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:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: - WHAT'S RATTLIN' ? - :: :: The Weekly Digest for Canterbury Music Addicts :: :: Issue # 29 :: :: Thursday, November 7th, 1996 :: :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vernon Fitch <Vernon_Fitch@notes.cch.com> Subject: some interesting videos Date: 29 Oct 96 16:02:34 A while back, there was some discussion about the Daevid Allen New York Gongtour of 1979. I recently acquired some interesting video footage from the tour. The video is from the Los Angeles Manifestival on May 12, 1979. The infor-mation I was given about this video is that a woman brought in some videoequipment to the festival and shot five reels of footage from right in frontof the stage. It was all shot in black and white and her motivation inshooting it was to test out her new video equipment, and not to shoot any particular artist.Due to the fact that she had little interest in the artists, she erased fourof the reels and only one is left. The total time of the video I have is 19minutes and shows Daevid up close along with other members of the group.Unfortunately, the quality of the video is lacking (songs are not complete andthere are dropouts). But it remains an interesting documentation from the tour. I also just got in a video of Caravan performing Magic Man in 1969. The videois in black and white and appears to be from a TV show. Although I expectedit to be from the Bremen Beat Club in Germany, there is no evidence that it may be from this show. Anyone know where it might be from? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Guy Jeffrey <guy@sol.com.au> Subject: various Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 18:35:06 +1000 I wonder if the WR readers share my feeling... do you think that GentleGiant qualify as a Canterbury Sounding band. I know that there do not shareband members from other Canterbury bands, but their sound!... sensational...and time changes etc. mark them very similar to lots of C bands. What do you think? Lastly, am I wrong, but is C music (& prog rock generally) getting morepopular recently. I wonder if National Health for instance, have sold more CDs that they did records? Kind Regards G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: nickl@lsi-logic.co.uk (nick loebner) Subject: InCa/Caravan Gig Date: Fri, 1 Nov 96 11:55:12 GMT In Cahoots last night were superb! It was great to see them in front ofsuch a large appreciative audience. They concluded with a totallyawesome rendition of "Half Life" from the new disc. I hear they sold ahatful of CDs too. Excellent. If you like the new CD (and you reallyshould), you should do everything possible to catch them live in thenew year. The extra dimension added in live performance is a revelation. Caravan's set had a heavy bias towards Pye's more recent songs. Butincluded an excellent rendition of Nine Feet Underground, embellishedto great effect by a virtuoso guitarist (Doug ---?). This was a sevenpiece lineup - Pye, Richard, David and Jimmy, augmented by new bassistJim Leverton, the new guitarist and percussionist (again I missed thename). They opened strongly, the second guitar providing a fullersoundscape compared to other recent performances. The conclusion to theset revisited old faves "For Richard", "Golf Girl" and "If I Could..."in the new arrangements showcased on "All Over You" (should have been"Caravan Unhitched"!). However I think I should leave a detailed reviewto someone more enthusiastic for Pye's more "pop song" orientated compositions! *** In Cahoots new CD "Parallel" is now out. Reach for your wallet! *** Still enthusing! - Nick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: drashcraft@juno.com (DAVID R. ASHCRAFT) Subject: Live Tapes Date: Sat, 02 Nov 1996 00:40:25 EST [In WR#28 Syd Schwartz wrote:] >I am looking for some live Canterbury music [...] I may have some things of interest for you. There are also several legit(ie non-bootleg) sources that I urge you to try as at least the artistswill get some income out of those. An example of this is the SteveHillage shows available from GAS USA taped from the BBC during theMotivation Radio tour. Both are excellent. As far as Stevie goes I'venever seen Khan boots but I do have a fairly decent show from the Marquee club featuring most of Fish Rising. My real gem is a superb National Health boot from Hull U. (where I wentto school in 1977) featuring most of the 2nd LP played live plus TenemosRoads. Quality is excellent for a stereo mike (non-soundboard) tape. Ihave the master tape so hiss is minimal. I also have 12 other Healthtapes including several with nice recording quality from the 1979 U.S.tour (without Dave Stewart). I've got some Hatfield stuff too but the quality is rather questionable. One real find was the Hatfield and caravan BBC tapes that RichardSinclair sold during his U,S. tour. Quality on both is excellent! I alsohave a great video of Richard's show in Chicago at the Abbey Pub in 1994. Your taste is very similar to mine--quality instrumental music with a fewquirks. I would be most interested in what you have to trade. I mustconfess that I'm a bit of a stickler for good quality recordings as i'vecome to believe that life is too short for bad (or even mediocre) boots.Having said that, I do have lots of tapes of historical significance thatare of interest to true collectors. I just find that I prefer radio broadcasts or soundboard quality tapes these days. I'd be happy to arrange a few trades if you've got some stuff that soundslike it would fit the bill. If you're one of those organized folks whohas a list please e-mail it or send it to me at: 1323 Ada Lane, Naperville, IL 60540. Long live great