Zappa(Cover)Tube

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ursinator2.0 - 26-7-2022 at 21:21

Another finding from The Black Page - The Zappa Page, posted July/18/22:
"I met Frank Zappa in October 1991. The Academy of the Arts in Berlin was planning to present his new compositions in Germany and I wanted to ask him if he had written any piano music which I could play on this occasion. In Zappa's living room we listened to each other's latest recordings. His newest works were composed on and performed by his computer, as their complexity rendered them very difficult to be written down and played by live musicians. He gave me the score of the piano piece, 'Ruth Is Sleeping', which had been written some years before but had not yet been performed. Its simultaneous use of different registers of the piano to achieve multiple combinations of major sevenths made it a interesting challenge to me. I also found that Zappa, by not indicating any dynamics or tempo changes, stimulated the performer to improvise the interpretation, as it were, evoking sometimes dreamy, sometimes tempestuous moments of Ruth's sleep. I performed the piece in Berlin on September 21, 1992." - Jeffrey Burns
Recorded by Radio RIAS Berlin (artistic direction: Norbert Ely; recording supervision: Klaus Bischke)

Jeffrey Burns Plays Frank Zappa "Ruth Is Sleeping"

Frank Zappa - The Fillmore 1970 Tapes - Complete

Eddie RUKidding - 26-7-2022 at 21:26

Good article

ursinator2.0 - 30-7-2022 at 10:54

Quote: Originally posted by Eddie RUKidding

Good article

Facebook not necessarily sucks

meanwhile: Frank Zappa and the Mothers - 1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI

Eddie RUKidding - 30-7-2022 at 22:36

^Nice

ursinator2.0 - 5-8-2022 at 18:46

Recently found on the black page:
Frank Zappa w/ Don Van Vliet - Ned The Mumbler/Ned Has A Brainstorm, Studio Z, Cucamonga, Late 1964

ursinator2.0 - 9-8-2022 at 19:50

Frank Zappa - "Run Home, Slow" Soundtrack extracts (Score written in 1959, recorded ca 1964)

Eddie RUKidding - 20-8-2022 at 22:54

Let's make the water turn black - live on German TV 1968

https://youtu.be/PFOreLFKIWc

Eddie RUKidding - 20-8-2022 at 23:07

Frank Zappa Rehearsals Sydney 1973 Fifty Fifty Hordern Pavillion- film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JNnmZmqGVU

Eddie RUKidding - 20-8-2022 at 23:58

I might have been a bit slow on thiis - but has anyone else come across the Zappa covers by Zappa Jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkHA4JOt8Y

polydigm - 21-8-2022 at 13:43

Zappa Jam sets a pretty high bar. Their channel also links to a variety of interesting covers by others. I particularly like Freddie White’s Pojama People.

Eddie RUKidding - 22-8-2022 at 00:20

is top notch, will check out Freddie White

Eddie RUKidding - 25-8-2022 at 02:06

The Oz take on the Mud shark from 1973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d18cjLMtvPM

ursinator2.0 - 25-8-2022 at 19:04

Arthur Barrow & Robert Williams - Trouble Every Day (Frank Zappa cover)

Recorded in the early 1990s, unreleased since
Arthur "Tink" Barrow played bass for Zappa from 1978 to 1980, and was Zappa's Clonemeister from after the 1979 tour to the 1982 tour.
Robert Arthur Williams played drums in Captain Beefheart's band from 1978 to 1981.

Eddie RUKidding - 26-8-2022 at 06:18

^ Is very well done and kind of nice - but very hard on the ears

polydigm - 27-8-2022 at 01:50

^^ Interesting, but yeah, a bit overwhelming.

ursinator2.0 - 29-8-2022 at 22:21

Sounds indeed very 1990s like :lol:

meanwhile: Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station (Prototype)
Frank Zappa - Berlin, September 15, 1972 relative listenable quality
Frank Zappa - 1968 - Wipeout & Help I'm a Rock - Unreleased Acetate.
(VIDEO) 04 26 88 Lund - Frank Zappa 1988 tour (Haenna Hoona show) 120 min, Aud, A-
Frank Zappa - Last Show of the 1980 Fall Tour.
Frank Zappa - 1966 - Studio Outtake Intro to America Drinks.
Frank Zappa - 1966 - Absolutely Free Outtakes.
1988 05 01 Stockholm SBD/AUD, A/A-, feat. Mats Öberg, Morgan Ågren and Dweezil
Ron Roman - Love Of My Life (Frank Zappa, with revised lyrics by David Lee Aerni) 1963
Frank Zappa (VIDEO) The Present Day Composer Refuses To Die (documentary)
Frank Zappa (Radio Documentary) Jazz from Hell - His Bizarre Relationship with Jazz
Arthur Barrow on Frank Zappa, Part 3
Candy Zappa on Frank Zappa, Part 4
Dr Demento on Frank Zappa and how he got his name.
Dr. Demento : Frank Zappa - Pt. 1
Dr. Demento : Frank Zappa - Pt. 2

ursinator2.0 - 1-10-2022 at 11:16

Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa - Valley Girl

info about

GrayGhost - 9-10-2022 at 02:25

The Vegetarians - Elvis Has Just Left The Building.....

