The Roxy Performances

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Sunday Show 1 Start (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  4:59
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Cosmik Debris (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  11:33
  1.0 ★
• 3
  “We're Makin' A Movie” (Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1)
  3:16
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Pygmy Twylyte (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  9:08
  1.0 ★
• 5
  The Idiot Bastard Son (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  2:19
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Cheepnis (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  3:44
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Hollywood Perverts (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  1:07
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Penguin in Bondage (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  5:54
  1.0 ★
• 9
  T'Mershi Duween (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  1:56
  1.0 ★
• 10
  The Dog Breath Variations (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  1:44
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Uncle Meat (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 12
  RDNZL (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  5:14
  1.0 ★
• 13
  Montana (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  7:49
  1.0 ★
• 14
  Dupree's Paradise (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  16:12
  1.0 ★
• 15
  Dickie's Such an Asshole (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 1)
  10:17
  1.0 ★
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Sunday Show 2 Start (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  4:08
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Inca Roads (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  8:27
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Village of the Sun (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  4:19
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Echidna's Arf (of You) (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  4:01
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  13:22
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Slime Intro (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  0:59
  1.0 ★
• 7
  I'm the Slime (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  3:34
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Big Swifty (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  9:01
  1.0 ★
• 9
  Tango #1 Intro (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  4:14
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Be‐Bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen's Church) (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  8:12
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Medley: King Kong / Chunga's Revenge / Son of Mr. Green Genes (live / 12‐9‐73 / show 2)
  9:46
  1.0 ★
• Digital Media 3
• 1
  Monday Show 1 Start (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  5:31
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Montana (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  6:57
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Dupree's Paradise (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  21:26
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Cosmik Intro (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  1:05
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Cosmik Debris (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  8:05
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Bondage Intro (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  1:45
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Penguin in Bondage (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  6:54
  1.0 ★
• 8
  T'Mershi Duween (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  1:52
  1.0 ★
• 9
  The Dog Breath Variations (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  1:48
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Uncle Meat (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 11
  RDNZL (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  4:59
  1.0 ★
• 12
  Audience Participation / RDNZL (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  3:08
  1.0 ★
• 13
  Pygmy Twylyte (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  4:05
  1.0 ★
• 14
  The Idiot Bastard Son (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  2:21
  1.0 ★
• 15
  Cheepnis (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  4:49
  1.0 ★
• 16
  Dickie's Such an Asshole (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 1)
  10:21
  1.0 ★
• Digital Media 4
• 1
  Monday Show 2 Start (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  5:13
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Penguin in Bondage (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  6:33
  1.0 ★
• 3
  T'Mershi Duween (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  1:52
  1.0 ★
• 4
  The Dog Breath Variations (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  1:46
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Uncle Meat (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  2:28
  1.0 ★
• 6
  RDNZL (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  5:17
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Village of the Sun (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  3:59
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Echidna's Arf (of You) (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  3:54
  2.0 ★
• 9
  Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  6:56
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Cheepnis (percussion, live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  4:08
  1.0 ★
• 11
  “I Love Monster Movies” (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  2:10
  1.0 ★
• 12
  Cheepnis (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  3:35
  2.0 ★
• 13
  “Turn the Light Off” / Pamela's Intro (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  3:59
  1.0 ★
• 14
  Pygmy Twylyte (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  7:23
  1.0 ★
• 15
  The Idiot Bastard Son (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  2:22
  1.0 ★
• 16
  Tango #2 Intro (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  2:01
  1.0 ★
• 17
  Be-Bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen's Church) (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  22:31
  1.0 ★
• 18
  Dickie's Such an Asshole (live / 12‐10‐73 / show 2)
  15:31
  1.0 ★
• Digital Media 5
• 1
  Big Swifty (12‐10‐73 / Roxy rehearsal)
  2:50
  2.0 ★
• 2
  Village of the Sun (12‐10‐73 / Roxy rehearsal)
  3:13
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Father O'Blivion (12‐10‐73 / Roxy rehearsal)
  5:34
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 / Roxy rehearsal)
  6:17
  1.0 ★
• 5
  That Arrogant Dick Nixon (12‐10‐73 / Roxy rehearsal)
  2:19
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Kung‐Fu (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  4:50
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Kung‐Fu (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios / with guitar overdub)
  1:17
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Tuning and Studio Chatter (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  3:38
  1.0 ★
• 9
  Echidna's Arf (of You) (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  1:22
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  9:49
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Nanook Rubs It (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  5:41
  1.0 ★
• 12
  St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  2:46
  1.0 ★
• 13
  Father O'Blivion (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  2:31
  1.0 ★
• 14
  Rollo (be‐bop version) (12‐12‐73 / Bolic studios)
  2:36
  1.0 ★
• Digital Media 6
• 1
  Saturday Show Start (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  2:20
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  20:25
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Pygmy Twylyte, Part II (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  14:25
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Echidna's Arf (of You) (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  3:42
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  6:01
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Orgy, Orgy (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  3:39
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  6:30
  1.0 ★
• 8
  T'Mershi Duween (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  1:53
  1.0 ★
• 9
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  1:45
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Uncle Meat / Show End (12‐8‐73 / sound check / film shoot)
  4:01
  1.0 ★

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Release credits

• Bruce Fowler
  trombone [1.1-13, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 5.1-4, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 6.1-10]
• Chester Thompson
  drums (drum set) [6.1-10, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 1.1-13, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 5.1-4]
• Craig Parker Adams
  remixer [1.1-13, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 5.1-14, 6.1-10, 2.1-8, 2.11]
• Frank Zappa
  electric guitar [5.1-4, 6.1-10, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 2.1-8, 2.11, 1.1-13]
• George Duke
  keyboard [1.1-13, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 5.1-4, 6.1-10, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16]
• Napoleon Murphy Brock
  lead vocals [3.1-5, 3.7-16, 5.1-4, 6.1-10, 1.1-13, 2.1-8, 2.11, 4.1-5, 4.8-16]
• Nicole Lexi Davis
  assistant [5.1-14, 6.1-10, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 1.1-13]
• Ralph Humphrey
  drums (drum set) [4.1-5, 4.8-16, 6.1-10, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 2.1-8, 2.11, 1.1-13, 5.1-4]
• Ruth Underwood
  percussion [1.1-13, 4.1-5, 4.8-16, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 5.1-4, 6.1-10]
• Tom Fowler
  electric bass guitar [4.1-5, 4.8-16, 1.1-13, 2.1-8, 2.11, 3.1-5, 3.7-16, 6.1-10, 5.1-4]

Issues

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  The Roxy Performances

  7x CD
  2 February 2018
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  The Roxy Performances

  6x Digital Media
  2 February 2018