music!! Cheers, Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Phil Howitt <phil@facelift.sonnet.co.uk> Subject: various Date: Mon, 4 Nov 96 21:54:50 +0000 Hi, Did you know that John G Perry was on Top of the Pops II at the weekend, with Quantum Jump from years and years ago? A couple of things from WR - a good source of info for GF Fitzgerald might becontacting Lady June (her address is in the latest Facelift). Also, I couldn'tagree with your correspondent re Billy Jenkins at the QEH which also includedStewart and Gaskin - it was one of the most hilarious musical events I'veseen, and that's coming from someone who was mainly there for Stewart/Gaskin.A huge pisstake played by consummate musicians. I'm sure Dave Stewart himself would have approved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Daniel Ray Phipps <"phipps@3rddoor.com"@3rddoor.com> Subject: Peter Blegvad material!! Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 23:38:31 -0800 Hello from America! -- Saw your Canterbury web-page on the Net (very, very nice!!) and amDESPERATE for some of your Peter Blegvad material! For example: "TheNaked Shakespeare" and "Knights Like This" on CD! DOES IT EVEN EXISTANYMORE??? I keep coming up on dead ends whenever I try to obtain itfrom somewhere! Do you know of any connections that could be made so Icould get these discs? Any information would be appreciated, of course! I'm also interested in the fact that Blegvad has put out what seems tobe a German-language album with John Greaves. (Could this be another"arty" project along the lines of "Unearthed?") Do you have access tothis recording, too? Please inform me as to what to do here as I stated before I AM DESPERATE!!! Thank you for any help you can supply (from one Peter Blegvad fan to another)...You may have saved a life today. Most sincerely, -- Danny Phipps [Fellow WRers - your help is requested ! - AL] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: nickl@lsi-logic.co.uk (nick loebner) Subject: Pip Pyle Date: Wed, 6 Nov 96 15:10:00 GMT Hello Aymeric, hello all, I have just finished annotating an interview I did with M. Pippovich, the Pipmeister (okay Pip Pyle) in 1993 (which first appeared abbreviated in Facelift Eleven). Mark Hewins has posted this on his very wonderful website. Follow the appropriate links from the Musart site or Calyx or go directly to:- http://musart.co.uk/watrat/pipint.htm Don't forget, Pip's long-awaited solo effort should be completed in thenew year. There will be an accompanying article in Facelift with Pip himself introducing each track! Groove groove, - Nick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vernon Fitch <Vernon_Fitch@notes.cch.com> Subject: Peter Blegvad Ensemble Date: 7 Nov 96 10:51:27 I have a question for the group. In 1980, the Peter Blegvad Ensemble playedsome shows in New York. Does anyone know who the musicians in the band were? [I'd also welcome info on any gigs performed by Blegvad and John Greaves at the time of "Kew.Rhone", in 1977-78 - AL] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Aymeric Leroy <bigbang@alpes-net.fr> Subject: various Date: 7 Nov 1996 18:53:48 +0000 Just a few things before I send this issue out to you : - I was in London last week, saw the In Cahoots/Caravan concert in London,interviewed Pye Hastings (will transcript this soon) and had John G Perryon the phone who promised he would soon send me the replies to a list of questions I'd sent him long ago... Great ! - I am currently putting together new pages for the CALYX website. My ideais to make things clearer by having one page for each band/musician. Sothere will be individual profiles of Dave Stewart, Hugh Hopper, Pip Pyle, as well as pages on Egg, Henry Cow, Soft Heap etc.What I need is any biographical info on the musicians, like birthdates,"family trees" (like Peter Frame's), and any interesting trivia. I've alreadyadded some of these new pages, and in a matter of weeks, CALYX will be comple-tely reorganized, and will hopefully be more convenient to consult. Please keep sending me suggestions, corrections, etc. ! Aymeric L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** FORTHCOMING CANTERBURY-RELATED CONCERTS ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [for more info : check out the 'Concerts' page of CALYX - see URL below] GONG / EUROPEAN TOUR [Allen-Smyth-Malherbe-Sharpstrings-Howlett-Pyle] Nov 7 - Barog, Rotterdam, Netherlands Nov 8 - Noorderlicht, Tilberug, Netherlands Nov 10 - L'Abattoir, Lillier, France Nov 11 - Atelier, Bresse-sur-Grosne, France Nov 12 - MJC, Nice, France (TBC) Nov 13 - Genoa, Italy (venue TBC) Nov 14 - Totom, Vichenza, Italy Nov 15 - Novara (Nr Turin), Italy Nov 16 - Spilimbergo (Nr Turin), Italy Nov 19 - Nantes, France (venue TBC) Nov 20 - Marseille, France (venue TBC) Nov 21 - Paris (Bataclan), France Nov 22 - Aeronef, Lille, France Nov 23 - VK Club, Brussels, Belgium MARK HEWINS/HUGH HOPPER/VINCE CLARKE / ONE-OFF 'POWER TRIO' GIG Nov 12 - Whitstable MASHU / EUROPEAN TOUR[Mark Hewins-Hugh Hopper-Shyamal Maitra + special guest Elton Dean] Nov 26 - Brussels, Belgium Nov 29 - Die (Drome), France Nov 30 - Chez Jacky, Bresse-sur-Grosne, France MAGICK BROTHERS / EUROPEAN TOUR [Daevid Allen-Graham Clark-Mark Robson] Dec - UK and/or European tour (TBC) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF ISSUE #29 _________________________________________________________________________WHAT'S RATTLIN' ? - WHAT'S RATTLIN' ? - WHAT'S RATTLIN' ?_________________________________________________________________________ CALYX - The Canterbury Website http://www.alpes-net.fr/~bigbang/calyx.html THE ULTIMATE ONLINE CANTERBURY DISCOGRAPHY http://www.alpes-net.fr/~bigbang/cantdisco.html WHAT'S RATTLIN' ? 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