ursinator2.0 - 10-10-2022 at 19:29

Dirty Love (Live In Zagreb, November 21, 1975)
Miami Vice - Spotlight: Frank Zappa | NBC Classics not complete but good quality
edit: just found the entire scene: Frank Zappa Goes For a Swim | Miami Vice
Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention - Let's Make The Water Turn Black - Live 1968 Germany
Frank Zappa - 1968 10 23 Paris, France - Forum Musiques TV Program (B&W)

ursinator2.0 - 16-10-2022 at 18:11

Zappa by Ensemble Intercontemporain - 2018 - Cité de la musique, Paris, France.

ursinator2.0 - 27-10-2022 at 20:03

Frank Zappa (VIDEO) / Mothers / Jean Luc Ponty - Frank Zappa (VIDEO) / Mothers / Jean Luc Ponty - Australia 1973Australia 1973

ursinator2.0 - 30-10-2022 at 22:08

Frank Zappa Halloween 81 (Early and late show with new audio)

polydigm - 1-11-2022 at 03:51

I thought this was supposed to be a Zappa covers thread?

ursinator2.0 - 1-11-2022 at 18:40

Optional, hence the parenthesis ;-)

ursinator2.0 - 3-11-2022 at 19:46

The George Duke Band - Echidna's Arf (Zappa) / Uncle Remus (Zappa/Duke) Berlin, November 3rd, 1977

ursinator2.0 - 13-11-2022 at 00:02

Banned From Utopia/Lisa Popeil: Teenage Prostitute

ursinator2.0 - 21-11-2022 at 22:02

Frank Zappa and Pierre Boulez - 1984 01 09 - Thèâtre de la Ville, Paris, France

Audio From Zappateers.com

From FZShows:
1984 01 09 - Thèâtre de la Ville, Paris, France
30 min, FM, A-
Ensemble InterContemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez. The complete program included also performances of works by Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles and Elliott Carter.
0:00 Radio Host Intro
3:14 Dupree's Paradise
12:19 Radio Host
13:20 Naval Aviation In Art
15:51 Radio Host
17:06 The Perfect Stranger
29:38 Radio Host (Outro)

Bonus: A 45 min, Aud, B+ rehearsals from earlier in the day.
30:46 Tuning (Rehearsals)
32:54 Dupree's Paradise (Rehearsals)
42:50 Naval Aviation In Art (Rehearsals)
45:41 The Perfect Stranger (Rehearsals)
59:05 More Tuning (Rehearsals)
1:02:27 The Perfect Stranger (Rehearsals)

BBP - 6-12-2022 at 20:49

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q39epZs8mZw

Polygoon (Dutch) news item from 1980.

(not understanding) "
During the show, Zappa said he wrote Ms Pinky about a Dutch girl".

ursinator2.0 - 19-12-2022 at 19:42

Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern - 1992 09 19 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany audio

From FZShows:
1992: The Yellow Shark
The Ensemble Modern conducted by Peter Rundel

1992 09 19 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
110 min, Aud, A-/B+
FZ hosted this show. Possibly his last public appearance.
0:00 Overture (Dio Fa)
9:40 Intro by FZ [parts on TYS]
11:26 Dog Meat [TYS]
16:54 Outrage At Valdez
20:30 Times Beach II
27:56 III Revised
29:49 The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
34:16 Be-Bop Tango
37:58 Chairs & Brooms
41:13 Beat The Reaper
51:47 Waffenspiel
56:07 Intermission
57:07 Ruth Is Sleeping
1:03:07 Amnerika
1:06:06 None Of The Above
1:08:20 Pentagon Afternoon
1:10:49 Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
1:14:03 Times Beach III
1:18:09 Welcome To The United States [TYS]
1:24:24 A Pound For A Brown
1:27:13 Exercise #4
1:28:28 Get Whitey
1:35:52 G-Spot Tornado
1:43:59 G-Spot Tornado Reprise

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Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern - September 1992 Rehearsals

1992 09 16 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany - Rehearsals
35 min, SBD, A+
Also available as video.
0:00 Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America 1992
25:55 G-Spot Tornado
29:47 Welcome To The United States (incl. A Pound For A Brown Outro/Intro)

Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern - 1992 09 22 - Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

