1981ROCK MUSIC
INTERVIEW FOOTAGE, BILL SZYMCZYK AND PHIL WALDEN, PROBABLY IN 1981.
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ROCK MUSIC PRODUCER BILL SZYMCZYK SEATED IN FRONT OF PHOTO MURAL OF A FOREST WATCHING TV, VIDEOS, SPORTS PROGRAM OR THEIR OWN AMATEUR BASEBALL GAME, TAKES A SIP OF A FAST FOOD SODA OR MILK SHAKE, ZOOM OUT AND PAN ACROSS ROOM OF MEN WATCHING SPORTS, SITTING ON THE FLOOR, TALKING ABOUT OUTFIELDERS AND TEAMS, EATING HANBURGER OFF MUSIC STAND, CALLS OUT "AUGIE ??",
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| 01:06:14 370.01 |
MAN OFF CAMERA ASKS QUESTION ABOUT MURRAY THE K, ZOOM IN ON MS OF SZYMCZK, HE SAYS HE DID NOT KNOW MURRAY THE K, ONLY AS A LISTENER WHEN HE LIVED IN NEW YORK, FINISHES WATCHING THE GAME ON TV AND WIPES HIS FACE, LIGHTS UP A CIGARETTE
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| 01:09:13 548.67 |
INTERVIEW STARTS, SZYMCZK IS ASKED ABOUT POLISH JOKES
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| 01:09:49 584.39 |
INTERVIEWER OFF CAMERA ASKS ABOUT AN UPCOMING PROJECT, SZYMCZK SAYS HE IS DOING A ALBUM WITH AL KOOPER AND JEFF BAXTER (FROM DOOBIE BROS AND STEELEY DAN) SAYS IT WILL BE LIKE A QUINCY JONES RECORD WITH GUEST VOCALISTS, QUASHES RUMOR ABOUT BOB DYLAN BEING ON ALBUM, MAKES JOKE ABOUT THE MEDIA AND RUMORS
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| 01:11:08 663.57 |
SZYMCZK ANSWERS QUESTION ABOUT WHAT AL KOOPER HAS BEEN DOING, -TOURING WITH DYLAN AND LIVING IN ENGLAND, DID SOME PRODUCING, MENTIONS LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND MCA RECORDS
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| 01:11:54 709.17 |
TALKS ABOUT HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH AL CKOOPER, "KOOP", MENTIONS DEMO FOR "THIS DIAMOND RING"
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| 01:12:16 732.01 |
SZYMCZK TALKS ABOUT GOING TO LOS ANGELES SOON TO START WORK, MENTIONS CHOCOLATE PERRY AND JOE VITALE, SCOTT, BAND NAMED SNEAKER
-SAYS THE AL KOOPER ALBUM WILL HAVE AN R AND B FEEL -MENTIONS MICKY THOMAS AND RICKY WASHINGTON |
| 01:13:38 813.07 |
MENTIONS THE UPCOMING PROJECT "JOE AND JOE ALBUM" BY JOE VITALE AND JOE WALSH
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| 01:13:48 824.07 |
INTERVIEW OFF CAMERA TALKS ABOUT USING BILL'S BATHROOM (TAKING A WHIZ) AND LIKING A PICTURE THERE, BILL HAS SOMEONE GET THE PICTURE AND TELLS THE LONG STORY ABOUT DOING A WHO RECORD IN ENGLAND AND SHARING AN APARTMENT AND BEING PRANKED BY JOE VITALE, PICTURE SHOWS A MAN IN A GAS MASK
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| 01:15:12 907.79 |
INTERVIEWER ASKS FOR A COMMENT ABOUT THE LAWSUIT AGAINST "THE CARS" BY A LOCAL BAND, BILL SZYMCZYK IS NOT AWARE OF IT BUT MENTIONS THE CONTROVERSY OVER "MY SWEET LORD" AND "HE'S SO FINE", COPYRIGHT ISSUES
-COMMENTS THAT THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF NOTES AND CHORD CHANGES, ESPECIALLY IN ROCK AND ROLL, DOESN'T AFFECT HIM BECAUSE HE IS NOT A WRITER |
| 01:17:09 1024.07 |
INTERVIEWER ASKS HIM TO DROP SOME NAMES AND TALK ABOUT HIS SUCCESS
-SZYMCZYK MENTIONS BB KING AND "THE THRILL IS GONE", THE JAMES GANG, TURN ME OVER AND PLAY ME AGAIN |
| 01:18:21 1096.66 |
DOWN TIME BETWEEN INTERVIEW, INTERVIEW OFF CAMERA TALKS ABOUT SMOKING
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| 01:18:44 1119.29 |
