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[*] posted on 21-4-2024 at 18:21


:cool: More precise info on the new release (The way I see it, this should be a very dynamite show):

FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION TAKE THE SUNSET STRIP BY STORM ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, WHISKY A GO GO, 1968


19th April 2024 0 By John Deaux

The hand-scrawled ad in the L.A. Free Press — an open invitation to Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s all-night affair at one of their favorite venues, L.A.’s historic Whisky a Go Go — laid things out in black and white as to what Zappa and the band’s intentions were for that soon-to-be historic evening. It read: “The Mothers of Invention cordially invite you to join them on Tuesday, July 23, 1968 when they will be taking over the Whisky a Go Go for 5 full hours of unprecedented merriment, which will be secretly recorded for an upcoming record album. Dress optional. Starting sometime in the evening. R.S.V.D.T.”

The show was billed on the Whisky marquee as “Mothers Of Invention – Recording Session,” and thus, Zappa had indeed recorded the entire evening’s aural festivities with the intention of releasing an album. That project never quite fully materialized — until now. Whisky a Go Go, 1968, the latest provocative live collection to be released from The Vault, will be released June 21 via Zappa Records/UMe. Produced by Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers, this extensive collection, some 55-plus years in the making, compiles everything The Mothers of Invention played across their three sets that night, complete and newly remixed in 2023 from hi-res 24-bit/96kHz digital transfers of the original 1” 8-track analog tapes by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow CT Studios. A Super Deluxe Edition box set will be released on both 5LP 180-gram black vinyl or 3CD, and feature a booklet with many unseen photos from the night’s events, along with copious liner notes by Vaultmeister Joe Travers, an essay by Pamela Des Barres of the Zappa-signed group The GTO’s who played that evening, and an interview by Ahmet Zappa with the legendary Alice Cooper, whose own band made a most momentous splash at the Whisky that night as one of the featured acts.

Beginning today, fans can hear a previously unreleased version of “The Duke,” which at the time of the Whisky ’68 recording was a brand new composition. In characteristic fashion Zappa took advantage of the opportunity and treated the evening like a “Recording Session” as stated on the marquee the night of the event, and played “The Duke” in full twice. Both takes are included in this comprehensive release.

Listen to “The Duke – Take 2”and pre-order Whisky a Go Go, 1968 here: https://frankzappa.lnk.to/WhiskyAGoGo1968PR

The 5LP collection contains nine sides of music all told, while the 10th side features a silkscreen printed image, and will also include an extra special bonus — a custom turntable mat. In addition to the 5LP set, a 2LP Highlights edition will also be available, spotlighting highlights from all three sets. All vinyl was cut from a hi-res digital file by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2023 and is being pressed at Optimal: Media in Germany on BioVinyl, a new environment-friendly formulation and sustainable product made from bio-based PVC (polyvinyl chloride). The petroleum previously required for PVC production is replaced by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases. Through the use of renewable energies and recycled raw materials, CO2 emissions are significantly reduced. More information about BioVinyl is available here: https://www.optimal-media.com/en/news/biovinyl/

Finally, a standalone, complete digital edition of Whisky a Go Go 1968 will be made available on all major hi-res streaming services.

Early on during the Whisky proceedings — right after the quite gnarly eight-minute “Tiny Sick Tears Jam” — Zappa told the eclectic gathering of freaks and hippie-cum-hipster music geeks alike, “The purpose of this evening is supposedly to make some recordings of The Mothers live, in person.” Zappa’s core intention of live invention that night was to capture an entire Mothers performance on multi-track tape. The only other time this had occurred was two months earlier at the Miami Pop Festival on May 18, 1968, when Eddie Kramer had documented The Mothers’ set on 1” 8-track tape. For the Whisky engagement, Zappa had hired the Wally Heider remote truck, which itself had been outfitted with a 1” 8-track recorder that would be helmed by recording engineer Dick Kunc.

The choice of venue was no accident either. The Whisky had been very good to The Mothers over their formative years, and this showcase event was a way to give back to the place where manager Herb Cohen had persuaded producer Tom Wilson to witness Zappa and The Mothers perform in late 1965. That ultimately resulted in the band securing a record contract with MGM, not to mention planting the seeds of the fruitful relationship that developed between Zappa and Wilson. By the time The Mothers came back to the Whisky in July 1968, they had quite well established themselves as leaders of the underground.