From FZShows:
1992: The Yellow Shark
The Ensemble Modern conducted by Peter Rundel

1992 09 22 - Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
105 min, FM, A
I removed the German Radio announcer and patched in Chairs and Brooms from the Audience Recording
0:00 Audience/Intro
2:11 Overture (Dio Fa)
11:27 Dog Meat
16:38 Outrage At Valdez
19:54 Times Beach II
27:16 III Revised
29:07 The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
33:37 Be-Bop Tango
36:31 Chairs & Brooms
39:59 Beat The Reaper
52:46 Ruth Is Sleeping
58:55 Amnerika
1:01:53 None Of The Above
1:04:10 Pentagon Afternoon
1:06:43 Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
1:09:36 Times Beach III
1:14:00 Welcome To The United States
1:19:49 A Pound For A Brown (incl. Exercise #4)
1:23:39 Get Whitey
1:30:25 G-Spot Tornado
1:35:04 G-Spot Tornado Reprise
1:39:07 Bonus: Martin (Put A Motor In Yourself) (Over PA, from Audience, not included in the FM Broadcast)

Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern - 1992 09 26 - Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria

From FZShows:
1992: The Yellow Shark
The Ensemble Modern conducted by Peter Rundel

1992 09 26 - Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
95 min, Aud, A-/B+
0:00 Audience/Intro
2:52 Overture (Dio Fa)
12:27 Dog Meat
18:03 Outrage At Valdez
21:46 Times Beach II
29:39 III Revised
31:38 The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
36:14 Be-Bop Tango
39:59 Chairs & Brooms
42:22 Beat The Reaper
50:09 Intermission
51:10 Ruth Is Sleeping
57:13 Amnerika
1:00:18 None Of The Above
1:02:34 Pentagon Afternoon
1:04:59 Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
1:08:06 Times Beach III
1:12:37 Welcome To The United States
1:18:33 A Pound For A Brown
1:21:17 Exercise #4
1:22:30 Get Whitey
1:31:04 G-Spot Tornado

Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern - 1992 09 28 - Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria

From FZShows:
1992: The Yellow Shark
The Ensemble Modern conducted by Peter Rundel

1992 09 28 - Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
120 min, Aud, B+/B
0:00 Audience/Intro
2:22 Overture (Dio Fa)
11:58 Dog/Meat
17:28 Outrage At Valdez
21:11 Times Beach II
28:42 III Revised
30:38 The Girl In The Magnesium Dress
35:20 Be-Bop Tango
38:41 Food Gathering In Post-Industrial America 1992
41:29 Phone Call to FZ
42:54 N-Lite - Ruth Is Sleeping (?)
1:06:26 Amnerika
1:09:28 None Of The Above
1:11:45 Pentagon Afternoon
1:14:13 Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
1:17:15 Times Beach III
1:21:31 Welcome To The United States
1:27:45 Pound For A Brown
1:30:17 Exercise #4
1:31:28 Get Whitey
1:38:38 G-Spot Tornado
1:44:52 Dog/Meat
1:52:05 G-Spot Tornado Reprise

ursinator2.0 - 22-12-2022 at 21:58

Frank Zappa / Pierre Boulez : la rigueur et le rythme

Mats and Napi: Zappa-Medley

Zappa & The Grand Wazoo Band - 1972 Archive Footage (Part 1)

waka wazoo

ursinator2.0 - 1-1-2023 at 15:09

Zappa & The Grand Wazoo Band - 1972 Archive Footage (Part 2)

Happy zappy new year to everybody ;-)

Eddie RUKidding - 1-1-2023 at 22:30

Love everything from the Wazoo/ Waka period period, shame Zappa went more commercial after this, guess he had to make the bucks and also fund his classical music ambitions..................

ursinator2.0 - 6-1-2023 at 20:46

I don't mind the commercial side of FZ, cause I belong to the other people in the world who like the melodies but can't really approach the statistical density in the basic form ;-)

Meanwhile elsewhere:
Frank Zappa - His Unmarked Grave, Where He Died and MORE!!! 4K

Eddie RUKidding - 6-1-2023 at 21:57

Good point Ursinator, we all can use a bit of Bobby Brown now and again :mad:

ursinator2.0 - 9-1-2023 at 10:42

:cool:

Essra Mohawk: Frank Zappa - Part 1 of 3 Interview (other parts about other topics)

ursinator2.0 - 12-1-2023 at 19:19

Jeff Beck - Complete Recordings with The GTO's (Produced by Frank Zappa)

0:00 The Eureka Springs Garbage Lady *
(Wells/Doerge/Saint Nicholas)
3:44 The Ghost Chained To The Past, Present, And Future (Shock Treatment) **
(Peters/Wells)

