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Greetings gentle readers and welcome to another installment of the Sunday Morning Movie. Today it’s a tale of childhood adventure, Kiseye Berendj:
and next week’s film, The Rite:
https://youtu.be/E1q4lH_QaCE?si=GByh8JqBwLtCaYu7
Review of Kiseye Berendj:
Letterboxd says:
Bag of Rice might be the most underrated masterpiece of Iranian cinema. No one really talks about it anymore, except Tilda Swinton, who has always mentioned it as one of her favourite films of all time, and continues to program and advertise it whenever and wherever she can.
It’s a miraculous little film, directed with such remarkable precision that any small choice in framing or even a single cut can conjure up dramatic tension out of absolutely nothing. The premise is simple: a young pre-school girl spends a day with an elderly neighbour. Together, they travel across Tehran despite the latter’s ailing health, in order to use her discount coupons to buy rice, and then transport the heavy bag of rice across the city back to her home.
Yet, like the best Iranian films of that era—particularly those about children, such as Where Is the Friend’s Home? or The White Balloon—the simplicity is deceptive. Beneath this modest surface, Talebi delivers sharp observations on middle class life in Tehran, the nature of friendship, resilience in the face of adversity, and the juxtaposition of urban life and a traditional society. Taking on the child’s perspective allows him to have a lens that is as playful as it is curious.
The end result is a film that is alternately exhilarating and somber, adorable and frank, heartbreaking and heartwarming; a film that paints a portrait of Tehran from a bygone era, a warmer and tenderer city whose architecture and inhabitants have now changed beyond recognition.
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Small masterpiece that reminds us about the essential things that make cinema; little Jairan with her soulful eyes is comparable to young Ana Torrent even though she appeared in darker films. It’s weird that even though the film is rather light and hilarious, full of life, it at points, in the middle of the strange everyday, is also quite oppressive and exciting. I must admit that I was terrified every time Jairan ran away or new obstacle came in front of our brisk young protagonist and the elderly lady she was escorting but it always feels that together with the filmmaker, these two find a solution. And even though the tasks can be difficult, Talebi has faith in humanity and indeed people help each other out. The whole film tells quite extraordinarily about the everyday difficulties; I could imagine that Talebi could make something interesting about getting out of bed at morning. Bag of Rice might be considered “a family film” or “children’s film” but the whole world could learn so much from it.
My take:
What a wonderful film! Jairan is a determined little lady whose primary goal throughout is to go to the park and play. Along the way, she assists an elderly neighbor to pick up her ration of rice. The situations they encounter are tricky but never enough to slow her down. What at first glance is a simple tale of a child’s day in Tehran is in reality a deep film about the sweetness of youth and the beauty of kindness. It has a bit of a tongue in cheek sense of humor as well. A really great way to spend an hour plus. ⭐⭐⭐.
Director: Mohammad Ali Talebi
Writer: Houshang Moradi Kermani
Plot (Spoilers!):
Young Jairan lives in Tehran with her largish family. She is the second youngest and is old enough to have her own plans and dreams. She wants to go to the park. Her family members are too busy to take her there.
Her elderly neighbor is in a spot. She has a rice ration coupon that she needs to use before it expires. But her son won’t help her. She’s too old and blind to do it alone.
Jairan offers to accompany the elderly woman on her quest for rice. That’s the beginning of a much larger adventure. There is transporting the rice. There is traffic to avoid. And there is the park, always dancing out of reach.
After a day of it, the two achieve their goals. The park is visited, ecstatically. The rice is safely transported home. All is well.
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Bonuses:
The Exile (1931) | Forgotten Pre-Code Drama | Rare Classic Film, Oscar Micheaux’ all Black Cast
The Exile (1931, Not Rated) — a groundbreaking film by legendary filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, widely regarded as the first African American to direct a feature-length sound film. The Exile was released at the dawn of the talkie era and remains a vital piece of film history, blending romance, drama, and the complexities of racial identity.
