Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack Live (Remastered) Frank Zappa

• 1 "Cheaper Than Cheep" (Live June 21, 1974) 00:31
• 2 Cosmik Debris (Live June 21, 1974) 09:23
• 3 Band Introductions (Live June 21, 1974) 01:33
• 4 RDNZL (Live June 21, 1974) 06:31
• 5 Village Of The Sun (Live June 21, 1974) 04:35
• 6 Montana (Live June 21, 1974) 06:29
• 7 Duke Goes Out (Live June 21, 1974) 03:53
• 8 Inca Roads (Live June 21, 1974) 10:04
• 9 "Get Down Simmons" (Live June 21, 1974) 03:15
• 10 Penguin In Bondage (Live June 21, 1974) 06:45
• 11 T'Mershi Duween (Live June 21, 1974) 01:49
• 12 The Dog Breath Variations (Live June 21, 1974) 01:42
• 13 Uncle Meat (Live June 21, 1974) 02:19
• 14 How Could I Be Such A Fool (Live June 21, 1974) 04:02
• 15 I'm Not Satisfied (Live June 21, 1974) 02:17
• 16 Wowie Zowie (Live June 21, 1974) 02:27
• 17 I Don't Even Care (Live June 21, 1974) 01:19
• 18 Let's Make The Water Turn Black (Live June 21, 1974) 04:33
• 19 Dupree's Paradise Introduction (Live June 21, 1974) 01:05
• 20 Dupree's Paradise (Live June 21, 1974) 09:19
• 21 Oh No (Live June 21, 1974) 01:36
• 22 Son Of Orange County (Live June 21, 1974) 05:34
• 23 More Trouble Every Day (Live June 21, 1974) 11:02
• 24 Apostrophe' (Live June 21, 1974) 06:54
• 25 Camarillo Brillo (Live June 21, 1974) 05:53
• Total Runtime 01:54:50

Info for Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack Live (Remastered)

50th anniversary: Back in the early ‘70s, television was an integral tool for exposure of musical artists into the home. Completely decked out with his touring light show and stage setup in The Mothers’ private rehearsal hall, Frank Zappa attempted to commit to videotape material for his own TV production, ultimately with the intention to shop to major networks. Unfortunately, there were technical issues that ultimately contributed to the footage being shelved and stored in the Vault.

50 years later, with the advancements in post-production editorial tools, we present Cheaper Than Cheep. This never-before-heard-or-seen 2-hour concert program reveals the most intimate performance ever captured from the 1974 Mothers line-up, direct from the lovingly resurrected and restored original vault audio and videotape masters.

Joe Travers is quoted in the liner notes recalling his discovery of the tapes marked, simply, with the concert date: "I had no idea what they were or what they were for. They remained a mystery for years. The digital transfers of the elements happened over a long period of time, mostly due to budget and priority. Some were done for identification purposes while Gail Zappa was alive during the 2000s. Imagine how exciting it was for us to finally discover what this stuff actually looked like for the first time. It was a gold mine waiting to be unearthed. Most of the masters were transferred during the 'Save The Vault' Kickstarter campaign by Alex Winter circa 2017 or so."

Cheaper Than Cheep was assembled by adhering to Zappa’s lead, incorporating all of the planned segments, while sequencing the live material based on performance order and typical 1974 live set lists. The lineup, which consisted of Zappa (guitar, vocals), Chester Thompson (drums), George Duke (keyboards, vocals), Jeff Simmons (guitar, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax, flute, vocals), Ruth Underwood (percussion) and Tom Fowler (bass), were still finding their groove together. While dealing with issues like intense heat from the lighting which at one point made Duke’s keyboards too hot to play, the band performed a rousing set of songs pulled from his already deep catalog. Highlights include the title track from his Apostrophe (‘) album released a few months prior, “Montana” and “Camarillo Brillo” from 1973’s Over-Nite Sensation, “Let’s Make The Water Turn Black” from 1968’s We’re Only In It For The Money, live favorites “Dupree’s Paradise” and “Penguin In Bondage” and “Inca Roads,” and an early version of the then-unreleased “Village of the Sun.”

Frank Zappa, guitar, vocals
George Duke, keyboards, vocals
Jeff Simmons, guitar, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock, tenor saxophone, flute, vocals
Chester Thompson, drums
Tom Fowler, bass
Ruth Underwood, percussion

Digitally remastered

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