Miss Christine - lead vocal *
Jeff Beck — guitar
Craig Doerge — keyboards
Ian Underwood — keyboards
Nicky Hopkins - piano **
Rod Stewart - vocals **
Roy Estrada — bass
Jimmy Carl Black — drums

The GTO's:
Miss Pamela - vocals
Miss Sandra - vocals
Miss Cinderella — vocals
Miss Christine — vocals
Miss Mercy — vocals

Recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA
Engineered by Dick Kunc
Produced by Frank Zappa

Released December 8, 1969 (LP, Straight STS 1059)

ursinator2.0 - 15-1-2023 at 22:07

FZ Video from Hell 1987

ursinator2.0 - 23-1-2023 at 23:35

E144: Pamela Des Barres on Frank Zappa signing the GTOs
The History of The GTO's
Frank Zappa & Pamela Des Barres (GTOs) March 1989 TV interview
;-)

ursinator2.0 - 11-2-2023 at 22:58

Frank Zappa - 1968 - The Idiot Bastard Son - Original Vinyl LP.

Frank Zappa - 1968 - How Could I Be Such A Fool - Orignal Vinyl LP.

Frank Zappa - 1968 - Stuff Up The Cracks (Alternate Mix).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoEMNr7ygk0 Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of invention - Flower Punk (at its original recording speed, 1967)

Frank Zappa - The Black Page (rare synclavier version)

Frank Zappa - 1984-1985 - Chamber Projects
Audio From Zappateers.com

Frank Zappa - 1984-1985 - Chamber Projects

May 1984 - The Chamber Symphony of San Francisco play Dupree's Paradise
The Chamber Symphony of San Francisco with Jean-Louis LeRoux

1984 05 18 - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA
The US premiere of Dupree's Paradise
FZ was on stage for this performance
20 min, Aud, A-
0:00 Stage Change/Tuning (1984 05 18)
3:54 Dupree's Paradise #1 (1984 05 18)
13:31 LeRoux Speech (1984 05 18)
14:13 Dupree's Paradise #2 (1984 05 18)

1984 05 19 - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA
20 min, Aud, A-
24:01 Tuning (1984 05 19)
26:24 Dupree's Paradise #1 (1984 05 19)
36:30 LeRoux Speech (1984 05 19)
37:10 Dupree's Paradise #2 (1984 05 19)

April 1985 - The Kronos Quartet plays None Of The Above
David Harrington: violin; John Sherba: violin; Hank Dutt: viola; Joan Jeanrenaud: cello.

1985 04 08 - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA
This 30 min rehearsal was broadcast on KPFA FM (San Francisco, April 8, 1985) along with the FZ synclavier demo of the piece.
46:19 FM Host Intro (1985 04 08)
47:22 Rehearsal Chat (1985 04 08)
54:45 None Of The Above I (Take 2) (1985 04 08)
56:50 Rehearsal Chat (1985 04 08)
1:00:45 None Of The Above I (Rehearsing Last Three Bars) (1985 04 08)
1:04:47 Rehearsal Chat (1985 04 08)
1:08:56 None Of The Above I (FZ Synclavier Version) (1985 04 08)
1:11:03 Final Rehearsal Chat and FM Host Outro (1985 04 08)

1985 04 12 - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA
The World Premiere of None Of The Above
20 min, Aud, A-
1:14:22 None Of The Above I (1985 04 12)
1:16:53 None Of The Above II (1985 04 12)
1:26:10 None Of The Above III (1985 04 12)
1:28:37None Of The Above IV (1985 04 12)

There's also an incomplete recording of another performance of the piece by the Kronos Quartet from a few days later (Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, L.A.).
1:32:17 None of The Above (1985 04 XX)

May 1985 - The Aspen Wind Quartet plays Times Beach
Barli Nugent: flute; Claudia Coonce: oboe; David Krakauer: clarinet; Timothy Ward: bassoon; Kaitilin Mahony: french horn

1985 05 08 - Alice Tully Hall, New York City, NY
The World premiere of Times Beach.
20 min, Aud, B
1:46:36 Times Beach I (1985 05 08)
1:50:06 Times Beach II (1985 05 08)
1:55:53 Times Beach III (1985 05 08)
2:00:03 Times Beach IV (1985 05 08)