Plot Summary
Jean Baptiste (Stanley Morrell), a Black homesteader, leaves his farm in South Dakota to travel to Chicago, where he becomes romantically involved with Edith (Nora Newsome). But when he discovers that Edith has white ancestry, their love is tested against the rigid racial boundaries of the era. Set against the backdrop of migration and self-discovery, the story reflects Micheaux’s unflinching examination of race, love, and exile in America.
11 Soviet Sci-Fi Movies Most Westerners Have Never Seen
For decades, Hollywood defined what science fiction looked like. But while Kubrick, Lucas, and Scott were building the Western canon, Soviet filmmakers were making something just as ambitious and almost none of it crossed the Iron Curtain.
I covered 11 Soviet sci-fi films most Westerners have never seen: a silent moon landing designed by the actual father of rocketry, a love story that beat The Shape of Water by 50 years, a film that may have literally killed the people who made it, and the cult comedy whose invented vocabulary entered the real Russian language.
One of these films directly inspired George Lucas. He flew to Moscow to meet the director. Soviet officials had no idea who he was talking about.
Films covered in this video:
Cosmic Voyage (1936)
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
Through the Thorns to the Stars (1981)
City Zero (1988)
Amphibian Man (1962)
Inquest of Pilot Pirx (1979)
Dead Man’s Letters (1986)
Planet of Storms (1962)
Solaris (1972)
Stalker (1979)
Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
Clara Bow In Color: Lost Silent Films – Fragments
Clara Bow lost silent film fragments aired on TCM on April 3, 2011. I replaced the music that was shown on the segments for something more lively and effervescent, like Clara herself! 🙂
“In A Chinese Temple Garden” 1929 In Technicolor – A Tiffany Color Symphony – Synchronized
“In a Chinese Temple Garden” is a 1929 one reel musical short film in Technicolor produced by Colorart Pictures and released by Tiffany-Stahl Productions as part of the “Tiffany Color Symphonies” series.
Unfortunately the Vitaphone Tiffany-Tone sound disc for this film appears to be lost so I have used an electrical recording of the title song as well as the only vocal recording of Chinese Lullaby I could locate which happened to be acoustic.
According to period reviewers no attempt seems to have been made to properly synchronize the short singing sequence on the original sound disc.
The short film was a visual interpretation of the popular 1923 light classical composition “In a Chinese Temple-Garden (Oriental Phantasy)” by composer Albert William Ketèlbey. “In a Chinese Temple Garden” was apparently fitted with lyrics for this film and sheet music was sold with these lyrics. Since I can’t find the sheet music nor the lyrics I substituted a vocal rendition of “Chinese Lullaby” for the song. If anyone has an electrical vocal recording of “Chinese Lullaby” please contact me as an electrical recording would fit in much better.
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Burt Lancaster on A Clockwork Orange [1972]
The John Player Lecture with Burt Lancaster. An excerpt from a audio recording of an interview conducted by Joan Bakewell at the National Film Theatre, London.
Top 13 Lost Horror Films | blameitonjorge
A Beginner’s Guide to Soviet Fantasy Cinema
This video serves as a beginner’s guide to fantasy films made in the Soviet Union. Filmmakers discussed include Aleksandr Rou, Aleksandr Ptushko, and Lev Atamanov.
