Umsonst & Draussen, Vlotho 1977

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

Program

Molle
Einhorn
Aera
Hammerfest
Missus Beastly
Sadja
Sparifankal
Charisma
Checkpoint Charlie
Real Ax Band
Es
Embryo
Julius Schittenhelm
Deichtraum Company
Moira
Funky Bone and the Gang
Munju
Skyline
Release Music Orchestra

Recordings

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. There were 2 camerateams, one recorded an almost 2 hour long movie, the other team made a short report for the ZDF's youth magazine "Direkt". 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. The ZDF still has the episode of "Direkt" archived, however, the quality is very bad because the tape wasn't stored correctly. The film about the festival was recently restored and broadcasted in the WDR-TV.

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.