Led by Zappa on guitar and vocals, The Mothers’ formidable lineup for this extravaganza included Ray Collins (vocals, percussion), Ian Underwood (alto sax), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax, flute), Don Preston (keyboards, gong), Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax, percussion), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals), Art Tripp (drum set, percussion), and Jimmy Carl Black (drum set, percussion).

Along with the three individual sets The Mothers played that night, there were also performances by Alice Cooper, Wild Man Fischer, The GTO’s, and a still-mysterious guitar player from New Jersey named Joe Piresanti. The ensuing mayhem during these performances — “from time to time, there’ll be interesting events taking place here in the arena, to keep you occupied,” as Zappa put it — was duly captured on film as well. Vito, Szou, Carl and The Freaks writhed and contorted themselves in an orgy-like state on the floor in front of the stage, while The GTO’s danced, twirled, and screamed along for the entire evening, hands down the most raucous and most verbally reassuring cheerleading section in the house. Besides all their gyrating, whooping, and hollering, The GTO’s also performed a pair of carefully hand-selected numbers onstage during “King Kong – Part 2.” Other notable scenesters in attendance that evening were The BTO’s, Kim Fowley (whom, at FZ’s insistence, joins in vocally early on in the set, a la his accompaniment on Freak Out!), The Turtles, John Mayall, Elliot Ingber (a former Mother now part of The Fraternity Of Man), and members of The Rolling Stones.

What attendees and participants alike witnessed that night at the Whisky — keeping in mind that some audience members had to be swapped in and out from set to set, since people were lined up around the block to get in (Thank you teenagers, one and all). Linchpin songs like “Memories of El Monte” and “Help, I’m A Rock” were there, and well known from the beginning days of The Mothers’ L.A. gigs. Improvisation was critical — “Just start playing something nice, in G minor. Make it up,” Zappa implores before The Mothers dive into “Improvisation: Episode II” — plus, there were doo-wop chops for days (“Valerie,” the soaring falsetto from Roy Estrada in “Oh, In The Sky”). As for Zappa himself, not only did he commence the first set by utilizing his trademark hand signals to direct the band in real time, he also got to deploy his then newly acquired Les Paul Gold Top guitar before the Bigsby tailpiece and other experimental modifications on the instrument had been implemented.

For his part, Alice Cooper remains thankful to this day for not only what Zappa saw in his fledgling group, but for giving them a cherished slot on that fateful Whisky night. “Nobody would touch us except Frank. He was the only one that even gave us the time of day,” as Cooper related to Ahmet Zappa in the liners. “He saw something specific in us that was pretty insane. All the record companies wanted the next Buffalo Springfield, and we were not that.” No, they were decidedly not that — and Alice Cooper collectively lit the Whisky ablaze with an incendiary performance of their own that set the table for a career that’s still in full swing.

“It truly was a night of nights,” as Travers oh-so-succinctly put it in the liners. “The Mothers performance wasn’t perfect, but very good. Frank was in good spirits, the band played well, and the sequence of songs did capture the group’s live repertoire of the time.” The Mothers were already poised for greater pastures and pastimes ahead by virtue of the music they would soon enough be creating for their next studio album, one that would arrive before the tail end of 1968 — the doo-wop-inspired concept piece, Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. But for five glorious hours on a hot mid-1968 summer night in L.A., the Whisky a Go Go was the most happening place to be. To best absorb the contents of Whisky a Go Go 1968, we should all follow the advice given by GTO’s royalty Miss Pamela Des Barres, who implores us to “listen to all of this album in its entirety and try to envision the Whisky a Go Go that long ago night. It happened in a space and time that will never come again, so buckle up, baby, close your eyes, let your imagination soar, and set your freak free.”

Tracklists

3CD – SUPER DELUXE

CD 1

1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode I

2. America Drinks & Goes Home

3. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie

4. My Boyfriend’s Back

5. Bust His Head

6. Tiny Sick Tears Jam

7. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”

8. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II

9. Status Back Baby

10. Memories Of El Monte

11. Oh, In The Sky

12. Valerie

CD 2

1. “Fun & Merriment”

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy

3. King Kong – Part 1

4. King Kong – Part 2

5. Octandre

6. Whisky Improvisation: Episode III

7. Meow

8. God Bless America

9. Presentation Of Wings

10. Plastic People

11. Della’s Preamble

12. The Duke – Take 1

13. The Duke – Take 2

14. Khaki Sack

CD 3

1. The Whip

2. Whisky Chouflée

3. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It

4. Brown Shoes Shuffle

Bonus Vintage Mixes

5. The Whip (FZ Mix)

6. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)



