Poetry of Charles Bukowski, Home Recording (1962)

Released in 2008 by Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles, “Poetry of Charles Bukowski” is a home recording Bukowski did in Los Angeles, sometime in 1962.

I believe this is the oldest recording on record, or at the very least that is not in a private collector’s hands.

It first aired on KPFK radio in Los Angeles on August 5, 1962.

The track list includes what would become some of Bukowski’s most famous poems, such as The Tragedy Of The Leaves, Conversation In A Cheap Room, and To The Whore Who Took My Poems.

This copy is brand new and comes in a paper sleeve, an eco-friendly choice by one of the nation’s most left-leaning radio programs. The CD itself has a nice label with the track listings, which include: