Frank Zappa #3

Zappa Family Trust working with Eyellusion on multiple groundbreaking productions that will feature former bandmates in celebration of late music legend’s art, life and legacy.

LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – Eyellusion, live music’s premier hologram production company, today announced that it will work closely with the Zappa Family Trust to produce hologram performances of Frank Zappa, giving fans an opportunity to experience the prolific, eclectic and critically acclaimed music legend live in concert again. Production for the Zappa shows will kick off in late 2017, with performances announced later in 2018.

“I’m thrilled that Frank Zappa will finally be going back out on tour playing his most well-known music as well as some rare and unheard material,” said Ahmet Zappa, co-Trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. “We can’t wait to bring his creative work back to the stage with the musicians he loved to play with, such as Steve Vai, Ian Underwood, Adrian Belew, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Scott Thunes, Mike Keneally, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo and Napoleon Murphy Brock among others who are committed to being part of this epic endeavor. When I spoke with them, they were excited at the prospect of performing alongside Frank once again and can’t wait to give fans an unforgettable experience.”

He continued, “Also, how radical would it be to have Moon singing ‘Valley Girl’ onstage with Frank? Or to see Dweezil side by side with our father playing dueling guitar solos? That would be my greatest wish and I look forward to bringing this special celebration of Frank’s legacy to a town near you. But if that wasn’t enough Zappa coolness, we’re also planning on staging Joe’s Garage The Musical with none other than Frank Zappa himself starring as the Central Scrutinizer.”

“Frank was an innovator and his art transcended so many different mediums,” said Diva Zappa, co-Trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. “He left behind such an extensive body of work and we want to celebrate his music with really creative and unique live hologram productions that will introduce his music to a new generation of fans and let so many that enjoyed his music when he was alive experience it again. We have had this idea for many years and after meeting with the team at Eyellusion, we knew that they were the right partner to make it a reality.”

“We work closely with the Zappa family on their various projects, and look forward to sharing new Frank Zappa performances with his longtime fans, as well as expanding his audience to give new fans the opportunity to share in that experience” adds Bruce Resnikoff, President and CEO, Universal Music Enterprises.

“We are thrilled to welcome such a monumental and important artist to our lineup of planned live music hologram productions,” said Jeff Pezzuti, CEO, Eyellusion. “Frank Zappa was an incredible musician, unmatched in his output, tackled so many different genres and influenced a generation of artists that would go on to help further shape rock and pop for decades to come. We are music lovers first and can’t wait to get to work on yet another show that lets fans experience such timeless and important music in a live concert setting.”

Stay tuned to Zappa.com for tour dates and further lineup announcements.

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Complete collection includes all four public shows, invite-only soundcheck, rehearsal and Bolic Studios session. Digital pre-order receives instant gratification download of “RDNZL.”

Available On February 2 via Zappa Records/UMe. Pre-order Now!

Fourty three years ago in December 1973, Frank Zappa played a series of legendary concerts at the famed Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Considered a high-water mark of his career, owing to the incredible, virtuosic performances of himself and his stellar band The Mothers, the five shows – across three nights – included a private invite-only performance/soundcheck/film shoot followed by back-to-back doubleheaders. A few days later, continuing this incredibly prolific week, Zappa brought his band and camera crew to Ike Turner’s Bolic Sound in Inglewood for a filmed recording session. In typical Zappa fashion, he recorded it all.

On February 2, 2018, Zappa Records/UMe will release The Roxy Performances, a definitive seven-CD box set that collects all four public shows from December 9-10, 1973, and the December 8th film shoot/soundcheck, each presented in their entirety for the first time, along with bonus content featuring rarities from a rehearsal, unreleased tracks and highlights from the Bolic Studios recording session. This complete collection, totaling nearly eight hours, documents the Roxy shows as they happened and presents brand new 2016 mixes by Craig Parker Adams from new 96K 24 Bit transfers of the multi-track masters. The set is rounded out with a 48-page booklet that includes photos from the performances, extensive liner notes by Vaultmeister Joe Travers, essays from Zappa family friend, Australian writer Jen Jewel Brown, and American singer/songwriter Dave Alvin, who give their firsthand recollections about the shows, and a selection of archival press reviews. Those who digitally pre-order the box set will receive an instant grat download of “RDNZL.” Culled from the very first show on December 9, the track is a live version of the classic song featuring the never-before-heard 2016 mix that exemplifies the sonics of the new box set. Pre-order The Roxy Performances now: http://ume.lnk.to/FrankZappaRoxy

“This is one of my favorite FZ line-ups ever. This box contains some of the best nights of music Los Angeles has ever seen with their ears at an historic venue," says Ahmet Zappa, who co-produced the collection along with Travers, “Hold on to your hotdogs people. This box is the be-all-end-all. This is it. This is all of it. It’s time to get your rocks off for the Roxy.”