5LP – SUPER DELUXE

Side 1

1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode I

2. America Drinks & Goes Home

3. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie

Side 2

1. My Boyfriend’s Back

2. Bust His Head

3. Tiny Sick Tears Jam

4. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”

5. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II (Part 1)

Side 3

1. Whisky Improvisation: Episode II (Part 2)

2. Status Back Baby

3. Memories Of El Monte

4. Oh, In The Sky

5. Valerie

Side 4

1. “Fun & Merriment”

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy

3. King Kong – Part 1

Side 5

1. King Kong – Part 2

2. Octandre

3. Whisky Improvisation: Episode III

4. Meow

5. God Bless America

6. Presentation Of Wings

7. Plastic People

Side 6

1. Della’s Preamble

2. The Duke – Take 1

3. The Duke – Take 2

4. Khaki Sack

Side 7

1. The Whip

2. Whisky Chouflée

Side 8

1. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It

2. Brown Shoes Shuffle

Side 9 – Bonus Vintage Mixes

1. The Whip (FZ Mix)

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix)

Side 10

No Music – “Mothers” Silkscreen Image



2LP – WHISKY A GO GO 1968 HIGHLIGHTS

Side 1

1. Help, I’m A Rock / Transylvania Boogie

2. My Boyfriend’s Back

3. Bust His Head

4. Tiny Sick Tears Jam



Side 2

1. “Fun & Merriment”

2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy

3. King Kong



Side 3

1. “The Purpose Of This Evening…”

2. The Duke – Take 2

3. Khaki Sack



Side 4

1. The Whip (FZ Mix)

2. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It


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[*] posted on 23-4-2024 at 00:33


I've preordered this from Recordstore UK. It's good to have reminders of FZ's earlier development. It's just a pity that abundant examples of Hot Rats Sessions type material of the early Mothers aren't available.



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Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 1: That One Night in 1968) 2:44 feat. Joe Travers and Pamela des Barres :cool:
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America Drinks & Goes Home (Live At Whisky a Go Go/1968) :cool:
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Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 2: The Vault Film) :cool:
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Hungry Freaks, Daddy (FZ Mono Mix) (Live At Whisky a Go Go/1968) :cool:
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Next video is announced to premiere in two days:

Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention - Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968 (Vault Footage) :cool:
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[*] posted on 21-6-2024 at 20:28


Video and album are out now, i already found the album yesterday on my favourite stealmusicsite and gave it a first listen. The audioquality is not perfect (not entirely free from distortion here and there) but in general surprisingly enjoyable, i am sure fans will like it.
I'm actually no massive fan of original mothers live programs (for often being a little bit lengthy and noodlish) but really liked this for most part. Imho it can be highly recommended.
The video consists of the silent super8 footage that the vaultmeister mentionend in a former video, of course synced with the audio from the event. It works quite good as a free sample for for what to expect from buying the entire album.
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last video out to promote the whisky a go go disc set: Frank Zappa - Whisky a Go Go Series (Episode 4: Their First Show at The Whisky)

and but also: Apostrophe multi disc sets announced (though not to be found on the official website yet):
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Due on September 13, 2024:
5CD + 1 Blu-Ray box set and 2LP + 1 single

Disc 1 – Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster

01. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
02. Nanook Rubs It
03. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
04. Father O’Blivion
05. Cosmik Debris
06. Excentrifugal Forz
07. Apostrophe
08. Uncle Remus
09. Stink-Foot
Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2024
Source: Original 1/4” 1974 2-track Dolby-encoded analog master tape
192K24B WAV transfer by Joe Travers, 2023

Album Session Bonus Tracks

10. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
11. Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake)
12. Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
13. Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3)
14. Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
15. Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
16. Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
17. Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
18. Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)

Disc 2 – Bonus Concert #1 Colorado Springs, Colorado – 21 March, 1974

01. Show start/Band Intros
02. Village Of The Sun
03. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
04. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
05. Babbette
06. Approximate
07. Cosmik Debris
08. Pygmy Twylyte
09. The Idiot Bastard Son
10. Cheepnis
11. Montana
12. Dupree’s Paradise Intro

