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Coney Island of the Mind

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Along with a handful of others, including Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti is recognized as one of the most important poets to emerge from the Beat Generation of writers. He is also founder of the famous City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, which spawned a publishing branch. In fact, Ferlinghetti published Ginsberg's notorious poem "Howl" (amongst a series of "pocket" books of poetry),… Read more in Amazon's Lawrence Ferlinghetti Store

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  • Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B00001IVLH
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,581 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #56 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews > Poetry

 
1. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 1
2. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 2
3. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 3
4. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 4
5. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 5
6. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 6
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18. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 18
19. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 19
20. Coney Island of the Mind, Pt. 20
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Aural Delight, September 19, 1999
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Ferlinghetti is an amazing poet. By and far my favorite. I have never been a fan of spoken word cd's. However, this cd is incredible. It puts a voice on the poems i have read and the musical accompaniment by Morphine's Colley is amazing. He gives life to his writings like only he could. His voice sounds exactly as I imagined it would, intriguing and playful. If you are a fan of Ferlinghetti then you must have this cd.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars an essential addition to any hipster's collection, September 29, 1999
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If you dig the spirit of the Beat generation, this is CD to buy. Extremely hip and soothing. Ferlinghetti delivers a very good reading of his landmark poetry collection by the same title. The background jazz noir is nothing remarkable but well done. I was hoping for some early Tom Waits-esque stuff but didn't find it here. There are more than 30 tracks on this CD and each one has a distinct feeling. It's almost like different rides on Coney Island. Really good stuff. Mind you, I believe this CD is the ONLY Lawrence Ferlinghetti material available. A little anecdote: I've been running around for half a day looking for this disc. None of the record stores I've been to have it in stock. Most store clerks I've encountered got the lyrics to every single Backstreet Boys songs memorized but have never heard of Ferlinghetti. When I mentioned the name they all had a puzzled look on their pimply faces. One guy with shits pierced all over his face recommended me the latest MTV pop dance collection instead. Man...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad reading, terrible back-up, March 23, 2006
Although I'm an avid Amazon shopper, I don't write reviews. Mostly because I think a lot is covered in other reviews, or I'm pleased with the product. In this case, I think I have to intervene. I purchased this CD on the strength of the reviews, although I was skeptical when I heard who had composed the music. I should have gone with my first instinct.

F.'s reading isn't the best I've heard, but it's tolerable. Colley's accompaniment is horrible. A kind of fake-jazz, Kurt Cobain w/ W. Burroughs wanna-be noise that makes listening to the CD darned near impossible.

If you're interested in listening to the beats read their poetry, try to get something recorded when they were active. I have the Jack Kerouac box set from Verve and it's amazing, as are older recordings of Ginsberg. You might also want to check out Langston Hughs with the Mingus Band.

The music is supposed to complement the 'beat' of the poetry, either in the interstices or in the back ground. This music most certainly doesn't do that. Buyer beware.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The poet should leave the rading of his poetry to others
I dearly love A Coney Island.., but the poet doesn't read it very well. And the music obviously was recorded at another time and place, and is really a pain in the neck. Read more
Published on February 25, 2008 by Stuart Meyers

5.0 out of 5 stars The amusement park of memory
Ferlinghetti continues the great tradition of American spoken poetry. The use of jazz as an accompaniment is fairly recent idea though Vachel Lindsay had a go decades past with... Read more
Published on June 2, 2006 by Robin Benson

4.0 out of 5 stars Coney Island Revisited
I first heard a rendition of this album 1n 1969. I don't believe this is the original, but, that sort of, kind of well it seems like I was only temporarily I a tie salesman. Read more
Published on September 13, 2003 by Walter Rhea

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