A Petulant Frenzy
- 1981 10 31 - Palladium, New York, NY (late show)
Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin
Tracklist:
- Black Napkins [4:34]
- Montana [3:50]
- I´m A Beautiful Guy [1:56]
- Beauty Knows No Pain [2:58]
- Charlie’s Enormous Mouth [3:43]
- Fine Girl [3:15]
- Teenage Wind [3:03]
- Harder Than Your Husband [2:36]
- Bamboozled By Love [5:32]
- Cocaine Decisions [3:33]
- Nig Biz [5:18]
- Doreen [2:08]
- Goblin Girls [1:50]
- The Black Page #2 [7:10]
- Trying To Grow A Chin [2:32]
- Strictly Genteel [6:38]
A Snail In My Nose
- 1970 11 14 - Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA
Frank Zappa, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jeff Simmons, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar
Tracklist:
- Part One [17:22]
I. Intro
II. Uncle Meat
III. 9 Types Of Industrial Pollution
IV. Uncle Meat (incl. Zolar Czakl)
V. Interlude (incl. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head)
VI. Sharleena
- Part Two [15:41]
I. The Sanzini Brothers
II. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning?
III. What Kind Of Girls Do You Think We Are?
IV. Bwana Dick
V. Latex Solar Beef
VI. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
- Part Three [18:46]
I. Little House I Used To Live In (incl. Penis Dimension)
II. Would You Like A Snack?
III. Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown (Guitar Solo by FZ)
IV. Cruising For Burgers
A Vegetable By Any Other Name
- 1971 11 21 - KB-Hallen, København, Denmark (early show)
Frank Zappa, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jim Pons, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Aynsley Dunbar
Tracklist:
- Call Any Vegetable [9:46]
- Anyway The Wind Blows [3:47]
- Magdalena [5:48]
- Dog Breath [7:33]
- Sofa [27:32]
- Sleeping In A Jar (listed as "Uncle Meat" [2:50]
- Wino Man [5:31]
Ahoy Rotterdam - June 24th 1980
- 1980 05 24 - The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands (Dates on Cover and CD are wrong!)
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars
Tracklist
- Chunga's Revenge [4:19]
- Keep It Greasy [3:03]
- Outside Now [6:45]
- City Of Tiny Lites [6:50]
- Teenage Wind [3:10]
- Bamboozled By Love [5:34]
- Pick Me, I'm Clean [6:16]
- Society Pages [2:04]
- Beautiful Guy [2:09]
- Beauty Knows No Pain [2:36]
- Charlie’s Enormous Mouth [3:15]
- Dancin' Fool [4:43]
- Bobby Brown [2:56]
- Ms. Pinky [5:19]
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted [3:14]
- The Illinois Enema Bandit [4:49]
Ahoy There! - Live In Rotterdam 1980
- 1980 05 24 - The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars
Tracklist CD 1:
- Chunga's Revenge [4:24]
- Keep It Greasey [3:09]
- Outside Now [6:55]
- City Of Tiny Lites [7:01]
- Teenage Wind [3:17]
- Bamboozled By Love [5:44]
- Pick Me I'm Clean [6:26]
- Society Pages [2:25]
- I'm A Beautiful Guy [1:59]
- Beauty Knows No Pain [3:17]
- Charlie's Enormous Mouth [3:52]
- Cosmik Debris [4:20]
Tracklist CD 2:
- You Didn't Try To Call Me [3:46]
- I Ain't Got No Heart [2:08]
- Love Of My Life [2:04]
- You Are What You Is [3:30]
- Easy Meat [8:32]
- Joe's Garage [2:28]
- Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [2:35]
- Dancin' Fool [3:55]
- Bobby Brown [2:46]
- Ms. Pinky [4:35]
- Encore Break [1:28]
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted [2:56]
- The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:27]
Ahoy There! - The Classic 1980 Rotterdam Broadcast
- 1980 05 24 - The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars
Tracklist CD 1:
- Chunga's Revenge [4:22]
- Keep It Greasey [3:07]
- Outside Now [6:53]
- City Of Tiny Lites [6:59]
- Teenage Wind [3:15]
- Bamboozled By Love [5:42]
- Pick Me, I'm Clean [6:24]
- Society Pages [2:23]
- I'm A Beautiful Guy [1:57]
- Beauty Knows No Pain [3:15]
- Charlie's Enormous Mouth [3:50]
- Cosmik Debris [4:20]
- You Didn't Try To Call Me [3:44]
- I Ain't Got No Heart [2:06]
- Love Of My Life [2:02]
- You Are What You Is [3:28]
- Easy Meat [8:30]
- Joe’s Garage [2:26]
- Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [2:33]
Tracklist CD 2:
- Dancin' Fool [3:53]
- Bobby Brown [2:44]
- Ms. Pinky [4:33]
- Encore Break [1:26]
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted [2:54]
- The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:27]
Ahoy, Eighties!
- 1980 05 24 - The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, David Logeman, Tommy Mars
Tracklist CD 1:
- Tuneups [1:30]
- Chunga's Revenge [4:22]
- Keep It Greasey [3:07]
- Outside Now [6:53]
- City Of Tiny Lites [6:59]
- Teenage Wind [3:15]
- Bamboozled By Love [5:42]
- Pick Me, I'm Clean [6:24]
- Society Pages [2:23]
- I'm A Beautiful Guy [1:57]
- Beauty Knows No Pain [3:15]
- Charlie's Enormous Mouth [3:50]
- Cosmik Debris [4:22]
Tracklist CD 2:
- You Didn't Try To Call Me [3:49]
- I Ain't Got No Heart [2:06]
- Love Of My Life [2:02]
- You Are What You Is [3:28]
- Easy Meat [8:30]
- Joe's Garage [2:26]
- Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [2:33]
- Encore Break 1 [2:22]
- Dancin’ Fool [3:53]
- Bobby Brown [2:44]
- Ms. Pinky [4:33]
- Encore Break 2 [1:26]
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted [2:54]
- The Illinois Enema Bandit [9:27]
- Outro [1:25]
All You Need Is Glove
- Tracks #1, #12 & #13: 1984 07 22 - Palace Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock with special guests George Duke (*) and Johnny Guitar Watson (*) - Tracks #2 - #11: 1984 09 01 - Saratoga Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga, NY
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin - Track #14: unknown 1984 live
- From rear jacket: "Most of the songs on this album were recorded in Saratoga and Hollywood during the 1984 Tour. They are live recordings with no overdubs."
Tracklist:
- In France* [3:28]
- Truck Driver Divorce [5:16]
- Cocaine Decisions [2:37]
- Sharleena [7:41]
- Carolina Hardcore Ecstacy [6:13]
- Advance Romance [7:04]
- Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up [2:58]
- Teenage Wind [2:53]
- He's So Gay [2:24]
- Keep It Greasy [3:09]
- Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? [3:53]
- Oh No [2:21]
- More Trouble Every Day [3:58]
- Penguin In Bondage [4:47]
American Pageant - Nullis Pretii (Duchesse)
- Track #1 is from We're Only In It for the Money (non-censored version)
- Tracks #2 & #3 are from Freak Out!
- Track #4 is from Absolutely Free
- Tracks #5 & #6 are from Mothermania
- Track #7 is from We're Only In It for the Money (censored version), it ends with "... holding you near me?", without the orchestral bit: with the last word, "me?", it edits to the Mothermania version
- Tracks #8 & #9 are from Freak Out! - the original vinyl mix
- Tracks #10 & #11 are from Absolutely Free
- Track #12 is the vinyl version from Absolutely Free (different stereo image from the CD version)
Tracklist:
- Absolutely Free [3:20]
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy [3:25]
- It Can't Happen Here [3:51]
- Duke of Prunes [5:02]
- Call Any Vegetable [4:17]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:23]
- Mother People [1:40]
- Who Are the Brain Police? [3:20]
- You’re Probably Wondering Why I'm Here [3:35]
- Plastic People [3:36]
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It [7:21]
- America Drinks And Goes Home [2:41]
American Pageant - Nullis Pretii (Dynamic)
Label: Dynamic
Record Number: ST 52076
Country: Europe
Year: 1992
Package: 9 mm Jewel Case
Barcode: 4 011692 520765
Matrix: ST 52076
- Track #1 is from We're Only In It for the Money (censored version), it ends with "... holding you near me?", without the orchestral bit: with the last word, "me?", it edits to the Mothermania version
- Track #2 is from We're Only In It for the Money (non-censored version)
- Tracks #3 & #9 are from Freak Out!
- Tracks #4 & #5 are from Mothermania
- Tracks #6, #7 & #10 are from Absolutely Free
- Track #8 is the vinyl version from Absolutely Free (different stereo image from the CD version)
- Tracks #11 & #12 are from Freak Out! - the original vinyl mix
Tracklist:
- Mother People [1:42]
- Absolutely Free (listed as ''Absolutely'') [3:21]
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy [3:26]
- Call Any Vegetable [4:18]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:23]
- Plastic People [3:36]
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It [7:21]
- America Drinks & Goes Home [2:43]
- It Can't Happen Here [3:51]
- Duke Of Prunes [5:03]
- Who Are The Brain Police? [3:20]
- You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here [3:37]
American Pageant - Nullis Pretii (Universe)
Label: Universe
Record Number: UN 3 029
Country: Germany
Year: 1990
Package: 9 mm Jewel Case
Barcode Made in Germany: 4 013659 030294
Barcode Made in Switzerland: none
Matrix: I.C.P. UN 3029
- Track #1 is from We're Only In It for the Money (non-censored version)
- Tracks #2 & #3 are from Freak Out!
- Track #4 is from Absolutely Free
- Tracks #5 & #6 are from Mothermania
- Track #7 is from We're Only In It for the Money (censored version), it ends with "... holding you near me?", without the orchestral bit: with the last word, "me?", it edits to the Mothermania version
- Tracks #8 & #9 are from Freak Out! - the original vinyl mix
- Tracks #10 & #11 are from Absolutely Free
- Track #12 is the vinyl version from Absolutely Free (different stereo image from the CD version)
- A misprint of this version exists. It has Vivaldi´s ''The Four Seasons'' played by Alexander Pervomansky (probably a fictitious Violinist), often credited alongside the likes of Alberto Lizzio and Alfred Scholz (perhaps explaining the numerous spelling variations of the name). The cover is the same. The CD is the Switzerland Version, the Matrix is POWDER DIGIP CD5052.
Tracklist:
- Absolutely Free [3:17]
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy [3:26]
- It Can't Happen Here [3:54]
- Duke of Prunes [5:03]
- Call Any Vegetable [4:18]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:24]
- Mother People [1:42]
- Who Are the Brain Police? [3:21]
- You're Probably Wondering Why I’m Here [3:36]
- Plastic People [3:38]
- Brown Shoes Don't Make It [7:23]
- America Drinks & Goes Home [2:41]
An Evening In Detroit
- 1976 11 19 - Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
CD 1: Flo & Eddie
CDs 2 & 3: Frank Zappa, Ray White, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Eddie Jobson
Guest appearances from Flo & Eddie (*) and Ralphe Armstrong (**) and Don Brewer (***)
Tracklist CD 1:
- Intros [3:25]
- Cheap [2:50]
- A Kiss Concert? [1:43]
- It Ain’t Me Babe [2:22]
- World’s Best Possible Me [4:12]
- Kama Sutra Time [2:47]
- Eddie Are You Kidding? / Jumbo Jack / The Fleetwood Mac / Whole Lotta Crux / FDS [7:20]
- Eleanor [2:21]
- Band Introduction [0:23]
- Wings Over Detroit [1:07]
- Bernie & The Jets [1:09]
- There's No Business... [0:26]
- Miles Vs. Santana [0:19]
- Peter The Hose [1:07]
- Pop Star Sucker [3:27]
- Keep It Warm [4:23]
- Moving Targets [3:54]
- Do You Like My New Car? [1:51]
- Happy Together [3:01]
- The Complete Score To Tommy [2:40]
Tracklist CD #2:
- Intro [2:33]
- Stink-Foot [7:33]
- Poodle Lecture [4:11]
- Dirty Love [3:28]
- Wind Up Workin' In The Gas Station [2:21]
- Tryin' To Grow A Chin [4:20]
- The Torture Never Stops [12:44]
- City Of Tiny Lites [7:55]
- Pound For A Brown (+ Drum Solo) [11:09]
Tracklist CD #3
- Titties 'n Beer [7:06]
- Black Napkins [19:03]
- Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink*/** [2:09]
- Would You Go All The Way?*/** [2:01]
- Daddy, Daddy, Daddy*/** [2:07]
- What Kind Of Girl?*/** [4:01]
- Dinah-Moe Hum**/*** [7:12]
- Stranded In The Jungle [2:18]
