DIR - 53 VARIOUS STAMPING GROUND FESTIVAL - LIVE IN ROTTERDAM 1970

VARIOUS STAMPING GROUND FESTIVAL - LIVE IN ROTTERDAM 1970
Il Dizionario Del Rock – N.° 53

1 –Santana Savor/Jingo 8:56
2 –Santana Gumbo 3:56
3 –Canned Heat Human Condition 3:08
4 –Canned Heat So Sad 5:30
5 –East Of Eden (2) Irish Theme 3:14
6 –It's A Beautiful Day Bulgaria 4:02
7 –It's A Beautiful Day Wasted Union Blues 7:21
8 –The Flock Big Bird 4:50
9 –Family (6) Drowned In Wine 4:32

Note:
Recorded during Kralingen Music Festival  in the Kralingen neighbourhood of Rotterdam, on 26-28 June 1970

This album is part of the italian series made by Armando Curcio Editore.

This album as been digitally remastered in 1991, it has a fine cover, fine audio quality for the time.

Due to its rarity and good quality, this disc is recommended. These bootlegs offer an excellent image of the various bands, in some cases, better than the official material of the time. Please note that many of these bootlegs and songs have been released officially in different moments:

Please read below for other infos.

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The Holland Pop Festival
It’s amazing the treasures that continue to surface from Rocks glory days! I didn’t see this one coming, partially because I don’t think many of us had ever heard of the Dutch Woodstock, otherwise known as The Holland Pop Festival. This event took place in August of 1970 and was attended by about 100,000 revelers and if you’ve seen the original Woodstock movie you will have some idea of what to expect here. Perhaps not as technically well shot as its namesake, this film does capture many of the same moments; the music, the drugs, the swimming, the nudity, the carefree lifestyle and more. The three-day festival had a great lineup of primarily UK and US bands including Santana, Pink Floyd, Country Joe, It’s A Beautiful Day, Canned Heat and more. In particular there are some unique live performances captured of The Flock, T-Rex, Soft Machine and Family. Given the film vintage it’s been pretty well preserved and the images are very strong with lots of close-ups of the band members. In fact there are very few long shots of the bands playing; it seems all the cameras were on stage. We do see lots of long shots of the crowd‘s antics but few of the musicians.

The audio is nice and clean, certainly representative of the era although it does have some crowd noise peculiarities, almost as if they added in some sound effects after the fact. It’s not a big deal and in the end this is quite an amazing document. Both the DVD and the 2-disc audio CD display some great visuals and some amazing music of the late psychedelic and early progressive rock era….review by…Gonzo Multimedia 2013)….
Holland pop, or the Dutch Woodstock, a three day musical fiesta held in August 1970 comes alive once more on this enlightening CD/DVD package. The footage itself may seem a bit fuzzy, still it must be remembered that this was 1970, with declining weed and LSD consumer market accompanying the hippie culture towards its final bow. While the camerawork remains debatable, it’s the music that raises the bar significantly.

The casting is incredible. Amidst all the excitement it’s the all-star lineup that grabs your nuts. With names like The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and T-Rex granting the event additional credibility, it’s the cavalry on the flanks that spawns real excitement. Standouts include the Roger Chapman fronted legendary progressive folk rock combo Family. Their appearance with “Drowned in Wine” is brief but memorable. Hearing this again brings a rush of much deserved but rarely realized recognition. Al Stewart’s “Zero She Flies” produces a fair share of authentic acoustic folk beauty, while the boastful extravagance of Dr John’s “Mardi Gras Day” remains a thing of wonder best understood in joint passing circles.

Pink Floyd are another collection highlight, lighting up “Set the Controls For the Hearth Of the Sun” with some searing psychedelia. The performance falling short of the band’s soon to emerge crown jewels, nevertheless this is scintillating stuff that will delight hard line fans. And the list goes on. Santana offers an inspired tease with “Gumbo” and Canned Heat add considerable weight to “The World Is a Tango” and the band’s take on the poignant “So Sad” is nothing less than mesmerizing.

The filming quality does leave much to be desired, still this a piece of history, and a significant one for that matter. Definitely worth cherishing…


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