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Frank Zappa / The Mothers
Roxy & Elsewhere
Album US 1974 on Discreet label
Jazz and Rock (Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Experimental, Parody)
Pressing variation Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 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 recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974.
Musicians
 | Frank Zappa voc, g, 1940-1993 US lead guitar, vocals, producer, album by, written by |
 | The Mothers , album by |
 | Tom Fowler b, *1951 US bass |
 | Chester Thompson dr, *1948 US drums |
 | Ralph Humphrey dr, *1944 US drums |
 | Bill Hennigh , engineer, road tapes |
 | George Duke key, voc, 1946-2013 US keyboards, synthesizer, vocals |
 | Herb Cohen , 1932-2010 US management, discreetion |
 | Ruth Underwood perc, vib, mar, *1946 US percussion |
 | Wally Heider , 1923-1989 US recorded by, roxy remote |
 | Jeff Simmons voc, *1949 US rhythm guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Don Preston syn, ep, *1932 US synthesizer |
 | Napoleon M. Brock voc, fl, ts, US tenor saxophone, flute, lead vocals, written by |
 | Bruce Fowler tb, *1947 US trombone, other, dancing (?) |
 | Walt Fowler tr, fh, *1955 US trumpet |
Producers
| Sherwin Tilton cover, photography by, photography by, liner/cover |
| Cal Schenkel design, graphics |
| Kerry McNabb remix, engineer, roxy remote recording |
| Coy Featherston photography by, liner |
| Steve Magedoff photography by, liner |
| Debbie Wilson backing vocals |
| George Duke backing vocals |
| Linda Sims backing vocals |
| Robert 'Frog' Camarena backing vocals |
| Ruben Ladron De Guevara backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preamble | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 1:24 |
| 2 | Penguin In Bondage | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 5:24 |
| 3 | Pygmy Twylyte | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 3:22 |
| 4 | Dummy Up | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa, Jeff Simmons, Napoleon M. Brock | 5:03 |
| 5 | Preamble | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 0:54 |
| 6 | Village Of The Sun | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 3:24 |
| 7 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 3:54 |
| 8 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 9:47 |
| 9 | Preamble | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 2:10 |
| 10 | Cheepnis | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 4:22 |
| 11 | Son Of Orange County | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 5:55 |
| 12 | More Trouble Every Day | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 6:08 |
| 13 | Preamble | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 1:25 |
| 14 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | Frank Zappa / The Mothers | Frank Zappa | 15:23 |
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