- Camarillo Brillo [3:39]
- Muffin Man [4:20]
An Evening With … Frank Zappa And Captain Beefheart
- Tracks #1, #3, #5, #10 - #12, #15, #19 & #20 have been officially released on Bongo Fury, The Lost Episodes, Mystery Disc and Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica
- Track #2 was performed live in the studio 1975; the Captain sings the song to a simple guitar backing
- Track #4 is a recording of a group called "The Smegmates"
- Tracks #6 - #8 are CBS demos from 1965
- Track #8 may or may not include "Ned Has a Brainstorm"
- Track #9 recorded at Studio Z, Cucamonga, 1964
- Track #13 is from 1964
- Track #14 has been officially released (perhaps in a shorter edit) on the Mystery Disc (as "Original Mothers at the Broadside [Pomona]"); it is the first live recording of the Mothers, from 1965
- Tracks #16 & #17 are from the first Mothers rehearsal in 1965; a small fragment of track #16 has been officially released on the Mystery Disc, as "Original Mothers Rehearsal"
- Track #18 is a 1968 rehearsal
- Track #21 is not directly from Bongo Fury, but a longer version from an acetate. It's a CD bonus track from another radio broadcast, on 1975 04 18 - WPLR, New Haven, and it also appears on Chronicle and Bongo Fury El Paso TX
Tracklist:
- Cucamonga [2:43]
- Orange Claw Hammer [4:24]
- Debra Kadabra / Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy [9:32]
- Will You Drink My Water? [1:05]
- Pachuco Cadaver [4:26]
- I Was A Teenage Maltshop [1:27]
- Status Back Baby [1:10]
- Ned The Mumbler [2:42]
- Toads Of The Short Forest [1:59]
- Charma [2:18]
- Speedfreak Boogie [5:32]
- Metal Man Has Won His Wings [3:50]
- Instrumental [2:12]
- Louisiana Blues [1:11]
- Instrumental (Party Scene from Mondo Hollywood) [1:51]
- Studio Rehearsal (Sandwich Song) [1:41]
- How Could I Be Such A Fool? [1:52]
- Boogie For Berkeley [0:50]
- Neon Meat Dream Of An Octafish [2:28]
- Muffin Man [6:03]
- 200 Years Old [8:09]
Apocrypha - Thirty Years Of Frank Zappa
Label: Great Dane Records
Record Number: GDR 9405/ABCD
Country: Italy
Year: 1994
Package: 25x14 cm Digibook with a leather appearance, containing a 40-page colour booklet
and a 24 cm strip with all tracks
Barcode: 8 013013 940524
Matrix CD 1:
V.A.I. ITALY GDRCD 9405/A/7S513031
Matrix CD 2:
V.A.I. ITALY GDRCD 9405/B/7S513041
Matrix CD 3:
V.A.I. ITALY GDRCD 9405/C/7S513051
Matrix CD 4:
V.A.I. ITALY GDRCD 9405/D/7S513061
CD 1:
- Tracks #1 - #4 are from "The Lost Episodes"
- Track #5 is from The Grandmothers "Looking Up Granny's Dress", recorded in 1962
- Tracks #6 & #7 and #9 - #13 are from "The Mystery Disc"
- Track #8 is from the "I Was A Teenage Maltshop" rock opera, recorded in 1963; the 1st part ("I Was A Teenage Maltshop") has been issued on "The Mystery Disc" (called "I Was A Teenage Maltshop and The Birth Of Captain Beefheart"); originally released on "I Was A Teenage Maltshop"; the 2nd part is "Status Back Baby/Ned The Mumbler/Ned Has A Brainstorm"
- Track #9 is the first recording of the Mothers Of Invention, recorded at 'The Broadside' bar in Pomona; this is a longer edit
- Track #10 recorded at a party in Hollywood, 'the first time The Mothers Of Invention had appeared in a civilized world'
- Track #11 is a recording of one of the first rehearsals of the Mothers Of Invention (with Ray Collins, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black), this track is longer than on "The Lost Episodes"
- Track #12 is the first rehearsal of "How Could I Be Such A Fool", 'just before we made the Freak Out album'; this track is a different, longer edit than the original
- Track #14 is an alternate take of "Dwarf Nebula", recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York
- Track #15 is from "My Head", a shorter edit of the "Stage #5" version (Hollywood, 1969)
