★Counter Culture Chronicles
Sound Proof.
Edition of 40. Counter Culture Chronicles is honored to announce the release of Gedichte, a rare collection of surrealistic poetry by legendary artist Meret Oppenheim. These German-language poems reveal an intimate dimension of the visionary who revolutionized modern art with her provocative sculptures and conceptual works. Best known for her iconic Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure) - the fur-covered teacup that became synonymous with Surrealist art - Oppenheim's literary voice demonstrates the s…
Gedichte
Edition of 40. Counter Culture Chronicles is honored to announce the release of Gedichte, a rare collection of surrealistic poetry by legendary artist Meret Oppenheim. These German-language poems reveal an intimate dimension of the visionary who revolutionized modern art with her provocative sculptures and conceptual works. Best known for her iconic Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure) - the fur-covered teacup that became synonymous with Surrealist art - Oppenheim's literary voice demonstrates the s…
Provo!
Edition of 40. Counter Culture Chronicles presents a groundbreaking archival release featuring the complete singles collection of Nicolaas Kroese, the enigmatic mystic and visionary of Amsterdam's legendary Provo movement. This extraordinary tape captures the raw essence of 1960s Dutch counterculture through Kroese's unique blend of poetry, philosophy, and sonic experimentation. The A-side showcases Kroese's complete singles output—a bilingual journey through Dutch and English that reveals the i…
Beeld en Geluid/Sound and Vision
Edition of 40. Counter Culture Chronicles is pleased to announce the release of Beeld en Geluid/Sound and Vision, a unique cassette documenting the groundbreaking multimedia event that took place in 1986 at the Municipal Museum in The Hague. This exceptional recording features experimental composer Relly Tarlo alongside collaborators Jacoba Bedaux and GJ de Rook. The tape presents a mesmerizing half-hour soundpiece by Tarlo that exemplifies the adventurous spirit of 1980s avant-garde composition…
Drive-Five vol. 1 en 2.
Edition of 40 copies. Counter Culture Chronicles is proud to announce the release of a previously unreleased recording featuring Beat Generation poet Jack Micheline performing a complete reading in Erie, Pennsylvania, 1983. This intimate documentation captures the raw energy and spontaneous spirit that defined Micheline's legendary performances. Recorded during the height of Micheline's creative period, this rare tape presents the poet in his element—delivering his trademark blend of street-wise…
Erie, PA 1983 (Tape)
Edition of 40. Counter Culture Chronicles is proud to announce the release of a previously unreleased recording featuring Beat Generation poet Jack Micheline performing a complete reading in Erie, Pennsylvania, 1983. This intimate documentation captures the raw energy and spontaneous spirit that defined Micheline's legendary performances.
Recorded during the height of Micheline's creative period, this rare tape presents the poet in his element—delivering his trademark blend of street-wise verse …
Divine Visions
Edition of 100, hand-numbered edition. CCC announces the release of Divine Visions, a carefully curated collection of material by and about Ira Cohen (1935-2011), the elusive Beat poet, photographer, and underground cultural figure. Following successful presentations at New York's Bowery Poetry Club, The Bunker, and Amsterdam's Ruigoord during the Fiery Tongues Festival, this intimate publication brings together rare texts and images in a modest but essential format.
This photocopied chapbook, a…
Live in Rome, 23/6/1969 (Tape)
** Lucky restock, VERY few copies available ** Counter Culture Chronicles presents a historic discovery: La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela – Live in Rome, 23/6/1969, an 18-minute drone recording of exceptional sound quality, now released for the first time. This intimate document captures the legendary duo at a pivotal moment in their artistic development, just as they were establishing the foundations of what would become their revolutionary Dream House concept.
Recorded in 1969, this performanc…
Electronic Multimedia Shaman (Book + Tape + Postcards Boxset)
Deluxe box. CCC Recordings and Marco Bakker jointly present Ira Cohen – Electronic Multimedia Shaman, the second installment in what promises to become an ongoing series of homages to countercultural icons from the USA and beyond, following last year's acclaimed Lionel Ziprin box. This meticulously curated edition celebrates Ira Cohen, the self-proclaimed "multimedia shaman" whose visionary work bridged Beat poetry, experimental photography, and countercultural mysticism.
