Warhol/VU CBS footage on Afterhours video tape #13?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » 25 Mar 2007 18:33

Does anyone have this tape? Just seen the description of it on the Olandem page and noticed the bit about the CBS/Cronkite footage quoted below, which suggests that it may have more of this material than is in common circulation:

#13 VELVET UNDERGROUND 1966

Finely transferred clips from the band, live & wild in their early prime : the musical segment from A Symphony Of Sound, Nico's great "Frozen Warnings" clip that has lots of Factory footage, the VU at the Psychiatrists Convention, the EPI film, and a TV story about Warhol that shows clips from that rarest of videos : the CBS "Making of an Underground Film". Note : all this comes from the best available sources, taken directly from film or video masters, and not filmed off a tv screen, as all other available versions of the Symphony are. 2 hours.

I had assumed that the 'tv story' in question was the Warhol South Bank Show, but the way it's worded isn't clear, especially as that show appears on another Afterhours tape... anyone know?

http://members.aol.com/olandem3/video.html

sars · Post by **sars** » 26 Mar 2007 02:24

If you're right about the Southbank show, the only parts of "Making of an Underground Film" it shows is Walter Cronkite, talking about Andy Warhol. It shows neither him nor the Velvet Underground in any way, shape or form.

I want that mo-fo'in tape from CBS.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » 26 Mar 2007 15:33

So can anyone out there who has this tape confirm whether it's the South Bank footage or something a bit more special?

gordon · Post by **gordon** » 26 Mar 2007 17:29

I cant answer the basic question but I have seen some B+W "stills" from the "Making of an Underground Film" which I dont think I have ever seen in "moving" format. Among other things, they showed an unknown guy playing the bass guitar. (Before you ask, I lost the stills when my hard drive died last year....)

Mark · Post by **Mark** » 26 Mar 2007 19:30

That would be this:

http://mujweb.cz/www/heliczer/filmography/muf.htm

Not sure where they're from though - maybe 'Dancing In The Street'? Ondrej?

tarbaby2 · Post by **tarbaby2** » 26 Mar 2007 21:32

Mark, I've tried the link a couple of times and it always times out. I'll try it again later, hopefully it's just busy and will let me on later.

gordon · Post by **gordon** » 26 Mar 2007 22:19

the ones I had were different, but from the same "session". I found one of them - it has Moe in what looks like a wedding dress (?), Barbera Rubin (?) dressed as a nun, Piero (?) with a sax and Lou, John, Sterl + unknown bassplayer. Does anyone know who that guy on bass is?

If I can figure out how I'll post the pic here

velvi$ · Post by **velvi$** » 27 Mar 2007 00:15

Here ya go:

Nice hat!
Go easy with the face paint there...

...not sure who he is tho' ?

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jimjim · Post by **jimjim** » 27 Mar 2007 23:15

Here's an educated guess: Moe's brother? He looks a bit like her and didn't he play guitar back then? I seem to remember Sterl knew him because he played and that's how Moe got into the band.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » 28 Mar 2007 00:10

Bigger version: