The Mothers Live

Label: Not On Label

Released: unknown

Number of Copies: unknown

  • Side #1, track 1: 1974 11 08 - Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (Early Show)
    Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson
  • Side #1, track 2: 1979 03 31 - Rudi-Sedlmayer Sporthalle, München, Germany (Early Show)
    Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cucurullo, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf
  • Side #1, tracks 3-4: 1978 09 21 - Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
    Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars,
    Peter Wolf
  • Side #1, track 5: unknown concert in February 1977
  • Side #2, track 1: October 31, 1977 & 1975 (month unknown) - without George Duke's solo
    1977: The Palladium Dressing Room, NYC / 1975: Unknown concert hall Tokyo, Japan
  • Side #2, track 2: 1980 12 11 - Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (Late Show)
    Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Steve Vai, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Mars, Bob Harris
  • Side #2, track 3: excerpt from “German Lunch”
  • Side #2, track 4: out-take from 200 Motels (“What's the Name of Your Group?”)
  • Side #2, track 5: 1978 10 15 - State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY (Late Show)
    Frank Zappa, Patrick O'Hearn, Denny Walley, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf
  • Side #2, track 6: late 1960s commercial for Remington electric razors

Side #1

  1. Freak Me Out, Frank
  2. Jumbo, Go Away
  3. Moe's Vacation
  4. The Black Page #2 (not listed)
  5. Dong Work For Yuda

Side #2

  1. Dickie´s Such An Asshol
    (listed as “Tricky Dicky”)
  2. Nite Owl
  3. My Name Is Fritz
  4. Interview
  5. I Can't Get Me No Satisfaction
  6. Remington Electric Razor

The Mothers Live In Appleton Wisconsin

Label: Angry Taxman Records

Released: unknown

 

  • Same as Appleton Album
  • Side #1 & Side #2, tracks 1-2: 1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI
    Frank Zappa, Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner
  • Side #2, track 3: 1974 09 14 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
    Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson

 

Side #1

  1. Some Ballet Music
  2. Uncle Meat Variations
  3.  Eye Of Agamotto

Side #2

  1. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
  2. Clap & Vomit (audience participation)
  3. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue

The Muffin Man Goes To College

Label: Cult Legends

Released: 2018

 

1975 04 26 - Providence College,

Providence, RI

 

Frank Zappa, Denny Walley, Captain Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler   

Side #1

  1. Montana
  2. Improvisations (Incl. Chariot, Moontrek)
  3. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top

Side #2

  1. Penguin In Bondage
  2. Willie The Pimp
  3. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead

The Muffin Man Goes To College - Volume 1

Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl

Released: 2015

 

1975 04 26 - Providence College, Providence, RI

 

Frank Zappa, Denny Walley, Captain Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler

Side #1

  1. Improvisations
  2. Camarillo Brillo
  3. Muffin Man
  4. Stink-Foot
  5. I’m Not Satisfied

Side #2

  1. Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy
  2. The Velvet Sunrise

 

Side #3

  1. Pound For A Brown

Side #4

  1. The Torture Never Stops

The Muffin Man Goes To College - Volume 2

Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl

Released: 2015

 

1975 04 26 - Providence College, Providence, RI

 

Frank Zappa, Denny Walley, Captain Beefheart, Tom Fowler, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler

Side #1

  1. Montana
  2. Improvisations (inc. Chariot, Moon Trek, Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top)

Side #2

  1. Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
  2. Penguin In Bondage
  3. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead

Side #3

  1. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
  2. Drum Solo
  3. Advance Romance

Side #4

  1. Encore break
  2. Willie The Pimp

The Nearly Complete Secret History Of The Grand Wazoo

Label: No Question

Released: 2010  

Number of Copies: 21

  • (1) 1972 12 09 - Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR (Late Show)
    Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone, Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Gary Barone
  • (2) 1972 09 15 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
    Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Jerry Kessler, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Tom Raney, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone, Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Sal Marquez, Ken Shroyer, Mike Altschul, Joanne McNabb, Jay Migliori, Ray Reed, Charles Owens
  • (3) 1972 10 31 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (Early Show)
    Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone, Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Gary Barone
  • (4) 1972 10 31 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (Late Show)
    Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, Dave Parlato, Jim Gordon, Bruce Fowler, Malcolm McNabb, Tom Malone, Earle Dumler, Glenn Ferris, Gary Barone
  • (5) 1973 10 26 - Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
    Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson

Side #1

  1. Improvisations (1)

Side #2

  1. Big Swifty (5)
  2. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1)

Side #3

  1. Father O´Blivion (1)

Side #4

  1. Little Dots (1)

Side #5

  1. Imaginary Diseases (3)
  2. Willie The Pimp (3)

Side #6

  1. Farther O´Blivion (3)
  2. Duke Of Prunes (3)

Side #7

  1. Think It Over (The Grand Wazoo) (2)

Side #8

  1. Berlin Improvisations (2)

Side #9

  1. Apporoximate (2)
  2. Penis Dimensions (2)
  3. Chunga´s Revenge (2)

Side #10

  1. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary (2)
  2. Dog Meat (2)
  3. For Calvin And His Next Two Hitch Hikers (2)

Side #11

  1. Waka Jawaka (4)
  2. Rollo (4)

Side #12

  1. Big Swifty (2)
  2. Don´t You Ever Wash That Thing? (4)

EP - Side #1

  1. Berlin Blues (2)
  2. Regyptian Strut (2)

EP - Side #2

  1. New Brown Clouds (2)

7 inch Acetate

  1. Grand Wazoo Radio Spots

The Original Mothers Of Invention

Transparent Sleeve with LP

Label: B13

Released: 2011

Number of Copies: 500

  • Side #1, track 1: 1968 12 6/7 - The Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA
  • Side #1, track 2: 1969 02 14 - Columbia University
  • Side #1, track 3: first 2:58, 1969 02 16 - The Ballroom, Stratford CT;
    last 1:11, 1969 02 07 - Thee Image, Miami Beach FL
  • Side #1, tracks 4-6: 1969 03 02 - Philadelphia Arena
  • Side #2, track 1: 1968 10 03 - Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
  • Side #2, track 2: 1968 10 25 - The Royal Festival Hall, London
  • Side #2, track 3: 1969 02 07 - Thee Image, Miami Beach FL
  • Side #2, track 4: 1968 10 25 - The Royal Festival Hall, London
  • Side #2, track 5: 1969 02 13 - The Factory, The Bronx, New York City
  • Side #2, track 6: 1969 05 30 - Birmingham Town Hall

    Frank Zappa, Ian Underwood, Jimmy Carly Black, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Jim Sherwood, Billi Mundi, Roy Estrada, Ray Collins

Side #1

  1. Wipe Out
  2. East L.A.
  3. Weasels Ripped My Flesh
  4. Kung Fu
  5. Igor’s Boogie
  6. Passacaglia

Side #2

  1. Copenhagen Night Music
  2. Help, I’m A Rock
  3. Chocolate Halvah
  4. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
  5. The Cookie Jar Lecture
  6. It Must Be Your Breath

The Perpetual Hard-On

Label: Perpetual Records

Released: 1985

 

1984 10 02 - Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Alan Zavod,

Bobby Martin   

Side #1

  1. Zoot Allures
    (listed as “Zoot Allores Solo Intro”)
  2. Bamboozled By Love
  3. Tinseltown Rebellion
  4. More Trouble Every Day
  5. Penguin In Bondage
  6. Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel

Side #2

  1. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
    (listed as “Lucille”)
  2. In France
  3. I'm The Slime
  4. Be In My Video
  5. Nite Owl (listed as “-(?)”)
  6. Montana

Side #3

  1. Easy Meat
  2. Cocaine Decisions  (listed as “Cocaine”)
  3. Nig Biz (listed as “-(?)”)
  4. Sharleena (listed as “Sharleena Solo
    (Goodbye & Lineup)”)

Side #4

  1. Dinah-Moe Humm
  2. Cosmik Debris
  3. Stinkfoot
  4. He's So Gay (listed as “-(?)”)
  5. Bobby Brown
  6. Joe's Garage
  7. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?

The Rare Tapes Broadcast - Garden City, New York, 31. December 1974

Label: Parachute

Released: 2018

 

Rare Tape Library Broadcast, WLIR FM,

Garden City, NY, 31st December 1974

Recorded At Various Locations, 1973

 

Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson

Side #1

  1. Intro
  2. Tango Chat
  3. Pygmy Twylyte/Dummy Up

Side #2

  1. Be-Bop Tango Excerpt
  2. The Story Of Dupree's Paradise

Side #3

  1. Yellow Snow Suite
  2. Guitar Event

Side #4

  1. Bebop Tango Contest
  2. Outro

The Rehearsal Broadcast Philadelphia 1988

Label: Parachute Recording Company

Released: 2021

 

Sides 1 & 2, 1988 02 14 - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA (rehearsal)

Sides 3 & 4, 1988 02 14 - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA (FM broadcast)

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick

Side #1

  1. Synclavier
  2. Sleep Dirt
  3. Sofa
  4. The Girl Of Ipanema
  5. Zoot Allures

Side #2

  1. Guitar Solo Part 1
  2. Guitar Solo Part 2
  3. Guitar Solo Part 3
  4. Guitar Solo Part 4

Side #3

  1. FZ Conducts The Audience
  2. The Closer You Are (Acapella)
  3. Montana
  4. Why Don't You Like Me?
  5. Who Needs The Peace Corps?

Side #4

  1. King Kong
  2. Stairway To Heaven
  3. Peaches En Regalia 

The String Quartet

Label: Flashback World Productions

Released: 1989

 

1968 11 08 - Titan Gymnasium, Fullerton, CA

 

Frank Zappa, Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner  

Side #1

  1. The String Quartet

Side #2

  1. King Kong

The Teenage Rockin' Combo Concert Paris - Vol. 1

Label:

Cover: ZZYZX Records Vol. 1

Label: 11 Records

Released: 1983

 

1980 06 11 - Palais des Sports, Paris, France

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Tommy Mars, Arthur Barrow, Ray White, David Logeman

Side #1

  1. Chunga's Revenge (listed as “Intro”)
  2. Keep It Greasey
  3. Outside Now
    (listed as “Some of Joe's Garage”)
  4. City Of Tiny Lights (Including the theme of Soul Kitchen by the Doors)

Side #2

  1. A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
    (listed as “Tommy Mars Whips It Out”
    and “The Return of Tommy Mars”
    conducted by HE HIMSELF which
    is followed by a guitar solo)
  2. Cosmik Debris
    (Solo played by Ray White)

The Teenage Rockin' Combo Concert Paris - Vol. 2

Label: 11 Records

Released: 1983

 

1980 06 11 - Palais des Sports, Paris, France

 

Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Tommy Mars, Arthur Barrow, Ray White, David Logeman

Side #1

  1. You Didn't Try To Call Me
  2. I Ain't Got No Heart
  3. Love Of My Life
  4. You Are What You Is
  5. Easy Meat

Side #2

  1. The Mudd Club (not listed)
  2. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  3. Heavenly Bank Account (not listed)
  4. Suicide Chump (not listed)
  5. Jumbo, Go Away

The Torture Stops For You

Label: Dandelion Records

Released: 2008

 

Number of Copies:

black vinyl: 100

blue vinyl: 200

red vinyl: 200

 

1978 02 15 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany

 

Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf

Side #1

  1. Intro       
  2. Dancin' Fool          
  3. Peaches en Regalia
  4. The Torture Never Stops
  5. Tryin' To Grow A Chin

Side #2

  1. City Of Tiny Lights
  2. Baby Snakes
  3. Pound For A Brown
  4. I Have Been In You

Side #3

  1. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
  2. Flakes
  3. King Kong
  4. Wild Love

Side #4

  1. Yo Mama
  2. Titties 'n' Beer
  3. Black Page #2
  4. Jones Crusher

Side #5

  1. Little House I Used To Live In
  2. Dong Work For Yuda
  3. Bobby Brown
  4. Envelopes

Side #6

  1. Drum Solo
  2. Disco Boy
  3. Dinah - Moe - Humm
  4. Camarillo Brillo
  5. Muffin Man