Michael Mesker - Art Direction, Design, Photography
Sherwin Tilton - Artwork, Cover Photo
Jack & the Boys - Assistant Engineer
Tom Fowler - Bass
Jeff Simmons - Composer, Featured Artist
Napoleon Murphy Brock - Composer, Flute, Sax (Tenor), Vocal Overdubs, Vocals
Frank Zappa - Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals /> Ralph Humphrey - Drums, Percussion
Chester Thompson - Drums, Percussion
Doug Graves - Engineer
Bob Hughes - Engineer
Kerry McNabb - Engineer
Brenda - Featured Artist
Pamela des Barres - Featured Artist
Carl Franzoni - Featured Artist
George Duke - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals
Dave Alvin - Liner Notes
Jen Jewel Brown - Liner Notes
Ruth Underwood - Percussion
Frank Zappa & the Mothers - Primary Artist
Melanie Starks - Production Manager
Joe Travers - Release Production
Ahmet Zappa - Release Production
Bob Stone - Remix Engineer
Bruce Fowler - Trombone

show full notes

artists The Roxy Performances (Live)

Ralph Humphrey

Chester Thompson

Ruth Underwood

track listing iTunes

01. Sunday Show 1 Start 04:59

02. Cosmik Debris 11:33

03. ?We?re Makin? a Movie? 03:16

04. Pygmy Twylyte 09:08

05. The Idiot Bastard Son 02:19

06. Cheepnis 03:44

07. Hollywood Perverts 01:07

08. Penguin In Bondage 05:54

09. T?Mershi Duween 01:56

10. The Dog Breath Variations 01:44

11. Uncle Meat 02:29

12. Rdnzl 05:14

13. Montana 07:49

14. Dupree?s Paradise 16:12

15. Dickie?s Such an Asshole 10:17

Disc 2 The Roxy Performances (Live)

01. Sunday Show 2 Start 04:08

02. Inca Roads 08:27

03. Village of the Sun 04:19

04. Echidna?s Arf (Of You) 04:01

05. Don?t You Ever Wash That Thing? 13:22

06. Slime Intro 00:59

07. I?m the Slime 03:34

08. Big Swifty 09:01

09. Tango #1 Intro 04:14

10. Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen?s Church) 18:12

11. Medley: King Kong/Chunga?s Revenge/Son of Mr. Green Genes 09:46

Disc 3 The Roxy Performances (Live)

01. Monday Show 1 Start 05:31

02. Montana 06:57

03. Dupree?s Paradise 21:26

04. Cosmik Intro 01:05

05. Cosmik Debris 08:05

06. Bondage Intro 01:45

07. Penguin In Bondage 06:54

08. T?Mershi Duween 01:52

09. The Dog Breath Variations 01:48

10. Uncle Meat 02:29

11. Rdnzl 04:59

12. Audience Participation - RDNZL 03:08

13. Pygmy Twylyte 04:05

14. The Idiot Bastard Son 02:21

15. Cheepnis 04:49

16. Dickie?s Such an Asshole 10:21

Disc 4 The Roxy Performances (Live)

01. Monday Show 2 Start 05:13

02. Penguin In Bondage 06:33

03. T?Mershi Duween 01:52

04. The Dog Breath Variations 01:46

05. Uncle Meat 02:28

06. Rdnzl 05:17

07. Village of the Sun 03:59

08. Echidna?s Arf (Of You) 03:54

track listing

Disc 1

01. Sunday Show 1 Start - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 04:59

02. Cosmik Debris - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 11:33

03. ?We?re Makin? A Movie? - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 03:16

04. Pygmy Twylyte - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 09:09

05. The Idiot Bastard Son - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 02:20

06. Cheepnis - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 03:45

07. Hollywood Perverts - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 01:07

08. Penguin In Bondage - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 05:54

09. T?Mershi Duween - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 01:57

10. The Dog Breath Variations - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 01:45

11. Uncle Meat - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 02:30

12. RDNZL - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 05:14

13. Montana - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 07:50

14. Dupree?s Paradise - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 16:12

15. Dickie?s Such An Asshole - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 1 10:18

Disc 2

01. Sunday Show 2 Start - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 04:08

02. Inca Roads - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 08:28

03. Village Of The Sun - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 04:20

04. Echidna?s Arf (Of You) - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 04:01

05. Don?t You Ever Wash That Thing? - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 13:23

06. Slime Intro - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 00:59

07. I?m The Slime - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 03:34

08. Big Swifty - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 09:02

09. Tango #1 Intro - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 04:15

10. Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen?s Church) - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 18:13

11. Medley: King Kong/Chunga?s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes - Live / 12-9-73 / Show 2 09:47

Disc 3

01. Monday Show 1 Start - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 05:32

02. Montana - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 06:58

03. Dupree?s Paradise - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 21:26

04. Cosmik Intro - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 01:06

05. Cosmik Debris - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 08:05

06. Bondage Intro - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 01:46

07. Penguin In Bondage - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 06:55

08. T?Mershi Duween - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 01:53

09. The Dog Breath Variations - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 01:48

10. Uncle Meat - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 02:30

11. RDNZL - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 05:00

12. Audience Participation - RDNZL - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 03:08

13. Pygmy Twylyte - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 04:05

14. The Idiot Bastard Son - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 02:21

15. Cheepnis - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 04:49

16. Dickie?s Such An Asshole - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 1 10:22

Disc 4

01. Monday Show 2 Start - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 05:14

02. Penguin In Bondage - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 06:33

03. T?Mershi Duween - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 01:52

04. The Dog Breath Variations - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 01:47

05. Uncle Meat - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 02:29

06. RDNZL - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 05:18

07. Village Of The Sun - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 04:00

08. Echidna?s Arf (Of You) - Live / 12-10-73 / Show 2 03:54