INTERVIEW CONTINUES, SZYMCZYK MENTIONS THE OTHER ACTS HE PRODUCED INCLUDING: JOE WALSH AND J. GEILS, JO JO GUNNE AND THE EAGLES, THE WHO AND BOB SEGER
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| 01:19:39 1174.1 |
MAKES JOKES ABOUT HAVING TO GO BACK TO WORK, NEEDED TIME OFF AFTER ALL THE EAGLES RECORDS
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| 01:20:18 1214.03 |
SZYMCZYK IS ASKED ABOUT HIS CRITERIA IN A BAND, JOKES ABOUT DRUGS AND MONEY, MENTIONS AL KOOPER AND LIKING THE CONTENT, JOKES ABOUT FOOD FIGHTS
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| 01:22:23 1338.29 |
SZYMCZYK MENTIONS THE EAGLES SPLITTING UP AND MAKING SOLO ALBUMS, TALKING ABOUT "SUPER GROUPS"
-SAYS AL KOOPER AND JEFF BAXTER ARE REAL GOOD FRIENDS WHO WANT TO MAKE AN ALBUM TOGETHER, SAYS CBS RECORDS IS GIVING THEM THE MONEY, THEY TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTANTS AND THE BOTTOM LINE |
| 01:24:27 1462.31 |
SZYMCZYK TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SINGLES RECORD ALBUMS TO GET RADIO PLAY
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| 01:24:52 1488.07 |
SZYMCZYK IS ASKED WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT NEW RECORDING TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO TAPE USED FOR PROMOTING MUSIC AND JUMPING THE RADIO CONNECTION, "WITHOUT RADIO YOU'RE DEAD"
-SZYMCZYK MENTIONS A VIDEO COMPLIMENT TO THE KOOPER AND BAXTER ALBUM, CALLS BAXTER A "VIDIOT" |
| 01:26:09 1564.69 |
SZYMCZYK SAYS HE WOULDN'T GO INTO VIDEO PRODUCTION, PARAPHRASES THE SNL GARRETT MORRIS CHARACTER'S LINE "BEEN BERRY GOOD TO ME"
-JOKES ABOUT EARLIER COMMENT ABOUT MURRAY THE K'S DEATH |
| 01:27:38 1653.85 |
SZYMCZYK IS ASKED ABOUT WHAT HE LISTENS TO, MENTIONS GENESIS, THE POLICE AND OLDIES FROM THE 1960S, HENDRIX, CREAM, DOESN'T LIKE "FULL ON PUNK", THEY TALK ABOUT CONCEPT BANDS AND LITTLE FEAT
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| 01:29:30 1765.55 |
SZYMCZYK IS ASKED ABOUT THE WORLD VIEW OF ROCK AND ROLL, BIG FESTIVALS IN THE CARIBBEAN AFFECTING MUSIC, POLICE TOURING TO INDIA AND SOUTH AMERICA, THE INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE AND THE THIRD WORLD, GINGER BAKER AND POLY AFRO RHYTHMS
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| 01:31:50 1905.22 |
IS ASKED ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE CARS SONG, SAYS HE DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT, INTERVIEWER SAYS THERE IS A GOOD CASE AGAINST THE CARS BY A LOCAL BAND, THEY USED THE HOOK AND WORDS, MENTIONS ALAN JACOBY AS THE LAWYER, "SHAKE IT UP"
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| 01:34:31 2066.57 |
DOWN TIME DURING THE INTERVIEW, SZYMCZYK LOOKS AT GAME VIDEO AND LIGHTS A CIGARETTE
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| 01:35:22 2117.98 |
BLANK
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| 01:35:24 2119.55 |
INTERVIEW WITH PHIL WALDEN, CO-FOUNDER OF CAPRICORN RECORDS, SITTING IN A CHAIR IN FRONT OF A FIREPLACE, HE TALKS ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS AND THE ARTIST, "FORMULAS DON'T WORK", TALKS ABOUT THE DISCO AGE AND MUSIC PROJECTING THE ARTIST'S LIFE, THE RECORD COMPANIES AND RECORD BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, LIGHTS A CIGARETTE
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| 01:40:35 2430.27 |
