HOW TO SPEAK HIP Del Close & John Brent 1961 Mercury Records vinyl Beat slang
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How To Speak Hip.
Del Close & John Brent
Chicago: Mercury Records OCM 2205, original edition, circa 1961. General wear to covers good fully intact with very good vintage vinyl record (see photos)The accompanying “Hip Manual” 8 pages;  a printed white label promotional copy. The album is designed as a satire of language-learning records, where the secret language of the 'hipster' is treated as a foreign language. Part of the joke, however, is that it actually does a good job of describing the Beat Generation/Beatnik sub-culture: Basic concepts such as "cool" and "uncool" are taught, as well as vocabulary building ("dig", "dig it", "dig yourself, baby", "dig the chick", "dig the cat", "What a drag!").​ Many of the phrases and expressions survived to become elements of the counterculture vocabulary ... and reportedly one of Brian Wilson’s favourites during his “Pet Sounds” period.


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