There's also an incomplete FM recording of another performance of the piece by the Aspen Wind Quartet from a few days later (Coolidge Auditorium, Washington, DC).
2:08:15 Interview (1985 05 XX)
2:10:36 Times Beach III (1985 05 XX)
2:15:10 Times Beach II (1985 05 XX)

zappalifeontheroad.wordpress.com

ursinator2.0 - 27-2-2023 at 23:26

Frank & Gail (& How They Met) | ZAPPA | Altitude Films
Frank Zappa - 1962 - The Rotations - The Cruncher.
Frank Zappa - 1963 - Bob Guy - Dear Jeepers.
Frank Zappa - 1963 - Bob Guy - Letter From Jeepers.
Frank Zappa en Steve Allen Show 4 de Marzo, 1963 - Subtitulado al español
Frank Zappa - 1968 - Hold On To Your Small Tiny Horsies..
Frank Zappa - 1967 - In Memoriam, Heironymus Bosch - Money Demos Acetate.
SOLD | The Legendary Zappa Estate | Laurel Canyon | LP $5,500,000
Frank Zappa - Salad Party Home Video Feb 15th 1993 (Unreleaased Footage) Clownsec Television 4470 Abonnenten

ursinator2.0 - 31-3-2023 at 18:36

Frank Zappa - Mudd Club (Live At Mudd Club, NYC, May 8, 1980)

DoRo Productions (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher) from Vienna, Austria, joined Frank Zappa on the road in the U.S. for a small section of the 1980 world tour. Within their shoot intended for a TV documentary, they captured Zappa’s appearance at the Mudd Club in NYC. The footage has lived in the Vault for 42 years and was digitized during the Kickstarter campaign by director Alex Winter in 2016.

ursinator2.0 - 7-4-2023 at 19:43

Frank Zappa Rehearsing Ensemble Modern Frankfurt
slightly longer version: Frank Zappa Yellow Shark Rehearsals

FRANK ZAPPA-THE YELLOW SHARK REHEARSAL (EXTRACT 1) (sadly no etract 2 there...)

ursinator2.0 - 17-4-2023 at 19:03

Brussels Philharmonic, the Vlaams Radiokoor and the Wrong Object - 200 Motels Suites (Frank Zappa)

#11: Frank Zappa and The Mothers (The Verve Years)

Frank Zappa - The Supplement Tape, Side 1
Frank Zappa - The Supplement Tape, Side 2

ursinator2.0 - 20-4-2023 at 21:17

Frank Zappa - PEEFEEYATKO - A Film by Henning Lohner.

I lived with Frank Zappa! His work habits, personal life and psychology. Interview with Pauline Butcher about her book 'Freak Out! My Life With Frank Zappa', 1 hour+

ursinator2.0 - 21-5-2023 at 13:56

#12: Frank Zappa and the Mothers - We're Only In It For the Money (Censorship, Different Versions)

Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa) - Zappa in New York (Isolated Drums/Full Album)

Freak Out! A Day with Cal Schenkel by Pauline Butcher.wmv

ursinator2.0 - 30-5-2023 at 19:22

Frank Zappa MTV Basement Tapes - A Video Battle of The Bands - December 8, 1985

Frank Zappa interview by Pauline Butcher (1 of 5) Children, Parenting, AIDS
Frank Zappa interview by Pauline Butcher (2 of 5) composing.wimp.wmv
Frank Zappa interview by Pauline Butcher (3 of 5) TV evangelism
Frank Zappa interview by Pauline Butcher 4 of 5 Jazz Discharge Party Hats wimp
Frank Zappa interview by Pauline Butcher 5 of 5 One last question

tinkamok - 31-5-2023 at 08:44

Thanks for posting ursinator2.0

I watched the Basement tapes and FZ is on good form .
I skipped all the "music" for the sake of my mental health :lol:

ursinator2.0 - 31-5-2023 at 22:44

Quote: Originally posted by tinkamok

I skipped all the "music" for the sake of my mental health :lol:

Not much mental health left in my case, so i watched the entire program. I had to think the whole time, they hopefully didn't force FZ to do the same or at least paid him big $ (or both).
BTW, the imho least shitty song (i think it was #3, a punk type number) won the fewest votes ;-)

tinkamok - 15-6-2023 at 14:21

Check out POLYGON HEAD who does a few nice FZ covers on guitar - https://www.youtube.com/@POLYGONHEAD

ursinator2.0 - 25-6-2023 at 15:48

Just another case of hope-they-paid-him-good: Frank Zappa - Make Me Laugh -Full Show- 1984 USA Network Re-Broadcast - Original Date 1979 - 1ST Gen

And but also:
Freak Out! BBC World Service Interview with Pauline Butcher
Interview with La Xarxa Radio about Frank Zappa

tinkamok - 11-7-2023 at 13:38

Spirale Plays Zappa - https://youtu.be/G-1FiqRWAWo

Very nice :bouncy:

ursinator2.0 - 25-7-2023 at 20:30

Guess, this won't stay for long in the tube: Summer '82: When Zappa Came To Sicily (2014) | Full Documentary
Better enjoy before it'll be erased ;-)

ursinator2.0 - 18-8-2023 at 09:09

Frank Zappa's Lost Collage

An episode of the series "History Detectives" featuring Cal Schenkel, Bobby and Gail Zappa investigating whether a Collage painting is or isn't by Frank Zappa. Original broadcast hosted on video.pbs.org/video/2253617192

Frank Zappa (Radio Documentary) Jazz from Hell - His Bizarre Relationship with Jazz

A 3 part Radio 3 BBC documentary broadcast in 2003, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Frank Zappa.
In 2003, BBC radio's Jazzphile series marked the death of Frank Zappa by taking a closer look at the jazz side of his music. Written and presented by Charles Shaar Murray, and featuring interviews with a host of former Mothers.

