Tape 2 (of 4): William Burroughs Conference, Boulder, Colorado. Question and answer session continued (see 14/1/676 for beginning).
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/678

1985 July 26

Tape 3 (of 4): William Burroughs Conference, Boulder, Colorado.

Side A: presentation by Eric Mottram.

Side B: question and answer session.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/679

1985 July 27

Tape 4 (of 4): William Burroughs Conference, Boulder, Colorado: Eric Mottram on 'Burroughs' Circle'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/680

1991 October 22 and November 5

Tape 1 (of 4): lecture by Eric Mottram, 'Law in America: acceptances and resistances'. Continued on 14/1/681.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/681

1991 November 5

Tape 2 (of 4): lecture by Eric Mottram, 'Law in America', continued from 14/1/680.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/682

1991 November 19

Tape 3 (of 4): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law in America'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/683

1991 December 3

Tape 4 (of 4): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law in America'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/684

1991 October 15

Tape 1 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/685

1991 October 21

Tape 2 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/686

1991 October 28

Tape 3 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/687

1991 November 4

Tape 4 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTTRAM: 14/1/688

1991 November 11

Tape 5 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/689

1991 November 15

Tape 6 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/690

1991 November 21

Tape 7 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/691

1991 December 2

Tape 8 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/692

1991 December 9

Tape 9 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/693

1991 December 16

Tape 10 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Law, religion and polis'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/694

1990 November 15

Tape 1 (of a numbered series of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'. [Tapes 1-2 in the series are dated 1990, tapes 4-30 are dated 1993-1994]
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/393-399 for Mottram's autumn 1994 lecture series on 'Radical poetics'

MOTTRAM: 14/1/695

1990 November 22

Tape 2 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/696

Undated

Tape 3 (of 30): possibly lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics' (marked '3'), also marked 'Possible blank tape'
capacity: unknown

MOTTRAM: 14/1/697

1993 January 13

Tape 4 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/698

1993 January 25

Tape 5 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/699

1993 February 1

Tape 6 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/700

1993 February 8

Tape 7 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/701

1993 February 15

Tape 8 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/702

1993 February 22

Tape 9 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/703

1993 March 1

Tape 10 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/704

1993 March 8

Tape 11 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/705

1993 March 15

Tape 12 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/706

1993 May 6

Tape 13 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/707

1993 May 10

Tape 14 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/708

1993 May 17

Tape 15 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/709

1993 May 24

Tape 16 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/710

1993 June 7

Tape 17 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/711

1993 June 2

Tape 18 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/712

1993 October 11

Tape 19 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/713

1993 October 25

Tape 20 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/714

1993 November 1

Tape 21 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/715

1993 November 15

Tape 22 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/716

1993 November 22

Tape 23 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/717

1993 November 29

Tape 24 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/718

1993 December 6

Tape 25 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/2/719

1993 December 13

Tape 26 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/2/720

1994 January 17

Tape 27 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/721

1994 January 24

Tape 28 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/722

1994 January 31

Tape 29 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/723

1994 February 14

Tape 30 (of 30): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Radical poetics'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/724

1990 March 1

Tape 1 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/661-675 for earlier lectures in the same series

MOTTRAM: 14/1/725

1990 March 8

Tape 2 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/726

1990 March 15

Tape 3 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/727

1990 April 26

Tape 4 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/728

1990 May 3

Tape 5 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/729

1990 May 10

Tape 6 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/730

1990 May 17

Tape 7 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/731

1990 May 24

Tape 8 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/732

1990 May 31

Tape 9 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/733

1990 June 7

Tape 10 (of 10): lecture by Eric Mottram on 'Creativity'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/734

1989 May 25

Tape 1 (in a numbered series of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar

[Tapes 1-2 in the series are dated 1989, tapes 3-6 are dated 1991]
capacity: 90 mins

