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William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 18 episodes and was first played on 23 August 2013.

William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and spoken word performer. Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical cut-up stories. He saw all his writing as a single, vast book.

He is generally allied with the Beats, and while he was close friends with the true Beats like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, his writing never fit with the Beatnik style. His first couple of novels, Junkie (or Junky) and Queer, were written…

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Present Time Exercises
William S. Burroughs
Sub Rosa1986
Present Time Exercises
William S. BurroughsSub Rosa1986
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Last Words Of Hassan Sabbah
William S. Burroughs
Industrial Records1981
Last Words Of Hassan Sabbah
William S. BurroughsIndustrial Records1981
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Apocalypse
William S. Burroughs feat. NBC Symphony Orchestra
Island Records1990
Apocalypse
William S. Burroughs feat. NBC Symphony OrchestraIsland Records1990
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Seven Souls
William S. Burroughs, Bill Laswell
Not On Label2014
Seven Souls
William S. Burroughs, Bill LaswellNot On Label2014
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Words Of Advice For Young People
William S. Burroughs, Bill Laswell
Not On Label2014
Words Of Advice For Young People
William S. Burroughs, Bill LaswellNot On Label2014
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Naming The Seven Souls
Opening Performance Orchestra, Bill Laswell, Iggy Pop, William S. Burroughs
Sub Rosa2020
Naming The Seven Souls
Opening Performance Orchestra, Bill Laswell, Iggy Pop, William S. BurroughsSub Rosa2020
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Choral Section, Backwards
William S. Burroughs
Industrial Records1981
Choral Section, Backwards
William S. BurroughsIndustrial Records1981
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Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt ("Falling In Love Again")
William S. Burroughs
Island Records1990
Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt ("Falling In Love Again")
William S. BurroughsIsland Records1990
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Viaje Al Sitio De Los Violines De Flores
Jorge Reyes feat. William S. Burroughs
Grabaciones Lejos Del Paraiso1991
Viaje Al Sitio De Los Violines De Flores
Jorge Reyes feat. William S. BurroughsGrabaciones Lejos Del Paraiso1991
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Silver Smoke Of Dreams
Ian Sommerville, William S. Burroughs
Sub Rosa1986
Silver Smoke Of Dreams
Ian Sommerville, William S. BurroughsSub Rosa1986
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