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- Brookner Sound Rolls SR1-SR4
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- In 1978, Howard Brookner, director and film producer, interviewed William S. Burroughs for his film, titled “Burroughs: The Movie,” a documentary about Burroughs’ life and work. Side A: In this recording, dated October 20, 1978, William S. Burroguhs and his companions listen to music tracks and examine photographs. Then Burroughs discusses some recent statements made by a white supremacist group, The White People's Committee to Restore God's Laws. Organized by Thom Robb, full name Thomas Arthur Robb, this hate group called for the destruction of the populations they deemed as inferior, advocating violence against individuals with a different race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Burroughs then describes the need for minorities to defend themselves and that they should try to create a "gay state." Side B: Burroughs and his companions continue their discussion about their hypothetical "gay state," and the various tasks needed to protect the world's gays, including methods to earn funding for the state, to assassinate the state's enemies, and to promote population growth (through cloning). Burroughs and his companions also briefly discuss drug use, focusing on cocaine before lapsing into small talk. The conversation then returns to their topic of a "gay state" and they discuss homophobic figures such as Anita Bryant.
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- Side A: background music becomes much louder at 05:31 minutes and continues until 06:02 minutes
- Side B: sounds of utensils against plates can heard from approximately 07:20 minutes until approximately 07:55
- Side A: silence from approximately 06:03 minutes until 06:22 minutes
- Side A: scratching noise in the opening of the recording from approximately 00:00 seconds until 00:04 seconds
- Side A: periodic gaps in the audio
- Side A: sound of dog barking can be heard at approximately 06:55 minutes
- Side A: nearly inaudible music can be hear playing at approximately 02:00 minutes until approximately 05:30 minutes when recording is played at high volume
- Side A: silence can be heard at approximately 16:02 minutes and continues until approximately 17:13 minutes
- Side B: sound of running water can be heard periodically starting at approximately 21:09 minutes and continues until approximately 26:20 minutes
- Side B: silence can be heard from approximately 15:36 minutes until approximately 16:48 minutes
- Side A: sound of clapperboard can be heard periodically throughout the recording
- Side A: offensive language and slurs can be heard throughout the recording
- Side B: sounds of utensils against plates and some dialogue can heard from approximately 08:30 minutes until approximately 15:35 minutes
- Side A: speakers and background noise become nearly inaudible from approximately 01:00 minutes until approximately 05:30 minutes unless played at high volume
- Side B: offensive language and slurs can be heard throughout the recording
- Side A: loud music resumes at 06:23 minutes and continues until 08:21 minutes
- Side B: silence with some background noise begins at approximately 18:50 minutes and continues 19:45 minutes
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- According to James W. Grauerholz, executor of William S. Burroughs' estate, the audio tracks were Howard Brookner's safety copies of his sound rolls for the film “Burroughs: The Movie”
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- SPEC_RARE_CMS_87_audiofile_19
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- Item digitized from Box 57, William S. Burroughs Papers (WSB97), Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
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- 00:33:55 [Side B]
- 00:33:10 [Side A]
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- Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
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Rights Note |
- This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
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