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Listening to Richard Brautigan | 
 enlarge | Artist: Richard Brautigan
Label: Collector's Choice
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 29123
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 5402
UPC: 617742054026
EAN: 0617742054026
ASIN: B00078GHTI
Release Date: July 12, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | The Telephone Door To Richard Brautigan | | • | Trout Fishing In America | | • | Love Poem | | • | A Confederate General From Big Sur | | • | Here Are the Sounds Of My Life In San Francisco | | • | The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster | | • | Revenge Of the Lawn | | • | The Telephone Door That Leads Eventually To Some Love Poems | | • | In Watermelon Sugar | | • | Here Are Some More Sounds Of My Life | | • | Short Stories About California | | • | Boo, Forever |
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Album Description
This early-'70s cult classic doesn't just feature hippie/beatnik writer Richard Brautigan reading from his novels "Trout Fishing in America," "A Confederate General from Big Sur" and "In Watermelon Sugar," as well as his short story collection "A Revenge of the Lawn" and various poems; it also has such tracks as "Here Are Some More Sounds of My Life," which features the sounds of the author brushing his teeth, taking off his clothes and shaving. In other words, you really are "listening to Richard Brautigan," and if those mundane sounds don't pique your interest, then there are the disarming, poetic moments, like when you hear phones ringing while Brautigan explains why he won't answer the phone, or when he shares the actual sound of the stream he wrote about in "Trout Fishing in America." Special guests include Michael McClure, Imogen Cunningham and Bruce Conner, but for 52 minutes this is pretty much pure Brautigan, as whimsical and searching as ever.
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 The Telephone Door to Richard Brautigan March 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album was recorded in early 1969, near the peak of Richard's popularity, as the first of a projected series of spoken word albums on The Beatles experimental record label Zapple. Others in the series would have included Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, Charles Olson, Charles Bukowski and Allen Ginsberg. Unfortunately, Zapple crashed and burned after only two releases, "Life With The Lions" and "Electronic Sound," leaving Zapple #3 without a label.
It eventually saw limited U.S.-only release, without much publicity, on EMI Harvest in late 1970 and quickly became a high-priced collector's album. I've seen it trade hands for hundreds of dollars.
What makes this album interesting, besides being the only known recording of Richard reading his own poetry, are the stories and unrehearsed conversations also captured. It was one of the first "audio verite" recordings, setting up microphones in Richard's kitchen and simply capturing the sounds of his life. This unscripted glimpse into 1969 in San Francisco gives not only unusual insights into the writer's life (after a rocket-propelled climb to fame) but also into one of the hotbeds of American culture in a unique time & place.
All in all it's a fascinating document and it's nice to see it mass-marketed finally.
 Unique Experience January 17, 2008
Having been a fan of Richard Brautigan since I first discovered his work almost 40 years ago, this was a joy to find! I had no idea there existed a recording of him reading samples of his work and I couldn't pass up the chance. I've not been disappointed. This was recorded well before his untimely death (suicide) and I was surprised to hear how bright and enthusiastic he sounds. Definitely a must for Brautigan fans!
 Good to Hear... September 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is actually good to hear the voice of an icon of the 60's such as Brautigan. I did not expect such a mellow, soft, almost effeminate diction. Bad thing about this CD there's much static noise, so typical of the era (say, recording of the water dripping from a faucet or such).
The questions to ponder are these:
how well has the work of Richard Brautigan sustained the burden of time? And how does his lyrical short fiction compare to his poems heavily imbued with an impromtu surrealist Americana of the 60's.
It's haunting... January 11, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
...to hear his voice after years of reading and re-reading his works. Priceless.
Fascinating document November 16, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I found it fascinating to hear Richard Brautigan reading his own works, and for that matter, to actually to hear his voice at all. It added a whole new dimension to my attempts to understand him and his work. And it was mostly entertaining to boot. We're very lucky to have this in print. Recommended for Brautigan fans.
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