Produced by Chris Mason for widemouth tapes (1979). The recording engineer was William Moylan.
Xa 1 (Doug Lang): Hot Shot (7:40); Chemical Life (1:55); from Hot Shot (0:40), read by P. Inman, Rebecca Levenson and Doug Lang; Bedroom Eyes (2:20), Science Fiction (3:15), from Hot Shot (1:35), same personnel as above; Tenorama (5:10); from Hot Shot (1:05), same personnel as above; Ozone Park (6:05). Xa 2 (Tina Darragh): from my hands to myself (8:25); from on the corner to off the corner (10:35); from pi in the skye (7:35).
"These transcriptions of dictionary pages began about five years ago. Briefly, I record what is on a specific page either in paragraph form or list / chant form depending on the 'call words' at the top of the page (instructions). Politically, I do this because I love anarchy. Personally, I see myself as an 'Irish' poet (historically) in that I combine the independent scholar tradition with the pun-in-every pub diversion. Plus, I'm not bored." [Tina Darragh, liner notes for Xa cassette, 1979]
