The Roxy Performances

Tracklist

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

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:59
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Cosmik Debris (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  11:33
  1.0 ★
• 3
  “We’re Makin’ a Movie” (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:16
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:08
  1.0 ★
• 5
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:19
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Cheepnis (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:44
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Hollywood Perverts (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:07
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:54
  1.0 ★
• 9
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:56
  1.0 ★
• 10
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:44
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Uncle Meat (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 12
  RDNZL (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:14
  1.0 ★
• 13
  Montana (12‐9‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  7:49
  1.0 ★
• 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
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Inca Roads (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  8:27
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Village of the Sun (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:19
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:01
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  13:22
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Slime Intro (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  0:59
  1.0 ★
• 8
  I’m the Slime (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:34
  1.0 ★
• 9
  Big Swifty (12‐9‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:01
  1.0 ★
• 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
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Monday Show 1 Start (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:31
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Montana (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:57
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Dupree’s Paradise (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  21:26
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Cosmik Intro (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:05
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Cosmik Debris (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  8:05
  1.0 ★
• 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
  1.0 ★
• 3
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:52
  1.0 ★
• 4
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:48
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Uncle Meat (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:29
  1.0 ★
• 6
  RDNZL (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:59
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Audience Participation / RDNZL (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:08
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:05
  1.0 ★
• 9
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:21
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Cheepnis (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:49
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Dickie’s Such an Asshole (12‐10‐73 show 1)

  Zappa / Mothers
  10:21
  1.0 ★
• 12
  Monday Show 2 Start (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:13
  1.0 ★
• 13
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:33
  1.0 ★
• 14
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:52
  1.0 ★
• 15
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:46
  1.0 ★
• 16
  Uncle Meat (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:28
  1.0 ★
• 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
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:56
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Cheepnis / Percussion (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:08
  1.0 ★
• 5
  “I Love Monster Movies” (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:10
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Cheepnis (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:35
  2.0 ★
• 7
  “Turn the Light Off” / Pamela’s Intro (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:59
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  7:23
  1.0 ★
• 9
  The Idiot Bastard Son (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:22
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Tango #2 Intro (12‐10‐73 show 2)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:01
  1.0 ★
• 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
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Village of the Sun (12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:13
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Farther O’Blivion (in rehearsal, 12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:34
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Pygmy Twylyte (12‐10‐73 Roxy rehearsal)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:17
  1.0 ★
• 6
  That Arrogant Dick Nixon

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:19
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Kung Fu (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:50
  1.0 ★
• 8
  Kung Fu (with guitar overdub)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:17
  1.0 ★
• 9
  Tuning and Studio Chatter

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:38
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:22
  1.0 ★
• 11
  Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  9:49
  1.0 ★
• 12
  Nanook Rubs It (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  5:41
  1.0 ★
• 13
  St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:46
  1.0 ★
• 14
  Father O’Blivion (in session)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:31
  1.0 ★
• 15
  Rollo (Be‐bop version)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:36
  1.0 ★
• CD 7
• 1
  Saturday Show Start (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  2:20
  1.0 ★
• 2
  Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  20:25
  1.0 ★
• 3
  Pygmy Twylyte, Part II (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  14:25
  1.0 ★
• 4
  Echidna’s Arf (Of You) (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:42
  1.0 ★
• 5
  Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:01
  1.0 ★
• 6
  Orgy, Orgy (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  3:39
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Penguin in Bondage (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  6:30
  1.0 ★
• 8
  T’Mershi Duween (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:53
  1.0 ★
• 9
  The Dog Breath Variations (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  1:45
  1.0 ★
• 10
  Uncle Meat / Show End (12‐8‐73 sound check/film shoot)

  Zappa / Mothers
  4:01
  1.0 ★

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Move On

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Release credits

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

Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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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