A while back, myself and Mark Case loosely matched 15 minutes of 8mm amateur film of the Mahavishnu Orchestra on 11/5/73 at Milwaukee – which I’d kindly been given access to by the chap who had filmed it, Rich Zimmermann – to same-period (but not same show) audio of ‘The Dance of Maya’, which was clearly the tune being played for much of the silent audio.
For years, someone on eBay had been asking $10,000 or something ridiculous like that for the only other known bit of Mahavishnu amateur film, 12 minutes from Chicago, 18/2/73. Someone recently bought it and matched almost all of it exactly with soundboard audio of the same show. Tremendous stuff. Here it is. 🙂
Great stuff Colin which took me back to 18/6/73 and the MO gig at the Kelvin Hall Arena, Glasgow. My late big brother (that’s his photo above) got the tickets and took me along. He wanted to get in early and check out the ‘ambience’ of the room. As we wandered around the place, we came upon the white clad McLaughlin who was also checking out the ambience before the gig. My brother, a drummer, had a brief chat with the great man as I stood quietly trying to look cool. Your post brought back the memory and caused me to search the house for the programme I bought that evening for 10p. It shows Jaki Whitren as support from 8pm until 8:30pm.
A while back, myself and Mark Case loosely matched 15 minutes of 8mm amateur film of the Mahavishnu Orchestra on 11/5/73 at Milwaukee – which I’d kindly been given access to by the chap who had filmed it, Rich Zimmermann – to same-period (but not same show) audio of ‘The Dance of Maya’, which was clearly the tune being played for much of the silent audio.
For years, someone on eBay had been asking $10,000 or something ridiculous like that for the only other known bit of Mahavishnu amateur film, 12 minutes from Chicago, 18/2/73. Someone recently bought it and matched almost all of it exactly with soundboard audio of the same show. Tremendous stuff. Here it is. 🙂
Great stuff Colin
I’ve decided to frighten my next door neighbours.
*warms up the big amp*
*rushes off to find the Columbia Albums boxed set*
That’s the spirit, MahaVulpmeister!
Fab footage, another great find Colin.
And congrats on your success with Dick Gaughan’s recordings.
Thank you, Bedspread.
Only 12 minutes?
Was this an unreleased track from a Fire Engines tribute album?
Will this 26-minute medley of ‘Steppings Tones’ and ‘One Word’ restore the equilibrium?
Oh, wow! That hit the spot! Many thanks for posting it, Colin…
Great stuff Colin which took me back to 18/6/73 and the MO gig at the Kelvin Hall Arena, Glasgow. My late big brother (that’s his photo above) got the tickets and took me along. He wanted to get in early and check out the ‘ambience’ of the room. As we wandered around the place, we came upon the white clad McLaughlin who was also checking out the ambience before the gig. My brother, a drummer, had a brief chat with the great man as I stood quietly trying to look cool. Your post brought back the memory and caused me to search the house for the programme I bought that evening for 10p. It shows Jaki Whitren as support from 8pm until 8:30pm.
Great stuff, Calif. Poor Jaki Whitren – I imagine she never stood a chance.
She was one of those acts who always seemed to be supporting someone but who’s career never really went anywhere.wonder what happened to her
Interesting wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaki_Whitren
Not seemingly, enamoured of showbiz or consequential success.
Died in 2016.
She had a glorious voice – I have her debut album. If I recall correctly she was one of the artists that Johnny Walker used to play frequently.
That’s right. He would play ‘Give Her The Day’. Jaki did have a great voice, but wasn’t cut out for the fame game.
This is a highlight from the album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6y8jTCDs1g&list=RDb6y8jTCDs1g&start_radio=1