Those curious about the actual date of the "Token of His Extreme" taping may want to examine this listing.
August 27, 1974
KCET Sound Stage B
FZ--guitar, percussion, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock--sax, vocals
George Duke--keyboards, finger cymbals, tambourine, vocals
Ruth Underwood--percussion
Tom Fowler--bass
Chester Thompson--drums
1 hour of this band performing songs like Florentine Pogen, Oh No, Inca Roads, Stinkfoot, Cosmik Debris and others. Some claymation over parts. This has been released as A Token of His Extreme. Portions of this performance also appear on Dub Room Special.
A swell video. The version of Inca Roads, minus the solo, was the version used for One Size Fits All.
Mary Perellis attacks Chester Thompson in a gorilla costume. Does anyone know when or why the sound effects were added? They are in conjunction with the versions of the tape that include Bruce Bickford's claymation segments.. some tapes have it, and others don't. The portion that was used in "Video From Hell" has the animation and sound effects. While it's interesting, and in some way adds something to the music, many viewers find the mix to be too extreme in the sound effects department which only seems to detract from the music.
Also, what is the relationship between this video and "Indiscreet Picture Show?"
What was the a) exact date? b) name of the venue?
a) Not sure. Most people list it as Dec '74, because that's when it was aired (it's from a TV broadcast, KCET, LA). I believe it's Aug. 6th or 7th, at least that's the date on a ticket stub reprinted in the BTB#2 booklet (p.31). Not sure if that ticket is for this TV show though it just says "FZ & Mothers TV special"
b) KCET TV studio, according to the same ticket "Culver City Studios".
Those curious about the actual date of the "Token of His Extreme" taping may want to examine this listing.
Broadcast?:
December 8?, 1974
KCET-TV
57 min.?
[A Token Of His Extreme] was put together with my own money and my own time, and it's been offered to television networks and to syndication and it has been steadfastly rejected by the American television industry. It has been shown in prime time in France and Switzerland, with marvelous results. It's probably one of the finest pieces of video work that any human being has ever done. I did it myself. And the animation that you're gonna see in this was done by a guy named Bruce Bickford, and I hope he is watching the show, because it's probably the first time that a lot of people in America got a chance to see it.
43 min., also listed as 30 min. "B"
Seems to be a combination of "Token" and "Indiscreet" clips.
This Token of his Extreme footage supposedly came from Mort Liebov's private colection.
Has anyone noticed that the Stinkfoot solo has no animation over it, & that it has the full introduction to Inca Roads after it? There is a lot of different camera angles, unedited footage in this. Shame about the quality.
Additional informant: Chris Rigas
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