An historical CD will be released in December 2009 entitled “This is What Frank Zappa Heard - Just in Case You Were Wondering - Live at the Red Noodle in Waikiki, Hawaii”.
On August 8th, 1973, Frank Zappa was alerted by his road manager, Marty Perellis, that an incredible band with an extraordinary lead singer was performing downtown to a standing room only audience … and that it might be wise that he come and see this for himself.
When Zappa went to the club and watched the show, he saw a young talent sing, dance, play sax, flute and keyboards, in a manner that clearly made it appear that he was having more fun than even the other patrons in the club.
After two hours of observing and listening to this young man and his very disciplined band of musicians, he introduced himself as Frank Zappa, and the young man introduced himself as Napoleon Murphy Brock. The next words out of Zappa’s mouth were, “You are my new lead vocalist.” (Check napoleonmbrock.com – INTERVIEWS - for more details of these conversations.)
The rest is history, as these releases attest to:
- APOSTROPHE
- ROXY & ELSEWHERE
- ONE SIZE FITS ALL
- BONGO FURY
- YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE – LIVE IN HELSINKI FINLAND
- THE DUB ROOM SPECIAL (DVD)
- A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME (DVD)
- SHEIK YERBOUTI (All Background Parts)
- THE EVIL PRINCE (From “THINGFISH)
- Grammy Award Winning Performance ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA (DVD-2006)
PLEDGE FORM FOR PRE-ORDERING
“THIS IS WHAT FRANK ZAPPA HEARD – JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING”
PLEASE SEND NO MONEY: This is a form for pre-ordering this historic CD. IF YOU PRE-ORDER, THERE WILL BE NO SHIPPING CHARGE. (The CD will be autographed upon request.)
This was taped on TEAC 4 Track Reel to Reel on August 8th, 1973 and will be released in December 2009. This CD performance has been digitally enhanced will put you at the next table to where Frank was sitting, and you will experience what Frank Zappa experienced and what later was described as “the audition of a lifetime”.
Just fill out the form below, and mail - or e-mail it - to the following address: nmubrock@pacbell.net or napoleonmbrock.com
Or: Napoleon Murphy Brock, P.O. Box 817, San Jose, California 90187
NAME ______________________________Number of CDs @ 15 Euros each ________
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ReplyDeletewho are we ordering from? There is no mention of this CD on NMB's website? Who will be autographing the CD?
ReplyDeleteI am very interested but a little confused as NMB has made NO mention of this yet?
I got the flyer from Napoleon at the Hamburg concert that he did with Sheik Yerbouti about a month ago.
ReplyDeleteIt's his address, and it's his e-mail address.
This is no bogus advertisment...
And I'm sure that he will be signing the CD as well.