- Track #16 is a live improvisation from a New York TV show called 'The Bitter End' in 1967, so it's not an outtake from 'We're Only In It For The Money'-sessions; released earlier on "Soup And Old Clothes (A collection of songs, guests and tracks that wouldn’t fit elsewhere)"
- Track #17 is a BBC tv recording from 1968, sung by Roy Estrada
- Track #18 is a radio commercial; released earlier on "Remington Electric Razor"
- Tracks #19 & #20: 1970 03 07 - Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA; from "Frank Zappa & Hot Rats at the Olympic"
Frank Zappa, Max Bennett, Aynsley Dunbar, Sugarcane Harris, Ian Underwood
Tracklist CD 1:
- Lost In A Whirlpool [2:45]
- Do It In C ("The Black-Outs'' + ''Ronnie Sings?") [1:45]
- Any Way The Wind Blows [2:28]
- Fountain Of Love [2:18]
- Deseri (Collins/Buff) [1:51]
- The Story Of Electricity (Power Trio from Saints &
Sinners / Bossa Nova Pervertamento) [2:22] - Metal Man Has Hornet Wings [2:59]
- I Was A Teenage Maltshop [6:25]
- Whiskey Gone Behind The Sun (listed as "Whiskey Gone Behind") [1:19]
- Mondo Hollywood [1:54]
- Sandwich Song [1:43]
- How Could I Be Such A Fool? [1:58]
- Agency Man [5:43]
- Randomonium [1:30]
- My Head (listed as "Lumpy Gravy Dialogue Outtake") [0:45]
- In Memoriam: Hieronymus Bosch [5:02]
- In The Sky [2:28]
- Remington Electric Razor [0:57]
- Directly From My Heart To You [5:46]
- Twinkle Tits [10:09]
CD 2:
- Track #1 is live, 1970, maybe from Butte, Montana; released earlier on "Beyond The Fringe Of Audience Comprehension"
- Track #2 is an excerpt from 'Billy The Mountain' from 1971; it's a live recording, but there has been speculation that there are some overdubs on it; released earlier on "Randomonium" and on "Cuccurrullo Brillo"
- Track #3 is from "What's The Name Of Your Group", from an outtake from '200 Motels'; it includes the intro to 'German Lunch' on 'Stage #5', which followed immediately after it on the original "Remington Electric Razor"
- Track #4 is a longer edit of the "The Lost Episodes" version (22 seconds longer)
- Track #5 is a longer edit of the "The Lost Episodes" version (the fade-out is a couple of seconds longer)
- Track #6: 1975 10 01 - War Memorial Gymnasium, Vancouver, Canada
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, Andre Lewis, Terry Bozzio - Track #7 is a KCET-TV recording from 6/7 August 1974 (broadcast December 1974); it appeared first on "A Token Of His Extreme" (better sound here)
- Track #8 was officially released on "Läther" as "Down In De Dew"
- Track #9 is from the 'Saturday Night Live' tv-show, 11 December 1976; with comedian John Belushi
- Track #10 is from the 'Saturday Night Live' tv-show, 21 October 1978; with comedian John Belushi
- Track #11 is from a 1976 tv-show, with the Mike Douglas Band backing Frank Zappa on guitar
- Track #12 is a solo during Yo Mama, officially released on "The Guitar World According To Frank Zappa"
1978 02 24 - Rhein-Neckar Stadion, Eppelheim, Germany
Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf - Track #13 is "Bowling on Charen", it was first released on "Zurkon Music"
1977 10 31 - Palladium, New York, NY
Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf - Track #14 is live, source unknown, February 1977; it was first released on "Remington Eectric Razor" with additional dialogue; there is no additional dialogue here
- Track #15 is an early version of "Moe & Herb's Vacation", followed by "The Black Page #2"
- 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
Tracklist CD 2:
- Magic Fingers [2:47]
- Studebaker Hoch [5:58]
- Interview [2:59]
- RDNZL [4:11]
- Inca Roads [3:46]
- T'Mershi Duween [2:20]
- Stink-Foot [3:59]
- Down In The Dew (listet as "Duck Duck Goose") [2:54]
- The Purple Lagoon [3:59]
- St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast (listed as "Son Of St. Alphonzo") [4:03]
- Black Napkins [4:34]
- (A Solo from) Heidelberg [3:52]
