Complete list of Velvets Footage?

[walkonvu]

I made some additional research and book Cinema at the Margins is that movie Acid Mantra: Re-Birth of a Nation by Ben Van Meter including VU concert footage

[Haight Trashbury]

In fanzine What Goes On someone mentioned that he filmed VU at late 1966. It was in The Best Of 1 & 2 or Issue 4, but I dont have them around to check.

I found online scan of WGO4 and it was filmmaker Wheeler Winston Dixon, see page 18
https://www.scribd.com/document/3508470 ... azine-No-4

Huh? I don’t see any claims that Dixon filmed the band there? Is there some sort of misunderstanding?

[Haight Trashbury]

I made some additional research and book Cinema at the Margins is that movie Acid Mantra: Re-Birth of a Nation by Ben Van Meter including VU concert footage

Interesting... Will you please elaborate on this so that I can add it to my list?

[walkonvu]

I found online scan of WGO4 and it was filmmaker Wheeler Winston Dixon, see page 18
https://www.scribd.com/document/3508470 ... azine-No-4

Huh? I don’t see any claims that Dixon filmed the band there? Is there some sort of misunderstanding?

I see it there quite clearly

[Haight Trashbury]

Huh? I don’t see any claims that Dixon filmed the band there? Is there some sort of misunderstanding?

I see it there quite clearly

OK. Maybe I’m just stupid. All I could find was Dixon talking about other people’s films of the band. lol

[Haight Trashbury]

Update:

1. “Making of an Underground Film” CBS Broadcast (1965) - Partially Released
2. “Venus in Furs” by Piero Heliczer (1965). Same Performance as “Making of an Underground Film Broadcast - Partially(?) Released
3. “The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Released
4. “The Velvet Underground aka Moe in Bondage aka Moe Gets Tied Up” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Partially Released
5. “The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Unreleased
6. “The Velvet Underground” by Danny Williams (1966) - Partially Released
7. “The Velvet Underground Eats Lunch” by Danny Williams (1966) - Partially Released
8. Warhol Screen Tests (Lou Staring at Camera, Lou Eating Apple, Lou Drinking Coke, Malanga Whip Routine with Band, John Staring at Camera, Moe Staring at Camera, Sterling Staring at Camera, Nico Staring at Camera, etc.) (1966) - Partially Released
9. Live at Delmonico’s Hotel, Jan. 13, 1966 and Live at the Dom, Spring 1966 (From “Walden: Diaries, Notes, and Sketches” and “Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol,” respectively. Both films by Jonas Mekas) - Released
10. Live at the Dom, Spring 1966 (Alternate Edit) (From “In Between” by Jonas Mekas.) - Released
11. “Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable/Exploding Plastic Inevitable” by Ronald Nameth (1966) (Only Known Footage of Band with Angus) (No Lou) - Released
12. EPI 1966 (Unknown Origin) - Partially(?) Released (Literally nothing is known about this one and there’s some contention as to whether it’s the Velvets or the Fugs who are shown, but it definitely looks like the VU. Unknown if this is the Lou lineup or the Maclise on Drums/Moe on bass lineup.)
