SLITHEY TONE - BIG TOP

• slithey tone: big top 
      (2022, cd, uk, reckless records)

Funky jazz band Slithey Tone released their first album earlier this year.
Quite a surprise actually as the band has been together for over fifteen years.

Read the fie article / interview  over at Psychedelic Baby:
https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/05/slithey-tove-the-green-ray-interview-new-album-big-top.html

Links with The Green Ray, but also with Zappa and with Gong.

The LP (sugarbush records) has 11 tracks. The CD (and streaming services)13.

What a fine discovery !

-- info: Danny Mathys

FRANK ZAPPA - LIVE IN VANCOUVER 1975

• frank zappa: live in vancouver 1975
      (2022, 2cd, --, timeline)

Another (and new) Zappa radio show album on the TimeLine record label.
Unofficial and unauthorised, but not illegal...

FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, Andre Lewis, Terry Bozzio
1975/10/01 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Improvisation * Apostrophe * Duke Of Prunes vamp * Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? * The Illinois Enema Bandit * Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy * Lonely Little Girl * Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance * What's The Ugliest Part of Your Body? * Chunga’s Revenge * Swallow My Pride * Any Downers? * T’Mershi Duween * Zoot Allures

FRANK ZAPPA - YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW

• frank zappa: your mother should know
      (2020, cd, --, gossip goss040)

Radio show release.
From a couple of years ago.
On the Gossip record label.

[1] FZ, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black , Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner.
[a] 1969/08/08 Framingham, MA

[2] FZ, Ray Collins, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black , Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood
[b] 1967/12/03 Ann Arbor, MI

Big Leg Emma [1a] * Improvisations [2b] * America Drinks [2b] * Hungry Freaks, Daddy [2b] * King Kong [2b] * Status Back Baby [2b] * Frank Zappa Interview

THE GREEN RAY - FIVE POINTS OF LIGHT

• the green ray: five points of light
      (2019, cd, uk, reckless records)

London-based The Green Ray is a psychedelic / progressive rock band.
Very enjoyable and relaxing. I really like Martin James Gee's vocals.

Out on LP on Sugarbush Records, 
and on CD on the Reckless Records label.

LARRY CARLTON - PLAYING / SINGING

• larry carlton: singing / playing
      (1973, lp, usa, blue thumb records)

Flash-back to 1973 with Larry Carlton's "Singing / Playing".

https://egrojworld.blogspot.com/2022/08/larry-carlton-playing-singing.html

The LP featured Jim Gordon, John Guerin, Max Bennett and Alan Estest, who had also recorded with Frank Zappa.

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

ED WYNNE AND GRE VANDERLOO - TUMBLING THROUGH THE FLOATIVERSE

• ed wynne and gre vanderloo: tumbling through the floativerse
      (2022, lp, uk, kscope)

Fans of psychedelic rock music will be happy to learn that Ed Wynne teamed up with Gre Vanderloo to record a new album.
"Tumbling Through The Floativerse" has the main man of the Ozric Tentacles join forces with Dutch multi-instrumentalist Gre Vanderloo.

The title gives it all away: you'll tumble through the floativerse.
Nice !!

-- info: Danny Mathys

KING LEGBA & THE LOAS

King Legba & The Loas
'The Storm Will Scream Your Name'

Nice.
Check it out.

Their new EP "Shine A Light" will be out on September 23rd 2022.
On the Czar Of Crickets Productions label.

THE BENT SCEPTERS - HELLEVATOR MUSIC

• the bent scepters: hellevator music
      (1999, cd, usa, ginger records)

Garage rock band The Bent Scepters released two albums. "Blind Date With Destiny" in 1996, and "Hellevator Music" in 1999.
The latter one included their version of FZ's "Trouble Every Day".

Released on CD on the Giger Records label.

Another fine addition to The Others Of Invention.

SANDRO P - SANDRO P

• sandro p: sandro p
      (2022, cd, switzerland, czar of crickets productions)

The Basel-based septet (!!) Sandro P will be releasing their eponymous album in October. On the Czar Of Crickets Production label.
It's Sunday morning over here in the United Mutations Webquarters while the music that Sandro P produces has more of a Saturday evening vibe, but as I was able to give their new album a listen, I'm happy to share my thoughts...

It's all about the vibe, all about the groove.
Relaxed beats, murmuring melodies and soft, almost whispering vocals.
It's no wonder that one of the pieces is entitled 'Les Fantasmes d'Emanuelle".

