FRANK ZAPPA 1970 RARE HAMILTON COLLEGE CONCERT FOOTAGE

Featured here is an exceedingly rare - and never-before-seen - authentic 8 mm amateur film, containing 3 minutes and 38 seconds of Frank Zappa's October 17, 1970 performance at the Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Shot pretty close to the stage, the film shows lot of Frank Zappa playing, gesturing, talking, but also a fair amount of Flo and Eddie, sharing the front man status and acting up, including dancing, bowing in unison, announcing each other as the winners of some kind of contest. Zappa solos intensely with his cigarette in his guitar strings. There is a nice two-shot of Zappa and Ansley Dunbar flailing away on drums. Zappa frequently directs with his finger and gets the crowd to give the power (fist) salute (barely seen), then invites them to give the Nazi salute (several times, filmed well). After he did so, he yelled "What's the difference?" (thus equating the 'power to the people' movement with fascism . . . ).

Overall, this silent film is as clean as possible and projects perfectly. It has been stored properly, professionally cleaned and has never been copied, sold or publicly shared before. Included with the sale of this original film comes the full transfer of rights, as well as a DVD copy of the film. In all, this is an incredibly rare and timeless piece of Zappa history!

Featured here is an exceptionally rare - and never-before-seen - authentic 8 mm amateur film, containing 52 seconds of Frank Zappa's May 9, 1970 performance at the legendary Fillmore East in New York. Shot from a side balcony, the film is just wide enough to frame the entire band. Frank himself is most visible in a blue shirt. There are several great segments of him just playing intensely, swaying slightly.

Overall, this silent film is a bit dark but visible all-around. There are a few blue scratches but the film is as clean as possible and projects perfectly. It has been stored properly, professionally cleaned and has never been copied, sold or publicly shared before. Included with the sale of this original film comes the full transfer of rights, as well as a DVD copy of the film. In all, this is a most unique and timeless piece of Zappa history!

A short video and captions of this show, as well the Fillmore East, NY 1970 concert, can be found here;