OLD FART AT PLAY !
concerts

relocated tue 28 october 1969 france PARIS PAVILLON 9 DE BALTARD, LES HALLES first continental festival 'actuel'
relocated tue 28 october 1969 france SAINT-CLOUD PARC SAINT-CLOUD first continental festival 'actuel' [marquee]
relocated tue 28 october 1969 france PUTEAUX ȊLE DE PUTEAUX first continental festival 'actuel' [marquee]
relocated tue 28 october 1969 france VINCENNES PELOUSE DE REUILLY, BOIS DE VINCENNES the first paris music festival 'actuel' [marquee]
relocated tue 28 october 1969 belgium french: TOURNAI / dutch: DOORNIK french: PLAINE DES MANOEUVRES / dutch: OEFENTERREIN the first paris music festival 'actuel' [marquee]
relocated tue 28 october 1969 belgium french: COURTRAI / dutch: KORTRIJK french: HALLES / dutch: HALLEN the first paris music festival 'actuel'
delayed tue 28 october 1969 belgium french: AMOUGIES / dutch: AMENGIJS french: MONT DE L'ENCLUS / dutch: KLUISBERG the first paris music festival 'actuel' [marquee]
wed 29 october 1969 belgium french: AMOUGIES / dutch: AMENGIJS french: MONT DE L'ENCLUS / dutch: KLUISBERG the first paris music festival 'actuel' [marquee]

SET LIST
* 1 - SHE'S TOO MUCH FOR MY MIRROR trout mask replica 1969
* 2 - MY HUMAN GETS ME BLUES trout mask replica 1969
3 - WILD LIFE trout mask replica 1969
4 - HOBO CHANG BA trout mask replica 1969
5 - WHEN BIG JOAN SETS UP trout mask replica 1969
6 - 'WHO WILL BE THE NEXT?' with guest frank zappa guitar [unreleased jam 29 october 1969] instrumental
* = released on cd-roms

THE BAND
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo * guitar * steel-appendage guitar * glass finger guitar
MARK BOSTON rockette morton * bass guitar
JEFF BURCHELL * drums * percussion
VICTOR HAYDON the mascara snake ** bass clarinet
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * tenor sax * soprano sax * bass clarinet ** harmonica
guest FRANK ZAPPA ** guitar ** introduction

all the musicians
(photo from the bbc archives, now withdrawn from 'musicpictures.com'
because of wrong caption: 'frank zappa and the mothers of invention')

ADVERTISEMENTS

unknown magazine[s?]
FIRST CONTINENTAL FESTIVAL 'ACTUEL'

england 11 october 1969 disc (and music echo)
england 18 october 1969 melody maker
usa 25 october 1969 billboard
THE FIRST PARIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 'ACTUEL'

POSTERS

THE FIRST PARIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 'ACTUEL'
colour poster location VINCENNES
colour poster location VINCENNES with correction strip INTERDIT
colour poster location TOURNAI

MEMORIES and PICTURES

several sources

FRANK ZAPPA master of ceremonies
additional picture: frank zappa

DON VAN VLIET / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
additional picture: frank zappa and don van vliet backstage

cyberpages

MYSTERIOUS FELLOWS
picture: captain beefheart and the magic band backstage

WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU SAY?
picture: don van vliet and bill harkleroad onstage

additional memory

BILL HARKLEROAD / ZOOT HORN ROLLO

REVIEWS and PICTURES
included: (incomplete) summary of general reports

france 1 december 1969 l'art vivant #6
amougies: L'EUROPE, LE 'FREE JAZZ' ET LA 'POP MUSIC'
two reports and seventeen short reviews - seven pages a3 with ninety-one (mainly tiny) pictures
short review and eight pictures:
victor haydon / the mascara snake onstage
don van vliet / captain beefheart (3x) onstage
jeff burchell onstage
bill harkleroad / zoot horn rollo (3) backstage

france 1 december 1969 best #17
AMOUGIES 69 special noel
report and several reviews - (at least:) seven pages a4 with six pictures
no specific beefheart content

france 1 december 1969 rock & folk #35
FESTIVAL D'AMOUGIES
report and several reviews - ? pages a4 with ? pictures
no specific beefheart content

usa 22 january 1970 down beat
JAZZ AND ROCK MEET AT EUROPE'S ANSWER TO WOODSTOCK
(at least) report - ? pages a4 with (at least: one) picture(s)
no specific beefheart content(?)

france 14 june 1970 télérama #1065
avec la POP MUSIC les violons ne pleurent plus quand l'héroïne est triste
essay about music and film - two pages a4 with two pictures
two pictures:
audience in festival tent
  captain beefheart and the magic band onstage

england 1 july 2008 mojo #176
DOUBLE TROUBLE frank zappa and captain beefheart
only a picture: all the musicians offstage

FILM

film
1970 MUSIC POWER two songs

cd-rom
1999 CAPTAIN BEEFHEART * GROW FINS two songs
2003 VARIOUS ARTISTS * AN ANTHOLOGY OF NOISE & ELECTRONIC MUSIC second a-chronology two songs

BOOTLEGS

10burnleg 2005
VARIOUS ARTISTS * FESTIVAL 'ACTUEL' the first continental festival

(split) elpee 2006 three tracks
FRANK ZAPPA / PINK FLOYD / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART * INTER-ZAPPA OVERDRIVE

burnleg 2006 one track
FRANK ZAPPA WITH FRIENDS * AMOUGIES, BELGIUM, ACTUEL FESTIVAL

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