Stamping Ground
Cast & Crew
Jason Pohland
Carlos Santana
Greg Rolle
Michael Carabello
David Brown
Jose "chepito" Areas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Director
Jason Pohland
Cast
Carlos Santana
Greg Rolle
Michael Carabello
David Brown
Jose "chepito" Areas
Michael Shrieve
Al Stewart
Alan Wilson
Bob Hite
Henry Vestine
Adolfo De La Parra
Antonio De La Barreda
Marc Bolan
Mickey Finn
Grace Slick
Paul Kantner
Marty Balin
Jorma Kaukonen
Jack Casady
Joey Covington
David Laflamme
Patty Santos
Val Fuentes
Hal Wagonette
Fred Webb
Mitchell Holman
Roger Chapman
John Poll Palmer
John Weider
Rob Townsend
John Whitney
Joe Mcdonald
Dr. John
Frede Stachie
Leo O'neil
Terry Kellman
Joni Jonz
Shirley Goodman
Wayne Brooks
Jerry Goodman
Ron Karpman
Fred Glickstein
Rick Canoff
Jonathan Gerber
Frank Posa
Jerry Smith
Roger Mcguinn
Skip Battin
Clarence White
Gene Parsons
Roger Waters
Nick Mason
David Gilmour
Richard Wright
Skip Taylor
Bill Thompson
Lauri Langenbach
Crew
Joep Bijl
Gregory Clement
Susan Collins
Jan De Bont
Adolfo De La Parra
Brian Dean
Hans Den Bozemer
Arie Den Ouden
Gary Essert
Marc Feld
Micha Frenkel
Fred Glickstein
Harry Hart
Martin Haussler
Richard Hendrikx
Gareth Heywood
Bob Hite
Christopher Hollebone
David Andrew Jones
Paul Kantner
Nick Knowland
Rob Krijt
Pieter Kroonenburg
David Laflamme
John Olf Lammers
Luke Leone
Kees Linthorst
Barry Male
Harvey Mandel
David Martin
Joe Mcdonald
James Joseph Mcguinn
Hans Menke
J. Moy
Hans Mulder
Jan Oonk
Jan Otten
Andreas Pohland
Jason Pohland
Carlos Santana
John H. Schmeding
Wolf Schmidt
Dirk Schreiner
Hans Simons
Grace Slick
George Sluizer
Brian Snelling
Roger Spottiswoode
Jeremy Stevenhagen
Al Stewart
Samuel Lawrence Taylor
Skip Taylor
John Tiel
Paul Van De Bos
Theo Van De Sande
Fronk Van Der Storre
Piotter Van Dijk
Mat Van Hensbergen
Fred Van Kuyk
Dor Van Overmeire
Erik Van Zuylen
Ed Vermeulen
Harry Verstappen
Ron Visser
Harre Von De Maat
Roger Waters
Sam Waynberg
Tom Webb
Pieter Wilkens
Alan Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The film begins with the image of a sepia drawing of settlers, over which an unseen, uncredited narrator explains that the term "stamping ground" refers to the temporary campsite pitched by pioneers in the West, in which there was much singing and dancing. During the film, when each new band begins playing, its name appears on the screen. Dr. John is credited within the film as "Dr. John the Night Tripper." Concert footage is intercut with occasional special effects shots, images of the surrounding country and a few interviews.
Stamping Ground was shot in June 1970 during the Holland Festival of Music, a three-day concert in Rotterdam, Holland. According to the Daily Variety review, twelve camera crews were involved in the filming. Although it is unclear how much American financing occured during film production, the credits note that the American version was supervised by Americans Skip Taylor, a music producer, and Gary Essert, co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Filmex film festival. A March 1972 Hollywood Reporter article noted that the picture had been acquired for distribution by Fine Films. Although the article identified Stamping Ground as a Coast Industries film, that company was not listed in any other source. The Hollywood Reporter article also reported that Fine Films would exhibit Stamping Ground only in theaters with four-track stereo.
According to modern sources, the film originally included performances by rock groups Soft Machine and Quintessence, but eleven minutes were cut from the final version. Stamping Ground marked the American feature film debut for both co-director George Sluizer, who went on to direct 1993's The Vanishing, and Canadian editor Roger Spottiswoode, who later became a director with such films as 1989's Turner and Hootch.
Stamping Ground received poor reviews. The Hollywood Reporter critic noted that, in the time elapsed between the live concert and the documentary's release, many of the musical groups had disbanded or changed members. Rock group Santana sued to stop the showing of the picture because of its "poor and unsatisfactory" recording quality; however, as noted in a May 1972 Daily Variety news item, the suit was dismissed. Some modern sources refer to the film as Love and Music, a possible video or European release title.