Disc 3 – Colorado Springs, Colorado – 21 March, 1974 Continued…

01. Dupree’s Paradise
02. Is There Anything Good Inside Of You?
03. Florentine Pogen
04. Kung Fu
05. Penguin In Bondage
06. T’Mershi Duween
07. The Dog Breath Variations
08. Uncle Meat
09. RDNZL
10. Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes

Disc 4 – Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974

01. Inca Roads – Salt Lake City, Utah – 3-18-74 – Terrace Ballroom
02. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
03. Stink-Foot
04. RDNZL
05. Village Of The Sun
06. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
07. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
08.Penguin In Bondage
09. T’Mershi Duween
10. The Dog Breath Variations
11. Uncle Meat
12. Building A Girl

Disc 5 – Dayton, OH continued

01. Dinah-Moe Humm
02. Camarillo Brillo
03. Pygmy Twylyte
04. Room Service
05. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
06. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
07. Nanook Rubs It
08. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
09. Father O’Blivion

+ more Bonus Swill

10. Apostrophe TV Ad
11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow- Single Edit
12. Goteborg GTR
13. Approximate
14. …the poodle bites…

BLU-RAY AUDIO: Apostrophe (‘) – The Album

Dolby Atmos* / Dolby TrueHD 5.1* / Dolby TrueHD 1974 Quadraphonic / 192K24B Stereo / 96K24B Stereo

1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O’Blivion
5. Cosmik Debris
6. Excentrifugal Forz
7. Apostrophe
8. Uncle Remus
9. Stink-Foot

2-LP + 7-inch expanded “Yellow Snow” color vinyl version featuring the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from the Vault, highlights of the bonus tracks and a “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow” single reissue.

LP1 – Side One

Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
Nanook Rubs It
St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
Father O’Blivion
Cosmik Debris

LP1 – Side Two

Excentrifugal Forz
Apostrophe
Uncle Remus
Stink-Foot

LP2 – Side Three

Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
Apostrophe’ (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
…the poodle bites…

LP2 – Side Four

Cosmik Debris (Live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 3-21-74)
Approximate – Bale (Live in Basel, Switzerland, 10-1-74)
Goteborg Gtr (Live in Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-25-74)
Apostrophe TV Ad

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Wow! I am going to need a lot of Yellow Snow Cones for that tour deforce...:lol:
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facebook finding (obviously time has come to finally afford a blue ray player):
Next official release due on March 28, 2025
The Discreet TV special/Premore shoot, filmed and recorded on June 21, 1974, in three versions:
– The “Super Deluxe” version which will contain the concert in Blu-ray video (Dolby Atmos), as well as on two CDs, three LPs + a booklet with unpublished photos;
– The three LP version + a booklet with unpublished photos;
– The two CD + Blu-ray version will contain the concert in Blu-ray video (Dolby Atmos) and on two CDs + a booklet with unpublished photos.
Tracklist:
1. Intro / Cheepnis - Percussion / “Cheaper Than Cheep”
2. Cosmik Debris
3. Band Introductions
4. RDNZL
5. Village Of The Sun
6. Montana
7. Duke Goes Out
8. A Visit To The Art Studio
9. Inca Roads
10. « Get Down Simmons »
11. Penguin In Bondage
12. T’Mershi Duween
13. The Dog Breath Variations
14. Uncle Meat
15. How Could I Be Such A Fool
16. I’m Not Satisfied
17. Wowie Zowie
18. I Don’t Even Care
19. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
20. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction
21. Dupree’s Paradise
22. Oh No
23. Son Of Orange County
24. More Trouble Every Day
25. Apostrophe’
26. Camarillo Brillo
27. Time Is Money (excerpt) (Bonus)
28. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) – Incomplete (Bonus)
29. Art Studio Outtakes (Bonus)
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for those who manage to make this photo visible some way, it shows the one-size-fits-all band plus Jeff Simmons:
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Jesus, what release No# is this one........??

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'Cheaper Than Cheep' Series: Episode 1 (The History with Joe Travers) :cool:
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'Cheaper Than Cheep' Series: Episode 2 (Unboxing the Super Deluxe with Joe Travers) :cool:
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Frank Zappa’s ‘One Size Fits All’ to Receive 50th Anniversary Reissue
Super Deluxe edition of 1975 prog-rock masterpiece to feature remastered LP, unreleased outtakes, a 1974 Rotterdam concert and more

Frank Zappa’s 1975 prog-rock masterpiece One Size Fits All will receive a 50th anniversary reissue this fall featuring a new remaster, unreleased session tracks, live recordings, and more.

