The 1964 recording of AG’s poem for his mother Naomi, fuelled by morphine, meth… and Ray Charles’ I Got A Woman on repeat.
Red vinyl, in its original gatefold packaging, with an added inner sleeve featuring new liner notes, and memorabilia provided by the Allen Ginsberg estate.
With Arthur Russell, Bob Dylan, Anne Waldman, Perry Robinson, David Amram and co, having a whale of a time in sessions which sound like the best kind of parties, between 1971 and 1981.
‘Rags, Ballads & Harmonium Songs. Chanteys, Come-All-Ye’s, Aborigine Song Sticks. Gospel, Improvisations, Renaissance Lyrics, Blake Hymns, Bluegrass, Hillbilly Riffs, Country & Western, 50’s R&B, Dirty Dozens & New Wave.’
The first-ever full vinyl reissue; gatefold sleeve. Photography by Robert Frank!