there must be a better way - frank
zappa at knebworth commemorative set
written & assembled by freddy bannister
(2005, box, uk, private release) - limited edition of
200 copies
The
1978 Knebworth Frank Zappa commemorative set includes the following:
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Programmes,
flyers and the ticket from 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth
festival
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An
original 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth pass, with a letter of
authenticity
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12
photos of the 1978 Knebworth festival
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330
page book on the behind the scenes hassles of promoting the Knebworth
festival and also working as Frank Zappa's European representative in
the seventies, including his ill-fated 1971 tour.
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And
a special gift with the set: four CDs and a DVD live from Knebworth
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The
four CDs include:
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1978
Knebworth Frank Zappa 1CD
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1975
Knebworth Captain Beefheart 1CD
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1978
Knebworth The Tubes 1CD
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1978
Knebworth Peter Gabriel ! CD
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A
50 mins DVD of various Knebworth festivals between 1974 - 1979,
including The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and
Genesis.
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All
enclosed in a turquoise and silver
presentation box.
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"The Spirit Of Knebworth" gives an impression of what the
festival must have been like; the disc presents 50 minutes of the various editions of the Knebworth festivals between 1974 - 1979,
featuring The Rolling Stones,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis.
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July 2006:
The people at Rock Music Memorabilia discovered a bunch of rare
Zappa concert recordings that they will be including in their Zappa
memorabilia set.
The
Bath and Knebworth Frank Zappa commemorative set has been produced in
a limited signed edition of only 200. It is priced at £59.99 and
comes with a free gift of 6 live CDs from Bath and Knebworth,
including the very rare live Bath CDs and a Knebworth DVD
and includes the following:
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Programmes,
flyers and the tickets from
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An
original 1978 Frank Zappa Knebworth pass, with a letter of
authenticity (which normally sells for £15)
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12
photos of the 1978 Knebworth festival
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330
page book on the behind the scenes hassles of promoting the Knebworth
festival and also working as Frank Zappa's European representative in
the seventies, including his ill-fated 1971 tour.
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And as a
special gift the choice of 6 of the following CDs.
Plus a DVD
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1970
Frank Zappa at Bath 1 CD
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1971
Frank Zappa at The Rainbow 1CD
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1972
The Oval London 1CD
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1973
Empire Pool, Wembley 2 CDs
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1978
Frank Zappa Knebworth 1 CD
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1978
Odeon, Hammersmith 1CD
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1970
3 CD compilation set live from the 1970 Bath Festival
with Led Zeppelin, Johnny Winter, Jefferson
Airplane, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Steppenwolf, Santana, The
Byrds, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Donovan, Hot Tuna, Country Joe,
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1971
Lincoln Festival with The Byrds and James Taylor
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1975
Captain Beefheart 1CD
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1978
The Tubes 1CD
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1978
Peter Gabriel 1CD
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1974
Tim Buckley
- Also included a 50 mins DVD of various
Knebworth festivals between 1974 - 1979, including The Rolling Stones,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Genesis.
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The following discs are examples of the recordings that
were included with the box set. These recordings are audience recordings
(recorded by someone in the audience), so the quality of the recording
is not the strongest point, but nevertheless, these recordings give a
nice impression of the performances.
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- 1978/09/09 The Tubes - concert "Knebworth Festival", uk
- get over it * what do you want from life? * strung out on
strings * slipped my disco * instrumental * don't touch me there
* mondo bondage * telecide excerpt * san francisco * getoverture
* terrorist of rock * i saw her standing there * you're no fun *
boy crazy * stand up and shout * white punk blues * white punks
on dope * baba o'reilly * kids are alright
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- 1973/09/14 The
Mothers Of Invention - concert london, uk
- - part one
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- t'mershi
duween * bebop tango * cosmik debris * eric dolphy memorial
barbecue * kung fu * penguin in bondage * dog meat * rdnzl *
inca roads * echidna's arf * don't you ever wash that thing? *
bebop tango reprise * t'mershi duween reprise
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- 1973/09/14 The
Mothers Of Invention - concert london, uk
- - part two -
- dupree's
paradise * brown shoes don't make it * chunga's revenge / son of
mr green genes
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- 1972/09/16 Frank Zappa's Grand Wazoo Orchestra - concert london,
uk
- soundcheck
/ intro * big swifty * the adventures of greggery peccary * the
grand wazoo * dog meat * penis dimension * regyptian strut
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- 1971/12/10 The Mothers Of Invention - concert london, uk
- intro *
peaches en regalia * tears began to fall * shove it right in *
sofa suite * pound for a brown * sleeping in a jar * wonderful
wino * sharleena * cruising for burgers * king kong
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- 1970/06/28 The
Mothers Of Invention - concert "Bath Festival", uk
- wonderful
wino * concentration moon * mom and dad * the air * dog breath *
mother people * you didn't try to call me * call any vegetable *
little house i used to live in * holiday in berlin * cruisin'
for burgers * king kong
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- 1975/07/05 Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - concert
"Knebworth Festival", uk
- moonlight on vermont * abba zabba * band intro * orange claw
hammer * dali's car * when it blows it stacks * my human gets me
blues * alice in blunderland * beatle bones 'n' smokin' stones *
gimme that harp boy * electricity * i'm gonna booglarize you
baby * sam with the showing scalp flat top * improvisation * big
eyed beans from venus
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- 1978/09/09 Frank Zappa - concert "Knebworth Festival",
uk
- deathless
horsie * dancin' fool * easy meat * honey don't you want a man
like me? * pound for a brown * bobby brown * conehead * flakes *
keep it greasey * village of the sun * the meek shall inherit
nothing * city of tiny lites * magic fingers * yellow snow suite
* bamboozled by love
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- 1978/09/09 Peter Gabriel - concert "Knebworth Festival",
uk
- me and my teddy bear * on the air * moribund the burgmeister *
perspective * floatsam and jetsam * white shadow * her comes the
flood * waiting for the big one * a whiter shade of pale *
slowburn * home sweet home * i don't remember * solsbury hill *
modern love * the lamb lays down on broadway
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- 1974/07/20 Tim Buckley - concert "Knebworth", uk
- intro * nighthawkin' * dolphins * get on top * devil eyes *
buzzin' fly * sweet surrender * honey man
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- 1978/01/26 Frank Zappa - concert london, uk
- intro *
dancin' fool * peaches en regalia * the torture never stops *
tryin' to grow a chin * city of tiny lites * baby snakes * pound
for a brown * i have been in you * flakes * punky's whips *
titties 'n beer
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