Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A Swag of Aussie Poetry, originally Out of the Bluegums (150 Years of Australian Verse), is a mid-1980s recording project with celebrity voices reciting or singing Australian poetry. The compilation consists of 53 works of prose and verse from writers across Australia’s literary landscape, and features 31 narrators delivering a mix of folk ballads and bush poetry from the 1800s through to 20th century prose, and lyrical songs reflecting on life in their country. It was released originally as a double album and a double cassette on J&B Records in 1984 with 50 tracks. The compilation was produced by Gene Pierson – born as Giancarlo Salvestrin,In 2010 the material was digitally re-mastered as a 2-CD set on the Lifestyle Music label which was released on 2 August 2010. Pierson lamented the death of many contributing artists since the original album, "the fact this compilation has been re-mastered 25 years after they made their contributions means this is not only a memorial to our great poets but to those people who bought their words alive again for listeners in the 21st century".[citation needed] The cover art was by Australian outback painter, Pro Hart. In Australia it appeared in September the following year. The CD cover art is by Jenny Glaze and is based on The Swagman, circa 1908.. }
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- A_Swag_of_Aussie_Poetry abstract "A Swag of Aussie Poetry, originally Out of the Bluegums (150 Years of Australian Verse), is a mid-1980s recording project with celebrity voices reciting or singing Australian poetry. The compilation consists of 53 works of prose and verse from writers across Australia’s literary landscape, and features 31 narrators delivering a mix of folk ballads and bush poetry from the 1800s through to 20th century prose, and lyrical songs reflecting on life in their country. It was released originally as a double album and a double cassette on J&B Records in 1984 with 50 tracks. The compilation was produced by Gene Pierson – born as Giancarlo Salvestrin,In 2010 the material was digitally re-mastered as a 2-CD set on the Lifestyle Music label which was released on 2 August 2010. Pierson lamented the death of many contributing artists since the original album, "the fact this compilation has been re-mastered 25 years after they made their contributions means this is not only a memorial to our great poets but to those people who bought their words alive again for listeners in the 21st century".[citation needed] The cover art was by Australian outback painter, Pro Hart. In Australia it appeared in September the following year. The CD cover art is by Jenny Glaze and is based on The Swagman, circa 1908.".