Relaxing Armenian music with duduk
• Hovern enkan – A cool breeze is blowing – Gevorg Dabagian 0:01 – 4:31
• Amen aravot – Every morning – Gevorg Dabagian 4:35 – 8:13
• Akh im champen – Ah, my road – Gevorg Dabagian 9:52 – 11:54
• Es gisher, lusnak gisher – Tonight the moon is full – Gevorg Dabagian 11:57 – 15:49
• Kali yerg – Harvest song – Gevorg Dabagian 15:53 – 21:27
• Kamantcha – Gevorg Dabagian 21:28 – 24:25
• Kezanits mas chunem – I miss you – Gevorg Dabagian 24:30 – 29:19
• Dle yaman – Gevorg Dabagian 29:51 – 33:37
• Tui tui – Gevorg Dabagian 33:39 – 36:15
• Yes mi tsar em tsirani and tsirani bar mi tar – The apricot tre – Gevorg Dabagian 36:20 – 40:52
• Vorskan akhper – Brother hunter – Gevorg Dabagian 40:55 – 45:45
• Ashkhares mi panjara ye – The world is a window – Gevorg Dabagian 45:50 – 48:45
• Tsarere tsahgum en – The trees are in bloom – Gevorg Dabagian 48:50 – 53:06
• Pailun arusiak – Shining Arusiak – Gevorg Dabagian 53:08 – 56:05
• Vasn mero perkutian – For us to be saved – Gevorg Dabagian 56:08 – 58:35
• Chachaneh tsaghadzoreh – Gevorg Dabagian 59:51 – 1:01:24
• Me khosk unim – I have a word for you – Gevorg Dabagian 1:01:29 – 1:05:49
• Alashkerti cochari – Gevorg Dabagian 1:05:53 – 1:09:40
Vocal and String Music of Ethiopia (Tesfaye: A Future Hope)
Vocal & String Music Of Ethiopia
(Tesfaye: A Future Hope)
Seleshe Damessae
Release Date: 1985
Cassette
Tracklisting:
Anche-Lej (You, Girl) 00:00
Chey Belew 06:42
Endiawes 12:02
Ere Belew 17:24
Ezea Mander (That Village) 23:24
Gerf 30:10
My Homeland 33:30
Tesfaye_ A Future Hope 34:56
Tewogne 39:00
Sun Ra – Exotica [Full Album] (Vol. 1 & 2)
Sun Ra – Exotica (2017)
[Vol. 1]
00:00 Kingdom of Thunder
03:53 Space Mates (Abridged)
08:40 Star Bright (Previously Unissued)
11:08 The Nile (Part 1)
16:08 Eve
22:01 Tiny Pyramids
25:42 The Lady with the Golden Stockings
33:29 Paradise
37:59 New Horizons
41:03 Portrait of the Living Sky
42:55 India
47:47 Ancient Aiethopia
57:04 Planet Earth
01:02:04 April in Paris (Previously Unissued)
[Vol. 2]
01:05:59 Island in the Sun (Complete Version)
01:16:24 Africa
01:21:31 Friendly Galaxy
01:26:25 Interstellar Low Ways
01:34:52 The Conversion of J.P. (Abridged)
01:41:56 Cha Cha in Outer Space (Previously Unissued)
01:46:35 Brazilian Sun
01:50:34 Lights on a Satellite
01:54:15 Somewhere in Space
02:00:32 Spontaneous Simplicity
02:03:35 Overtones of China
John Szwed in Sun Ra’s biography, Space is The Place :
“Sunny was listening to the Hollywood-inspired music being made by people like David Rose, whose lush, massed string writing could be heard as theme songs on popular radio programs; or to the exotica of people like Martin Denny, who recorded in Honolulu accompanied by animal noises, natural acoustic delay, and reverberation; and especially to the arrangements of Les Baxter, the premier figure in what was being called mood music.
Baxter developed a post-swing style in the late forties and early fifties of spectacular orchestral writing, full of timpani and hand drums, tumbling violin lines, harps, flutes, marimbas, celesta, Latin rhythm vamps, the cries of animals, choral moans, and flamboyant singers, creating imaginary soundscapes which he helped evoke with titles like ‘Atlantis,’ ‘Voodoo Dreams,’ and ‘Pyramid of the Sun.’ Sunny first heard Baxter on Perfume Set to Music (1946) and Music Out of the Moon (1947). Baxter went on to produce records which celebrated the Aztecs (The Sacred Idol, 1959), South Asia (Ports of Pleasure, 1957), Africa and the Middle East (Tamboo!, 1955), and the Caribbean (Caribbean Moonlight, 1956), all of which used Latin rhythms generically, as did his two big band records, African Jazz (1958) and Jungle Jazz (1959). Though later generations would understand this music in strictly utilitarian terms, and hear in it the sounds of air conditioning and the clink of ice in cocktail shakers, for Sunny it was music rich with imagination and suggestion. His genius was to take as raw material what others in the 1950s thought of as ‘easy listening’ and turn it into what in the late 1960s would be heard as ‘Third World music’ by some and as ‘uneasy listening music’ by others.”