While portions of these concerts have been released in various formats over the years – first in 1974 on the album Roxy and Elsewhere, which mixed material from the shows with performances recorded in different locations months later, followed by 2014’s Roxy By Proxy, which featured Zappa’s 1987 digital mixes of tracks from various shows, and most recently the 2015 film Roxy The Movie and its accompanying soundtrack – the shows have never been released in their entirety until now.

The Roxy Performances capture Zappa and The Mothers in peak condition as they play to rowdy sold-out crowds in the intimate, just-opened venue in their hometown Los Angeles following the release of Over-Nite Sensation. The extraordinary band was one of Zappa’s best with keyboardist George Duke, bassist Tom Fowler, trombonist Bruce Fowler, tenor saxophonist and vocalist Napoleon Murphy Brock, percussionist Ruth Underwood and drummers Ralph Humphrey and Chester Thompson all flawlessly in lockstep as Zappa led them through his musically adventurous compositions filled with complicated time signatures and sudden tempo changes. As the Los Angeles Times remarked in their review, “The content of any show starring Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention is unpredictable. But the quality of the show is predictable. I have seen this satirical rock group many times and every show has been excellent. True to form, the group performed sensationally at the Roxy on Sunday night.” The (long-defunct) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner was equally impressed: “This time around Zappa, the counter-culture’s John Cage, has assembled a remarkable group of musicians. Tim Fowler on bass, his brother Bruce on trombone, Ralph Humphrey on drums, and George Duke, whose keyboard skills almost upstaged the leader himself. Percussionist Ruth Underwood kept up with the band’s frenetic pace without missing a single swat of the gong, and she was incredible.”

The material expertly performed across the five shows consisted mostly of songs from 1969 and beyond and included a dizzying array of stylistic diverse tracks from Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Waka/Jawaka and Over-Nite Sensation. The shows also include a number of live favorites like “Village Of The Sun,” “Pygmy Twylyte,” “Cheepnis,” “Penguin In Bondage,” “Echidna’s Arf (Of You),” and “Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing.” Many of these ended up on Roxy & Elsewhere.

Jen Jewel Brown and Dave Alvin give a glimpse at what it was like to be at these historic shows in their richly detailed essays in the liner notes that accompany the recordings. Alvin reflects about meeting Zappa on the Isle of Capri in 1982 while on tour with his band The Blasters and how Zappa’s eyes lit up when he told him he saw him at the Roxy. “You were at a Roxy show?,” he beamed. He goes on to write, “The Roxy Mothers were a grand combination of high art, low art, masterful technique and razor sharp humor with a touch of wild abandon.” In Brown’s reflection, Frank and Gail’s personal friend tells about what it was like for a young girl from Australia to witness Zappa on the Sunset Strip in the ‘70s and paints a vivid picture about what the shows were like. “This material shows an absolutely sleek beast at its prime,” she pens, adding, “This is a cultural record and there’s some prime Zappanalia here. Frank had put the crippling disasters of December ’71 behind him and was plunged headlong into some of the most beautiful music and zestful, open-hearted engagement with life imaginable.”