Eddie RUKidding - 26-8-2023 at 02:14

Here is another of Frank I think promoting Sheik Yerbouti but with Peaches and Herb and the Bee Gees parents on the Dinah Shore Show from 1979

I'm thinking he didn't get invited back, just like on Saturday night live ............

https://youtu.be/PiOApLhoCf8

polydigm - 3-9-2023 at 02:46

That was hilarious.

ursinator2.0 - 16-10-2023 at 14:47

Ensemble Modern - Beat The Reaper (Frank Zappa) Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria, September 26, 1992

THAT TIME WHEN: The Yellow Shark Was Performed

THAT TIME WHEN: Zappa Played Zagreb/Ljubljana Yugoslavia in 1975

Frank Zappa A day with Frank Zappa 1971

And last but not least: The YT-channel of Pauline Butcher, FZs former secretary. She regulary puts new stuff out to advertise her FREAK OUT book.
:cool:

tinkamok - 16-10-2023 at 15:45

Quote: Originally posted by ursinator2.0

Ensemble Modern - Beat The Reaper (Frank Zappa) Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria, September 26, 1992

THAT TIME WHEN: The Yellow Shark Was Performed

THAT TIME WHEN: Zappa Played Zagreb/Ljubljana Yugoslavia in 1975

Frank Zappa A day with Frank Zappa 1971

And last but not least: The YT-channel of Pauline Butcher, FZs former secretary. She regulary puts new stuff out to advertise her FREAK OUT book.
:cool:

Pauline Butchers book is great and i recommend it .

Plook - 16-10-2023 at 18:56

I read that, it was amazing and since she wrote letters home nearly daily and had them, her descriptions of conversations and what people wore are in great detail. Thoroughly enjoyed that book.

polydigm - 18-10-2023 at 03:31

Yes, Pauline Butcher's book is a good read. I'm not totally convinced she needed to edit it.

ursinator2.0 - 20-11-2023 at 17:36

I finally uploaded her book onto my mobile and give it a read whenever i find a little bit time in between :cool:

1 hour interview with Paar-leen: I lived with Frank Zappa! His work habits, personal life and psychology.

2021 interview with Ahmet: Ahmet Zappa: what's life like when Frank’s your father?

Probably one of the last videos featuring FZ: Frank Zappa - Salad Party Home Video Feb 15th 1993 (Unreleaased Footage)

ursinator2.0 - 5-12-2023 at 22:19

Let's start the ceremonies for this years Zappadan :cool:

Lost Frank Zappa college radio interview from 1967 30 mins

This radio interview with Frank Zappa from November 13, 1967, was discovered back in 2017 after being thought lost. The quality is exceptional.
It is one of the more insightful interactions with Zappa. He explains the nuances of live vs recorded music, challenges in album releases, societal critiques in his work, and his strategic approach to music promotion and artistic expression. Zappa reflects on The Mothers of Invention's initial '67 European tour, his collaboration with The Monkees, and his surprisingly positive views on The Beatles.

Conducted by Joe Doll, a DJ at WCBN, the University of Michigan's student-run community radio station, the interview was thought lost but was found nearly five decades later.

Stories behind Zappa album covers – artist Cal Schenkel - Part 1
Working with Zappa & Beefheart – artist Cal Schenkel - Part 2
Cal Schenkel's Artistic Journey with Frank Zappa - Part 3

Frank Zappa Over-nite Sensation PAINTING by Dave McMacken

polydigm - 6-12-2023 at 23:22

Hmm ... Zappa's comment on blues purists would freak a few of his fans out ...

He was definitely a lot more politically idealistic back then in a way that I find refreshing, but at the same time also quite naive I think.

He also says he likes the music of the Beatles, just not those songs that were plastic renditions of blues songs.

Very interesting to contrast his standpoint pre and post the Rainbow attack.

Eddie RUKidding - 8-12-2023 at 22:01

Just found this
Frank Zappa & The Mothers 1967 The Bitter End - New York City's Greenwich Village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oftLKbEGDw

ursinator2.0 - 9-12-2023 at 22:00

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Hmm ... Zappa's comment on blues purists would freak a few of his fans out ...