13. WNET-TV (PBS) 1966 - Released
14. David Susskind’s Open End Appearance w/ Fugs, Warhol, & co. Jan. 30, 1966 - Lost
15. David Susskind’s Open End Appearance w/ Fugs, Warhol, & co. Jan. 30, 1966. Danny Williams Edit (Danny Williams and Barbara Rubin brought cameras on set with them and filmed their own copy of this show). - Unreleased
16. “Uptight #3” by Andy Warhol (1966) (Footage of the VU, Fugs, and Warhol Crew on their way to the aforementioned David Susskind Appearance) - Unreleased
17. Rosalind Stevenson Rehersal Footage (“Sunday Morning,” 1966.) - Released
18. Live at the Paraphernelia Store, March 1966. Filmed by Gerard Malanga. - Partially Released
19. Live at the Fillmore(?) 1966. Filmed by Bill Graham and/or the Merry Pranksters. - Partially Released
20. Live 1966(?) (Nothing is known about this other than that a clip from it was included in the Lou Reed documentary “Rock and Roll Heart.” The released footage from it features John and Nico.) - Partially Released
21. Live 1966 (A contributor to the “What Goes On” fanzine claimed that he filmed a 1966 concert by the band, but nothing exists to prove or expound upon his claim.) - Lost, if extant.
22. Michigan State Fairgrounds Mod Wedding. Nov. 20, 1966. (Both Warhol and one or more local TV stations filmed this performance, but the footage hasn’t been shown in decades.) - Warhol Footage: Lost. TV Footage: Unreleased
23. Live 1966 (Various) (There are several photos from this year depicting cameramen filming the VU, but few (if any) of these recordings have surfaced.) - Lost
24. Upbeat. July 8, 1967. “Guess I’m Falling In Love.” Live. - Probably Wiped
25. “The Velvet Underground in Boston” by Andy Warhol (1967) - Released
26. Live at the Scene Club, New York. 1967. Filmed by Andy Warhol. (Unknown whether this film was actually made, but a contemporary article by the Dutch music magazine “Hitweek” clearly stated that Warhol had his heart set on its production.) - Lost, if extant.
27. Live at Philip Johnson’s Glass House, 1967 (from “498 Third Avenue” by Klaus Wildenhahn) - Released
28. “****” by Andy Warhol (1967) (John appears multiple times, and in one scene jams with Lou. The clip of Lou and Nico from the music video for the Nico song “Frozen Warnings” is also rumored to have come from this film.) - Partially Released
29. Upbeat. April, 1968. “Run Run Run.” Master probably wiped. Survives through off-the-air tape by Tony Conrad. - Lost
30. Live in Dallas. Oct. 15, 1969. 8mm audience recording. Silent. - Released
31. Live in Dallas. Oct. 15, 1969. Professional 16mm(?) recording with sound. - Released
32. Chicago TV. Jan, 1970. - Lost
33. Live at the Paramount Theater 4/17/70. No Moe. Songs captured are “Candy Says” and “Heroin.” Recorded by Steve Nelson of the Music Museum of New England and the Boston Tea Party. Silent, but audio exists from an audience bootleg and can be synced. - Audio: Released. Video: Unreleased