"Sandro P" presents a funky mix of disco influenced laid-back tunes. A bit cliché, but (probably) very danceable. A fine soundtrack for Summer evenings or festivals.

Here's one of the more up-tempo songs, 'Sandy P':

You'll get the idea :

NAKEDEYE ENSEMBLE - A SERIES OF INDECIPHERABLE GLYPHS

• nakedeye ensemble: a series of indecipherable glyphs
      (2022, cd, usa, new focus)

Earlier this week, I received the brand-new CD by the NakedEye Ensemble.
This is one very impressive album.

"A Series Of Indecipherable Glyphs" kicks off with 'Amalia's Secret', a piece that was written for the ensemble by Dr.Nerve mastermind Nick Didkovsky.
(Do contemporary classical albums 'kick off' or do they just commence or start ?) 
'Amalia's Secret' counts ten movements. Short and varied. Intriguing. Narrating, but sometimes also powerful. Very nice.
Apparently generated by a piece of software that was written by Nick.

The record label's website and the streaming services lists the names of the each of the movements. Fascinating.

The second piece on the album is Frank Zappa's 'Sinister Footwear II', in an arrangement of Mike Bitts, the ensemble's electric bass player.
This is one of my favourite Frank Zappa compositions, especially after listening to the NakedEye Ensemble's version.
Flute, piano, cello, saxophone,... and a guitar solo...
Such beautiful colours.
Love it.

Rusty Banks' 'Dum Spectas Fugio', Molly Joyce's 'Less Is More', Aaron Jay Myers' 'Strabismus' and Richard Belcastro's 'Nepetalactone' follow.
I wasn't familiar with any of these composers, but these pieces are a fine introduction and they fit the album perfectly.
To be honest, I have only listened to these once, as I keep going back to the first two pieces, but I'll get there eventually.

Recommended listening !

Available through Bandcamp for digital streaming and download, but also out on CD for those who (like me) fancy these sweet polycarbonate round things.

Here's the slightly different album artwork of the CD, and, yes, you'll have to look twice.

Digital download / streaming:

The CD is available from the ensemble's website,
https://www.nakedeyeensemble.com/

JAZZ COALITION - MINOR LEAGUE

• jazz coalition: minor league
      (2001, cd, switzerland, elch musical industries)

Among others, Swiss jazz quintet Jazz Coalition featured the late Sam Trümpy on tenor sax and Werner Fischer on guitar.
“Minor League” celebrated Jazz Coalition’s 25th anniversary. It featured compositions by Sam Trümpy next to pieces from the great American songbook.
The final track on the album was the ensemble’s version of Frank Zappa’s ‘Blessed Reflief’.

A beautiful addition to The Others Of Invention.
From 2001 !!

Here's a track from the 2009 Sam Trümpy tribute album :

EASY MEAT - NO CLUE

• easy meat: no clue
      (1995, cd ep, nl, van record company)

If you live in Belgium, The Netherlands or Germany, there's a possibility that you've seen Easy Meat in concert at one of the Dutch Zappa Days that were organised in the early ninetees.

Next to borrowing their name from a Zappa song, and from performing Zappa tunes in concert, Easy Meat recorded three albums and (at least) one single.

The two-track "No Clue" CD EP got released in 1995, and most probably around the time that the band released their second album, "New Facts In The Case Of... Easy Meat".

The versions on this EP are a bit shorter than those on the album.
For radio air play? To enhance the commercial potential?

NEW GEORGE DUKE COMPILATION ALBUM

• george duke: the best of the mps years
      (2022, cd, germany, mps records)

The MPS Records label issued George Duke's "The Best Of The MPS Years" a couple of months ago.
Out on CD and as a 2LP set.

Among other pieces, it includes 'Seeing You' with Napoleon Murphy Brock on backing vocals, 'Love' with Frank Zappa on guitar, and the wonderful 'Uncle Remus' (George Duke, Frank Zappa).

Nothing new, but an excellent collection of songs. 

CADILLAC BILL & THE CREEPING BENT - ROUTE 666

• cadillac bill & the creeping bent: route 666
      (2006, cd, canada, private release)

Named after a Texan weed from England, Canadian band Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent was guitar player Billy Becker’s project. The band blended psycho surf and garage rock

Despite what Discogs says, according to the band's website (https://www.cadillacbill.ca/index.php), this album is entitled "Route 666" and got released in 2006.

