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relocated tuesday 28.10.69 PARIS france PARC SAINT-CLOUD first continental festival 'actuel' [outdoor]
relocated tuesday 28.10.69 VINCENNES france PELOUSE DE REUILLY the first paris music festival 'actuel' [outdoor]
relocated tuesday 28.10.69 TOURNAI belgium [VENUE UNKNOWN] the first paris music festival 'actuel' [outdoor]
delayed tuesday 28.10.69 AMOUGIES MONT-DE-L'ENCLUS belgium [A TURNIP FIELD] the first paris music festival 'actuel' [outdoor]
wednesday 29.10.69 AMOUGIES MONT-DE-L'ENCLUS belgium [A TURNIP FIELD] the first paris music festival 'actuel' [outdoor]

two ADVERTISEMENTS - two POSTERS - three MEMORIES - many PICTURES - two REVIEWS - FILM - two CD-ROMS - three BOOTLEGS

OVERVIEW

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 281069] instrumental
* = released on cd-rom

THE BAND
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo * guitar * steel-appendage guitar * glass finger guitar
MARK BOSTON rockette morton * bass guitar
JEFF BRUCHELL * drums * percussion
VICTOR HAYDEN 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(photo from the bbc archives, now withdrawn from musicpictures because of
wrong caption: 'frank zappa and the mothers of invention')

ADVERTISEMENTS

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

disc (and music echo) 111069 england
melody maker 181069 england
billboard 251069 usa
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 & 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 & PICTURES
included: (incomplete) summary of general reports

l'art vivant #6 011269 france
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 hayden / the mascara snake onstage
don van vliet / captain beefheart (3x) onstage
jeff bruchell onstage
bill harkleroad / zoot horn rollo (3) backstage

best #17 011269 france
AMOUGIES 69 special noel
report and several reviews - (at least:) seven pages a4 with six pictures
no specific beefheart content

rock & folk #35 011269 france
FESTIVAL D'AMOUGIES
report and several reviews - ? pages a4 with ? pictures
no specific beefheart content

down beat 220170 usa
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(?)

télérama #1065 140670 france
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

mojo #176 010708 england
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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