DISC 1
12-9-73 Show 1
1. Sunday Show 1 Start 4:59
2. Cosmik Debris 11:33
3. “We’re Makin’ A Movie” 3:16
4. Pygmy Twylyte 9:08
5. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:19
6. Cheepnis 3:44
7. Hollywood Perverts 1:07
8. Penguin In Bondage 5:54
9. T’Mershi Duween 1:56
10. The Dog Breath Variations 1:44
11. Uncle Meat 2:29
12. RDNZL 5:14
13. Montana 7:49
14. Dupree’s Paradise 15:25
TT: 76:43

DISC 2
1. Dickie’s Such An Asshole 10:29
12-9-73 Show 2
2. Sunday Show 2 Start 4:08
3. Inca Roads 8:27
4. Village Of The Sun 4:19
5. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) 4:01
6. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 13:22
7. Slime Intro :59
8. I’m The Slime 3:34
9. Big Swifty 9:01
TT: 58:25

DISC 3
1. Tango #1 Intro 3:50
2. Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen’s Church) 18:12
3. Medley:
King Kong
Chunga’s Revenge
Son Of Mr. Green Genes 9:46
12-10-73 Show 1
4. Monday Show 1 Start 5:31
5. Montana 6:57
6. Dupree’s Paradise 21:26
7. Cosmik Intro 1:05
8. Cosmik Debris 8:05
TT: 74:57

DISC 4
1. Bondage Intro 1:52
2. Penguin In Bondage 6:54
3. T’Mershi Duween 1:52
4. The Dog Breath Variations 1:48
5. Uncle Meat 2:29
6. RDNZL 4:59
7. Audience Participation - RDNZL 3:08
8. Pygmy Twylyte 4:05
9. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:21
10. Cheepnis 4:49
11. Dickie’s Such An Asshole 10:21
12-10-73 Show 2
12. Monday Show 2 Start 5:13
13. Penguin In Bondage 6:33
14. T’Mershi Duween 1:52
15. The Dog Breath Variations 1:46
16. Uncle Meat 2:28
17. RDNZL 5:11
TT: 67:50

DISC 5
1. Village Of The Sun 4:05
2. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) 3:54
3. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 6:56
4. Cheepnis - Percussion 4:08
5. “I Love Monster Movies” 2:10
6. Cheepnis 3:35
7. “Turn The Light Off”/Pamela’s Intro 3:59
8. Pygmy Twylyte 7:23
9. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:22
10. Tango #2 Intro 2:01
11. Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen’s Church) 22:08
TT: 62:46

DISC 6
1. Dickie’s Such An Asshole 15:39
Bonus Section: 12-10-73 Roxy Rehearsal
2. Big Swifty - In Rehearsal 2:50
3. Village Of The Sun 3:13
4. Farther O’Blivion - In Rehearsal 5:34
5. Pygmy Twylyte 6:17
Unreleased Track
6. That Arrogant Dick Nixon 2:19
12-12-73 Bolic Studios Recording Session
7. Kung Fu - In Session 4:50
8. Kung Fu - with guitar overdub 1:17
9. Tuning and Studio Chatter 3:38
10. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) - In Session 1:22
11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow - In Session 9:49
12. Nanook Rubs It - In Session 5:41
13. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast - In Session 2:46
14. Father O’Blivion - In Session 2:31
15. Rollo (Be-Bop Version) 2:36
TT: 70:31

DISC 7
12-8-73 Sound Check/Film Shoot
1. Saturday Show Start 2:20
2. Pygmy Twylyte/Dummy Up* 20:25
3. Pygmy Twylyte - Part II 14:25
4. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) 3:42
5. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 6:01
6. Orgy, Orgy 3:39
7. Penguin In Bondage 6:30
8. T’Mershi Duween 1:53
9. The Dog Breath Variations 1:45
10. Uncle Meat/Show End 4:01
TT: 64:46

DISC 1:

ORIGINAL ALBUM

40th Anniversary Remaster
Strictly Genteel
Pedro’s Dowry
Naval Aviation in Art?
Duke of Prunes
Bogus Pomp

BONUS TRACK:
Strictly Genteel (Keyboard OD Version)

The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra live at Royce Hall, September 18th, 1975

DISC 2:
Show Start/Bogus Pomp Explained
Bogus Pomp
Revised Music for Low-Budget Symphony Orchestra
The Story of Pedro’s Dowry
Pedro’s Dowry
The Story of Rollo
Rollo

DISC 3:
Black Napkins Instructions
Black Napkins
Dog/Meat
The Players
Naval Aviation in Art?
“Another Weirdo Number”
Lumpy Gravy (Extract)/Improvisation
Evening at the Hermitage
“A Special Guest Artist”
Duke of Prunes
“Absolutely Disgusting”
The Adventures of Greggery Peccary
Strictly Genteel