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Side A
Sunday Morning
I’m Waiting For The Man
Femme Fatale
Venus In Furs
Run, Run, Run
All Tomorrow’s
Bobby Christian – Strings for a space age (1962) Full vinyl LP
Released in 1962 by Audio Fidelity Records.
Expand to view this album in its entirety. . .
A1 – Midnight Sun 0:00
A2 – Out of this world 2:35
A3 – Blue star 5:15
A4 – Autumn in New York 8:38
A5 – Out of nowhere 11:20
A6 – How high is the moon 13:33
Space Suite
B1.1 – The call (Theme from space) 16:05
B1.2 – Preparation: “F-Minus” Day 17:50
B2.1 – Count-Down 22:23
B2.2 – Flight into orbit & empyrean 24:48
B3 – The call 26:50
B4 – Re-Entry 28:28
B5 – Finale 30:28
Houston Person – The Lion And His Pride [Full Album]
00:00 1. Dig
09:33 2. I Remember Clifford
17:08 3. Dear Heart
25:17 4. Sweet Love (Theme From Black Orpheus)
31:45 5. You Are Too Beautiful
38:41 6. Like Someone In Love
45:53 7. Our Day Will Come
50:41 8. Captain Hook
Philip Harper – Trumpet
Houston Person – Tenor Saxophone
Benny Green – Piano
Christian McBride – Bass
Winard Harper – Drums
Sammy Figueroa – Percussion (2 to 8)
Recorded at Sear Sound on September 13, 1991
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee – Into the infinite Beyond
LOU DONALDSON THE NATURAL SOUL
60s garage rock mix
0:00 The Enfileds – I’m for things you do
2:24 The Choir – In Love’s Shadow
5:00 Danny & The Counts – Ode to Wind
7:38 The Odes & Ends – Never Learn
10:25 Squires – Wonderin
12:49 The Illusions – Little Girl
15:11 Dark Knights – Send Her to Me
17:45 Young Tyrants – She Don’t Get The Right
20:40 Mystic Tide – Stay Away
22:54 Avenger VI – Heartbeat
25:03 The Malibu’s – Cry
27:14 The Nomads – Please Don’t Hurt Me
29:36 The Jades – You Have to Walk
32:00 The Hangmen – The Girl Who Faded Away
34:39 Outer Limits – Alone and Crying
37:07 The Outsiders – Sun’s Going Down
39:42 Cool Stove – Big Sensation
42:22 Vanguards – I Know a Girl
44:08 Us Too Group – I’ll Leave You Cryin
46:32 Fugitive Five – (I ain’t gonna give up) My Way of Life
49:04 Blue Boys – I Know
51:47 Tides In – Trip With Me
54:23 Dominions – I Need Her
57:04 Young Men – A Though For You
1:00:04 The Endless – Tommorows Song
1:02:33 The Briks – It’s Your Choice
1:05:26 Dagenites – I’m Gonna Slide
1:08:00 The Trodden Path – Keep Me Hangin’on
Grateful Dead – 7/10/87 – JFK Stadium – Philadelphia, PA. SET 1
Set 1
Tuning
Iko Iko
Jack Straw
Sugaree
New Minglewood Blues
Althea
My Brother Esau
Take A Step Back
When Push Comes To Shove
Cassidy
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Looks Like Rain
Terrapin Station
Drums
Space
I Need A Miracle
Black Peter
Around & Around
One More Saturday Night
Soft Winds
Soft Winds · Bill Jennings
African Voodoo Drum Music
The traditional music of Africa, given the vastness of the continent, is historically ancient, rich and diverse, with different regions and nations of Africa having many distinct musical traditions. Music in Africa is very important when it comes to religion. Songs and music are used in rituals and religious ceremonies, to pass down stories from generation to generation, as well as to sing and dance to. Traditional music in most of the continent is passed down orally (or aurally) and is not written. In sub-Saharan African music traditions, it frequently relies on percussion instruments of every variety, including xylophones, djembes, drums, and tone-producing instruments such as the mbira or kalimba.