He was definitely a lot more politically idealistic back then in a way that I find refreshing, but at the same time also quite naive I think.

He also says he likes the music of the Beatles, just not those songs that were plastic renditions of blues songs.

Very interesting to contrast his standpoint pre and post the Rainbow attack.

Indeed, more than one surprise for me too. The only good thing he ever said about the Beatles (as far as I can remember) was a praise of the engineering and production of Abbey Road (not the music on it). I am a Beatles fan (at least for the second half of their career) so I am quite astonished ;-)

Even more surprising is his (indeed naive) enthusiasm that things could be changed for the better . Quite contrasting to the bitter irony and sarcasm as we use to know.
Once more FZ appears as a person full of contradictions and incidentally one of Pauline Butchers most recent videos goes about that:
Frank Zappa's contradictions

Another nice one: FZ Interviews Frank Zappa - 11/11/1981

ursinator2.0 - 21-12-2023 at 21:22

Let's close Zappadan with the famous austrian docu by Rudi "Cadillac" Dolezal:
Frank Zappa 1993 - Ein Leben als Extravaganza--Das Genie Frank Zappa :cool:

ursinator2.0 - 25-12-2023 at 16:55

SNL - Frank Zappa and the Killer Christmas Tree (pt 1) - video
SNL - Frank Zappa and the Killer Christmas Tree (Pt 2) - video
One more from Pauline Butcher: Frank Zappa at Christmas

Zappy xmas everybody :cool:

ursinator2.0 - 1-1-2024 at 13:50

70mins+ webcam interview with Pauline Butcher from 2020: Dooner's World Episode 37 Pauline Butcher
Happy new year everybody :cool:

ursinator2.0 - 17-1-2024 at 20:21

Some bootleg audio:

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Fifty Fifty (1973) SBD 7:42

Frank Zappa's Thing Fish: The Real Tapes (Demo) 38:11

00:00 - Harry and Rhonda/Rhonda & Harry
03:45 - Approximate
08:07 - Dumb All Over
12:17 - Heavenly Bank Account
15:47 - Teenage Wind
18:51 - Harry As A Chump
22:04 - Jumbo Go Away
25:55 - Drafted Again
26:56 - I Don’t Wanna Get Drafted
29:35 - That Evil Prince [Instrumental]
31:38 - Drop Dead

Some wellknown versions, some different :cool:

Plook - 20-1-2024 at 02:14

Awesome, where did they get the Thing Fish stuff from???:puzzled:

ursinator2.0 - 27-1-2024 at 00:51

I absoluteley have no idea and wonder myself ;-)

This is another short one that leaked somehow:
Frank Zappa - None Of The Above (1984 Synclavier Demo) 2:05

Same piece live (quite lo-fi audio):
Kronos Quartet - None Of The Above (Frank Zappa) 6:35
Kronos Quartet - None Of The Above (Frank Zappa) World Premiere, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 1985 18:00

Some interview audio:
FRANK ZAPPA - HOW THE FREAK OUT LP HAPPENED Lost Interview 5:39
Frank Zappa Interview - August 1968 - WFMT Radio Chicago 35:06
:cool:

ursinator2.0 - 11-2-2024 at 01:11

(VIDEO) 03 05 88 Cleveland - Frank Zappa 1988 tour (w/ assorted broadcasts during intermission) poor audio

Frank Zappa - Full Concert - 10/13/78 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)

[FULL] Frank Zappa - We Don't Mess Around - Circus Krone Munchen 1978

Frank Zappa - 1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI audio only

Frank Zappa - Stockholm 1973 08 21 (full concert)

08 RDNZL FINAL

Frank Zappa (VIDEO) Royal Festival Hall 1968 - The Mothers & BBC Symphony Orchestra from uncle meat

Frank Zappa The yellow shark

have a nice weekend everybody :cool:

ursinator2.0 - 3-3-2024 at 22:25

The Cosmiks - Interview With Patrice 'Candy' Zappa [PT 1] (WAWTC Radio Show)
The Cosmiks - Interview With Patrice 'Candy' Zappa [PT 2] (WAWTC Radio Show)

Frank Zappa's Sister Patrice chats with Dr. Dot Dec. 21, 2023

ursinator2.0 - 23-3-2024 at 12:44

Joe's Garage (The Musical)

info
:cool:

Plook - 23-3-2024 at 16:12

What a find!

ursinator2.0 - 23-3-2024 at 21:39

I obviously spend to much time on the internet and probably should prefer a larger dose of real life against that ;-)

Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
Jeff Simmons - Wonderful Wino

polydigm - 25-3-2024 at 23:50

Quote: Originally posted by ursinator2.0

Another nice one: FZ Interviews Frank Zappa - 11/11/1981

This is fucking hilarious.

