Umsonst & Draussen, Vlotho 1977: Difference between revisions

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The third festival by the MOL, at the old quarry on the Winterberg in Vlotho. 1977/07/01-03

This time there were two stages, theatre, jugglers, food stands etc. NDR and WDR recorded the entire event for their radio programs, ZDF made a short report for the youth program "Direkt". A cinema film was produced, and there is also a double LP. This time 30.000 guests came to Vlotho.

Audio recordings and broadcasts

Several audio recordings were made. Gunni Heidler was responsible for the live mixing and did recordings for the radio broadcasts and the movie. Ulrich Wilkening recorded the whole festival for the compilation LP. The NDR and the WDR broadcasted parts of the concerts on the radio.

The recordings made by Ulrich Wilkening still exist but can't be used completely anymore, because they were damaged from a water leakage in his cellar. The WDR and NDR didn't keep any of their radio broadcasts.

TV-Report

There were 2 camera teams at the festival. The youth program "Direkt" by the ZDF recorded a 11-minute report about the festival. It was directed by Cornelia Schlede and broadcasted on August 20th, 1977.

A few seconds of Checkpoint Charlie playing "Smogalarm" can be seen, many interviews with the visitors and the organizers. At the end there are 3 minutes of Embryo playing "Make It Easy".

Those recordings still exist as a broadcast copy in the archives of the ZDF. The quality is very bad, because the tape degraded over time. It's unknown if the original film recordings still exist.

The movie

The second camera team recorded a movie called "Vlotho - umsonst und draußen '77" was made by a group of young filmmakers. It was about 2 hours long and directed by Peter Bünemann.

The camera team was:

Frank Bell
Holger Schettler
Michael Wiegert
Andreas Golombeck
Bärbel Wegener
Ike Schettler
Mathias Wiegert
Dirk Büteröwe

It was shown in a few cinemas in 1978 and then disappeared, without anyone even knowing about its existance. In 2019 it was restored and remastered from the original film recordings. The WDR broadcasted it in their "Rockpalast" series.

Releases

Like on the years before, there was a compilation LP of the festival, featuring most of the artists that played. It was reissued together with the other LPs on CD by Sireena Records, called "Aufbrüche"

The only other release from this concert is the (almost) complete Embryo concert, from the tape of Ulrich Wilkening, which was transferred before the water damage. Released by Garden of Delights in 2017.

Bands

More detailed description of the Bands, lineups and existing recordings.

Embryo

Existing recordings:
01 - Endless Feeling (13:47)
02 - Intro Idea (5:52)
03 - Political Prisoners (4:23)
04 - Double Time (6:01)
05 - Getalongwithasong (7:04)
06 - Make It Easy (14:04)
All the tracks are featured on the CD "Umsonst Und Draußen – Vlotho 1977", except a little bit of the beginning of "Endless Feeling" and a few minutes of "Make It Easy". It runs 6.2% too fast. The compilation LP contains "Getalongwithasong". The first half of "Endless Feeling" is featured in the film and about 3 minutes of "Make It Easy" are in the ZDF report.

The lenghts here are from my speed-corrected and remastered version, with additional parts from the film and TV-report.

Lineup:
Christian Burchard - Vocals, Vibraphone
Roman Bunka - Vocals, Guitar
Michael Wehmeyer - Keyboards
Uve Müllrich - Bass
Butze Fischer - Drums

