this broadcast is a part of the series of repeats of the VAN OEKEL'S DISCOHOEK tv shows from 1974. the original instalments of this alternate pop music program still are vividly remembered over here as they were totally anarchistic and 'not done' (to normal people). in fact it were plays written by the locally (in)famous wim t. schippers as satires on some popular dutch top-40 programs.

unfortunately, time fails to tell more about the clumsy anchor man SJEF VAN OEKEL = dolf brouwers, the very dry accountant EVERT VAN DER PIK = jaap bar, and all the things that intentionally went wrong during the shows: telephones ringing, scenery tumbling down, hell's angels riding into the studio, turntables at wrong speed or with the wrong record, etc., etc....

picture from england (!) 010800 mojo #81

to us, the most important artist who ever got lost in that chaos was captain beefheart (of course)! although he was in the middle of his unconditionally guaranteed crisis and only could produce terrible music, his performance in the program is an absolutely must see. for his singing during the song UPON THE MY-O-MY is so clearly played back (the usual trick) we'd better call it 'play beside'...

in this repeated showing we (well, mainly dútch beefheartians - i'm sorry) also can find out why and how don van vliet gets a trophy...

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after the several repeats of the instalment on digiteevee in march 2006 the dutch broadcasting company left the complete show behind on the internet. as long as the VIDEO still is available - ánd you have the correct plug-ins - you can travel back in time to CAPTAIN BEEFHEART'S weird APPEARANCE, including a surprise bonus
(click on 'van oekel's discohoek' at the bottom of the column utmost left)

VIDEOGRAPHY

if you never happen to see this hilarious performance on television: you might come across some

-------------------- BOOTLEG video TAPES

• various artists * PSYCHOMANIA! 20 golden greats captain beefheart track credited correctly made by cable connections, london u.k.
• UPON THE MY-O-MY with editorial remark time 2:36
• australia 1991 pal video music world video front: twin 110 cassette: gemv 474 front includes live uk 1972 colour picture of beefheart marketed by hughes leisure group

• various artists * PSYCHOMANIA the best of psychedelic rock captain beefheart track credited to the jimi hendrix experience
• UPON THE MY-O-MY with editorial remark time 2:23 (?)
• england 1994 pal video [label unknown] mmgv 067
• usa 1994 ntsc video [label and cat. no. unknown]

• LASER DISC various artists * PSYCHOMANIA the best of psychedelic rock captain beefheart track credited to the jimi hendrix experience
• UPON THE MY-O-MY with editorial remark time 2:23 (?)
• see full details in scattered works on VIDEO BOOTLEGS by other artists

• VEEDEE various artists * KINGS OF ROCK & POP - VOL. 2 die größten hits aller zeiten unauthorized release
• UPON THE MY-O-MY without editorial remark time 2:56
• see full details in scattered works on VIDEO BOOTLEGS by other artists

• VEEDEE various artists * PSYCHOMANIA the best of psychedelic rock unauthorized release
• UPON THE MY-O-MY with editorial remark time 2:56
• see full details in scattered works on VIDEO BOOTLEGS by other artists

the other acts
on psychomania!:
the rolling stones - david bowie - julie driscoll & the brian auger trinity - steve miller band [2x] - pink floyd [2x] - the crazy world of arthur brown - the byrds - jefferson airplane - soft machine [2x] - grateful dead [2x] - the mothers of invention - the jimi hendrix experience - barry mcguire - family - dr. john (the nighttripper) - it's a beautiful day
on kings of rock & pop - vol. 2 and psychomania:
cream [2x] - david bowie - pink floyd [2x] - the crazy world of arthur brown - the byrds - jefferson airplane - soft machine - grateful dead - dr. john (the nighttripper) - julie driscoll & the brian auger trinity - steve miller band - the jimi hendrix experience