See also 14/1/378-391 for 1991 graduate seminars

MOTTRAM: 14/1/735

1989 June 15

Tape 2 (of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/736

1991 April 25

Tape 3 (of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/737

1991 May 2

Tape 4 (of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar (or lecture?).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/738

1991 May 9

Tape 5 (of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar (or lecture.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/739

undated (marked 'Nov only')

Tape 6 (of 6): Eric Mottram, King's College London graduate seminar, 'The poetics of 'Frame Work' and 'Nature''. Followed by a discussion including John Woolford, Clive Bush and Michael Hrebeniak.
capacity: not known, but probably 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/740

1987

Side A: Brian Catling.

Side B: Ian Sinclair, reading at RASP.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/741

1987 January 2

Eric Mottram reading at RASP, 67 Balfour Street.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/742

1986 April 22

Eric Mottram reading at the White Swan.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/743

1984 March 13, 1985 May 13

Tape 1 (of 2)

Side A: Eric Mottram, at SEQUE, New York, introduced by Charles Bernstein, May 1985. Starts with 10 minutes of discussion.

Side B: Eric Mottram at the Bowery, March 1984.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/744

1985 May 13

Tape 2 (of 2): Eric Mottram at SEQUE, New York.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/745

1985 April 18

Eric Mottram reading at the Black Swan.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/746

1985 July 27

Eric Mottram reading at the 'Other Branch' Poetry Society, Leamington Spa.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/747

1984 September 28 and 29

Side A: Eric Mottram reading at The Auditorium, Central Institute for English & Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India, at a seminar on Gabriel Marquez and Latin America.

Side B: reading at the Poetry Society of Hyderabad.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/748

1984 March 20

Side A: Eric Mottram reading at King's Poetry.

1984 November 2

Side B: 'Rebels', a BBC Radio 4 programme about Lenny Bruce.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/749

1984 March

Side A: Brian Catling.

Side B: Bill Griffiths. Recorded for Eric Mottram by John Porter at King's Readings.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/750

1984 January 24

Side A: King's Readings, including Bob Cobbing, Peter Middleton, Robert Sheppard, Allen Fisher and Eric Mottram.

Side B: David Jones.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/751

1983 October 2

A recording of Eric Mottram from French Radio. Also a letter, dated 18 March 1984, from Pierre Joris to Mottram, enclosing the tape.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/752

1982 June 7

Eric Mottram reading at the Mid-Pennine Arts Association, Burnley.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/753

1979 May 22

Eric Mottram reading at King's Poetry.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/754

1979 April 17 and May 1

Side A: Allen de Loach reading at Albuquerque, April 1979.

Side B: Eric Mottram reading at Buffalo, May 1979.
capacity: 120 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/755

1977 December 8

Eric Mottram at the Polytechnic of Central London.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/756

1976 December 1, 1978 April 13

Side A: Eric Mottram reading at the White Swan, 1976.

Side B: Ronald Dworkin, Profess of Jurisprudence, Oxford, recorded from a television programme, 1978.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/757

Undated

Eric Mottram reading at the Torriano, London.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/758

1993 November 24

Eric Mottram introductions at WSB.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/759

1993 April 6

Eric Mottram reading at Sub Voicive, The Three Cups.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/760

1993 February 20

Eric Mottram reading at the Horniman Museum, London.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/761

1992 November 11

Eric Mottram reading at the State University of New York, Albany, introduced by Pierre Joris.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/762

1991 May 10

Eric Mottram reading at Sub Voicive, The Prince George of Cumberland.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/763

1991 March 2

Eric Mottram reading at the Basil Bunting Birthday Greeting in Durham.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/764

1990 June 13

Eric Mottram with Allen Ginsberg and Carolyn Cassady, recorded from Jazz FM radio station.

duration: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/765

1990 March 1

Eric Mottram reading at Sub Voicive.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/766

1989 September 6

Tape 1 (of 2): Clive Bush and Eric Mottram reading at the Moon, Holborn, London.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/767

1989 September 6

Tape 2 (of 2): Clive Bush and Eric Mottram reading at the Moon, continued.
capacity: 60 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/768

1989 May 28

Side A: Thomas A Clark reading at Battersea Arts Centre.