Born to deaf parents in…
Raoul Hausmann Spricht (Box)
Deluxe box, housed in a cardboard box containing the tape, 3 photographs and 2 inserts. Counter Culture Chronicles presents a rare reissue of the legendary S Press Tonband tape: Raoul Hausmann – Raoul Hausmann Spricht, a 24-minute sonic document of one of Berlin Dada's most radical voices. This meticulously crafted box set contains the complete recording alongside precious ephemera documenting the historic collaboration between Raoul Hausmann and sound poetry pioneer Henri Chopin.
Recorded in Li…
The Book Of The Law
Counter Culture Chronicles unveils a mysterious discovery from the shadows: Aleister Crowley – The Book Of The Law, a vintage one-hour spoken word recording of unknown origin. Found deep within the archives of Dutch Beat writer Hans Plomp, this haunting transmission emerges without documentation, provenance, or explanation—only the enigmatic presence of voices reading from one of the 20th century's most controversial sacred texts.
Liber AL vel Legis, known as The Book of the Law, stands as the c…
From The Archives Vol. 12
Counter Culture Chronicles presents From the Archives Vol. 12, a remarkable discovery featuring rare material from the Hans Plomp Archives. This unique compilation brings together an extraordinary gathering of Beat Generation luminaries and contemporary poets, taken from an unmarked tape with only a list of participants as guide.
The collection showcases readings by a stellar lineup including Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Andy Clausen, William Everson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Duncan McNaughton, H…
The Radicalization Of Timothy Leary
Counter Culture Chronicles proudly announces the reissue of Dr. Timothy Leary – The Radicalization Of Timothy Leary, a remarkable archival collection from the early days of Counter Culture Chronicles. This powerful audio document captures one of the most dramatic and controversial periods in American counterculture history, focusing on the period following Dr. Timothy Leary's spectacular Weather Underground-assisted prison escape and flight to Algeria in 1970.
In September 1970, Leary escaped fr…
En Route To Gent (Tape)
Counter Culture Chronicles is proud to announce the release of a remarkable archival discovery: Allen Ginsberg – En Route To Gent, a previously unreleased recording capturing the legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in an extraordinarily candid and intimate setting. This unique audio document presents Ginsberg interviewed in Amsterdam, traveling en route to Gent, and finally performing at the concert hall, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the mind and artistry of one of America's most influe…
From London To New Buffalo (Tape)
A previously unreleased reading emerges from Max Finstein (1924-1982), one of the original Beat writers who successfully bridged the gap between the Beat Generation and the counterculture revolution of the 1960s by co-founding the legendary New Buffalo commune in New Mexico.
Max Finstein stands as a crucial figure in American experimental poetry, part of the influential "Yugen Crowd" - that legendary affiliation of Beat, Black Mountain, and New York School poets who gathered for readings and dis…
Interview / Colony For Silence (Tape)
A crucial document from the experimental poetry underground emerges with this rare archival release. Side A features G.J. de Rook, the legendary Dutch concrete poet, in a revealing interview about sound poetry, conducted in Dutch but enriched with fascinating historic samples. Side B presents a rare sound piece by Takahashi Shohachiro, the enigmatic Japanese performance artist who bridged Beat poetry and experimental sound art.
G.J. de Rook (born 1942) stands as the undisputed pioneer of Dutch v…
Frivolous & Furious
A new tape from Counter Culture Chronicles! This time featuring Paul Ricketts, publisher of the English 80s' fanzine Unhinged.
The Lionel Ziprin Box (Book + Tape + Postcards Boxset)
The ultimate tribute to the great Lower Eastside sage, poet, mystic. A sturdy black box in an edition of 50 copies of which 20 copies are available for commercial sale. With: A chap by Robert Yarra, an interview with Lionel, an eulogy by Louise Landes Levi, a letter by Lionel, a postcard (with Ira Cohen), a short tape with Lionel reciting his poetry and three high quality photoprints (numbered and signed) by Dutch top photographer Marco Bakker. For the Harry Smith, Fugs, Bruce Conner fan.
The Huncke Festschrift Project
A 98 page book, fully illustrated, with contributions by Huncke, Ann Charters, Gerald Nicosia, Raymond Foye, Charles Plymell, Kit and Arthur Knight, Gordon Ball, Robert Yarra a.o. Included is a box with two tapes with the interviews and stories and 25 postcards with, so far, unpublished photos of Huncke and friends. An edition of 75 numbered copies
Herbert Edwin Huncke was an American writer and poet, and an active participant in a number of emerging cultural, social and aesthetic movements of …
New York City 1983 reading
Judith Malina & Julian Beck - NYC 1983 reading. A reissue of a recording that was part of CCC's Archives tapes, long OOP. With 2 facsimile press photos.