Frank Zappa ?– Mystery Box - 10-Record Monstrosity - Rare 12" Box Set Mothers
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Rare 10 LP box set by Frank Zappa entitled "Mystery Box: 10-Record Monstrosity A Really Spiffy Collection". The box set was released on the Nifty Tuff & Bitchen Records (NTB 8600) in 1986. Including: Pigs 'N' Repungnant, Sons of Pigs 'N' Repungnant, Beyond The Fringe of Audience and Comprehension, Zut Alors, The Rondo Hatton Band, A Token of His Extreme, Chalk Pie, Crush All Boxes, Return of the Son of Serious Music & Randomonium. The box is VG+ with shelf wear & some smudges. All of the LPs are EX. Great collection of rare Frank!
Tracklist: Record One (Pigs 'n' Repugnant)
0101. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque (10:12) 0102. Hungry Freaks, Daddy (03:38) 0103. The Wild Man Fischer Story [Fischer] (03:38) 0104. I'm The Meany [Fischer] (01:36) 0105. Bacon Fat [Andre Williams / Brown] (03:55)
0106. King Kong (29:16)
Recording Date & Location: Tracks 0101-0102 - Appleton, Wisconson 05/23/69 Tracks 0103-0106 - California State College, Fullerton, 11/08/68
Record Two (Son of Pigs & Repugnant)
0201. The String Quartet (24:35)
0202. The Duke (08:39) (q: Aybe Sea & Transylvania Boogie) 0203. Help, I'm A Rock! (05:18) 0204. Return of the Son of Monster Magnet(10:15)
Recording Date & Location: 0201 - California State College, Fullerton, 11/08/68 0202-0203 - Appleton, Wisconson 05/23/69 0204 - Copenhagen 10/03/68 (according to Patrick Neve on the Patio)
Record Three (Beyond the Fringe of Audience Comprehension)
0301. What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening?(incl. Watering Holes) (2:35) 0302. What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are? (4:34) 0303. Bwana Dik (1:52) 0304. Latex Solar Beef (1:02) 0305. Daddy Daddy Daddy (2:51) 0306. Do You Like My New Car? (2:54) 0307. Magic Fingers (2:36) 0308. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning? (3:50)
0309. Interview (Part 1) (3:00) 0310. The Final Solution (2:22) 0311. Interview (Part 2) (1:45) 0312. Penis Dimension (3:34) 0313. Time Is Money (2:48) 0314. Flambay (4:45) 0315. Spider of Destiny (3:02) 0316. Space Boy (2:50)
Recording Date & Location: 0301-0308 unknown (my guess - possibley Aug 1970 Whitney Studios) 0309-0312 Jan 18/Feb5, 1971 Pinewood Studios, UK 0313-0315 December 1974 Caribou Studios
Record Four (Zut Alors)
0401. Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge (21:27)
0402. Sink Trap (1:49) 0403. Ship Ahoy [Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar version + extra material] (5:49) 0404. Munchkin Tits (5:19) 0405. Drum Solo [shorter edit of "Hands with a Hammer" on Stage #3] (2:42) 0406. T'Mershi Duween (2:18) 0407. Black Napkins (4:34)
Recording Date & Location:
0401 03/11/73, Texas Hall Auditorium, Arlington, TX 0403 & 0405 02/03/76 Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 0404 Unknown 1974 guitar solo from More Trouble Everyday 0406 10/01/75, War Memorial Gym, Vancouver, BC, Canada 0407 10/28/76 The Mike Douglas Show, NBC TV
Record Five (The Rondo Hatton Band)
0501. I'm the Slime (3:02) 0502. Ruthie-Ruthie [Stage #1 version] (2:20) 0503. No, Babette ["Babette", Stage #1 version] (4:02) 0504. Boogers of Marty Perellis ["Smell My Beard" on Stage #4] (4:49) 0505. White Juice on His Beard ["The Booger Man" on Stage #4] (2:09) 0506. Smell My Beard [NOT on Stage #4] (5:15)
