frank zappa

rare gems from the vaults

radio broadcasts from 1975 and 1981

1975/04/26 concert 'providence college', rhode island
frank zappa: guitar, vocals * captain beefheart (don van vliet): soprano sax and vocals * denny walley: slide guitar * tom fowler: bass * terry bozzio: drums * napoleon murphy brock: saxophone and vocals * george duke: keyboards, vocals * bruce fowler: trombone

1981/11/17 concert 'the ritz', nyc, ny
frank zappa: guitar, vocals * steve vai: guitar * ray white: guitar, vocals * scott thunes: bass * chad wackerman: drums * ed mann: percussion * tommy mars: keyboards * robert 'bobby' martin: keyboards, vocals * special guests: al dimeola: guitar (*) and brian peters: vocals (**)

disc one - 1975/04/26 part 1

1. improvisations

2. camarillo brillo

3. muffin man (instrumental)

4. stinkfoot

5. i'm not satisfied

6. carolina hard-core ecstasy

7. the velvet sunrise

8. a pound for a brown

9. the torture never stops

disc two - 1975/04/26 part 2

1. montana

2. improvisations (incl. chariot, moon trek)

3. sam with the showing scalp flat top

4. penguin in bondage

5. poofter's froth wyoming plans ahead

6. echidna's arf

7. drum solo

8. advance romance

9. encore break

10. willie the pimp

disc three - 1981/11/17 part 1

1. treacherous cretins
2. montana
3. easy meat
4. you are what you is
5. mudd clubb
6. the meek shall inherit nothing
7. dumb all over
8. heavenly bank account
9. suicide chump
10. jumbo go away
11. envelopes
12. drowning witch
13. what's new in baltimore?
14. moggio
15. bamboozled by love
16. sinister footwear

disc four - 1981/11/17 part 2

1. stevie's spanking
2. cocaine decisions
3. nig biz
4. doreen
5. goblin girl
6. the black page #2
7. tryin' to grow a chin
8. strictly genteel
9. clownz on velvet  (*)
10. ride like the wind  (*) / (**)
11. zoot allures
12. this is my story  (forrest, levy)
13. whipping post  (allman)
14. watermelon in easter hay