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Released: 31 October 2011
From a live concert on 1971/10/11 at NYC Carnegie Hall
Tracklist:
- DISC ONE (tt 53:13)
- THE PERSUASIONS SHOW 1 (tt:25:44)
- I Just Can’t Work No Longer (Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler) 2:32
- Working All The Live Long Day/ Chain Gang (Trad./Sam Cooke) 2:20
- Medley #1 tt 7:28
- Pieces of A Man (Jerry Galen Foster, Wilburn Rice) 2:53
- Buffalo Soldier (David Barnes, Margaret Ann Lewis, Mira Ann Smith) 4:33
- Medley #2 tt 2:36
- Medley #3 tt 3:14
- FZ SHOW 1 (tt 27:29)
- Hello (to FOH)/ Ready?! (to the BAND) 1:03
- Call Any Vegetable 10:36
- Anyway The Wind Blows 4:00
- Magdalena* (Zappa/Kaylan) 6:08
- Dog Breath 5:41
- DISC TWO (tt 54:41) FZ SHOW 1
- Peaches En Regalia 4:24
- Tears Began To Fall 2:32
- Shove It Right In 6:32
- King Kong 30:25
- 200 MOTELS Finale 3:41
- Who Are The Brain Police? 7:08
- DISC THREE (tt 45:13) FZ SHOW 2
- Auspicious Occasion 2:45
- DIVAN (tt 19:45) 2011 persists of:
- Once Upon A Time 5:40
- Sofa #1 3:11
- Magic Pig 1:43
- Stick It Out 4:54
- Divan Ends Here 4:17
- Pound For A Brown 6:03
- Sleeping In A Jar 2:46
- Wonderful Wino* (Zappa/Simmons) 5:46
- Sharleena 4:52
- Cruising For Burgers 3:17
- DISC FOUR (tt 62:42) FZ SHOW 2
- Billy The Mountain – Part 1 28:33
- Billy The Mountain – the Carnegie solos 13:31
- Billy The Mountain – Part 2 5:37
- The $600 Mud Shark Prelude 1:27
- The Mud Shark 13:35

Released May 11 2011 as a digital download.
Contains a previously unreleased live version of Penguin in Bondage, followed by an extended rap about Paul Buff and “The Muthers”, and ending with a blues jam.
Release Notes:
Written and Performed by Frank Zappa with the Mothers of Invention. Recorded at Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois at the stroke of midnight on the Day of The Mothers, 10 May 1974
Duration: 26:02
The Band:
FZ: Guitar, Vocals
George Duke: Keys, Vocals
Jeff Simmons: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock: BG Vocals, Sax
Don Preston: Synthesizer
Bruce Fowler: Trombone
Walt Fowler: Trumpet
Tom Fowler: Bass
Ralph Humphrey: Drums
Chester Thompson: Drums

Released November 2010.
Tracklist:
Disc one
- Convocation / Purple Lagoon 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
Disc two
- I Have Been In You
- Flakes
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
- Punky’s Whips
- Titties And Beer
- Audience Participation
- The Black Page #2
- Jones Crusher
- The Little House I Used To Live In
Disc three
- Dong Work For Yuda
- Bobby Brown
- Envelopes
- Terry Firma
- Disco Boy
- King Kong
- Watermelon ( Prequel )
- Dinah Moe
- Camarillo
- Muffin
- Black Napkins
- San Ber’dino

Announced 26 Nov. 2009, to be released Dec. 2009
This is a 2 Disc live album taken from the Spectrum Theater in Philadelphia show from 29 October 1976.
The band: FZ, Terry Bozzio, Ray White, Patrick O’Hearn, Eddie Jobson and Bianca Thornton.