The album is quite nice. 12 tracks, with track 11 being FZ's 'Willie The Pimp' (mentioned as 'Willy The Pimp' on the track list).
What a guitar riff !!

ZAPPA - WIND UP WORKIN' IN A GAS STATION (PROTOTYPE)

From the upcoming "Zappa '75 - Zagreb / Ljubljana" album.

 -- info: The Black Page / The Zappa Page, on Facebook

NEW ALBUM BY ALINOVSKY

Alinovsky (feat. Phoebe Tsang) released "The Angel Particle".
The liner notes mention "This is perfect if you want to close your eyes and stop thinking" but that's a bit exaggerated.
Nice soundscapes that started with some violin lines.

I like it.

• Phoebe Tsang: all the violins
• Alinovsky: arrangements, keys, fake violins, percussions, pre-mixes
• Pierre Vervloesem: added basses, spices, mix and mastering

 

GUITAR GODS ON SUNDAY

September 18 is the date for "Guitar Gods On Sunday".

• 13:00 -13:30 Compositie ‘Guitar Gods Extended’ van Bart van Dongen
  
  
• 14:15- 15:15 Sebas Honing
  
  
• 15:45 - 16:45 Yuval Ron
  
  
• 17:15 - 18:15 Dave Cureton

In 's Hertogenbosch, NL
This little festival will kick off outside, on a parking lot next to Willem Twee.
From 14h00 onwards, it will continue at Poppodium Willem Twee.

Check out the link & the videos !!
https://www.willem-twee.nl/alle-activiteiten/guitar-gods-on-sunday-18-september

FRANK ZAPPA RADIO SHOWS ON VINYL

The Keyhole label:

• frank zappa & the mothers of invention: live in london '68
      (2019, lp, --, keyhole)

PETE PETERSON

Guitarist Pete Peterson is featured on the latest Carl King podcast.
Lots of technical guitar stuff in the first part (pick-ups, the number of frets, 7-string guitars, overtones,...), continuing with discussing  lots of different subjects : working on music, Pete's day job, the ecological aspects of cars, influences, and more.

Pete's bandcamp page:

https://petepeterson.bandcamp.com/

This is the same Pete Peterson that recorded two Frank Zappa pieces and put them up on YouTube,
recorded in his kitchen :

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ANOTHER SET OF ZAPPA RADIO SHOWS

Another set of Zappa radio shows were spotted (and found their way to the United Mutations Headquarters).

• frank zappa: the ritz
      (2022, 2cd, japan, straight music) = 1981/11/17 NYC

• frank zappa: 1970s broadcast collection
      (2019, 6cd, --, sound stage)

6 CD set, each album in a separate cover.

ZAPPA MENTIONED IN GRAPHIC NOVEL "THE VELVET UNDERGROUND"

Frank Zappa is mentioned (twice) in Prosperi Buri's graphic novel "The Story Of The Velvet Undergound".
In Dutch, the graphic novel is entitled "Een Geschiedenis Van De Velvet Underground", and it looks to be translated in French as well.

-- info & pictures: Ad Hendrickx

A RESIDENTS UPDATE

from Cherry Red:

Oh hi,

Another month, another update on all things Residential - we hope you're having a tolerable summer, and that the fruits of your sowing are now ripe for harvest. Or so it says here.

You may have heard that The Residents' soon-to-be-classic feature film 'Triple Trouble' received its premier in Chicago last month, with both Cryptic Corporation President Homer Flynn and the film's producer Starr Sutherland in attendance. Well, more festival appearances are imminent, including a virtual showing at the Sydney Underground Film Festival for our Antipodean pals. You can check out the details and pre-order tickets right here:
Sydney Underground Film Festival
https://suff2022.eventive.org/schedule/62ed9ff24f22740030416903?
As we speak, the guys are also preparing to announce the release of an Original Soundtrack Album to accompany the film, due out in November.

Aside from the film, The Residents are acutely aware that their FIFTIETH GODDAMN ANNIVERSARY is imminent this December. Wow. Fifty big ones. Half a century. Five decades. Call it what you will, it makes our heroes part of a very small, elite group of artists, and major international news coverage is, of course, a given. In the meantime, the Eyeballs have recently put the finishing touches to both an official Encyclopedia and 'Santa Dog 2022' to mark the occasion - more news on both over the coming months, but we've been privvy to sneak previews and are still trying to re-establish contact with normality. Watch the skies this December!