0507. Father O'Blivion [Stage #6 version] (2:22) 0508. Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (0:57) 0509. Nanook Rubs It (6:42) 0510. Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast (1:08) 0511. Mar-juh-rene (3:30) 0512. Penguin in Bondage (5:12) 0513. T'Mershi Duween (1:53) 0514. Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat (4:24)
Recording Date & Location:
0501 - 03/20/73 Bolic Sound, Inglewood 0502-0506 - 11/08/74 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey 0507- 06/24/73 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
Record Six (A Token of His Extreme)
0601. Montana (03:58) 0602. Stinkfoot (03:56) ["Tom Waits version"] 0603. Inca Roads (09:38) 0604. Dog Breath / Uncle Meat (03:53)
0605. Approximate (01:25) 0606. Cosmik Debris (07:39) 0607. Florentine Pogen (10:09)
Recording Date & Location:
August 5/6, 1974 KCET-TV Culver City
Record Seven (Chalk Pie)
0701. I'm the Slime (3:13) 0702. Peaches en Regalia (3:23) 0703. Dancin' Fool (4:01) 0704. The Purple Lagoon (3:54) 0705. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:32) 0706. Son of Saint Alfonzo ["Rollo"] (4:19)
0707. Chalk Pie [slightly different mix of the Guitar version] (4:46) 0708. We're Turning Again (4:47) 0709. Them or Us (7:59) 0710. Clownz on Velvet (*Al DiMeola sits in) (4:50)
Dates & Locations:
SNL Appearances 0701, 0702 & 0704 - 12/11/76 NBC Studios NYC 0703, 0705, & 0706 - 10/21/78 NBC Studios NYC 0707 - 12/07/81 Salt Lake City 0708 - 12/11/81 Santa Monica & 12/07/81 Salt Lake City 0709 - 12/12/81E guitar solo from "The Black Page #2", San Diego 0710 - 11/17/81 Ritz, NYC
Record Eight (Crush All Boxes)
0801. Fine Girl (3:36) 0802. Pick Me, I'm Clean (3:31) 0803. Teenage Wind (3:07) 0804. Harder Than Your Husband (2:32) 0805. Bamboozled By Love (3:03) 0806. Drafted Again (3:44) 0807. Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit (1:49) 0808. Teenage Wind (3:04) 0809. Doreen (2:43) 0810. Fine Girl (3:22 0811. Easy Meat (8:09) 0812. Goblin Girl (4:16)
Recording Date & Location:
0801 - Outtake 0802-0805 - Studio rehearsals 0806 - Outtake 0807 - June, 1981 Studio FZ on piano/vocal 0808 - Unknown outtake 0809-0812 - Side 1 of "Crush All Boxes" Record Nine (Return of the Son of Serious Music)
0901. Piece #1 (6:10) 0902. Piano Piece (3:41) 0903. Piece #2 (2:02) 0904. Collage One (1:26) 0905. Opus 5 (12:47)
0906. While You Were Art #1 (7:23) 0907. Francesco Opus 1, No. 1 (1:29) 0908. Francesco Opus 1, #3 (1:51) 0909. Francesco Opus 1, #6 (2:05) 0910. Francesco Rock (2:20) 0911. Pedro's Dowry (8:28)
Recording Date & Location:
0901-0905 - 05/19/63 Mount St. Mary's College, LA
0910 - 05/20/84 FM Broadcast 0911 - 06/16/84 "A Zappa Affair"
Record Ten (Randomonium)
1001. America Drinks & Goes Home (0:50) 1002. Agency Man [Mystery Disc version] (5:43) 1003. Randomonium (1:30) 1004. "My Head" [Stage #5 version] (0:45) 1005. Studebaker Hoch (6:06) 1006. Don't Fuck Around (1:42) 1007. Well (Please Don't Go) (7:39)
1008. In Memoriam: Hieronymous Bosch (5:07) 1009. 2 on the Town (0:22) 1010. Suicide Chump (9:02) 1011. Truck-Driver Divorce (1:26) 1012. Frogs with Dirty Little Lips [Frank/Ahmet Zappa] (2:22) 1013. The Kronos Quartet: None of the Above (6:31)
Recording Date & Location:
1001 - 1969 1002 - February 1968 (Apostolic Studio NYC)/10/25/68 (London, Royal Festival Hall) 1003 - Dec. 1967-February 1968, Apostolic Studios NYC 1004 - 09/10/68, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, 1005-1006 - Live 1971 1007 - 06/06/71 Fillmore East NYC 1008 - 1967, The Bitter End NYC 1009 - Impromptu TV Theme Song 1010 - 10/15/78 Stonybrook 1011 - Summer 1982 1012 - 1981 UMRK Studio 1013 - April, 1984 Herbst Theater, San Francisco
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