Disc One
- The Purple Lagoon (3:36)
- Stink-Foot (5:53)
- The Poodle Lecture (3:49)
- Dirty Love (3:37)
- Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station (2:32)
- Tryin’ To Grow A Chin (4:02)
- The Torture Never Stops (13:32)
- City Of Tiny Lites (7:47)
- You Didn’t Try To Call Me (6:32)
- Manx Needs Women (1:45)
- Chrissy Puked Twice (6:49)
Disc Two
- Black Napkins (18:58)
- Advance Romance (13:56)
- Honey, Don’t You Want A Man Like Me? (4:09)
- Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink (2:20)
- Would You Go All The Way? (2:04)
- Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (2:05)
- What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? (4:58)
- Dinah-Moe Humm (8:10)
- Stranded In The Jungle (3:10)
- Find Her Finer (3:18)
- Camarillo Brillo (4:04)
- Muffin Man (6:55)
Released: Act I Sep 17 1979 – Acts II & III Nov 19 1979
Tracklist
- The Central Scrutinizer
- Joe’s Garage
- Catholic Girls
- Crew Slut
- Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt
- On The Bus
- Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
- Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
- Scrutinizer Postlude
- A Token Of My Extreme
- Stick It Out
- Electric Aunt Jemima
- Sy Borg
- Dong Work For Yuda
- Keep It Greasy
- Outside Now
- He Used To Cut The Grass
- Packard Goose
- Watermelon In Easter Hay
- A Little Green Rosetta
Line-up
Frank Zappa (Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley, Buddy Jones), Ike Willis (Joe), Dale Bozzio (Mary), Denny Walley (Mrs. Borg), Al Malkin (Officer Butzis), Warren Cuccurullo & Ed Mann (Sy Borg), Terry Bozzio (Bald-Headed John), Al Malkin, Warren Cucurullo, Dale Bozzio, Geordie Hormel, Barbara Issak & most of the people who work at Village Recorders ca 1979 (UMRK Chorus).
Released: May 4 1979
Tracklist
- Strictly Genteel
- Pedro’s Dowry
- Naval Aviation In Art
- Duke Of Prunes
- Bogus Pomp
Line-up
Frank Zappa and The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra
Frank Zappa (guitar), Terry Bozzio (drums), Dave Parlato (bass), Mike Lang (keyboards), Emil Richards (percussion), Pamela Goldsmith (viola), John Wittenberg (violin), Bobby Dubow (violin), Jerry Kessler (cello), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Earle Drumler (oboe), Mike Altschul (flute, trumpet), Malcolm McNabb (trumpet), David Duke (french horn), Dana Hughes (bass trombone), Ray Reed (flute), David Shostak (flute), Tommy Morgan (harmonica), Marty Perellis (?), Don Van Vliet (dancing)
Released: March 3 1979
Tracklist
- I Have Been In You
- Flakes
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
- I’m So Cute
- Jones Crusher
- Whatever Happened To All The Fun In The World
- Rat Tomago
- Wait A Minute
- Bobby Brown Goes Down
- Rubber Shirt
- The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
- Baby Snakes
- Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
- City Of Tiny Lites
- Dancin’ Fool
- Jewish Princess
- Wild Love
- Yo’ Mamma
Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Adrian Belew (rhythm guitar, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), Peter Wolf (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ed Mann, David Ocker (clarinets on “Wild Love”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (bg vocals), Andre Lewis (bg vocals), Randy Thornton (bg vocals), Davey Moire (bg vocals)
Released: January 1979
Review
See Läther.
Tracklist
- Filthy Habits
- Flambay
- Spider Of Destiny
- Regyptian Strut
- Time Is Money
- Sleep Dirt
- The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Parlato (bass), Terry Bozzio (drums), George Duke (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), Chad Wackerman (drum overdubs), Thana Harris (vocals), Bruce Fowler (all brass), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Chester Thompson (drums)
Released: September 15 1978
Tracklist
- The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
- Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra
- Lemme Take You To The Beach
- RDNZL
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Moire (vocals), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, yodeling), George Duke (keyboards), Max Bennett (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), Chester Thompson (drums), Don Brewer (bongo’s), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer)
Released: March 13 1978
Tracklist
- Titties & Beer
- Cruisin For Burgers
- I Promis Not To Come In Your Mouth
- Punky’s Whips
- Honey Don’t You Want A Man Like Me
- The Illinois Enema Bandit
- I’m The Slime
- Pound For A Brown
- Manx Needs Women
- The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page
- Big Leg Emma
- Sofa
- Black Page
- the Torture Never Stops
- The Purple Lagoon/Approximate
Line-up
Frank Zappa (conductor, lead guitar, vocals), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Don Pardo (sophisticaded narration), David Samuels (timpani, vibes), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin, vocals), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Mike Brecker (tenor sax, flute), Lou Marini (alto sax, flute), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer, and various humanly impossible overdubs), Ronnie Cuber (baritone sax, clarinet), Tome Malone (trombone, trumpet, piccolo), John Bergamo, Ed Mann (percussion overdubs)