Side B: Eric Mottram reading at Battersea Arts Centre.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/769

1988 September 27

Lecture given by Eric Mottram at the Polytechnic of Central London, 'A man of the most universal knowledge: Sir George Cayley'.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/770

1988 November 23

Eric Mottram reading at the Moon, London (33 minutes on Side B only).
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/771

1987 July 21

Eric Mottram reading at Sub Voicive, the White Swan.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/772

1987 May 11

Ken Edwards reading at the Oxford Poetry Society.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/773

1987 May 1

Latin American poetry at RASP, including [Cesar Abraham] Vallejo [Mendoza], [Pablo] Neruda and [Ana] Castillo. Read by Will Rowe, Eric Mottram and Ken Edwards.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/774

1992 November 16

Tape 1 (of 2): Robert Creeley in discussion with Eric Mottram at Buffalo, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/775

1992 November 2

Tape 2 (of 2): Robert Creeley in discussion with Eric Mottram, at Buffalo, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/776

1992 November 18

Eric Mottram, introduced by Robert Kelly and Pierre Joris, at Bard College, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/777

1992 September 23

Eric Mottram reading at the Poetry Rare Books Collective, Buffalo, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/778

1992 'Autumn'

Lecture by Eric Mottram on Basil Bunting, given at Buffalo, New York.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/779

Undated

Side A: Eric Mottram reading from his 'Interrogation Rooms', followed by some [Tom] Pickard poems, then an introduction for Allan de Loach, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Side B: Simon Pettit.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/780

[1993]

Side A: Ian Sinclair reading at the Battersea Arts Centre.

Side B: book launch for Eric Mottram's Selected Poems, at the Polytechnic of Central London.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/781

1976 September 19

Tape 1 (of 2): Eric Mottram reading at Foster Clough, Hebden Bridge, recorded by Paul [Buck].
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/782

1976 September 19

Tape 2 (of 2):

Possibly a duplicate of 14/1/781

Cassette case includes a list of Mottram's readings, including 'The painters', 'Elegies', 'The he expression' and 'Against tyranny'. Labelled as Tape 1 in a series of 10, titled 'Pressed curtains', of readings by various poets;
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/783

Undated

[Possibly some William Burroughs on Side B]
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/784

1976 January 17

Side A: an interview with Pierre Joris, 1976

Side B: launch for Talus magazine at Sub Voicive [1987]
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/785

1975 February 7

Thomas A Clark and Eric Mottram reading at the Poetry Society.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/786

1992 February 24

Lecture by Eric Mottram, 'Basil Bunting, David Jones and Hugh MacDiarmid', given at the Basil Bunting Centre, University of Durham, with a subsequent question and answer session.
capacity: 90 mins

MOTTRAM: 14/1/787

1989 January 19

Eric Mottram 'Cultural Studies' seminar at King's College London.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/788

1988 March 5

Tape 1 (of 2): lectures on American literature and culture, 'Opening the field, 1950-1965', given at Goldsmiths' College, London by Eric Mottram, speaking on 'The later art of William Carlos Williams', and Allen Fisher, on 'Charles Olson and his painting contemporaries'.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/1/789

1988 March 5

Tape 2 (of 2): lectures on American literature and culture, 'Opening the field: 1950-1965', given at Goldsmith's College, London by Eric Mottram and Allen Fisher.
capacity: not known.

MOTTRAM: 14/2 Commercial tape cassettes or copies of commercial tapes, unsorted, [1950-1995]

MOTTRAM: 14/3 Reel-to-reel tapes, unsorted,[1950-1995]

MOTTRAM: 14/4 Documentation, relating to tape recordings, unsorted, [1950-1995]