The Mothers Of Invention, February - September 1973

FZ, Jean Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Ruth Underwood, Ian Underwood, George Duke, Bruce Fowler

73/08/23 Helsinki
Finland Finlandia-talo

(not the 74 Helsinki show

I didn't pay attention, but it's now for sale

http://barfkoswill.shop.musictoday.com/ ... pc=ZPCD167

This one snuck up on me as well. I wish the ZFT would get over this "vagueness is so cute" thing and just say when something is going to come out.

That said, I ordered it. They offered a $40 option to have it delivered tom'w. I'll be waiting a bit longer.

I didn't see a track list or band member list. did anyone else?

No track list posted yet.
Line up listed above.

Just got emailed that my shipment has left the building.

here is all the info they (the ZFT) provides

Road Tapes, Venue #2

Frank, Ruth, George,
Ralph, Tom, Bruce,
Ian & Jean-Luc.

All Skate!!

I haven't even found a set list online. Apparently this show didn't circulate in collector's circles.

I don't think Vancouver 68 Volume 1 circulated either. The tracklist/setlist was also a mystery until people started receiving them.

I combined my order of this with Roxy by Proxy to save on their awful shipping costs. I didn't realize that Roxy by Proxy has been delayed multiple times, so I'll probably regret this decision.

Well, you'll know the set list before it arrives!!!

It could be worse - at least it's not going to ship with the Roxy DVD!

DISC # 1

Show 3

1. Introcious 5:18
2. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 1:08
3. Kung Fu 1:11
4. Penguin In Bondage 4:07

Show 1

5. Exercise #4 1:58
6. Dog Breath 1:36
7. The Dog Breath Variations 1:30
8. Uncle Meat 2:27
9. RDNZL 6:17

Show 3

10. Montana 7:03
11. Your Teeth And Your Shoulders And Sometimes Your Foot Goes Like This...../Pojama Prelude 10:14
12. Dupree's Paradise 15:55

Show 1

13. All Skate/Dun-Dun-Dun (The Finnish Hit Single) 14:10

TT 72:51

DISC #2

Show 3

1. Village Of The Sun 5:40
2. Echidna's Arf (Of You) 4:22
3. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? 9:56

Show 2

4. Big Swifty 12:58

Show 2,3

5. Farther O'Blivion 22:54

Encore, Show 1

6. Brown Shoes Don't Make It 7:33

TT 67:32

missing songs from that leg of the tour (maybe not played those 3 shows)
Cosmic Debris

Son of Mr Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge

Willie the Pimp

but have those covered on tape.

The titles look like an awesome show - musta took the best of all 3 shows...I should have mine by Tuesday.

Looks like a lot of soloing - which is my favorite part of an FZ show.

On first play. This is really good.

Yes it is. I had a few skips on mine, but on a player that I've had skipping issues before, so I have to check it elsewhere. But the music is good - and this is not my favorite Zappa era.

The solos are awesome... FZ's and JLP's and GD's. Light on the vocals as one would expect. This was a great band.

Roxy by Proxy delayed again......from 11/8 to 11/15......but this is the 7th time its been delayed.

I hope I get to hear either of these before 2014.

Well this is now my new favorite FZ release! - usurps the Helsinki Concert from 1974. FZ always had great drummers - Ralph Humphreys on this release is just stunning. For that matter, everyone in the band is.