INTERVIEWER ASKS ABOUT CAPRICORN RECORDS AND THEIR ARTISTS TOURING AND PERFORMING, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AND THEIR GRUELING TOURING SCHEDULE, THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ARTISTS AND THE RECORDING COMPANY
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| 01:42:52 2567.31 |
PHIL WALDEN TALKS ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE ARTIST AND HELPING THE ARTIST
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| 01:45:18 2713.87 |
PHIL WALDEN LISTENS TO QUESTION, (AUDIO LOW), SMOKES CIGARETTE
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| 01:46:57 2813.02 |
WALDEN TALKS WITH UNSEEN INTERVIEWER ABOUT THE DIRECTION CAPRICORN RECORDS IS HEADED, THE RESPONSE OF RADIO AND RETAIL WHICH GIVES CAPRICORN A CANDID FEEL AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING, MUSICALLY THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO DO THE THINGS THEY LIKE, BUILD CAREERS, GO WITH THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY AND HELP SHAPE THE TRENDS.
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| 01:52:00 3115.7 |
INTERVIEWER ASKS WALDEN IF CAPRICORN WILL ATTEMPT TO LURE BACK ARTISTS FROM THE OLD ROSTER. WALDEN TALKS ABOUT NOT LOOKING TO RECREATE CAPRICORN RECORDS FROM THE LATE 60'S OR 70'S AND THAT IT WOULD BE A DECISION BASED ON INDIVIDUAL ARTIST BASIS.
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| 01:54:50 3285.66 |
WALDEN TALKS ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL AND VIDEO COMING TOGETHER IN THE 80'S AND THE RESERVATIONS HE INITIALLY HAD ABOUT IT.
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| 02:02:52 3767.12 |
WALDEN TAKES A DRAG ON HIS CIGARETTE AS INTERVIEWER ASKS A FEW QUESTIONS BEFORE INTERVIEW WRAPS UP. CHURCH BELLS CAN BE HEARD CHIMING IN THE BG.
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| 02:03:01 3776.4 |
WALDEN TALKS ABOUT WHAT ROCK AND ROLL MEANS TO HIM AND HOW MUCH HE LOVES IT.
INTERVIEW ENDS. |
| 02:04:01 3836.46 |
AN INTERIOR WALL OF FRAMED GOLD RECORDS. CAMERA PAN.
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| 02:04:29 3864.85 |
CU ON CAPRICORN RECORDS LABEL ON GOLD ALLMAN BROTHERS' RECORD. NO AUDIO
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| 02:05:06 3901.86 |
ANOTHER CU - ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AT FILLMORE EAST GOLD CAPRICORN RECORD.
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| 02:05:32 3927.22 |
EXTERIOR SHOT, INTERVIEWER "COREY" WALKING WITH WALDEN - THEY WALK CASUALLY TOWARD A FOUNTAIN AS THEY CHAT, OLD CHURCH IN BG.
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| 02:06:39 3994.94 |
WALDEN AND COREY ENTER OLD BRICK BUILDING WITH CARVED WOODEN/GLASS DOORS.
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| 02:06:50 4006.01 |
EXTERIOR CAPRICORN RECORDS PHIL WALDEN & ASSOC. BUILDING
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| 02:06:58 4013.31 |
INSIDE THE RECORDING STUDIO AT CAPRICORN RECORDS, MACON GEORGIA. TECHNICIAN AND WALDEN AT ELECTRONICS RECORDING AND SOUND BOARD. THEY ARE RECORDING AS UNSEEN BAND PLAYS IN THE STUDIO.
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| 02:09:38 4173.85 |
SHOTS OF RECORDING AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
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