Raag Kirwani | Madhuvanti Pal | Rudra Veena
A small note about this recording: this is not a perfect performance. I played it on a new Rudra Veena, made especially for me by my student Dipen Das of D. K. Das & Sons. The instrument is still new to my hands; it responds differently, sounds different, and I am still learning its voice.
There are slips, creaks, little imperfections and moments where my hands are still finding their way around this new instrument. But I wanted to share it exactly for that reason. I wanted to hear this Veena through the microphones, to discover how its voice lives in a recording, and perhaps to let you hear that discovery with me.
Sometimes an instrument has to be lived with before it becomes completely ours.
This is the beginning.
Bach: Complete Lute Works on Guitar (Full Album) – Andrew Wilder
1. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – I. Prelude 0:00
2. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – II. Allemande 6:09
3. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – III. Courante 8:45
4. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – IV. Sarabande 10:53
5. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – V. Gavottes I & II 13:01
6. Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – VI. Gigue 16:35
7. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – I. Prelude 19:02
8. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – II. Allemande 21:46
9. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – III. Courante 23:11
10. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – IV. Sarabande 25:43
11. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – V. Bourée 28:30
12. Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – VI. Gigue 29:49
13. Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – I. Prelude 33:12
14. Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – II. Fugue 37:36
15. Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – III. Sarabande 46:31
16. Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – IV. Gigue 51:40
17. Suite in C minor, BWV 997 – V. Double 54:08
18. Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 – I. Prelude 56:35
19. Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 – II. Fugue 59:18
20. Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 – III. Allegro 1:05:06
21. Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (arr. D minor) 1:08:40
22. Fugue in G minor, BWV 1000 (arr. A minor) 1:10:42
23. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a – I. Prelude 1:16:06
24. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a – II. Loure 1:20:19
25. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a-III.Gavotte en Rondeau 1:24:01
26. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a – IV. Menuetts I & II 1:27:28
27. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a – V. Bourée 1:30:59
28. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a – VI. Gigue 1:32:57
All works composed by: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Performed, produced, edited, mixed/mastered, and album art by Andrew Wilder
Released: December 9th 2020
Pink Floyd – The Syd Barrett Tapes (Complete Bootleg)
(00:00) Lucy Leave (Demo)
(02:55) I’m A King Bee (Demo) – Both Recorded Summer 1965
(06:00) Interstellar Overdrive (Demo) October 31, 1966: Thompson Studios, Hempstead
(20:57) Astronomy Domine (BBC TV) – May 14, 1967
(24:56) Scream Thy Last Scream (Studio Outtake) – August 7, 1967: Abbey Road Studios
(29:30) Vegetable Man (Studio Outtake) – October 9, 1967: De Lane Lea Studios
(32:00) Untitled (Studio Outtake) – September 4, 1967: Sound Techniques, London
Full SBD bootleg from BBC Playhouse Theater in London – September 25, 1967
(33:36) The Gnome *
(36:12) Matilda Mother *
(39:43) The Scarecrow
(41:51) Flaming
(44:45) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
(48:15) Reaction In G
Full SBD bootleg from BBC Maida Vale 4 Studios in London – December 20, 1967
(48:50) Vegetable Man
(52:18) Scream Thy Last Scream
(56:00) Jugband Blues
(59:51) Pow R Toc H
Full SBD bootleg from the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome – May 6, 1968 **
(1:04:22) Announcer
(1:05:01) Astronomy Domine
(1:11:45) Roger Waters Interview
(1:14:45) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
(1:23:02) Interstellar Overdrive
AC/DC – Demon Drive 1979 (Complete Bootleg)
Full SBD recording from State College in Towson, Maryland – October 16, 1979
(00:00) Live Wire
(06:09) Shot Down in Flames…………………………..click SHOW MORE to expand vvv
(09:48) Sin City
(15:32) Problem Child
(19:59) Bad Boy Boogie
(31:39) The Jack
(37:49) Highway to Hell
(40:54) High Voltage
(47:11) Whole Lotta Rosie
(52:19) Rocker (w/ Angus Guitar Solo)
(1:00:39) If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
(1:06:37) Let There Be Rock (Cuts short)
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath 1970 Full Album Remaster
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1970) [Unofficial Custom Remaster]
Here is my custom audio remaster/EQ edit of Black Sabbath’s legendary debut album (1970).
