June 11th, 2009
Rare archive film from numerous sources brings together the story of one of the great North-West festivals of the 70s. Over one and a half hours including music/film/stills from the festival. During the 70s there were only 2 great multi-day Greenfield music festivals with camping in North-West England, Bickershaw and Deeply Vale. Bickershaw, held on a fairly wet May weekend in 1972, was around £2.25 in advance for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Around 40,000 people attended and the festival inspired many audience members to pursue careers in the music industry. Features tracks from: Donovan – Only The Blues, Incredible String Band – Weather The Storm, Country Joe – Sweet Lorraine, Grateful Dead – Black Throated Wind, New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Watcha Gonna Do, Captain Beefheart – Click Clack, Family – Part Of The Load, Kinks – You Really Got Me, Captain Beyond – I Can’t Feel Nothing Past One. Also features interviews with Jerry Garcia, Nik Turner from Hawkwind, Brian Eastwood [guitar builder], poster artist Steve Jacuzzi Hardstaff & Mick Middles.
Tags: captain beefheart, grateful dead, jerry garcia
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June 10th, 2009
Keep checking back for updates, Deeply Vale is set to be on again in 2010.
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June 10th, 2009
Around 3 Hours 40 Minutes
Rare footage from the late 70s cross-cultural festivals that brought together all types of music including punk, progressive, reggae, prog/space rock, blues etc. Features music footage from Steve Hillage, The Fall, Ruts, Here And Now, Nik Turner, Misty In Roots, Tractor, Fast Cars, Spizz Energi, and more. Also includes interviews with and/or video comments from artists that were there including Jimi Goodwin (Doves), Mark E Smith, Steve Hillage, Andy McLusky (OMD), Vini Reilly (Durutti Column) and lots more.
Music/ Performances/Rare Video (wherever possible – audio soundtracks, film and stills from the actual festival have been used for each artist)
Part one – Deeper Deeply Vale
Mick Middles’ memories – Part one
Misty In Roots – Six One Penny
Here and Now – What You See Is What You Are / comments from Grant Showbiz
Wilful Damage – Punk Space Rock
The Fall – intro by Marc Riley / Bingo Masters Break Out Inc. video / comments from Mark E. Smith
Tractor – Watching White Stars
Guitar George Borowski – This Is Not Love
Ruts – Jah Wars
Nik Turner – Anubis / plus Interview
Pete Farrow – Fixin to Die
Trevor Hyett – You Just Can’t Make It By Yourself
Tony Crabtree – God Damn It We’re All Gonna Die
Body – Brave New World
Danny and The Dressmakers – Ernie Bishop’s Dead Body
Mick Middles’ memories – Part Two
Steve Hillage – Searching For The Spark
David Bacha and DJ Foggy – Beautiful Friday Night
Accident on the East Lancs – We Want It Legalised
Fast Cars – Who Loves Jimmy Anderton
The Trend – The Cookie Flow
Unknown artist 1
Dave Smith’s on-stage speech
Unknown artist 2
Unknown artist 3
Spizz Energi – Medley
Foreign Press
Rivington Spyke – Poetry
Unknown artist 4
Alchemist
Elti Fits – Rebel Rebel
Part Two – Truly Madly Deeply Vale – the 49-minute documentary
with:
Jimi Goodwin – Doves
Mark E. Smith
Chris Hewitt – one of the festival organisers
Vini Reilly – Durutti Column
Andy McCluskey – OMD
Jim Milne – Tractor
Steve Clayton – Tractor
Graham Massey – 808 State
Grant Showbiz
Steve Hillage
Alan Hempsall – Crispy Ambulance
Luke Bainbridge – Observer Music Monthly
Stuart and Steve Murray – Fast Cars
Phil Odell and Stanny – Wilful Damage
Part Three – Interview extras
Steve Cowen – Mock Turtles
Mark E Smith – around 20 minutes of classic Mark E. Smith talking about Deeply Vale and The Fall
Jim Goodwin – Doves
Vini Reilly – Durutti Column
Andy McCluskey – OMD
Luke Bainbridge – Observer Music Monthly
Graham Massey – 808 State
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Tags: here and now, misty in roots, steve hillage, the fall, the ruts
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June 9th, 2009
released 01/08/2006
To complement the Steve Hillage, Fast Cars, The Fall and Nik Turner at the Deeply Vale Festival CD releases, here comes a storming late 70s live performance from The Ruts at the legendary North West England Festival, which is to be resurrected in 2007.
Comes with a 10-page foldout booklet with lots of images of Deeply Vale Festivals.
Order by sending a cheque for £14.75 payable to Recordrange, P.O.Box 116, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 5UG or by credit/debit cards. Phone orders: 01565 734066 or 07970 219701
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June 9th, 2009
Format: 180 gram Heavy Vinyl LP
Catalogue Number: OZITLP8007
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: 22 June 2009
2LP set in 180 gram heavy rainbow coloured vinyl – includes tracks not released on the CD version of the album. Talk to any connoisseur of 70s-era double live albums, and many will agree that Steve Hillage’s “Live Herald”, recorded and released in 1977-78, rates among the finest jewels that the genre has to offer.
So it’s astonishing to discover that someone has spent the last 25 years sitting on tapes that knock that set into the dust, both in terms of on-stage excitement and aural enjoyment.
“Live At Deeply Vale Festival 1978″ (Ozit, UK) transports the listener back to one of the last truly great festivals staged in the UK that decade, a weekend’s worth of music that fearlessly ranged across both the traditional rock range and the upcoming punk movement, before climaxing with a Hillage set that the guitarist himself reflects, “…(sounds) as exciting now as Live Herald was back then.” (Goldmine Magazine, USA.)
“A must-have for any and all fans of Hillage, Gong, Canterbury, Avant Garde and just good British psych in general.” (**** Record Collector)
The Band:
Steve Hillage – guitar, vocals, keyboards
Miquette Giraudy – synthesiser, vocals
Christian Boule (sadly missed) – glissando guitar
John Mackenzie – bass, vocals
Andy Anderson – drums
Track Listing
Side One:
1. Saucer Surfing
2. Searching for the Spark
3. Octave Doctors
Side Two:
1. Salmon Song
2. Crystal City
3. Radio
Side Three:
1. Palm Trees
2. Light in the Sky
3. Hurdy Gurdy Man
4. Lunar Musick Suite
Side Four:
1. Activation Meditation
2. Glorious Om Riff
3. Getting Better
4. Steve Hillage talks about the 70’s and Deeply Vale
5. U.F.B
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