Why This CD Matters
Recorded from the 1973 Roxy Theatre performances, this live album pairs Zappa’s tightly arranged ensemble playing with comic songs and extended instrumental passages. “Village of the Sun” leads into the intricate “Echidna’s Arf” and “Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?,”, while the long “Be-Bop Tango” closes with room for the band to stretch out. George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruth Underwood, and the two drummers, Chester Thompson and Ralph Humphrey, give the performances their distinctive mix of precision and spontaneity.
Collector Note
This U.S. CD is the February 1992 Barking Pumpkin Records reissue, catalog D2 74241, of the 1974 live album. The credits identify a 1990 digital remaster by Stephen Marcussen for UMRK at Precision Mastering in Los Angeles. The Sanyo USA glass master and Capitol Jax pressing details help identify this particular CD issue.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Label: Barking Pumpkin Records – D2 74241
Country: US
Released: Feb 1992
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Avantgarde, Prog Rock
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Penguin In Bondage 6:48
Pygmy Twylyte 2:13
Dummy Up 6:03
Village Of The Sun 4:17
Echidna's Arf (Of You) 3:53
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? 9:41
Cheepnis 6:31
Son Of Orange County 5:54
More Trouble Every Day 6:01
Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) 16:40
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Shipped in protective CD bags.
Cracked cases replaced before shipping.
Packed securely for safe delivery.
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