Poetry for the Beat Generation

Poetry for the Beat Generation
Studio album (spoken word) by Jack Kerouac
Released	1959
Recorded	1958
Genre	Spoken Word
Length	40:08
Label	Hanover Signature Record Corp LP #5000
Producer	Bob Thiele
Jack Kerouac chronology
Poetry for the Beat Generation (1959) Blues and Haikus (1959)

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Poetry for the Beat Generation is the debut album of American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac and was originally released in 1959.

History

Kerouac is accompanied by Steve Allen on the piano. All songs were written by Kerouac. The album is included in the CD box set The Jack Kerouac Collection.

Track listing

Side One

1. "October in the Railroad Earth" – 7:08
2. "Deadbelly" – 1:02
3. "Charlie Parker" – 3:43
4. "The Sounds of the Universe Coming in My Window" – 3:14
5. "One Mother" – 0:47
6. "Goofing at the Table" – 1:42
7. "Bowery Blues" – 3:48

Side Two

1. "Abraham" – 1:14
2. "Dave Brubeck" – 0:27
3. "I Had a Slouch Hat Too One Time" – 6:11
4. "The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" – 1:51
5. "McDougal Street Blues" – 3:23
6. "The Moon Her Majesty" – 1:36
7. "I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous" – 0:37

Bonus Tracks on 1990 CD issue

(Taken from the Steve Allen Plymouth Show, NBC Broadcast, Monday 10:00pm, 16th November 1959 Eastern time) ^[2]

1. "Readings from On the Road & Visions of Cody" – 3:31

References

1. Poetry for the Beat Generation at AllMusic
2. British Library Beat Bibliography