Disc 1:
1. "Happy Halloween To Each And Every One Of You" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
2. Pygmy Twylyte (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
3. The Idiot Bastard Son (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
4. Cheepnis (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
5. "Another Assembly Of Items" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
7. Kung Fu (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
8. Penguin In Bondage (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
9. T'Mershi Duween (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
10. The Dog Breath Variations (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
11. Uncle Meat (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
12. RDNZL (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
13. Village Of The Sun (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
14. Echidna's Arf (Of You) (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
15. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
16. Montana (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)

Disc 2:
1. Dupree's Paradise (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
2. "Almost Up To Date" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
3. Dickie's Such An Asshole (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 1)
4. "That Greatest Of American Holidays" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
5. Cosmik Debris (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
6. "We're Hurtin' For Tunes" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
7. Pygmy Twylyte (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
8. The Idiot Bastard Son (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
9. Cheepnis (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
10. I'm The Slime (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
11. Big Swifty (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)

Disc 3:
1. The History Of The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
2. Dickie's Such An Asshole (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
3. "Another New Event" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
4. Farther O'Blivion, Pt. 1 (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
5. Farther O'Blivion, Pt. 2 (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
6. "Pervert's Special Holiday" (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
7. Penguin In Bondage (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
8. T'Mershi Duween (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
9. RDNZL (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
10. Inca Roads (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)
11. Medley - Son Of Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge (Live In Chicago, 10/31/1973, Show 2)

Disc 4:
1. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (Rehearsal, 10/21/1973)
2. Penguin In Bondage (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
3. T'Mershi Duween (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
4. Dog Breath (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
5. The Dog Breath Variations (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
6. Uncle Meat (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
7. RDNZL (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
8. Magic Fingers (Rehearsal, 10/21/1973)
9. Inca Roads (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
10. Farther O'Blivion (Rehearsal, 10/21/1973)
11. Cosmik Debris (Rehearsal, 10/20/1973)
12. Big Swifty (Rehearsal, 10/21/1973)

Disc 1: Trident Studios, London, England 6.21-22.70
1 Red Tubular Lighter 4:51
2 Lola Steponsky 3:29
3 Trident Chatter 1:45
4 Sharleena (Roy Thomas Baker Mix) 4:04
5 Item 1 5:47
6 Wonderful Wino (FZ Vocal) 5:12
7 “Enormous Cadenza” 1:11
8 Envelopes 8:23
9 Red Tubular Lighter (Unedited Master) 9:25
10 Wonderful Wino (Basic Tracks, Alt. Take) 4:56
11 Giraffe - Take 4 8:12
12 Wonderful Wino (FZ Vocal, Alt. Solo) 5:55

Disc 2: Live Highlights Part 1 “Piknik” VPRO 6.18.70/ Pepperland 9.26.70
1 Introducing...The Mothers 3:52
2 Wonderful Wino 4:54
3 Concentration Moon 2:30
4 Mom & Dad 3:13
5 The Air 3:18
6 Dog Breath 2:09
7 Mother People 2:10
8 You Didn’t Try To Call Me 4:21
9 Agon 0:37
10 Call Any Vegetable 7:14
11 King Kong Pt. I 4:31
12 Igor’s Boogie 1:09
13 King Kong Pt. II 7:09
14 What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? 4:26
15 Bwana Dik 2:48
16 Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 2:47
17 Do You Like My New Car? 4:28
18 Happy Together 2:00

Disc 3: Live Highlights Part 2 Hybrid Concert: Santa Monica 8.21.70/Spokane 9.17.70
1 “Welcome To El Monte Legion Stadium!” 2:18
2 Agon 0:48
3 Call Any Vegetable (Edited) 8:28
4 Pound For A Brown 4:37
5 Sleeping In A Jar 2:45
6 Sharleena 4:07
7 The Air 3:56
8 Dog Breath 2:00
9 Mother People 2:05
10 You Didn’t Try To Call Me 4:32
11 King Kong Pt. I 4:03
12 Igor’s Boogie 1:11
13 King Kong Pt. II 8:28
14 “Eat It Yourself…” 0:47
15 Trouble Every Day 4:05
16 “A Series Of Musical Episodes” 2:09
17 Road Ladies 3:57
18 “The Holiday Inn Motel Chain” 2:06
19 What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening? 2:39
20 What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? 3:27

