
#1
Pachuco
Hop - Rockpile, Toronto, CAN 2/23/69 Early Show (1 CDR)
Great
sounding recording of FZ and the Mothers
Snb
Boot CD>CDR Gold Standard SOBF-001 (Japan)
Sound:
A
Time:
66:45
Flaws:
None, natural bootleg cuts between songs
Kahuna's
Rating:****1/2
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, Lowell George, Ian Underwood, Bunk Gardner, Buzz Gardner,
Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood, Roy Estrada, Don Preston, Jimmy Carl Black and
Arthur Dyer Tripp III
The
son of the alt.fan.frank-zappa Bootleg FAQ says:
"The
String Quartet" was an early number, which contained the melodies of "A
Pound for a Brown on the Bus" and "Sleeping in a Jar". (And "Charles Ives"
is a piece written by Frank Zappa.) This is a most remarkable show: tracks
2-6, 9 and 12 are old R&B hits, that the Mothers play VERY well!
Released
in Japan around November 20 1999. (Considering how interesting this recording
is, it's strange that it took over 30 years before someone bootlegged it.)
#2
Hordon
Pavillion - Sidney, AUS 6/24/72 (2 CDR)
Post
FZ and the mothers. Heavy Rock Jazz with FZ's big band
Snb
Analog Cassette>CDR
Sound:
B+
Time:
disc 1: 40:40 disc 2: 63:46
Flaws:
None, scratchy
Kahuna's
Rating:****
Musicians
(the Grand Wazoo band): Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Jerry Kessler, Dave Parlato,
Jim Gordon, Tom Raney, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm
McNabb, Tom Malone, Earl Dumler, Glen Ferris, Sal Marquez, Ken Shroyer,
Mike Altschul, Joanne McNabb, Jay Migliori, Ray Reed and Charles Owens
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#3
Boston,
MA 11/9/74 (2 CDR)
More
great FZ from his prime. Includes both early and late sets
Snb
Analog Cassette>CDR
Sound:
B+, mono sounding
Time:
disc 1: 73:17 disc 2: 61:23
Flaws:
None, scratchy
Kahuna's
Rating:****1/2
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, Ruth Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Tom
Fowler and George Duke
| Disc I:
1) Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme) 2) Stinkfoot 3) RDNZL 4) Village of the Sun 5) Echidna's Arf 6) Po-jama People 7) Penguin in Bondage, 8) Don't Eat the Yellow Snow, 9) St Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast ENCORE 10) Camarillo Brillo |
Disc II:
1) Jam/Cosmik Debris 2) Montana 3) 12 Inches (w/Tom Waits) 4) Dupree's Paradise 5) Improvisations 6)Oh No/Son of Orange County, Trouble Every Day
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#4
Piquantique
- Skansen, Stockholm, 8/21/73 (1 CDR)
Post
FZ and the mothers. Heavy Rock Jazz on this one, lots of guitar and great
violin
Snb
Boot CD>CDR Aids of Spades
Sound:
B+
Time:
40:40
Flaws:
None, scratchy
Kahuna's
Rating:****1/2
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, Ruth Underwood, George Duke, Ralph Humphrey, Bruce Fowler,
Tom Fowler and Jean-Luc Ponty, and also Ian Underwood, even though certain
people have disputed his participation
The
son of the alt.fan.frank-zappa Bootleg FAQ says:
This
concert was televised as part of a Swedish series of concert broadcasts
embarassingly titled Oppåpoppa ("get up and pop"). The first 20 minutes
("Cosmik Debris" - "RDNZL") were shown separately from the remaining 57
("Montana" - "Farther Oblivion"). (Our Swedish readers might be interested
to know that the announcer was none other than Claes "Clabbe" af Geijerstam
:) In the video, "Dupree's Paradise" is full-length, and Ian Underwood
is clearly visible.
"Farther
Oblivion" is an officially unreleased number including themes from "Cucamonga",
"The Adventures of Greggary Peccary" as well as the entire "Be-Bop Tango"
theme, and often confused with the completely different "Father O'Blivion".
