#joe massot

[20th-century-man]

Jane Birkin / during production of Joe Massot's Wonderwall (1968) / photo by Carl Bruin.

#Jane Birkin #Wonderwall #Joe Massot #1968 #Carl Bruin #film #1960s

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Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin as they walk backstage at Madison Square Garden, New York, July 1973 — The Song Remains The Same (1976) dir. by Peter Clifton and Joe Massot.

#jimmy page #robert plant #led zeppelin #the song remains the same #1973 #1976 #70s #classic rock #peter clifton #joe massot #silently crying my heart out

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Jane Birkin in "Wonderwall" (1968) dir. Joe Massot

#Jane Birkin #Wonderwall #Joe Massot #film #cinema #movie #movie stills #film frames #cinematography

[harrisonarchive]

Rest in peace, Jane Birkin.

Pictured here with George, Ringo, Maureen, and Pattie in Cannes on May 17, 1968; photos by by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images, The Associated Press, Farabola/Bridgeman Images, and REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

“I remember the mystery that was around George Harrison. I wouldn’t have asked him a question. I wouldn’t have added because of… feeling he… he was onto something else.” - Jane Birkin, Living In The Material World (2011)

“[Director Joe Massot] asked me if I would do the music, but I told him I didn’t write music for films. Then he said that whatever I gave him, he would use. That sounded pretty simple, and I thought, ‘I’ll give them an Indian music anthology, and who knows, maybe a few hippies will get turned on to Indian music.’ […] Ringo came with me to the [Wonderwall] premiere in Cannes. (I know this because they’ve put out a CD and I’ve read Derek’s liner notes. I didn’t remember it until I saw the photos of us with a rather nice young lady called Jane Birkin who was in the movie.)” - George Harrison, The Beatles Anthology (2000) (x)

#Jane Birkin #George Harrison #quote #quotes about George #quotes by George #Pattie Boyd #Maureen Starkey #Ringo Starr #1968 #1960s #Wonderwall Music #Wonderwall Music 55 #Harrison songwriting #Joe Massot #harrisonarchive in memoriam #fits queue like a glove

[lovelybeautifulsleep]

Jane Birkin in Wonderwall (Joe Massot 1968)

#jane birkin #Wonderwall #joe massot #george harrison #cinema #60s cinema #1968

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Wonderwall (1968) Joe Massot

July 7th 2023

#wonderwall #1968 #joe massot #jack macgowran #jane birkin #iain quarrier #richard wattis #irene handl #anita pallenberg #george harrison

[illustraction]

WONDERWALL (1968) - JANE BIRKIN: A VISUAL HOMMAGE (Part 8/10)

By 1968 JANE BIRKIN was a famous figure of the Swingin' Sixties, a staple of Mod era London. She was cast as the model Penny Lane in this psychedelic fantasy movie, mainly remembered because Beatles' George Harrison composed the soundtrack

The movie was a flop but gained later acclaim when it was re-released in the mid 90's particularly in Japan where this unique poster originates from

Director: Joe Massot

Actors: Jane Birkin

Goodbye Jane (1946-2023)

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#illustraction gallery #illustraction #jane birkin #Wonderwall #George Harrison #the beatles #Joe Massot #Penny Lane #1968 #Mod #movies #film #vintage #movie poster #Japanese movie poster

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GEORGE HARRISON. Within and without The Beatles, George is well-appreciated as a golden singer-songwriter and collaborator, guitar tone-smith and innovator (he re-invented slide guitar), champion of the ukulele, superior filmmaker, and a witty and Godly man. Add to this: Pioneer of world music—George was on it well before the idea of “world music fusion” became popular in the 1980s. 

55 years ago, George put the final touches to the WONDERWALL soundtrack, his ground-breaking merger of Indian classical, “spaghetti western” sounds, orchestral Euro-pop, and Mellotron-driven psychedelic rock freakouts. WONDERWALL brought together Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Peter Tork (on banjo), The Remo Four (storied session musicians he’d known since Liverpool), and 12 top-notch musicians from India. The music was scored for a little-seen art movie by Joe Massot, who originally wanted The Bee Gees to score the film. They were unavailable, so George got the gig. 

Released November 1968, it was the first record issued on Apple, first solo album by a Beatle (and first full soundtrack), and “Dream Scene” was the first serious sound collage from a Beatle (made months before “Revolution 9”). It charted in Canada, Germany, and the USA (despite little promotion). Buzz for WONDERWALL, however, was sidetracked by the momentous release of “The White Album” just weeks later. Critics dismissed the WONDERWALL LP as a mere curio (or even hippie drivel). Many Beatle fans were stumped. The film sank into obscurity due to poor distribution. 

Meanwhile, out of all the recordings in his career, George cited WONDERWALL as one of his top favorites (he financed most of the recording out of pocket). For me (having worn through 4 copies of it), it’s a charming, landmark soundscape with many curtains to walk through. WONDERWALL is now grouped with similar milestones by Bill Evans, Peter Gabriel, Mickey Hart, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, and Paul Simon. It also became a touchstone for mid-90s Brit-pop bands, most famously Oasis.

Here’s the entire album in the rare UK-only mono mix—with several noticeable differences (particularly in the tack pianos and effects processing). Enjoy!

#wonderwall #georgeharrison #ericclapton #ringostarr #thebeatles #applerecords #petertork #remofour #soundtrack #birthday #india #joemassot #beegees #ravishankar #paulsimon #johnnyjblair

#wonderwall #George harrison #Eric clapton #ringo starr #the beatles #apple records #Peter tork #remo four #soundtrack #birthday #india #Joe massot #bee gees #ravi shankar #Johnny j blair #Paul simon #Youtube

[davidwatchedthat]

7/10/22

DANCE CRAZE, directed by Joe Massot, 1981.