- The Squirm [6:03]
- Dong Work For Yuda [2:57]
- Moe's Vacation / The Black Page [7:07]
CD 3:
- Track #1: 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 - Track #2 taken from "Remington Electric Razor"
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 #2 - Track #3 taken from "Good Grief"; it has vocals, in the sense that Ike and Ray sing "Heavy Duty Judy" in the very beginning over the riff
1980 11 13 - Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA (late show)
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Steve Vai, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Mars, Bob Harris #2 - Tracks #4 - #8 are taken from the "Crush All Boxes" version in the "Mystery Box"
- Tracks #9 - #11 are from "Assault On New York - The Toxic Shock Trilogy (Part III. Clownz On Velvet)"
1981 11 17 - The Ritz, New York, NY
Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin - Track #9 was originally released by Gene & Eunice, with Johnny’s Combo (Johnny was Johnny Otis, inspiration for Zappa’s moustache) on the Aladdin label (3282), 17 February 1955, and peaked at #8 on the R&B chart 21 May 1955
- Track #11: guest Al DiMeola
- Track #12 is a studio version, 1981; taken from the "Demos"
- Track #13: guest George Duke and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson; same performance as on the "All You Need Is Glove", but from a different source tape (this sounds miserable, and also has a minute or so
of "banter" before the song starts)
1984 07 22 - Palace Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock - Track #14: someone throws food on stage, Zappa stops the song and makes him eat it
1981 12 11 - Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (early show)
Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin - Tracks #15 & #16: 1988 03 13 - Civic Center, Springfield, MA, with the medley lyrics changed to ridicule the TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggert
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick - Track #17: 1988 03 12 - Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick
Tracklist CD 3:
- Suicide Chump [09:14]
- Nite Owl [02:14]
- Heavy Duty Judy (with vocals) [04:41]
- Pick Me, I'm Clean [03:31]
- Teenage Wind [03:06]
- Harder Than Your Husband [02:33]
- Bamboozled By Love [03:06]
- Falling In Love Is A Stupid Habit [01:46]
- This Is My Story [01:21]
- Whipping Post [06:27]
- Clownz On Velve (listed as "Clowns On Velvet") [05:54]
- Frogs With Dirty Little Lips [02:08]
- In France [03:55]
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes [05:54]
- Texas Medley [09:05]
Norwegian Jim (''Norwegian Wood'') / Louisiana Hooker With Herpes
(''Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'') / Texas Motel (''Strawberry Fields Forever'') - I'm The Walrus [03:43]
- America The Beautiful [03:16]
CD 4:
- Track #1: excerpt from the film "The World’s Greatest Sinner" that Zappa scored in 1961; from "Serious Music"
- Track #2 is "Sink Trap", originally recorded in 1967 for an unreleased single which was planned for release on Capitol Records together with the all-orchestral original version of "Lumpy Gravy",
which was only released on 8-track; from "Zut Alors"
1975 09 17 - Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Zappa and The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra, conducted by Michael Zearott - Track #3: 1969 07 08 - The Ark, Boston, MA (Circulates under many different dates, but this is the correct one)
Frank Zappa, Roy Estrada, Jimmy Carl Black, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Motorhead Sherwood, Buzz Gardner - Track #4: live improvisation, Stratford, Connecticut, Feb-1968; "The Jelly" is the last part of the CD version of "Didja Get Any Onya?" from "Weasels Ripped My Flesh"; from "We Are The Mothers & This Is What We Sound Like!"