Cover is probably a head shot of Zappa xeroxed on blue paper; back cover
has a picture of the band at the Skansen stage. (We see Ian Underwood clearly).
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1. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue / Kung Fu (02:13) [only "Kung
Fu" is listed]
2. Redunzl ["RDNZL"] (04:26) 3. Dupree's Paradise (11:26) [edit - Oppopoppa has full-length] 4. T'Mershi Duween (01:55) 5. Farther Oblivion (20:42) [listed as "Farther O'Blivion"] |
#5
'Tis
the Season to Be Jelly - Konserthuset, Stockholm, 9/30/67 (1 CDR)
More
early FZ and the Mothers. Lots of comedy music
Snb
Boot CD>CDR Bizarre" FVZ 967
Sound:
A-
Time:
37:01
Flaws:
None, scratchy
Kahuna's
Rating:***1/2
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black, Ian Underwood, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston,
Jim Sherwood, Roy Estrada, Ray Collins and Billy Mundi
The
son of the alt.fan.frank-zappa Bootleg FAQ says:
This
show was supposed to be televised or broadcast on radio, so Zappa tried
to play even though he was very ill. He soon left the stage, however, and
the band carried on without him. It's a unique performance you don't have
to like. (The boot is taken from a 1977 Swedish broadcast in the series
"Rock från underjorden" (Rock from the Underground)).
No Cover
Available
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1. You Didn't Try to Call Me
2. Petroushka [Stravinsky] 3. Bristol Stomp [Appel/Mann] 4. Baby Love [The Supremes] 5. Big Leg Emma 6. No Matter What You Do (Tchaikovsky's 6th) 7. Blue Suede Shoes [Perkins] 8. Hound Dog [Leiber/Stoller] 9. Gee [William Davis / Viola Watkins] 10. King Kong 11. It Can't Happen Here |
#6
Unmitigated
Audacity - Notre Dame University, 5/12/74 (1 CDR)
More
traditional FZ. Great band and heavy jammin
Aud
Boot CD>CDR 11 Records / GLC D-549
Sound:
A-
Time:
46:44
Flaws:
None
Kahuna's
Rating:****1/2
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester
Thompson, Jeff Simmons, Don Preston and Napoleon Murphy Brock
The
son of the alt.fan.frank-zappa Bootleg FAQ says:
"Dupree's
Paradise" looks suspiciously partial. The title probably refers to the
audacity required to release a recording that sounds this bad. The original
run was on black vinyl; 100 copies were done on red and 100 on multi-coloured.
The cover was an insert printed in several different colours. The group
was identified as "The Rivival Band".
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~splat/unmitigated.html
No Cover
Available
#7
County
Coliseum - El Paso, TX 5/23/75 (2 CDR)
Bongo
Fury tour show. Lots of guitar
Aud
Boot CD>CDR
Sound:
A-/B+ multiple surces
Time:
disc 1: 77:42 disc 2: 74:27
Flaws:
None
Kahuna's
Rating:****
Musicians:
Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, George Duke, Terry Bozzio, Tom Fowler,
Bruce Fowler and Napoleon Murphy Brock plus special guest Jimmy Carl Black
No Cover
Available
| Disc I:
1. Bongo Fury Tour Intro/Apostrophe (') 2. Stink-Foot 3. I'm Not Satisfied 4. Carolina Hard-Core Ectasy 5. Velvet Sunrise 6. A Pound for a Brown on the Bus 7. Zappa Introduces Jimmy Carl Black/ You're So Fine (J.Black) Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (J.Black) 8. Debra Kedabra 9. Montana 10. Strange Things 11-16 Radio Interviews 17-19 Unknown filler w/Capt. Beefheart |
Disc II:
1. Strange Things 2. Advance Romance 3. Florentine Pogen 4. Village of the Sun 5. Pajama People 6. As a Matter of Fact 7. Penguin in Bondage 8. Drums
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