Zappa / Mothers - Roxy & Elsewhere FLAC album
Genre: Jazz / Rock
Title: Roxy & Elsewhere
Country: US
Released: 1995
Style: Jazz-Rock, Avantgarde
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Roxy & Elsewhere is a double live album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers, released in September 1974. Most of the songs were recorded on December 8, 9 and 10, 1973 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California.
After his affair with jazz fusion (Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, both released in 1972), Frank Zappa came back in late 1973 with an album of simple rock songs, Over-Nite Sensation. But the temptation for more challenging material was not long to resurface and, after a transitional LP (Apostrophe, early 1974), he unleashed a double LP (reissued on one CD) of his most complex music, creating a bridge between his comedy rock stylings and Canterbury-style progressive rock. Three-quarters of the album was recorded live at the Roxy in Hollywood and extensively overdubbed in the studio later.
Most of the material in this double set was recorded Dec. 10, 11 & 12, 1973, at the Roxy, Hollywood. Other portions were extracted from road tapes of show Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago and the recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974. Other portions were extracted from road tapes (4-track 15-ips masters) of show Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and the recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974.
When Zappa tries (which is rare) he is one fine guitarist, and the rest of the Mothers could doubtless run rings around anyone else in the jazz-rock field if they ever considered it worth their while. Basically, though, you either love Zappa and the Mothers or you loathe them, and Roxy & Elsewhere is still an album for fans only. In This Article: Frank Zappa.
Band Name The Mothers Of Invention. Album Name Roxy & Elsewhere. Data de lançamento 10 Setembro 1974. Estilo de MúsicaJazz Rock. Membros têm este álbum13. SIDE 1. 1. Penguin in Bondage.
Performer: Zappa, Mothers Album: Roxy & Elsewhere Label: Zappa Records.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Penguin In Bondage | 6:47 |
| 2 | Pygmy Twylyte | 2:13 |
| 3 | Dummy Up | 6:03 |
| 4 | Village Of The Sun | 4:17 |
| 5 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | 3:53 |
| 6 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | 9:40 |
| 7 | CheepnisBacking Vocals – Debbie*, George*, Lynn*, Froggy*, Ruben* |
6:33 |
| 8 | Son Of Orange County | 5:53 |
| 9 | More Trouble Every Day | 6:00 |
| 10 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | 16:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
Credits
- Bass – Tom Fowler
- Design [Original Package Design 1974] – Cal Schenkel
- Drums – Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey
- Engineer [Road Tapes] – Bill Hennigh
- Engineer [The Roxy Remote Recording], Remix [Original] – Kerry McNabb
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – George Duke
- Lead Guitar, Producer, Vocals, Liner Notes, Written-By – Frank Zappa
- Percussion – Ruth Underwood
- Photography [Cover] – Sherwin Tilton
- Photography [Liner] – Sherwin Tilton, Coy Featherston, Steve Magedoff
- Recorded By [The Roxy Remote Recording] – Wally Heider
- Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Stephen Marcussen
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Jeff Simmons
- Synthesizer – Don Preston
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Lead Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
- Trombone, Other [Dancing (?)] – Bruce Fowler
- Trumpet – Walt Fowler
- Written-By – Zappa* (tracks: 3), Simmons* (tracks: 3), Brock* (tracks: 3)
Notes
Manufactured by Festival Records Pty Ltd, Australia.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 9 399603 142929
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet | 2DS 2202 | US | 1974 |
| 69201 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 69201 | France | 1974 |
| FJ - 0001085 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) | Stress Records | FJ - 0001085 | Russia | Unknown |
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 2DS 2202 | Canada | 1974 |
| DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet, Discreet | DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Netherlands | 1974 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Preamble | 1:24 |
| A2 | Penguin In Bondage | 5:24 |
| A3 | Pygmy Twylyte | 3:22 |
| A4 | Dummy UpWritten-By – Simmons*, Brock* |
5:03 |
| A5 | Preamble | 0:54 |
| A6 | Village Of The Sun | 3:24 |
| A7 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | 3:54 |
| A8 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | 9:47 |
| B1 | Preamble | 2:10 |
| B2 | Cheepnis | 4:22 |