- Track #5 is a longer version of the edit on the official "Läther" CD; this is from "Serious Music"
- Tracks #6 & #7: this is the only time "Sinister Footwear" has been performed in its entirety (and Zappa was most unhappy with the results); from "Serious Music"
1984 06 16 - Zellerbach Auditorium, University of California, Berkeley, CA
"A Zappa Affair" - Berkeley Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano - Track #8 is a 1986 synclavier version taken from an 8'' flexi-disc issued with 'Keyboard Magazine'
- Track #9 is a 1985 synclavier version 'which has somehow found its way here'
Tracklist CD #4:
- The World's Greatest Sinner [11:58]
- Sink Trap (listed as "Gypsy Airs") [1:51]
- Some Ballet Music [6:33]
- The Jelly [2:13]
- The Revenge Of The Knick Knack People [6:25]
- Spontaneous Minimalist Composition [2:01]
- Sinister Footwear [26:08]
- The Black Page #1 [2:05]
- While You Were Art No 1 [7:19]
Apostrophe On Tour
Label: Original Master Series
Record Number: OMS 193-198
Country: Europe
Year: 2014
Package: 22 mm Jewel Case
in a Cardboard Slipcase
Barcode: none
Matrix CD 1: OMS 193 2306277609
Matrix CD 2: OMS 194 2306277809
Matrix CD 3: OMS 195 2306277909
Matrix CD 4: OMS 196 2306278009
Matrix CD 5: OMS 197 2306278109
Matrix CD 6: OMS 198 2306278209
- Pressed on 24k gold discs
- Discs are labelled with ''Apostroph On Tour''
- CDs 1 & 2: 1974 05 08 - Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Don Preston, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson - CDs 3 & 4: 1974 07 17 - Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ
- CDs 5 & 6: 1974 11 09 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA (early show plus part from encore of the late show)
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson
Tracklist CD 1:
- Intro / Cosmik Debris [15:20]
- Pygmy Twylyte [8:51]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:16]
- Cheepnis [5:17]
- Inca Road (end missing) (listed as "Inca Road") [12:20]
- Montana (last part only) [2:23]
Tracklist CD 2:
- Dupree's Paradise [36:01]
- It Can't Happen Here (listet as "It Can Happen Here") [2:27]
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy [2:49]
- You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here [2:36]
- How Could I Be Such A Fool? (incomplete, cuts) [0:19]
- Wowie Zowie (Last Part Only) [0:15]
- Let's Make The Water Turn Black [2:00]
- Harry You're A Beast [1:03]
- Orange County Lumber Truck [0:59]
- Oh No [1:23]
- Son Of Orange County [11:02]
- Trouble Every Day [9:08]
- Camarillo Brillo [5:27]
Tracklist CD 3:
- Introduction [6:01]
- RDNZL [7:15]
- Village Of The Sun [4:41]
- Echidna's Arf (Of You) [3:28]
- Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? [6:15]
- Cosmik Debris [9:10]
Tracklist CD 4:
- Dupree's Paradise [23:28]
- Camarillo Brillo [4:03]
- T'Mershi Duween [1:49]
- The Dog Breath Variations [1:38]
- Uncle Meat / Tuning (listed separately) [4:22]
- Road Ladies [10:17]
Tracklist CD 5:
- Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) [3:20]
- Stink-Foot [6:34]
- RDNZL [12:09]
- Village Of The Sun [4:47]
- Echidna's Arf (Of You) [3:22]
- Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? [6:43]
- Po-Jama People [12:34]
- I'm Not Satisfied [2:09]
- Penguin In Bondage [8:43]
- T'Mershi Duween [3:29]
- The Dog Breath Variation [3:47]
Tracklist CD 6:
- Building A Girl [4:21]
- Don't Eat The Yellow Snow [12:55]
- Tush Tush Tush [1:05]
- Camarillo Brillo [4:41]
- Oh No [3:03]
- Son Of Orange County [6:30]
Around The World
- Track #1:
- Tango Chat: 1973 11 11 - William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ (late show)
- Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up: location and date unknown
- Bebop Tango Excerpt 1: 1973 11 23 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada (late show)
- Story Of Dupree’s Paradise: 1973 11 22 - Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY (late show)
- Bebop Tango Excerpt 2: 1973 11 18 - University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson - Track #2: 1973 11 22 - Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY (early show)