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 Several audio recordings were made. Gunni Heidler was responsible for the live mixing and did recordings for the radio broadcasts and the movie. Ulrich Wilkening recorded the whole festival for the compilation LP.  The NDR and the WDR broadcasted parts of the concerts on the radio.
-The recordings made by Ulrich Wilkening still exist but would have to be restored before being usable again.
+The recordings made by Ulrich Wilkening still exist but can't be used completely anymore, because they were damaged from a water leakage in his cellar. The WDR and NDR didn't keep any of their radio broadcasts.
-The WDR and NDR didn't keep any of their radio broadcasts.
 [[File:Vlotho77title.png|thumb|alt=|Title of the TV report]]
 ==TV-Report==
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 ==The movie==
-The second camera team, also consisting of young filmmakers, recorded a movie called "Vlotho - umsonst und draußen '77". It was about 2 hours long and directed by Peter Bünemann.
+The second camera team recorded a movie called "Vlotho - umsonst und draußen '77" was made by a group of young filmmakers. It was about 2 hours long and directed by Peter Bünemann.
 The camera team was:
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 *Dirk Büteröwe
-It was shown in a few cinemas in 1978 and then disappeared, without anyone even knowing about its existance. In 2019 it was restored and remastered from the original film recordings. The WDR broadcasted it in their "Rockpalast" series.[[File:Vlotho77LP.png|thumb|Cover of the compilation LP]]
+It was shown in a few cinemas in 1978 and then disappeared, without anyone even knowing about its existance. In 2019 it was restored and remastered from the original film recordings. The WDR broadcasted it in their "Rockpalast" series.
 ==Releases==
-Like on the years before, there was a [https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Umsonst-Und-Draussen-Vlotho-77/release/2478610 compilation LP] of the festival, featuring most of the artists that played. It was reissued together with the other LPs on CD by Sireena Records, called "[https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Aufbr%C3%BCche-Die-Umsonst-Draussen-Festivals-1975-1978/release/1840758 Aufbrüche]"
+[[File:Vlotho77LP.png|thumb|Cover of the compilation LP]]Like on the years before, there was a [https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Umsonst-Und-Draussen-Vlotho-77/release/2478610 compilation LP] of the festival, featuring most of the artists that played. It was reissued together with the other LPs on CD by Sireena Records, called "[https://www.discogs.com/de/Various-Aufbr%C3%BCche-Die-Umsonst-Draussen-Festivals-1975-1978/release/1840758 Aufbrüche]"
-The only other release from this concert is the (almost) complete Embryo concert, from the tape of Ulrich Wilkening. Released by Garden of Delights in 2017.
+The only other release from this concert is the (almost) complete Embryo concert, from the tape of Ulrich Wilkening, which was transferred before the water damage. Released by Garden of Delights in 2017.
 ==Bands==
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 ===Embryo===
 [[File:Vlotho77embryo1.png|thumb|Embryo ]]
-[[File:Vlotho77press1.png|thumb|Press advertising (with a few bands that didn't play after all)|301x301px]]
 '''Existing recordings:<br />'''
 - [[Endless Feeling]] (13:47)<br />
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 Michael Wehmeyer - Keyboards<br />
 Uve Müllrich - Bass<br />
-Butze Fischer - Drums
+Butze Fischer - Drums<br />
-===Missus Beastly===
+<br />
-'''Existing recordings:'''<br />
-- For Flü (7:31)<br />
-- (5:20)<br />
-- King Garlic (1:41)<br />
-The first track is from the LP and was also released as bonus on "Dr. Aftershave And The Mixed-Pickles". The other 2 songs are from the movie.
-'''Lineup:'''<br />
-Matz Steinke - Bass<br />
-Freddy Setz - Drums<br />
-Friedemann Josch - Flute, Saxophone<br />
-Burkard Schmidl - Keyboards<br />
-===Charisma===
-'''Existing recordings:'''<br />
-- (4:41)<br />
-- (4:12)<br />
-This band is a total mystery. They don't appear on any poster or on the LP, and are only seen in the movie. They were not really rock, more folk-like guitar songs. But not bad at all.<br />
-Seems they also appeared at [[Talentschuppen]] twice but that could also be a different band of the same name.
-===Moira===
-'''Existing recordings:<br />'''
-- Improvisationen (6:14)<br />
-- Improvisationen (5:14)<br />
-Moira in an otherwise undocumented lineup. Two songs that seem to be improvised, one from the LP, one from the movie.
-'''Lineup:<br />'''
-Rainer Frank - Bass<br />
-Geoffrey Ramos - Congas<br />
-Ernst Bier - Drums<br />
-Jörgen Kanwischer - Guitar<br />
-Edgar Hofmann - Winds