Umsonst & Draussen, Porta Westfalica 1978

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Festival Poster
Porta Westfalica Allstars

The first Umsonst & Draußen in the Kiesgrube in Porta Westfalica, after the city council of Vlotho no longer allowed the festival there. 300 bands applied and wanted to play for free. The program became more and more extensive, the number of guests increased: between 50,000 and 80,000 guests came.

Audio recordings and broadcasts

It's unknown if there were any radio or TV broadcasts. Ulrich Wilkening again recorded the whole festival for the compilation LP. The recordings made by Ulrich still exist but would have to be restored before being usable again.

The movie

This time independent filmmaker Werner Penzel (who later also did the Vagabunden Karawane movie) filmed with his team at the festival. The resulting movie can now be seen on his official YouTube channel.

Bands

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

Embryo

Existing recordings:
01 - Politische Gefangene (5:00)
02 - (4:58)
The first track is a rare german version of "Political Prisoners" now featured as bonus on several releases and compilations. The second one is a collage of different songs from the festival, which was used for the movie.

Lineup:
Uve Müllrich - Bass
Roman Bunka - Guitar, Vocals
Michi Wehmeier - Keyboards
Christian Burchard - Vibraphone, Drums, Vocals
Trilok Gurtu - Tabla, Drums (?)