JOHN SINCLAIR 2020 PRODUCTS
@ May 22, 2020
(Detroit)—Poet/author/bandleader John Sinclair will release a plethora of new literary
and recording projects with a variety of publishers and record outlets in 2020.
First to appear will be a 2 nd edition of Sinclair’s ground-breaking blues poetry book
Fattening Frogs For Snakes: Delta Sound Suite, initially published by Dennis
Formento at the Surregional Press in New Orleans in 2002. The new edition will be
published by Horner Books in Flint, Michigan.
FFFS will be followed by a 2 nd printing of the U.S. edition of It’s All Good: A John
Sinclair Reader by Horner Books in Flint, accompanied by the first U.S.Hardbound
Edition of It’s All Good, also from Horner Books. Both FFFS and It’s All Good sold out
their first editions.
FFFS will also be honored in the fall with the release of a 4-LP box set of the poet’s
recording of the four sections of the text with ensembles from New Orleans, Detroit and
Mississippi, accompanied in the box set by the new printing of the book of Fattening
Frogs For Snakes: Delta Sound Suite. This major project has been undertaken by
Jett Plastic Recordings of Detroit.
Cary Loren at BookBeat in Oak Park is completing his reissue series of Sinclair’s four
publications by the Detroit Artists Workshop Press in 1965-67 with the release of a
facsimile edition of FIRE MUSIC: a record, Sinclair’s second book of poetry originally
issued in 1966.
Sinclair’s long-awaited jazz work in verse dedicated to the music and life of pianist
Thelonious monk, always know: a book of monk, volumes 1 & 2 will be issued in 2020
by the Trembling Pillow Press of New Orleans), who have earlier published his
collection Song of Praise: Homage to John Coltrane. “I’m hoping the publication of
the first half of this work, started in 1982, will inspire me to go ahead and compose the
rest of the poems for volumes 3 & 4,” Sinclair chuckled.
Finally, RJ Spangler & the Planet D Nonet will issue a double LP recording of the Nonet
with John Sinclair reciting verses from always know: a book of monk with music
comprising entirely of Monk compositions performed by the nine-piece orchestra led by
RJ Spangler & James O’Donnell.
These products are released under the auspices of the John Sinclair Foundation, with
representation by Ben Horner of Horner Books in Flint. Please contat Ben for further
information: chefbmoney @ gmail.com
BOOKS
always know: a book of monk, volumes 1 & 2 (Trembling Pillow Press, New Orleans)
Fattening Frogs For Snakes: Delta Sound Suite, 2nd edition (Horner Books, Flint)
It’s All Good: A John Sinclair Reader, U.S. Edition, 2nd printing (Horner Books, Flint)
It’s All Good: A John Sinclair Reader, U.S.Hardbound Edition (Horner Books, Flint)
FIRE MUSIC: a record, facsimile edition of Artists Workshop Press 1966 edition (Book
Beat, Oak Park)
RECORDINGS
Fattening Frogs For Snakes: Delta Sound Suite Box Set (4 LPs + Book) (Jett Plastic
Recordings)
Monk Suite with the Planet D Nonet “Live” at the Scarab Club (RJ Spangler label)
