Swing In: muziekfilms van Wim van der Linden

Programme

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  Sly and the Family Stone

  Wim van der Linden’s documentary on legendary American funk pioneer Sly and the Family Stone performing in the German WDR programme Swing In. Featuring footage of the band’s concert at Cologne’s Rockpalast in 1970.

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  Ruby is the One

  Every trick in the bag of cinematographic laboratory techniques was used on the song Ruby is the One by Dutch pop group Earth and Fire in this short film that has the quality of a video clip and is brimming with colourful effects. The film was used in the 1970s to demonstrate to potential customers the full spectrum of ‘film factory’ Cinecentrum’s services.

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  Earth and Fire

  This music documentary on the Dutch pop group Earth and Fire made for the German WDR TV programme Swing In includes a show by the band and interviews with members of the fan club, manager Wim Bosman and frontwoman Jerney Kaagman. The show was recorded in Voorschoten, the band’s home base. Some of the crew members to be seen in the background would later achieve fame, like cameraman Jan de Bont and filmmaker and photographer Ed van der Elsken.
  
  The German WDR studio took things very seriously from the start, as is obvious from the live recording of Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tonight. Drummer Ton van der Kleij recalls: ‘Including rehearsals, it could easily take up to three days to get it right for the tape – especially where the sound was concerned.'