For this custom audio enhancement, I focused on:
Enhancing low-end clarity and Geezer Butler’s basslines
Rebalancing guitar and vocal presence for a warmer tone
Overall volume optimization for modern listening
TRACKLIST & TIMESTAMPS:
Black Sabbath – 0:00
The Wizard – 6:18
Behind the Wall of Sleep – 10:40
N.I.B. – 14:18
Evil Woman, Don’t Play Your Games with Me – 20:22
Sleeping Village – 23:48
Warning – 27:35
Wicked World – 38:05
T. Swift & The Electric Bag – Are you experienced (1968) (USA, RARE Psychedelic, Garage Rock)
01 Are You Experienced?
02 As I Grow Into A Man
03 Red Eyes
04 A Jet
05 Take It Easy Baby
06 What’s Your Bag?
07 Free Form in 6
08 The Stinger
09 The Strut
10 Expo In Sound
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LINE-UP: Jerry Cole – guitar
INFO: No one besides the folks who made Are You Experienced? knew exactly who T. Swift, let alone his Electric Bag, was. You could lay down good money, however, that Are You Experienced? is a psychsploitation toss-off. The record smacks of a group of grizzled, thirty-something, Sunset Strip sessionmen trying their hand at the groovy pop sounds of the day, on the strict orders of label suits with chic sideburns looking to make a quick buck off the amusements of the hippies and flower children. As cynical as that sounds, it doesn’t take a Herculean stretch of the brainpan to imagine a quick, beer-fueled recording session leading to the music that graces the album. Whoever the faux-longhairs who made it actually were, though, in the process of laying down a half-dozen truly innocuous facsimiles of the way-out ’60s sounds — “A Jet” is a straight cop of the Box Tops’ “The Letter,” “Take It Easy Baby” literally is Classics IV’s “Spooky” — they somehow managed to stumble on a handful of startlingly inspired moments. “Free Form in 6,” in particular, is a jolting freakout (think Chocolate Watchband by way of the Doors) that taps into some sort of zoned-out consciousness through its lulling jazz rhythms, fuzz bass, and ominous organ runs. Slightly less sublime but still outstanding are cuts like the surf go-go “The Stinger” and “Expo in Sound,” while “What’s Your Bag?” has a spooky acid-washed guitar solo amid its slick, sub-Byrdsian raga noodling. And there is something goose-pimple creepy about the lurching, minimalistic, otherworldly version of the Jimi Hendrix title track that belies its origin. Even the most contrived cuts on the album — most in pale Booker T. mold — are wonderful in the way that only the most disposable, plastic muzak of the ’60s seems to be. The songs aren’t suitable for more than a couple close listens, but they might be precisely the background soundtrack required for — well, that can be left to the imagination.