Released: October 29 1976
Tracklist
- Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station
- Black Napkins
- The Torture Never Stops
- Ms. Pinky
- Find Her Finer
- Friendly Little Finger
- Wonderful Wino
- Zoot Allures
- Disco Boy
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, bass, synth, lead-vocal), Terry Bozzio (drums), Davey Moire (vocals on “Wind up…” and “Disco Boy”), Andre Lewis (organ, vocals on “Black Napkins” and “Disco Boy”), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals on “Black Napkins”, “Ms.Pinky”, “Find Her Finer”, “Disco Boy”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocal on “Black Napkins”), Ruth Underwood (synth on “Ms. Pinky”, marimba & synth on “Friendly Little Finger” and “Zoot Allures”), Donnie Vliet (harmonica on “Find Her Finer”), Ruben Ladron de Guevara (bg vocal on “Find Her Finer”), Dave Parlato (bass on “Zoot Allures”), Lu Ann Neil (harp on “Zoot Allures”), Sharkie Barker (bg vocal on “Disco Boy”)
Released: October 2 1975 (live in Austin, Texas May 20/21 1975)
Tracklist
- Debra Kadabra
- Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy
- Sam With the Showing Scalp Flat Top
- Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
- 200 Years Old
- Cucamonga
- Advance Romance
- Man With The Woman Head
- Muffin Man
Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Captain Beefheart (harp, vocals, shopping bags), George Duke (keyboards, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocals), Bruce Fowler (trombone, fantastic dancing), Tom Fowler (bass, also dancing), Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, moisture), Chester Thompson (drums on “200 Years Old” and “Cucamonga”)
Released: June 25 1975
Tracklist
- Inca Roads
- Can’t Afford No Shoes
- Sofa No. 1
- Po-Jama People
- Florentine Pogen
- Evelyn, A Modified Dog
- San Ber’dino
- Andy
- Sofa No. 2
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitars, vocals), George Duke (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (flute, tenor sax, vocals), Chester Thompson (drums), Tom Fowler (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), James ‘Bird Legs’ Youman (bass), Johnny Guitar Watson (flambe vocals), Bloodshot Rollin’ Red (harmonica)
Released: September 1974
Tracklist
- Penguin In Bondage
- Pygmy Twylyte
- Dummy Up
- Village Of The Sun
- Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
- Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
- Cheepnis
- Son Of Orange County
- More Trouble Every Day
- Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen’s Church)
Line-up
George Duke (keyboards, vocals) Tom Fowler (bass) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Jeff Simmons (rhythm guitar, vocals) Don Preston (synthesizer) Bruce Fowler (trombone, dancing!) Walt Fowler (trumpet) Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax, flute, vocals) Ralph Humphrey (drums) Chester Thompson (drums)
Released: March 22 1974
Tracklist
- Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
- Nanook Rubs It
- St-Alphonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
- Father O’Blivion
- Cosmic Debris
- Excentrifugal Forz
- Apostrophe
- Uncle Remus
- Stink-Foot
Line-up
Jim Gordon, Johnny Guerin, Aynsley Dunbar, Ralph Humphrey (drums) Jack Bruce, Erroneous, Tom Fowler, FZ (bass) George Duke (keyboards) Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty (violin) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Ian Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone) Sal Marquez (trumpet) Bruce Fowler (trombone) Ray Collins, Kerry McNabb, George Duke, Susie Glover, Debbie, Lynn, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruben Ladron De Guevara, Robert “Frog” Camarena (backing vocals)
Released: September 7 1973
Tracklist
- Camarillo Brillo
- I’m The Slime
- Dirty Love
- Fifty-Fifty
- Zomby Woof
- Dinah-Mo-Hum
- Montana
Line-up
Tom Fowler (bass) Bruce Fowler (trombone) Ralph Humphrey (drums) Sal Marquez (trumpet & vocals) Ruth Underwood (percussion) Ian Underwood (flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax) George Duke (keyboards, synthesizer) Jean-Luc Ponty (violin & baritone violin)
Released: November 1972
Tracklist
- The Grand Wazoo
- For Calvin (and his next two hitch-hikers)
- Cletus-Awreetus Awrightus
- Eat that Question
- Blessed Relief
Line-up
Janet Neville-Ferguson, Sal Marquez (vocals), Mike Altschul, Earl Dumler, Tony Ortega, Joanne Caldwell McNabb, Johnny Rotella, Fred Jackson (woodwinds), Sal Marquez, Malcolm McNabb, Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer Ernie Tack (brass), Bob Zimmitti, Alan Estes (percussion), Don Preston (mini-moog), Frank Zappa (guitars, percussion, vocals), Toni Duran (guitars), Erroneous (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul, Joel Peskin (woodwinds), George Duke (keyboards), Ken Shroyer (multiple trombones), Lee Clement (percussion)
Released: July 1972
Tracklist
- Big Swifty
- Your Mouth
- It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal
- Waka/Jawaka
Line-up
Frank Zappa, Tony Duran, George Duke, Sal Marquez, Aynsley Dunbar, Chris Peterson, Joel Peskin, Mike Altschul, Jeff Simmons, Pete Kleinow, Janet Ferguson, Don Preston, Bill Byers, Ken Shroyer, Erroneous
Released: March 1972
Tracklist
- Billy The Mountain
- Call Any Vegetable
- Eddie, Are You Kidding?