| B3 | Son Of Orange County | 5:55 |
| B4 | More Trouble Every Day | 6:08 |
| B5 | Preamble | 1:25 |
| B6 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | 15:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – WEA Filipacchi Music
- Printed By – MPO Disques
- Duplicated By – Moulage Plastique De L'Ouest
Credits
- Written-By, Producer – Frank Zappa
Notes
Imp. MPO DisquesOrange cassette shell.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
- Price Code: WE 412
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet | 2DS 2202 | US | 1974 |
| 69201 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 69201 | France | 1974 |
| FJ - 0001085 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) | Stress Records | FJ - 0001085 | Russia | Unknown |
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 2DS 2202 | Canada | 1974 |
| DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet, Discreet | DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Netherlands | 1974 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Penguin In Bondage | 6:47 |
| 2 | Pygmy Twylyte | 2:13 |
| 3 | Dummy UpWritten-By – Zappa*, Simmons*, Brock* |
6:03 |
| 4 | Village Of The Sun | 4:17 |
| 5 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | 3:53 |
| 6 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | 9:40 |
| 7 | CheepnisBacking Vocals – Debbi*, George*, Lynn*, Froggy*, Ruben* |
6:33 |
| 8 | Son Of Orange County | 5:53 |
| 9 | More Trouble Every Day | 6:00 |
| 10 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | 16:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
- Published By – Zappa Family Trust
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Published By – Frank Zappa Music
- Recorded At – The Roxy
- Recorded At – Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
- Recorded At – Edinboro State College
- Overdubbed At – Bolic Sound
- Overdubbed At – Paramount Recording Studios
- Remastered At – Precision Mastering
Credits
- Bass – Tom Fowler
- Design [Original Package Design 1974] – Cal Schenkel
- Drums – Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey
- Engineer [Road Tapes] – Bill Hennigh
- Engineer [The Roxy Remote Recording], Remix [Original] – Kerry McNab*
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – George Duke
- Lead Guitar, Producer, Vocals – Frank Zappa
- Percussion – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By [Cover] – Sherwin Tilton
- Photography By [Liner] – Coy Featherston, Sherwin Tilton, Steve Magedoff
- Recorded By [The Roxy Remote Recording] – Wally Heider
- Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Stephen Marcussen
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Jeff Simmons
- Synthesizer – Don Preston
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Lead Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
- Trombone, Other [Dancing (?)] – Bruce Fowler
- Trumpet – Walt Fowler
- Written-By – Frank Zappa (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Notes
In green tinted CD jewel box."Most of the material in this double set was recorded Dec. 10, 11 & 12, 1973, at The Roxy, Hollywood. Other portions were extracted from road tapes (4-track 15-ips masters) of show #2, Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago and the gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974.
Some of the material has been overdubbed (Bolic Studios & Paramount Studios, Hollywood), but all basic tracks are live. The Roxy remote recording was done by Wally Heider (16-track 30-ips),engineered originally by Kerry McNab (who aiso was responsable for the remix on the whole album).The engineer for the road tapes was Bill Hennigh.None of the road material has been overdubbed." (FZ.1974)
Digitally remastered 1990 for UMRK at Precision Mastering LA. FZ approved master, 1993.
℗1992 Rykodisc. All rights reserved.
©1974, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.
Manufactured in the EU.
All compositions controlled worldwide by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP) © 1974 except track 8, "More Trouble Every Day" © 1965 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 014431052026 >
- Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC RCD10520 14
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K3
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet | 2DS 2202 | US | 1974 |
| 69201 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 69201 | France | 1974 |
| FJ - 0001085 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) | Stress Records | FJ - 0001085 | Russia | Unknown |
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 2DS 2202 | Canada | 1974 |
| DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet, Discreet | DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Netherlands | 1974 |
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