(-Stanton Swihart)
AFTER ALL £450 1969 Very Rare LP Organ Drenched USA Psych/Jazz Rock Athena Lbl The Doors
Released on the Athena Label (6006) in 1969 the self titled LP by USA Psych/Prog band `After All`. It showed similarities to The Doors with its organ drenched Acid Jazz feel, this original 1969 Athena issue has become highly sought after by collectors to the point that a copy sold for £450 in 2015. Worth picking up if you find one, even VG copies will sell for £100+
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Side 1
1. Intangible She 0:00
2. Blue Satin 7:15
3. Nothing Left To Do 11:01
Side 2
1. And I Will Follow 18:08
2. Let It Fly 23:00
3. Now What Are You Looking For 27:30
4. A Face That Doesn`t Matter 30:37
5. Waiting 35:08
After All is merely a footnote in the history of late-’60s Florida rock. Their only recorded effort was a moody slice of acid-tinged progressive rock that shows the grooviness and off-the-cuff adventurousness of the decade in all its glory.
In 1969 the veteran quartet of Tallahassee, FL, musicians got together for only a few months to form the band. Drummer Mark Ellerbee was fresh out of Vietnam and a graduate of the Florida State School of Music when he bumped into fellow Florida State graduate and keyboardist Alan Gold and fellow scenesters bassist Bill Moon and jazz guitarist Charles Short. The group envisioned creating a concept album by throwing together a variety of the era’s newest styles, from acid and classical rock to structural complexity and surreal lyrics. To help with the lyrics they enlisted a young local poet, Linda Hargrove, who provided for most of the songs. The band knew a producer who was willing to record them at no cost provided they did it quickly, so they entered the studio in 1969 and recorded After All in a couple days. Following the release of the album on Athena Records, they returned to Florida and took up their respective careers again.
This video focuses on a rare vinyl record, identifying the original 1st rare pressing or the rarest version of the record, also the prices it sold for and features photos of labels and covers of the original record, subscribe to our channel if you love rare vinyl records
1949 Duel Willy Rozier vs Francois Chalais
6 October 1949. Silent. Epee duel to first blood.
Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who also used the pseudonym Xavier Vallier.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Rozier
François Chalais (December 15, 1919 – May 1, 1996) was a prominent French reporter, journalist, writer and film historian. The François Chalais Prize at the annual Cannes Film Festival is named after him.
In 1949 he fought and lost a duel with swords with director Willy Rozier, provoked by comments Chalais had made about actress Marie Dea.
1912 Duel: Paul Granier de Cassagnac vs Charles Maurras
1912 February 26. Silent. French. This is one of two vids of this particular duel on my channel.
The duel occurred at Neuilly between Paul Granier de Cassagnac (editor of L’Autorite’) and Charles Maurras (of L’Action Francais) as a result of an article in which M. Maurras said some unkind things about M. Paul de Cassagnac and his brother, Guy.
According to the NY Times, “The two principals are first-rate fencers. As soon as the traditional, ‘Allez Messieurs!’ was utter, Maurras attacked his opponent with remarkable energy, de Cassagnac, who had the advantage of height, replying with equal vigor. The fight was extremely exciting for the onlookers while it lasted. It seemed at one moment as if Maurras had received a thrust in the neck, but fortunately only his beard was touched and this did not prevent him from continuing his offensive tactics, which he did with unabated ardor.
“But then it was his adversary’s turn to attack. Maurras, however, not to be daunted, dealt a vigorous thrust with his arm extended, but a moment later his sword fell from his grasp.
“De Cassagnac had disarmed him this time with a terrible forward movement which could not be checked, and if Maurras’ arm had not protected him he would have been wounded very badly in the chest. His arm was seriously injured.
“This brought the combat to a close.
“Maurras next meets Guy de Cassagnac.”
Rare footage of 1950’s housewife on LSD (Full Version)
The Haunted House (1907) W/ NEW ORIGINAL SCORE
This silent short from ~1906 (also known as The Bewitched House & The House of Ghosts) directed by Segundo de Chomón has been given an original score by the artist and my good friend, Jaidan Kerns.
I also did a mild digital cleanup job of the film (NO A.I.)
James Baldwin’s Prophetic Warning to America (1969) | The Dick Cavett Show
Scene from James Baldwin Discusses Racism | The Dick Cavett Show
James Baldwin has an open discussion of racial prejudice, civil rights activism and policing.
Date aired – 5/16/1969
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