Revue OU: cinquième saison, Issue 23-24, April 1965

front cover

interior, showing contents

first insert, cover

first insert, works by Lattanzi and Caniaris

first insert, works by Paul de Vree

first insert, works by Guy Foreau

first insert, work by Pierre Clerc

first insert, work by Rotella

first insert, work by [Françoise] Janicot and B. H. (Bernard Heidsieck)

first insert, advertisements for Le Soleil Noir, and its "club"

first insert, with colophon and limitation

advertisement for Revue OU, cinquième saison, issue 25, with mention of Brion Gysin

second insert, Man Ray's "Rayograph"

second insert with spread of images of Henri Chopin, François Dufrêne, Jean-Loup Philippe, Gianni Bertini, Robert Filliou, and Brion Gysin

second insert, detail of Gysin inclusion

second insert, back page advertisement for Et Quand, with work by Rochber Gybduf

third insert, "Coléocoptères and Co" by Paul-Armand Gette

third insert, "Coléocoptères and Co", art by Paul-Armand Getteand text by Bernard Heidsieck

third insert, "Notes sur les carabiques capturés au bord du Rhone à Lyon" by Paul-Armand Gette

LP, side A: François Dufrêne, Rotella, and Bernard Heidsieck

LP, side B: Bernard Heidsieck, Brion Gysin, and Henri Chopin

back cover

Brion Gysin appears in an insert alongside Man Ray, Gianni Bertini, Jean-Loup Philippe, Rochber Gybduf, Paul-Armand Gette, and Bernard Heidsieck. An image of Gysin pointing at a projection of himself alongside the words “I am BRION GYSIN and other GYSIN am I? (entendre disque OU Nº 1)” is at lower center.

Gysin is also represented on the included LP, with “3 Permutations (1960)” on side B.

Additionally, an advertisement included for OU, issue 25, notes the inclusion of “Subway Sound” by John Giorno and Brion Gysin.

This was published in Paris, France by Henri Chopin in April 1965. This was an edition of 500 copies, of which there are:

• 1 example 'A' with all originals
• 10 examples numbered 1-10 with an original lithography by Rotella and a hydrorelief by Kosice
• 15 examples lettered "B à P"
• 4 Hors Commerce "H.C." examples
• 470 examples numbered from 31 to 500

This copy is #317/500, unsigned.

Paris, France: Henri Chopin (folio, LP), 1965.
overall: 10.75" x 10.25" x 0.25", folio with single pocket

first insert: 7.5" x 7.5", 12 pages, stapled

second insert: 10" x 9.75", 4 pages

third insert: 9.75" x 9.75", 4 pages

advertisement: 10.5" x 8.25", single sheet, folded, recto only

LP: 9.75" diam, 33 RPM, 10 tracks