[Sheila Klein]

By "released" do you mean commercially available? Public domain? In digital format? The more clearly and specifically you define your terms, the more meaningful your list can be.

[Haight Trashbury]

By "released" do you mean commercially available? Public domain? In digital format? The more clearly and specifically you define your terms, the more meaningful your list can be.

“Released” simply means that it’s in public circulation. It could be official, and it could be unofficial, but it has to be out there for everyone to see (preferably online). For example, most of the footage marked as “unreleased” is publically available through arthouse screenings, but that doesn’t qualify as “released” since there’s no ease of access for everybody.

[Haight Trashbury]

Update:

1. “Making of an Underground Film” CBS Broadcast (1965) - Partially Released
2. “Venus in Furs” by Piero Heliczer (1965). Same Performance as “Making of an Underground Film Broadcast - Partially(?) Released
3. “The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Released
4. “The Velvet Underground aka Moe in Bondage aka Moe Gets Tied Up” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Partially Released
5. “The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards” by Andy Warhol (1966) - Unreleased
6. “The Velvet Underground” by Danny Williams (1966) - Partially Released
7. “The Velvet Underground Eats Lunch” by Danny Williams (1966) - Partially Released
8. Warhol Screen Tests (Lou Staring at Camera, Lou Eating Apple, Lou Drinking Coke, Malanga Whip Routine with Band, John Staring at Camera, Moe Staring at Camera, Sterling Staring at Camera, Nico Staring at Camera, etc.) (1966) - Partially Released
9. Live at Delmonico’s Hotel, Jan. 13, 1966 and Live at the Dom, Spring 1966 (From “Walden: Diaries, Notes, and Sketches” and “Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol,” respectively. Both films by Jonas Mekas) - Released
10. Live at the Dom, Spring 1966 (Alternate Edit) (From “In Between” by Jonas Mekas.) - Released
11. “Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable/Exploding Plastic Inevitable” by Ronald Nameth (1966) (Only Known Footage of Band with Angus) (No Lou) - Released
12. EPI 1966 (Unknown Origin) - Partially(?) Released (Literally nothing is known about this one and there’s some contention as to whether it’s the Velvets or the Fugs who are shown, but it definitely looks like the VU. Unknown if this is the Lou lineup or the Maclise on Drums/Moe on bass lineup.)
13. WNET-TV (PBS) 1966 - Released
14. David Susskind’s Open End Appearance w/ Fugs, Warhol, & co. Jan. 30, 1966 - Lost
15. “Uptight #3” by Andy Warhol and Danny Williams (1966) (Danny Williams brought a camera with him when the VU appeared on David Susskind and recorded his own copy of the show. It was eventually edited into this.) - Unreleased
16. Rosalind Stevenson Rehersal Footage (“Sunday Morning,” 1966.) - Released
17. Live at the Paraphernelia Store, March 1966. Filmed by Gerard Malanga. - Partially Released
18. Live at the Fillmore(?) 1966. Filmed by Bill Graham and/or the Merry Pranksters. - Partially Released
19. Live 1966(?) (Nothing is known about this other than that a clip from it was included in the Lou Reed documentary “Rock and Roll Heart.” The released footage from it features John and Nico.) - Partially Released
20. Live 1966 (A contributor to the “What Goes On” fanzine claimed that he filmed a 1966 concert by the band, but nothing exists to prove or expound upon his claim.) - Lost, if extant.
21. Michigan State Fairgrounds Mod Wedding. Nov. 20, 1966. (Both Warhol and one or more local TV stations filmed this performance, but the footage hasn’t been shown in decades.) - Warhol Footage: Lost. TV Footage: Unreleased
22. Live 1966 (Various) (There are several photos from this year depicting cameramen filming the VU, but few (if any) of these recordings have surfaced.) - Lost
23. Upbeat. July 8, 1967. “Guess I’m Falling In Love.” Live. - Probably Wiped
24. “The Velvet Underground in Boston” by Andy Warhol (1967) - Released
25. Live at the Scene Club, New York. 1967. Filmed by Andy Warhol. (Unknown whether this film was actually made, but a contemporary article by the Dutch music magazine “Hitweek” clearly stated that Warhol had his heart set on its production.) - Lost, if extant.
26. Live at Philip Johnson’s Glass House, 1967 (from “498 Third Avenue” by Klaus Wildenhahn) - Released
27. “****” by Andy Warhol (1967) (John appears multiple times, and in one scene jams with Lou. The clip of Lou and Nico from the music video for the Nico song “Frozen Warnings” is also rumored to have come from this film.) - Partially Released
28. Upbeat. April, 1968. “Run Run Run.” Master probably wiped. Survives through off-the-air tape by Tony Conrad. - Lost
29. Live in Dallas. Oct. 15, 1969. 8mm audience recording. Silent. - Released
30. Live in Dallas. Oct. 15, 1969. Professional 16mm(?) recording with sound. - Released
31. Chicago TV. Jan, 1970. - Lost
32. Live at the Paramount Theater 4/17/70. No Moe. Songs captured are “Candy Says” and “Heroin.” Recorded by Steve Nelson of the Music Museum of New England and the Boston Tea Party. Silent, but audio exists from an audience bootleg and can be synced. - Audio: Released. Video: Unreleased

[lurid]

I don't have the photos to hand to confirm but I seem to remember that some of the photos shot at the cafe bizarre in 1965 show barbera rubin holding a movie camera? Anyone else remember that?