The first of a series of collaborations of Sea Urchin Editions and Cold Turkey Press. The audio CD 12 GREAT AMERICANS contains all tracks of the rare and sought-after LP "A Cold Turkey Press Special" (1972) with poetry readings by leading countercultural poets such as Ed Sanders, Diane di Prima, Ray Bremser, and Allen Ginsberg. The poetry readings were recorded by Carl Weissner of Klactoveedsedsteen magazine between 1966 and 1968. Of Weissner's master tape for the LP some 48 minutes were actually released in 1972. Some 18 minutes of poetry readings by Ray Bremser, Charles Bukowski, Ted Berrigan a.o. remained virtually unreleased. The CD 12 GREAT AMERICANS contains all readings of the master tape.