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Tag Archives: 1978
New Release: Hammersmith Odeon
Zappa live at Hammersmith Odeon, 1978, 3-CD set. Click image for full barfiness announcement. Pre-order here. Update: Nov 8 2010: the correct tracklist can be found here.
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Official Releases
Tagged 1978, hammersmith odeon, live zappa
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Some Nostalgia For The Old Folks…
As a long time fan of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, the names of particular musicians have threaded through much of the music I have listened to and collected throughout the years. Names such as Andy Cahan, Lawrence … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Bizarre, Miscellany, Music, Personal, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1969, 1978, Andy Cahan, geronimo black alumni, Lawrence 'Stash' Wagner, mothers of invention, Tom Leavey
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Bongo Fury – Shock Theatre, 1978
In the three short years since Zappa’s 1975 release of his mostly live album with Captain Beefheart and the Mothers at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas on May 20th through 21st, 1975, it’s affect upon popular culture is astounding… … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, Heh Heh, Insane, Miscellany, Pop Cult, YouTubery
Tagged 1978, Bongo Fury, Shock Theatre
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Frank Zappa – WBCN Interview, 1978
Frank Zappa stops by for an after gig radio interview at WBCN-FM, Boston, MA, on October 26th, 1978. Zappa apologizes for his lateness by producing a tape from the mixing board of the start of the prior night’s show of … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Interview, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1978, boston, Frank Zappa, Interview, persona non grata, wbcn-fm
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Anatomy of a Field Recording
One of the most interesting things about acquiring Frank Zappa field recordings is that after a certain point of collecting and listening to them, one reaches a point of critical mass where particular questions keep popping into one’s mind again … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Personal
Tagged 1978, field recording, Frank Zappa, live zappa, NYC, palladium, streaming audio
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Little House I Used To Live In, Berlin ’78
One of the reasons Frank Zappa’s music has been so appealing to me throughout the years is because so many of his compositions like “Little House I Used To Live In” function as a canvas for his musical ideas (a … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Miscellany, Music, YouTubery
Tagged 1978, berlin, classic song, live zappa, microcosm
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