In 1943 New York, three men came together and formed the most potent underground art phenomenon of the post war world. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs would, between them, create the notion of youth culture, without which rock & roll and all that followed in its wake would be unthinkable.
This 5 CD box set celebrates the Beat Generation, the art it produced and the influences from which it borrowed.
Disc One & Two The Complete Jack Kerouac; The three albums Kerouac recorded in the late 1950s plus bonus cuts.
DISC Three & Four Beat Generation Jazz; Two CDs featuring the jazz that inspired the Beat Generation.
Disc 5 - Diggin The New Breed; Featuring Interviews with the Beats themselves, plus the testimonials of fellow writers, friends and lovers.