And having gotten both of those projects out of the way, the Eyeballs are now preparing to polish off their instruments and return to the stage after a few years of nothing but intermittent outings. Details on forthcoming dates can be found at residents.com/tourdates, whilst further performances, including at least one we're sworn to secrecy on, are due to be announced.

https://residents.com/tourdates/

Adieu!

Your pals,
New Ralph Too

 

JUICY LUCY - PRETTY WOMAN

• juicy lucy: pretty woman
      (1998, cd, germany, laserlight)

Welcome to the continuing story of the Juicy Lucy compilation album.

The Laserlight Digital record label released this Juicy Lucy compilation album, entitled “Pretty Woman”, in 1998.

This release is not to be be confused with the “Pretty Woman” Juicy Lucy compilation that got released on the Spectrum Music record label in 1995, although both carry Juicy Lucy’s version of FZ’s ‘Willie The Pimp’ as released on their 1970 “Lie Back And Enjoy It” album.
Laserlight Digital would re-release this sampler in 2001 as “Who Do You Love?”, with slightly altered artwork but with the exact same track list.

TETRASAX - ON THE ROCKS !

 

• tetrasax: on the rocks!
      (2016, cd, Austria, private release)

From a couple of years ago.
I had never heard about this one.
A nice addition to The Others Of Invention.

The Austrian saxophone quartet Tetrasax (and guests) recorded several FZ compositions. These got released on their “On The Rocks” album, a collection of (mostly) instrumental rock covers, including some beautiful Beatles tunes.
The album got issued with the support of the cultural department of the Tyrolean provincial government.

o Sofa No.1
o Little Umbrellas
o Peaches En Regalia
o Flakes
o Son Of Orange County

REALLY ?!?

I mean, really ?!?
Sneakers?? I don't think so.
A blanket, to put one's wall, or what? Or maybe on your red sofa...
OK, the bag I understand. Sort of. If only it had been a bag or case for a laptop...

JAZZ MIDDELHEIM

Quite a number of the Jazz Middelheim jazz festival concerts were broadcast on Belgian national radio Klara.

As a result, and thanks to those people who record these broadcasts, I was able to revisit both the Aka Moon and the Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio concerts that we attended last week.

Lovely.

I also treated myself to the Aka Moon concert at Jazz Middelheim from two years ago.

What a joy...

NORMA JEAN BELL CONCERT CLIP

Miss Norma Jean Bell in concert,
performing Mr. Magic,
at the Peacock Cafe in Toledo, Ohio
2009

-- info: Harald Häring

 

SHARP ELEVEN ELECTRIC BAND

I just returned home from the Jazz Kitchen festival in Oud Turnhout, BE.
In my neighbourhood. Sort of.
Interesting line-up with the Lieven Cambré Quartet (Muze Jazz Orchestra!!) and with Moon Express (feat. Wizards Of Ooze's Hugo Bogaerts), but I went for the Sharp Eleven Electric Band.

The band started around 17h00 in the afternoon and despite an electrical shut-down halfway through their set, this was quite a dynamite show.
True, the mix could have been a bit better (the unison sax / guitar lines weren't audible), but this was a very impressive concert.

The quintet presented material from their "Donkey Dance" album.
Lyrical / quirky original tunes, a Brecker Brothers tribute, and a Chick Corea piece. Right up my alley.

You definitely need to see these guys live !!

• Jorre Reynders - saxophones
• Timothy Pedone - guitar
• Andy Willems - keyboards
• Ozan Bozdag - bass
• Gerry Reynders - drums

Here is the band's concert at CC De Muse, from last year.

VESA AALTONEN - STUDIO LIVE

• vesa aaltonen: studio live
      (2022, cd, finland, svart)

Vesa Aaltonen is the drummer for Finnish band Tasavallan Presidentti.
The "Studio Live" album that he recorded with his Vesa Aaltonen Prog Band included their version of FZ's 'Peaches En Regalia', a piece that they also had on their setlist during their live concerts.

"Studio Live" is a nice album. 
 The mix has Vesa's drumming on the foreground, which I like.
About half of the pieces are instrumental. The other ones are sung by Jukka Gustavson (of Wigwam fame) or by Ella Teppnonen, which makes it a bit of a weird mix.
But Zappa's 'Peaches' has a great swing to it.

Released on the Finnish Svart Records label.

 

FRANK ZAPPA - FRANK ZAPPA BOX - THE BROADCAST ARCHIVES

• frank zappa: frank zappa box - the broadcast archives
      (2021, 6cd, --, laser media)

Another radio show release.