#dance craze #joe massot #1981

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Movie Review | The Song Remains the Same (Clifton & Massot, 1976)

To be honest, I'm not the biggest Led Zeppelin fan. Physical Graffiti is the only one of their studio albums I have any real fondness (its eclecticism gives it a personality I find missing in their earlier records), and I won't deny the power of their live performances in How the West Was Won. But I always found them a little impersonal and lacking in atmosphere compared to Black Sabbath (probably the closest point of comparison in terms of style and stature). If I can really blaspheme, perhaps "Stairway to Heaven" was ruined for me by obnoxious classic rock fans, but it always struck me as approximately eight hours of bullshit you need to wade through in order to reach the two good minutes at the end. And while I'm throwing bombs, I'll add that I find Robert Plant's voice tolerable at the best of times and downright grating with some frequency. I'm a musical luddite, so please excuse my shameful opinions here.

So I'm really not the best person to appreciate The Song Remains the Same, which seems to be a tribute to the band's most off putting qualities. Every once in a while it manages to evoke what might actually be appealing about their music (oddly finding them in a super powered bar band groove during fleeting moments, even if that seems a little downmarket for one of the biggest bands in the world). But for the most part the performances are nowhere near as commanding as that other live album and drowned in some downright embarrassing cinematic interludes. (Only John Bonham's segments, featuring him spending time with his family and driving cars, don't induce cringes.) And the band members are captured as unflatteringly as possible, with the camera usually inches from Plant's crotch, pointed up towards his smug expression, and Jimmy Page looking disproportionately pasty and sweaty and in dire need of a towelling. One hopes he snuck off to take a shower during the drum solo in "Moby Dick".

The nadir of the whole affair comes during a segment about a druid or something like that. The movie starts to pile on the optical effects, and Plant starts wailing on the soundtrack, yet unable to hit the high notes, he comes off like a shrieking monkey. I watched this sober as I do most things, but I couldn't help but wonder how good the drugs must have been in the '70s for people to think this was cool. Did people like the fantasy sequences? Did they like the bits about bootleg merchandise? How about the part about losing the money in the safe? Rock on, maaaaan. I suppose it's a testament to a certain grandeur about the band that they could be unembarrassed by something so flamboyant, but for me, this was 2+ hours of less than peak playing by a band I'm not in love with, interspersed with endless scenes of Lord of the Rings bullshit.

#film #movie review #the song remains the same #peter clifton #joe massot #led zeppelin

[miriam-heddy]

Not-So-Butch-Cassidy and the Sonny Kid: Zachariah (1971)

If you’re in the mood for some retro queer subtextual loveliness with an anti-toxic-masculinity message, watch this film trailer and then run and get yourself a copy of Zachariah (1971), starring a very pretty Don Johnson and a very pretty John Rubinstein being very pretty together, on horses. It’s a slasher chick’s wet dream.

#Buddy films #buddy romance #Zachariah #1971 #don johnson #john rubinstein #country joe & the fish #elvin jones #doug kershaw #The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble #James gang #siddhartha #narcissus and goldmund #cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other #queer cinema #alice’s restaurant #pat quinn #firesign theater #Joe massot #not even subtext #Youtube

[teledyn]

(via (6) Dream Scene - YouTube)

#early electronic music #often overlooked composers #george harrison #cinema #wonderwall #joe massot

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Jane Birkin by Carl Bruin during the production of her 1968 film “Wonderwall”, dir. Joe Massot

#jane birkin

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Jane Birkin

‘Wonderwall’ (1968) dir. Joe Massot

#jane birkin #wonderwall #joe massot #film #cinema #movie #movie stills #film frames #cinematography

[harrisonarchive]

Wonderwall Music was released on November 1, 1968. Photo by Astrid Kirchherr. “[Joe Massot] asked me if I would do the music, but I told him I didn’t write music for films. Then he said that whatever I gave him, he would use. That sounded pretty simple, and I thought: ‘I’ll give them an Indian music anthology, and who knows, maybe a few hippies will get turned on to Indian music.’” - George Harrison, The Beatles Anthology “I had a regular wind-up stopwatch and I watched the film to 'spot-in’ the music with the watch. I wrote the timings down in my book, then I’d go to Abbey Road, make up a piece, record it and when we’d sync it up at Twickenham it always worked.” - George Harrison, Wonderwall Music 1992 liner notes “He said ‘Oh by the way, I need a cover or an inner sleeve for my next LP’ and he said ‘I would like you to take it.’ […] Then he offered to build me a studio in London to take pictures and asked me if I could think it over. I was so unsure about me being a photographer, because of The Beatles boom, and I was thinking ‘Am I really good or am I just a Beatles photographer?’ So I just gave him a call and said ‘No, I don’t want to,’ and the only thing he answered was ‘Well you are my little fool.’” - Astrid Kirchherr, Astrid Kirchherr: A Retrospective (x)

#George Harrison #Astrid Kirchherr #quote #quotes by George #quotes about George #Wonderwall Music #Wonderwall Music 55 #1968 #1960s #Joe Massot #George and Astrid Kirchherr #Harrison songwriting #fits queue like a glove

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wonderwall (1968) directed by joe massot

"I don't like songs. Music is just organized noise, and noise is poison to the mind."

#60s cinema #1960s movies #wonderwall #moviesedit #filmedit #cinema #old cinema #movie screencaps #screencaps