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson - Track #3: 1973 06 24 - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia (prev. listed as 1973 06 25)
Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Sal Marquez - Track #4: 1973 05 05 - War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY
Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Sal Marquez - Track #5: 1973 11 18 - University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson
Tracklist:
- Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up (listed as "The Tango / Dupree's Paradise Lounge") [18:14]
- Penguin In Bondage / T'Mershi Duween / Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat Up
(listed as "Penguin In Bondage / Dog Breath Variations") [11:14] - Father O'Blivion / Don't Eat The Yellow Snow / Nanook Rubs It /
St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast [15:24] - Guitar Event [4:41]
- Bebop And Tango Dance Contest / Tango Variations [12:48]
At The Palace
- CD 1, tracks #1 - #10 & CD 2, tracks #1 - #11: 1984 07 21 - Palace Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- CD 1, track #11 & CD 2, tracks #12 & #13: 1984 05 20 - Pacifica KPFA Berkeley
Frank Zappa, Ike Willis, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Allan Zavod, Bobby Martin, Napoleon Murphy Brock
Tracklist CD 1:
- Treacherous Cretins [7:02]
- Montana [3:38]
- Easy Meat [6:22]
- Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy [6:06]
- Advance Romance [6:59]
- He's So Gay [2:30]
- Bobby Brown [2:42]
- Keep It Greasey [3:33]
- Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? [3:58]
- Carol, You Fool [3:56]
- Frank Zappa Interview 1984 (Part 1) [9:57]
Tracklist CD 2:
- Chana In De Bushwop [3:40]
- Let's Move To Cleveland [12:22]
- Tinseltown Rebellion [4:27]
- Oh No [1:35]
- Son Of Orange County [0:47]
- More Trouble Every Day [4:13]
- Penguin In Bondage [5:01]
- Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel [7:57]
- Jungle Boogie [3:26]
- The Closer You Are / Johnny Darling [2:55]
- No No Cherry [0:59]
- Frank Zappa Interview 1984 (Part 2) [12:18]
- Frank Zappa Interview 1984 (Part 3) [10:27]
Austin 26 Oct 1973
- 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
Tracklist:
- Tuning (listed as "Tunning") [0:46]
- Cosmik Debris [6:08]
- Inca Roads [11:12]
- Pygmy Twylyte [4:01]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:16]
- Cheepnis [4:44]
- Big Swifty [8:12]
- Dickie's Such An Asshole (listed as "The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation") [10:45]
- Farther Oblivion [15:31]
- Medley [15:57]
- Son Of Mr. Green Genes
- King Kong
- Chunga's Revenge
- Dickie's Such An Asshole Reprise (listed as "The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation Reprise")
Austin 1973 - The Classic Texas Broadcast
- 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
Tracklist:
- Cosmik Debris [7:00]
- Inca Roads [10:30]
- Pygmy Twylyte [4:57]
- The Idiot Bastard Son [2:16]
- Cheepnis [3:38]
- Big Swifty [9:25]
- The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation Preamble [1:07]
- Dickie's Such An Asshole [8:40]
- Farther Oblivion [14:41]
- Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge [17:16]
Ave Maria!
- 1978 02 15 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars
Tracklist CD 1:
- Intro [1:42]
- Dancin' Fool [3:33]
- Peaches En Regalia [2:27]
- The Torture Never Stops (incl. Rat Tomago) [14:02]
- Tryin' To Grow A Chin [3:28]
- City Of Tiny Lights [7:17]
- Baby Snakes [1:48]
- Pound For A Brown [5:47]
- I Have Been In You [9:43]
- Flakes [7:15]
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes [3:42]
- King Kong [8:57]
- Wild Love [6:02]
Tracklist CD 2:
- Yo' Mama [10:40]
- Titties 'n Beer [4:19]
- Black Page #2 [3:51]
- Jones Crusher [2:45]
- Little House I Use To Live In (incl. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango) [14:58]
- Dong Work For Yuda [2:50]
- Bobby Brown [2:57]
- Envelopes [2:13]
- Drum Solo [4:00]
- Disco Boy [6:38]
- Dinah Moe-Humm (incl. Ave Maria) [6:28]
- Camarillo Brillo [3:14]
- Muffin Man [3:53]