John Cale
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John Cale on screen - DVD

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music

DVD with the 1998 documentary directed by James Marsh. Released in 2006 in the USA by Kultur.com (ISBN: 0-7697-8399-6, UPC Code: 032031414099).

Filmed in Garnant, Wales, New York and Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Contains interviews with Cale, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Chris Spedding, Maureen Tucker, La Monte Young, biographer Victor Bockris, choreographer Ed Wubbe et al.

Cale talks througout the documentary with music journalist Victor Bockris. They were working on What's Welsh For Zen autobiography at the time.

Cale's parents

Interesting behind the scenes material rehearsing with the Ice Nine ensemble for the world premiere of Dance Music in Rotterdam, Fall 1997.

Music
Contains live footage of Heartbreak Hotel - filmed at Rockpalast, Essen, Germany, October 14, 1984; Ship of Fools and Memphis at The Knitting Factory, New York, USA, March 1997.


© 1999- Hans Werksman