The Roxy Performances

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Sunday Show 1 Start (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:59
• 2
  Cosmik Debris (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  11:33
• 3
  “We’re Makin’ a Movie” (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:16
• 4
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:08
• 5
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:19
• 6
  Cheepnis (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:44
• 7
  Hollywood Perverts (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:07
• 8
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:54
• 9
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:56
• 10
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:44
• 11
  Uncle Meat (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:29
• 12
  RDNZL (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:14
• 13
  Montana (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  7:49
• 14
  Dupree’s Paradise (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  15:23
• CD 2
• 1
  Dickie’s Such an Asshole (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  10:29
• 2
  Sunday Show 2 Start (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:08
• 3
  Inca Roads (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  8:27
• 4
  Village of the Sun (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:19
• 5
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:01
• 6
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  13:22
• 7
  Slime Intro (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  0:59
• 8
  I’m the Slime (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:34
• 9
  Big Swifty (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:01
• CD 3
• 1
  Tango #1 Intro (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:50
• 2
  Be‐bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen’s Church) (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  18:12
• 3
  Medley: King Kong / Chunga’s Revenge / Son of Mr. Green Genes (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:46
• 4
  Monday Show 1 Start (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:31
• 5
  Montana (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:57
• 6
  Dupree’s Paradise (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  21:26
• 7
  Cosmik Intro (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:05
• 8
  Cosmik Debris (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  8:05
• CD 4
• 1
  Bondage Intro (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:52
• 2
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:54
• 3
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:52
• 4
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:48
• 5
  Uncle Meat (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:29
• 6
  RDNZL (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:59
• 7
  Audience Participation / RDNZL (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:08
• 8
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:05
• 9
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:21
• 10
  Cheepnis (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:49
• 11
  Dickie’s Such an Asshole (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  10:21
• 12
  Monday Show 2 Start (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:13
• 13
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:33
• 14
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:52
• 15
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:46
• 16
  Uncle Meat (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:28
• 17
  RDNZL (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:11
• CD 5
• 1
  Village of the Sun (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:05
• 2
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:54
• 3
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:56
• 4
  Cheepnis / Percussion (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:08
• 5
  “I Love Monster Movies” (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:10
• 6
  Cheepnis (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:35
• 7
  “Turn the Light Off” / Pamela’s Intro (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:59
• 8
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  7:23
• 9
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:22
• 10
  Tango #2 Intro (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:01
• 11
  Be‐bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen’s Church) (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  22:08
• CD 6
• 1
  Dickie’s Such an Asshole (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  15:39
• 2
  Big Swifty (in rehearsal, 12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:50
• 3
  Village of the Sun (12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:13
• 4
  Farther O’Blivion (in rehearsal, 12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:34
• 5
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:17
• 6
  That Arrogant Dick Nixon

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:19
• 7
  Kung Fu (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:50
• 8
  Kung Fu (with guitar overdub)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:17
• 9
  Tuning and Studio Chatter

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:38
• 10
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:22
• 11
  Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:49
• 12
  Nanook Rubs It (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:41
• 13
  St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:46
• 14
  Father O’Blivion (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:31
• 15
  Rollo (Be‐bop version)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:36
• CD 7
• 1
  Saturday Show Start (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:20
• 2
  Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  20:25
• 3
  Pygmy Twylyte, Part II (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  14:25
• 4
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:42
• 5
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:01
• 6
  Orgy, Orgy (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:39
• 7
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:30
• 8
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:53
• 9
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:45
• 10
  Uncle Meat / Show End (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:01

More by Frank Zappa

Summer ’82, When Zappa Came to Sicily

Summer ’82, When Zappa Came to Sicily 2017

Halloween 77

Halloween 77 2017

Roxy the Movie

Roxy the Movie 2015

Dance Me This

Dance Me This 2015

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall 2011

Philly ’76

Philly ’76 2009

Release credits

• Bruce Fowler
  trombone [1.1-14, 4.1-17, 5.1-11, 6.1-5, 7.1-10, 2.1-9, 3.1-8]
• Chester Thompson
  percussion, drums (drum set) [2.1-9, 5.1-11, 3.1-8, 6.1-5, 7.1-10, 4.1-17, 1.1-14]
• Craig Parker Adams
  re, remixer
• Dave Alvin
  liner notes
• Frank Zappa
  vocal, electric guitar [1.1-14, 3.1-8, 5.1-11, 6.1-5, 7.1-10, 2.1-9, 4.1-17]
• George Duke
  synthesizer, vocal, keyboard [3.1-8, 4.1-17, 5.1-11, 6.1-5, 1.1-14, 7.1-10, 2.1-9]
• Jen Jewel Brown
  liner notes
• Joe Travers
  liner notes
• Michael Mesker
  art direction, graphic design, photography
• Napoleon Murphy Brock
  flute, tenor saxophone, lead vocals [1.1-14, 4.1-17, 2.1-9, 5.1-11, 6.1-5, 3.1-8, 7.1-10]
• Nicole Lexi Davis
  assistant
• Ralph Humphrey
  percussion, drums (drum set) [5.1-11, 3.1-8, 1.1-14, 6.1-5, 7.1-10, 4.1-17, 2.1-9]
• Ruth Underwood
  percussion [2.1-9, 3.1-8, 5.1-11, 6.1-5, 4.1-17, 7.1-10, 1.1-14]
• Sherwin Tilton
  photography
• Tom Fowler
  electric bass guitar [3.1-8, 4.1-17, 5.1-11, 7.1-10, 6.1-5, 2.1-9, 1.1-14]

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