Boston, MA: Da Capo Press, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. "I have often been asked what the subjects of my books have in common and invariably reply, they were all great talkers. This book celebrates the best of those great talkers. Its theme is the relationship between the Beat Generation and the Punk Rock movement." (from author's Introduction) A compendium of interviews with & about the key members of the Beat..... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2020. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "Jack Kerouac loved jazz music all his life. He wrote eagerly of the form and of Charlie Parker and his forays into bop. Kerouac was so knowledgeable about big band music as well and he worked Charlie Parker, Slim Galliard, George Shearing and many others into his novels and onto his album recordings." (front flap) A rich, informative essay..... More

Santa Monica, CA: Geffen Records, 2000. First Edition. Card Stock. Signed by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore Unused promotional postcard giving the date of the new release of NYC Ghost & Flowers, signed by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore in year of release (" '00 "). Near Mint. More

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1981. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Noted not only for his musical contributions but for his literary interests & endeavors, Cage once said: "Reading Finnegan's Wake I notice that though Joyce's subjects, verbs, and objects are unconventional, their relationships are the ordinary ones. With the exception of the Ten Thunderclaps and rumblings here and there, Finnegan's Wake employs syntax. Syntax gives it a rigidity from which..... More

London, England: Faber and Faber Limited, 1986. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "Hip is hard to nail. It no more responds to definition than it does to the common light of day, which is little. It can't be taught. Hip suspects words and manifestos, and has not developed a recruitment pitch since it doesn't recruit. The hipster always assumes that the membership is filled, even when- particularly when- he is the..... More

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "Jim Morrison, the Lizard King, was a Renaissance statue come to life with the body of an adolescent god mailed in leather. He embodied the hallucinated, under-the-volcano neon black vision of L.A. like no one else. Like a prophet from the wilderness made king, he was ultimately trapped and never made it back from the other side." (back cover)..... More

Grindstone City, MI: The Alternative Press, 1979. Limited First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Bob Rosenthal as himself & as "Allen Ginsberg." "I'll tell my deaf mother on you! Fall on the floor/ and eat your grandmother's diapers! Drums, / Whatta lotta Noise you want a Revolution?" (first three lines of poem) A small broadside (approx. 8" x 10&1/2") with the title poem by Allen Ginsberg, a founding father of..... More

n/p: Unknown, 1989. First Edition. Cassette Tape in Case. Signed by Philip Glass on Side 2 label. A cassette with three string quartets by the canonical contemporary composer Philip Glass, who turns 80 years young as we write! The compositions were String Quartets "No. 2(1983- Company)," "No. 3 (1985- Mishima)" & "No. 4 (1989- Buczak)," were performed by L'Ensemble on July 4, 1989, & recorded here. The latter piece had..... More

Louisville, KY: The Literary Renaissance, 1993. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x17") announcing the appearance of Grateful Dead member Robert Hunter at the University of Louisville. As noted on the broadside, Hunter, in addition to being the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead, wrote lyrics for Bob Dylan, Jefferson Starship & others; he has also published his own poems & translations of some works by Ranier Maria Rilke. The..... More

Clarence Center, NY: Moody Street Irregulars, Summer/Fall 1980. First edition. Staplebound. This is the "Special Music Issue" of the newsletter devoted to the life & work of Jack Kerouac, edited by Joy Walsh. Includes an interview with musician & Kerouac collaborator David Amram, an article by major Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia, poetry, reviews, photos, a full-size copy of a letter from Kerouac to Dutch author Jef Bierkens, & more. Front..... More

New York, NY: Corinth Books, Inc., 1963. First Edition. Softcover. "Greenwich Village is the liveliest and most colorful local community within New York City. An exciting complex of interesting people, fascinating places and dynamic ideas, the Village has the vitality of a metropolis, the intimacy of a neighborhood, and a personality all its own." (from "Greenwich Village, Past and Present: Old Green Village," pg. 16) A vintage, now-classic book of..... More

Bay Saint Louis, MS: Proteus Publications; Ken Murphy Publishing, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by photographer Ken Murphy. "Ken (Murphy)'s photography books document our state in the present with their beautiful images, and the music photographs from Mississippi were my personal favorites...Ken and I started talking about a blues photo project with the goal of capturing the current Mississippi blues scene. As his third volume of work evolved I watched..... More

Path Soong. Norwich, NY: Sooj, 2005. First Edition. 8-1/2"x 13". Broadside. Paths That Cross is a beautiful poetry broadside by the legendary rock musician/poet Patti Smith. Illustrated by Path Soong. Printed on heavy arches paper stock. One of 30 numbered copies (total edition) signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong. This is copy #28/30. Note: Because item is fragile: Additional shipping charges will be required. Mint. More