Disc 4: Live Highlights Part 3 FZ Tour Tape Recordings
1 “What’s The Deal, Dick?” 1:25
2 Another M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath 2:26
3 Paladin Routine #1 1:24
4 Portuguese Fenders 2:48
5 The Sanzini Brothers 1:26
6 Guitar Build ’70 5:17
7 Would You Go All The Way? 3:43
8 Easy Meat 5:44
9 “Who Did It?” 1:16
10 Turn It Down! 4:13
11 A Chance Encounter In Cincinnati 0:48
12 Pound For A Brown 5:58
13 Sleeping In A Jar 2:49
14 Beloit Sword Trick 1:01
15 Kong Solos Pt. I 15:23
16 Igor’s Boogie 1:13
17 Kong Solos Pt. II 5:24
18 Gris Gris 8:39
19 Paladin Routine #2 1:38
20 King Kong - Outro 1:32

Info

Deze 6CD boxset bevat maar liefst 78 nooit eerder uitgebrachte live-tracks. Op 31 oktober en 1 november 1981 werden drie totale concerten opgenomen. Ze zijn opnieuw gemixt van de originele multi-track tapes. De fans worden bovendien getrakteerd op een masker van Graaf Frankula, samen met een rood-zwarte cape. De box is verder voorzien van een 40 pagina’s tellend boekwerkje met nieuwe liner notes en foto’s.

DISC 1
10/31/81 – 8pm Show 1
1. Chunga’s Revenge
2. “The Finest Night Of The Year”
3. You Are What You Is – Take 1
4. You Are What You Is – Take 2
5. Mudd Club
6. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
7. Dumb All Over
8. Heavenly Bank Account
9. Suicide Chump
10. Jumbo Go Away
11. Envelopes
12. Drowning Witch
13. What’s New In Baltimore?
14. Moggio
15. We’re Turning Again
16. Alien Orifice

DISC 2
10/31/81 – 8pm Show 1 – cont’d
1. Teen-age Prostitute
2. Flakes
3. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
4. The Blue Light
5. Tinsel Town Rebellion
6. Yo Mama
7. Bobby Brown Goes Down
8. City Of Tiny Lites
9. “We’re Not Gonna Stand For It!”
10. Strictly Genteel
11. Dancin’ Fool
12. Whipping Post

DISC 3
10/31/81 – 12am Show 2
1. Black Napkins
2. “A Historical Event”
3. Montana
4. Easy Meat
5. Society Pages
6. I’m A Beautiful Guy
7. Beauty Knows No Pain
8. Charlie’s Enormous Mouth
9. Fine Girl
10. Teen-age Wind
11. Harder Than Your Husband
12. Bamboozled By Love
13. Sinister Footwear II
14. Stevie’s Spanking
15. Commercial Break

DISC 4
10/31/81 – 12am Show 2 – cont’d
1. Cocaine Decisions
2. Nig Biz
3. Doreen
4. Goblin Girl
5. The Black Page #2
6. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
7. Strictly Genteel
8. The Torture Never Stops
9. “The Real Show Keeps Going”
10. Joe’s Garage
11. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
12. The Illinois Enema Bandit
13. “The Halloween Tradition”
14. King Kong
15. Auld Lang Syne

DISC 5
11/01/81
1. Zoot Allures
2. “The Last Of Our Halloween Shows”
3. I’m The Slime
4. Pound For A Brown
5. Dave & Al
6. Cosmik Debris
7. Montana
8. Easy Meat
9. Dumb All Over
10. Heavenly Bank Account
11. Suicide Chump
12. Jumbo Go Away
13. Envelopes
14. Drowning Witch

DISC 6
11/01/81 – cont’d
1. What’s New In Baltimore?
2. Moggio
3. We’re Turning Again
4. Alien Orifice
5. Teen-age Prostitute
6. Sinister Footwear II
7. Stevie’s Spanking
8. Cocaine Decisions
9. Nig Biz
10. Goblin Girl
11. The Black Page #2
12. Whipping Post
13. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
14. The Torture Never Stops

Komt ook dat ik net voor het eerst iemand het uit hoor spreken (in die docu)..