One Size Fits All: 50th Anniversary Edition, out Sept. 26 via Zappa Records/UMe, boasts the original LP — featuring Zappa classics like “Inca Roads,” “San Ber’dino” and “Andy” — along with two discs worth of outtakes from the album sessions, plus an entire 1974 concert from Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

“The first thing I think about when I hear One Size Fits All is its sonic impact,” Zappa “Vaultmeister” Joe Travers said in a statement. “To me, I find it the second-best sounding album in the entire Frank Zappa catalog (first place awarded to Joe’s Garage). Time was spent making the stereo mix sound as brilliant as possible. Over time, One Size Fits All, albeit overlooked in 1975, is now considered a high point in the FZ catalog.”

One Size Fits All’s 50th Anniversary reissue will be available in a variety of formats, including a 4CD/1Blu-ray Super Deluxe set, a limited edition 2LP pressed on black glitter vinyl with a bonus disc of the unreleased highlights, and a 1LP version pressed on “blue galaxy” vinyl. All formats are available to preorder now.

Each version features liner notes by Travers, music journalist David Fricke, longtime Zappa/Mothers band member Ruth Underwood, plus unseen photos from the era.

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Release date: September 26th
Ships on: August 15th (from the Zappa Store)

Frank Zappa’s epic 1975 release One Size Fits All celebrates its 50th Anniversary with yet another jam-packed multi-disc box set with 75% unreleased material. Official Zappa release #131 contains four CDs that feature the 2012 main album remaster by legend Bob Ludwig along with a disc and a half of studio outtakes, work mixes and relevant Vault nuggets. A complete live show from Rotterdam, Netherlands ’74 is also included with bonus live tracks from the same legendary European tour. The live line-up consisted of the classic 6-piece band featuring George Duke and Ruth Underwood. Ruth also contributed new liner notes for the package along with historical essays by David Fricke and “Vaultmeister” Joe Travers. The 50th anniversary booklet also contains newly revealed photos by Sam Emerson accompanying the bespoke liner notes.

The Blu-Ray disc features brand new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes directly from the 24-track album master tapes, Hi-Res versions of the main album, and two bonus vault surround tracks featuring vintage mixes by Zappa himself. Also included are two bonus videos, taken from the classic KCET-TV shoot, re-edited for the first time since FZ had his hands on the footage back in 1974.

The lavish Super Deluxe Edition box comes complete with a 36-page booklet and unseen photos from the archives of Sam Emerson, in addition to liner notes and new historical essays by noted music journalist David Fricke, longtime Zappa/Mothers bandmember Ruth Underwood, and, as always, The Vaultmeister, Joe Travers.

One Size Fits All will also be released on vinyl with two special pressings: a 180-gram 2LP “Black Glitter” anniversary edition that combines a brand-new analog cut of the album with a bonus LP of highlights from the box set plus the 50th anniversary booklet, and a limited edition 1LP on 180-gram “Blue Galaxy” vinyl housed in a jacket printed on silver foil and including a lithograph of a never-before-seen photo contact sheet from one of Zappa’s historic shoots with Sam Emerson.

One Size Fits All: 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Track List
CD 1
One Size Fits All – The Original Album – 2024 Remaster + Album Session Bonus Tracks
The Original Album
1. Inca Roads
2. Can’t Afford No Shoes
3. Sofa No. 1
4. Po-Jama People
5. Florentine Pogen
6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog
7. San Ber’dino
8. Andy
9. Sofa No. 2
Album Session Bonus Tracks
10. Inca Roads – Rough Mix
11. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – “Token” Outtake
12. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Basic Tracks, Take 5
13. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Instrumental Mix, Master Take
14. Can’t Afford No Shoes – Rough Mix
15. Sofa No. 1 – Basic Tracks, Take 6
16. Sofa No. 1 – Master Take, Early Mix
CD 2
Album Session Bonus Tracks Continued
1. Po-Jama People – Old Mix
2. Florentine Pogen – Rough Mix
3. Florentine Pogen – Alternate Solo
4. Evelyn, A Modified Dog – Session Outtakes
5. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch – In Rehearsal
6. Bitch, Bitch, Bitch – Basic Tracks, Take 1
7. San Ber’dino – Rough Mix I
8. San Ber’dino – Rough Mix II
9. San Ber’dino – Rough Mix III
10. Something/Anything – Rough Mix
11. Andy – Rough Mix
12. Sofa No. 2 – Rough Mix