"Frank Zappa Box - The Broadcast Archives" is a six CD box set that got issued by Laser Media last year.
Besides the track lists, the box doesn't really give any info on the different line-ups or on the exact dates of these recordings.
My best guess would be :

• disc one - 1978/10/13 - 1st show - Passaic, NJ
• disc two & three - 1981 Halloween NYC
• disc four & five - 1975/10/01 Vancouver
• disc six - 1974/11/23 East Lansing

Nothing we haven't heard before.

AYNSLEY DUNBAR - LES GENIES DU ROCK - WILLIE THE PIMP

• aynsley dunbar: les génies du rock - willie the pimp
      (1994, cd, france, editios atlas)

In 1993, Editions Atlas launched “Les Génies Du Rock”, a series of low priced albums that were sold In newsagent shops.

The series included Aynsley Dunbar’s 1971 “Blue Whale” album. Issued in 1994 and retitled “Willie The Pimp”.

M. CHUZI

 Brussels-based M. Chuzi will be releasing "Papara" next November.

A spicy mix of afro grooves, funk, world jazz and the spacy soundscape of a metropole .

JOE TRAVERS DISCUSSES THE UPCOMING ZAPPA ALBUM AND MORE

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/frank-zappa-joe-travers-vaultmeister-interview/

A SNARKY PUPPY UPDATE

https://www.osirispod.com/snarky/

A podcast that dives deep into the creative process of one of the world’s most talented and genre-defying super-bands, Snarky Puppy. Captured during the recording of their latest album, Transmissions From Deep Ellum takes you behind the scenes as the band meticulously sculpts the building blocks that will become the album tracks; taking you from original demos to the rehearsal room, finally leading you into the recording space as the album is tracked live with no overdubs at Deep Ellum Art Company

 

CHANAN HANSPAL - CULTURE SCULPTURE

Guitarist Chanan Hanspal has released several albums through Bandcamp.
Streaming / download-only, if I'm not mistaken.

The older albums are instrumental, guitar-oriented fusion, while his latest albums are more eclectic, using samples and or vocals / voice.
Nice.

In 2021, Chanan released "Culture Sculpture".
The liner notes read:
"Culture Sculpture" functions within the same conceptual framework as Frank Zappa's "Lumpy Gravy" album from 1968. A framework that incorporates excessive editing and assemblage of sounds and the spoken word. Incongruent musical materials are used to create a concatenation of events which fit into a coherent structure in an amusing and entertaining way.

Since 1993, I have been steadily accumulating music and monologues which would fit into the framework first instigated by Zappa. In some ways, you could say that "Culture Sculpture", is a homage.

HEINER GOEBBELS / ENSEMBLE MODERN - A HOUSE OF CALL

• heiner goebbels / ensemble modern: a house of call - my imaginary notebook
      (2022, cd, ger, --)

I first came across Heiner Goebbels on the "Perfect Strangers" album by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra where the ensemble presented works by both Heiner Goebbels and Frank Zappa.

This brand-new album by The Ensemble Modern focusses on Heiner Goebbels' so-called Imaginary Notebook.
During projects, journeys and meetings, composer and director Heiner Goebbels spent years collecting sound fragments in an imaginary notebook. They form the basis of "A House of Call - My Imaginary Notebook".
The result is a mix of sound fragments against music performed by The Ensemble Modern.
Fascinating.

Here's a snippet from the performance during the Holland Festival at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, NL, earlier this year.

And another snippet from an Frankfurt rehearsal / performance (from 2020):

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

AKA MOON AT JAZZ MIDDELHEIM

The 15th of August is a public holiday in Belgium (Ascension Day / Mothers' Day).
And I have to admit that it was a very special day for me as well as I went to the Jazz Middelheim festival to see Aka Moon.
True, there were other bands as well, but we went for Aka Moon.
For the occasion, the trio had invited João Barradas, Portugese accordionist and composer to join the ranks.

Open air, Park Den Brandt, Antwerp, Belgium.
Beautiful location. The perfect spot for some exiting music.

And the Aka Moon concert was just amazing. 
Polyrhythmic, polyphonic and interspersed with improvisations.
Loved it.
What a way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Aka Moon...

Fabrizzio Cassol

João Barradas

Michel Hatzigeorgiou

Stéphane Galland

If you get the opportunity, go see these guys live. Or check out the "Constellations" 20 CD box set that they released last year.

