See also: Spoken-Word: Collaborations
Pools of Mercury
Released: 1998
By: Jim Carroll
Label: Mercury
Genre: Music and spoken word
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Curtis’s Charm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released: 1996
By: Music by Mark Korven with songs by My Brilliant Beast
Label: Rabid Dog Productions
Genre: Film soundtrack
Carroll reads “Curtis’s Charm,” from Fear of Dreaming. See also details about the film.
Out of print.
The Basketball Diaries
Released: 1994
By: Read by Jim Carroll with guitar accompaniment by Lenny Kaye.
Label: Audio Literature
Genre: Spoken word
Although this audio book is slightly abridged, it is read by the author and the omitted entries are (mostly) available on other recordings (see Spoken Word Collaborations).
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Praying Mantis
Released: 1991
By: Jim Carroll
Label: Giant (re-released on Noble Rot)
Genre: Spoken word
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Reading at Naropa Institute
Recorded: 1986
By: Jim Carroll
Source: Naropa Institute Archives Project
Genre: Spoken-word.
Recorded live at the Naropa Institute in July 1986. Carroll
is introduced by Allen Ginsberg.
See also the extensive selection of recordings from the Naropa Institute available on Archive.org (external link).
Rimbaud Lectures at New College
Recorded: 1978
By: Jim Carroll
Source: The American Poetry Archive
Genre: Lectures.
A lecture/workshop series recorded live at New College of California [external link] in March and April of 1978. (Crucial for Carroll scholars!)