CD 3
Live In Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 1974
1. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
2. Stink-Foot
3. Inca Roads
4. Approximate
5. Cosmik Debris
6. Florentine Pogen
7. Montana
8. RDNZL
CD 4
Live In Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 1974 (Continued) + Bonus Live Tracks
1. Dupree’s Paradise Intro
2. Blind Mice Blues
3. Dupree’s Paradise – Part 1
4. Dupree’s Paradise – Part 2
5. Pygmy Twylyte
6. Room Service
7. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
Bonus Live Tracks
8. Ralph Stuffs His Shoes – Live In Gothenburg, Sweden, 9/25/1974
9. Po-Jama People – Live In Gothenburg, Sweden, 9/25/1974

BLU-RAY AUDIO
One Size Fits All – The Album + Bonus Audio + Bonus Video
24-bit/48kHz Dolby Atmos / 24-bit/96kHz Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 24-bit/192kHz PCM Stereo
One Size Fits All – The Album
1. Inca Roads
2. Can’t Afford No Shoes
3. Sofa No. 1
4. Po-Jama People
5. Florentine Pogen
6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog
7. San Ber’dino
8. Andy
9. Sofa No. 2
Bonus Audio
1. Sofa No. 1 – 1975 Quad Mix
2. San Ber’dino – 1993 6-Channel Mix
Bonus Video (Pillar-box format)
3. Inca Roads: Video – “Token” Outtake, Live In Los Angeles, CA 8/27/1974
4. Florentine Pogen: Video – “Token” Outtake, Live In Los Angeles, CA 8/27/1974

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[*] posted on 10-10-2025 at 09:57


Facebook finding: Some easy teenage Halloween release seems to wait in the pipeline:

Universal Music had kept the release of a 5CD box set of the Halloween 1978 concerts at the NYC Palladium under wraps.
Tracklist below, more info coming in the next few hours.
Disc 1: October 31st
1. Show Start
2. Ancient Armaments
3. "Happy Halloween Everybody"
4. Dancin' Fool
5. Easy Meat
6. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
7. Keep It Greasy
8. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
9. City Of Tiny Lites
10. Pound For A Brown
11. Thirteen
12. The Story Of Ms. X
13. Nancy
Disc 2: October 31st
1. Dinah-Moe Humm
2. Go Cry On Somebody's Else Shoulder
3. Little Rubber Girl
4. The Idiot Bastard Son
5. Bobby Brown Goes Down
6. Conehead
7. Suicide Chump
8. Little House I Used To Live In
9. Watermelon In Easter Hay
10. Stink-Foot
Disc 3: October 31st
1. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
2. Peaches En Regalia
3. Strictly Genteel
4. Sofa #2
5. Packard Goose
6. Magic Fingers
7. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
8. Nanook Rubs It
9. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
10. Father O'Blivion
11. Rollo
12. Camarillo Brillo
13 Muffin Man
14. Black Napkins/The Deathless Horsie
Disc 4: October 27, Show 1
1. Opening
2. Dancin' Fool
3. Easy Meat
4. Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
5. Keep It Greasy
6. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
7. City Of Tiny Lites
8. Pound For A Brown
9. Bobby Brown Goes Down
10. Conehead
11. Dance Contest
Disc 5: October 27, Show 1
1. The Black Page #2
2. Dance Contest Aftermath
3. Little House I Used To Live In
4. Magic Fingers
5. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
6. Nanook Rubs It
7. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
8. Father O'Blivion
9. Rollo
10. "Let Me Explain This To You..."
11. Dinah-Moe Humm
12. Camarillo Brillo
13. Muffin Man
14. Peaches En Regalia
Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals
Denny Walley – slide guitar, vocals
Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals
Peter Wolf – keyboards
Arthur Barrow – bass
Patrick O'Hearn – bass
Ed Mann – percussion
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Special guests:
L. Shankar - violin
Warren Cuccurullo - narration (Ms. X)
Nancy (a girl from the audience)

meanwhile: Inside Zappa Halloween: Joe Travers' Deep Dive Into the Box Sets
and but also: Ancient Armaments (Live At The Palladium, NYC - 10/31/78)
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Peaches En Regalia (Live At The Palladium, NYC - 10/31/78)
and but also: https://www.zappa.com/halloween-78-digital-booklet/#/
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[*] posted on 29-10-2025 at 22:48


The dual bass in great but the Hot Rats orig still gets me every time



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