- Magdalena
- Dog Breath
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar & vocals), Mark Volman (lead vocals), Howard Kaylan (lead vocals), Ian Underwood (winds, keyboards, vocals), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Don Preston (keyboards, mini-moog), Jim Pons (bass, vocals)
Released: October 1971
Tracklist
DISC ONE
- Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture
- Mystery Roach
- Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers
- This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)
- Tuna Fish Promenade
- Dance Of The Just Plain Folks
- This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise)
- The Sealed Tuna Bolero
- Lonesome Cowboy Burt
- Touring Can Make You Crazy
- Would You Like A Snack?
- Redneck Eats
- Centerville
- She Painted Up Her Face
- Janet’s Big Dance Number
- Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
- Mysterioso
- Shove It Right In
- Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude
DISC TWO
- I’m Stealing The Towels
- Dental Hygiene Dilemma
- Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?
- Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
- Penis Dimension
- What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning
- A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old boxes
- Magic Fingers
- Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch
- Dew On The Newts We Got
- The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts
- The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth
- The Girl’s Dream
- Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce
- Strictly Genteel (the finale)
200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS
- “Coming Soon!…”
- “The Wide Screen Erupts…”
- “Coming Soon!…”
- Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels…”
- Magic Fingers (Single Edit)
Line-up
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elgar Howarth
The Mothers on this particular occasion: Frank Zappa (guitar & bass), Mark Volman (vocals & special material), Howard Kaylan (vocals & special material), Ian Underwood (keyboards & winds), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), George Duke (keyboards & trombone), Martin Lickert (bass), Jimmy Carl Black (vocal on “Lonesome Cowboy Burt”), Ruth Underwood (orchestra drum set), Jim Pons (voice of the “Bad Conscience”)
The Top Score Singers conducted by David Van Asch
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Classical Guitar Ensemble supervised by John Williams
Narrated by Theodore Bikel
Released: June 1971
Tracklist
- Little House I Used To Live In
- The Mud Shark
- What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?
- Bwana Dik
- Latex Solar Beef
- Willie The Pimp Part One
- Do You Like My New Car?
- Happy Together
- Lonesome Electric Turkey
- Peaches En Regalia
- Tears Began To Fall
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar & dialogue), Mark Volman (lead vocals & dialogue), Howard Kaylan (lead vocals & dialogue), Ian Underwood (winds, keyboards, vocals), Aynsley Dunbar (Drums), Jim Pons (bass, vocals, dialogue), Bob Harris (2nd keyboard, vocals), Don Preston (mini-moog)
Released: October 1970
Tracklist
- Transylvania Boogie
- Road Ladies
- Twenty Small Cigars
- The Nancy And Mary Music
- Tell Me You Love Me
- Would You Go All The Way?
- Chunga’s Revenge
- The Clap
- Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
- Sharleena
Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals), Ian Underwood (organ, electric piano, electric alto sax, grand piano, tenor sax, rhythm guitar, pipe organ), Max Bennett (bass), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Jeff Simmons (bass & vocals), George Duke (organ, electric piano & vocal drum imitations, trombone), John Guerin (drums), Sugar Cane Harris (organ) and the Phlorescent Leech & Eddie (vocals)
Released: August 1970
Tracklist
- Didja Get Any Onya?
- Directly From My Heart To You
- Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
- Toads Of The Short Forest
- Get A Little
- The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
- Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf nebula
- My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mamma
- Oh No
- The Orange County Lumber Truck
- Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Ian Underwood (alto sax), Bunk Gardner (tenor sax), Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax and snorks), Buzz Gardner (trumpet, flugel horn), Roy Estrada (bass and vocal), Jimmy Carl Black (drums), Art Tripp (drums), Don Preston (piano, organ, electronic effects), Ray Collins (vocals on ‘Oh No’), Don “Sugar Cane” Harris (electric violin and vocal on ‘Directly from my heart to you’), Lowell George (rhythm guitar and vocal on ‘Didja Get Any Onya?’)