AYNSLEY DUNBAR - BLUE WHALE

• aynsley dunbar: blue whale
      (1971, lp, uk, byg records) 

Aynsley Dunbar first met Frank Zappa as a member of the Jeff Beck Group and solidified that meeting by jamming with FZ at the Belgian Amougies Festival in the fall of 1969.
Early 1970, Aynsley joined Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention. He recorded and toured with Zappa from 1970 until the end of 1971.

After having recorded four albums with his Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation Band, Aynsley started recording his “Blue Whale” project in 1970.
The album included the Zappa-written ‘Willie The Pimp’, featuring Alex Dmochowski on bass.
Released in 1971 on the BYG Records label.
Re-released in 1978 on Charly Records and in 2021 on Ethelion.
Re-issued on CD for the first time in 1994. Last year, the CD got re-issued in South Korea (!!) and earlier this year in Japan.

There's quite some 'intense swing' drumming on "Blue Whale". And the 14-plus version of 'Willie The Pimp' is very enjoyable. 

Later in his career, Aynsley would record another FZ piece, ‘Chunga’s Revenge’. He released it on his “Mutiniy” album in 2008.

"Blue Whale", 2021, CD, South Korea, released on the Big pink label.

ZAPPA ’75: ZAGREB / LJUBLJANA

Scheduled to be released in October : Zappa '75 - Zagreg / Ljubljana

Frank Zappa’s fall 1975 touring schedule brought him to two cities in Yugoslavia, marking the first and only time he played shows in that country.
This 2CD set, to also be available on digital and streaming platforms, combines performances from both shows, recorded live in Zagreb on November 21st and Ljubljana on November 22nd, 1975.
This release showcases a rare band line-up of The Mothers, featuring Norma Bell on saxes and vocals.
FZ would discontinue using The Mothers name for good after the European and Australian leg in early 1976.
Re-mixed from the original 1/2” 8-track tape masters by Craig Parker Adams and mastered by John Polito, this historical set is the only multi-tracked document of this group in the Vault.

Available as a standard 2 CD set, but also as an "exclusive set with three photo prints".

all the info and more :

https://www.zappa.com/news/presenting-zappa-75-zagreb-ljubljana-coming-oct-14-2022-pre-order-now

ANOTHER ZAPPA RADIO SHOW RELEASE

• frank zappa: the michigan muffin man
      (2021, 2cd, --, wicker man)

Released last year, "The Michigan Muffin Man" presented the well-known 1976/11/19 concert of Frank Zappa's band at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI.
The recording of this show could already be found on different bootlegs and more recently also on the "Live Detroit 1976" radio show album.

Unfortunately, the final three tracks are not included on this release !!

The zappateers data sheet : 

1976 11 19 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI

120 min, Aud, A-

FZ, Ray White, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Eddie Jobson
With Flo & Eddie on vocals (*), Ralphe Armstrong on bass (**) and Don Brewer on drums (***).
Parts of this concert are available on Conceptual Continuity - (BTB).

The Purple Lagoon, Stinkfoot, The Poodle Lecture, Dirty Love, Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station, Tryin' To Grow A Chin (q: O Come, All Ye Faithful), The Torture Never Stops, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Titties 'n Beer, Black Napkins, The Purple Lagoon, Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink*/**, Would You Go All The Way?*/**, Daddy Daddy Daddy*/**, What Kind Of Girl?*/**, Dinah-Moe Humm**/***, The Purple Lagoon, Stranded In The Jungle, Camarillo Brillo, Muffin Man, The Purple Lagoon

 

JUICY LUCY

• juicy lucy: lie back and enjoy it
      (2021, lp, france, longhair records)

The 2021 re-release of Juicy Lucy’s “Lie Back And Enjoy It” album on the French Longhair Records label included a bonus track. The album was packed in a foldout poster sleeve, just like the original release on the Vertigo label in 1970, and came with an insert. The LP included Juicy Lucy’s version of Frank Zappa’s ‘Willie The Pimp’.

FRANK ZAPPA RADIO SHOW ALBUMS

The list of Frank Zappa radio show albums just keeps getting longer.

Here's a couple that I recently came across:

• frank zappa: zappa fm - live in rotterdam 1980
      (2021, lp, --, pearl hunters records) - on pink vinyl

• frank zappa: live in vancouver 1975
      (2019, 2lp, --, radio looploop) = 1975/10/01 Vancouver concert

• frank zappa & the mothers of invention: live in uddel - june 18th 1970
      (2019, lp, --, radio looploop) = a copy of the 2016 (unofficial) release on the dol label