Reel 0533, 1965 August 14

Scope and content:

Note 1: "Side I ch.1: Aug 14, 1965, Red Valins + Smith telephone conversation concerning article "Perception. Correction, etc. Concerstion with Dan Kramen about bob Dylon Photos. Long John Program about the new magazine Political…"; Note 2: CDI August 14, 1965. Smith, Red Valens and conversation with Dan Kramer. Carole Thomas present in loft with Smith. 1. Smith calss Red Valens. Wife (Wynn?) answers and hands phone over to husband, Red Valens. WG Griffiths, allusions 2. Smith discussing article 3. article page 12 4. con'td 5. Smith's praise for Valens article, making cement 6. discussion of taking notes on books, mention of Henry Miller, Sean O'Casey, William Faulkner, Finnegan's Wake (Joyce) Handwritten notes in the back of the book 7. girl on WBAI piece, Monthly magazine Valens: "I hate to write" Smith: "How's the book coming?" 8. Nature of talent, "Merry Christmas" at end. Jumps to discussion of Chaos Manor and "You don't mind if I tape this do you in case something brilliant happens?" (Smith) Also, offering Dan Kramer a scotch, which he declines. 9. cross section of photos and story about Bob Dylan getting booed for playing electric guitar 10. Magazine publications with Dylan photos (by Kramer?) include Pageant and current cover of Esquire, other magazines, English and Russian mentioned (not by name) and Joan Baez mentioned. 11. Dylan photos described. Philadelphia, Buffalo, with Baez and Dylan, and Dylan's manager's house near Woodstock. 12. Allen Ginsberg, photo. album cover photos, Columbia records, John Byrd, bob Cato, "11 Magazine," 13. Nikon, Coney Island Documentary, 8,000 photos, Dylan to studio, natuer of relationship. Hoto talk with Smith and Kramer 14. prinitng technique, Smith uses silk stocking for a diffuser Philharmonic intermission. Stage during performance (Kramer photographed onstage) 15. Smith at the White House, zipper open story. Also mention of Baez by Kramer. CDII 1. Dylan photos by Kramer with Snith cont'd, 2. Smimth's evaluation of photos. Microphone discussion, cats in loft recorded "Sound Portrait of the Building" cat in the piano making a nest, Ravel, 3. Dylan, Ginsberg, Russian Sergei (Eisenstein) films (describing Ivan Groznyy film) 4. Victor Mehmandil, road manager for Dylan. Les Crane Show, California trip 5. cont'd talk CDIII Repeats first CD at 8. and all of 2/5. CDIV 1. Smith and Kramer, cont'd discussion of photography, also Baez, photo legacy, album covers and editors of album cover. 2. Smith on editors and meniton of magazines 3. Dylan, and Kramer picking photos 4. Sensorium and editors, Mike Kinzer, 5. Smith on magazine logistics, Carole is downstairs. Cornell Capa and cover mentioned 6. Family of Man photos, Ken Heimann's African rail splitter photograph. and other photos by Smith, such as Schweitzer in Africa (on loft wall) 7. cont'd 8. cont'd 9. cont'd 10. Dylan talk 11. Dylan talk, about him and photos 12. Dylan photo book, Barry Feinstein, critical of book. CDV 1. cont'd Smith and Kramer. Sensorium, Albert Grossman, Pete, Also, photos stolen (of Dylan) by English agent. Dermott Bulter mentioned. 2. camera talk, NY Times, Joan Beaz, Vietnam, Pageant decilined 1965 Smith Washington DC photograph, and quote "Gene Smith often takes a week to make a print." 3. Joan Baez, wall size print, offer to help from Dan Kramer 4 back to Dylan 5. Jumps to mic tamper and radio conversation, LJN Long John Nebel show 6. guests mentioned 7. WNBC, Ad for Sweet and Low, sweetner. Don Wadell, John F. Pritchard, guests from political magazine 9. typing in loft, audible in rt. channel 10. cont'd 11. Smith telegram, Sensorium political dummy copy, tape recording and photography 12. Sanford Teller and Al Laubtman mentioned on air. ;

Contents

Using These Materials