Eddie RUKidding - 26-3-2024 at 00:37

I Guess this was the period after he spilt from Warners and had started doing his own promotion and sales, including mail order records etc- Great interview thou lol

ursinator2.0 - 7-4-2024 at 23:11

Frank Zappa for President, April 1991 interview 50 mins+ audio only :cool:

Eddie RUKidding - 17-4-2024 at 02:59

Not sure what to make of this...............
Blues smells funny Zappa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEX4tnIKxAY

Plook - 19-4-2024 at 01:42

Great find, that is one for Kat...

polydigm - 21-4-2024 at 04:42

Quote: Originally posted by Eddie RUKidding

Not sure what to make of this...............

Me neither. I made it almost half way through and had to turn it off.

ursinator2.0 - 22-4-2024 at 14:07

Frank Zappa in Amougies - Festival Actuel 1969 (VIDEO)
Haven't watched it entirely yet but it seems as if the audio and the video not necessarily match ;-)

Probably more interesting for the Beefheart appearances than those of FZ :question:

So maybe just another case of Not sure what to make of this............... :cool:

polydigm - 23-4-2024 at 00:38

Yeah, I've listened to Zappa jamming with Pink Floyd at Amougies and although it's weird that he tried to deny it, I fully understand why he'd wish he hadn't tried it.

Eddie RUKidding - 23-4-2024 at 22:13

Yeah I've listened to PF and FZ previously - its a bad mix of Space rock and Chungas revenge lol

Maybe it should be called Chunga in Space :devil:

Eddie RUKidding - 26-4-2024 at 01:16

Sofa No1 Piano Cover
https://youtu.be/PHiVEpBwGxc

Eddie RUKidding - 16-5-2024 at 03:35

A very English take on Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz3X5SKvXt4

Eddie RUKidding - 16-5-2024 at 04:58

This one is better - gets to the Crux of the biscuit :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuhoavP4k4c

polydigm - 19-5-2024 at 23:44

That sofa cover is not bad. But I'm not sure I like that really floral piano style.

I've had a copy of that BBC documentary for a long time. My wife and I moved from London to Adelaide in 1992 and a little later my brother-in-law recorded it on VHS and posted me a copy. Later on I transferred it to a DVD, which also has transfers of The Amazing Mr Bickford and the Uncle Meat Movie. The less said about that last one, the better. That movie is probably even worse than The World's Greatest Sinner.

Eddie RUKidding - 20-5-2024 at 05:27

Yep the 2nd Vid is a good one

polydigm - 20-5-2024 at 14:09

Yeah, some of Bickford’s visions are pretty disturbing, but his stop motion stuff is incredible. I was going to say amazing, but you might have thought I was kidding. It’s uncanny how well Zappa’s music goes with it.

Eddie RUKidding - 20-5-2024 at 22:33

Bickfords stop motion looks more amasing after all these uears
Nothing wrong with Kidding around :biggrin:

ursinator2.0 - 6-10-2024 at 17:36

"Probably one of the great pieces of music of our time." FZ 1976
Extensive analysis of the masterpiece Greggery Peccary, 17 mins :cool:

Eddie RUKidding - 9-10-2024 at 06:18

Very interesting history - knew of Wazoo but not that it went back to 1969 although Zappa is well know to reuse themes

Eddie RUKidding - 10-10-2024 at 00:28

Interesting Dweezil Interview on Eddie Van Halen that also touches on Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9xDrNPzko

Eddie RUKidding - 10-10-2024 at 03:22

Great vid on WOIIFTM, including a copy of the 1968 Oz version, I have never seen one in the flesh but am always on the look out for one- Australia never got the message to reverse the sleeve and we got the full parody cover in 1968 lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3pK6AGmlKw

BBP - 11-10-2024 at 19:33

I didn't know that1 Wow!

I want one

How much do they do?

Eddie RUKidding - 11-10-2024 at 23:21

Only 2 listed for sale in Discogs $280 &$500 bucks, I'll keep looking
Downside is that it was not a gatefold.
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7943138

Eddie RUKidding - 16-10-2024 at 06:21

Frank Zappa - Mr.Green Genes Medley, Texas 1973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtXIOhqK4P0

Eddie RUKidding - 31-10-2024 at 22:30

Frank Zappa in Amougies - Festival Actuel 1969
I had seen Frank with Pink Floyd but did not know the there are also recordings of him playing with Caravan, Aynsley Dunbar and others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGr23WeE5I

Eddie RUKidding - 6-11-2024 at 03:41

:bouncing: Old Frank interview from 1967

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAhM3RQhwls

This one - is very Topical with Frank on elections and politics :devil:

https://youtu.be/t4psY1Hnz9Y

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