Learn Frank Zappa - 1994 Apocrypha [4 Cd Box]

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Apocrypha (Thirty Years of Frank Zappa) (4-CD box)

Various live

Various studio

Length: 62:10+61:31+71:56+66:35 = 4:22:12
Sound quality: Various, ofttimes from vinyl
Label: Great Dane Records GDR9405/ABCD (Italy 1994)
Bar code: 8 013013 940524

Musicians: Various
This is a real pop bootleg box alongside luxurious packaging: a book-style box alongside a leather appearance (although non at all made of leather). The front end has a photograph of Zappa's moustache, as well as says "APOCRYPHA", "FZ" as well as "Thirty Years Of Frank Zappa". The dorsum encompass shows Zappa walking downward the street alongside his UHER portable tape recorder, wearing a bulbous derby (from the same session every bit the within photograph inwards the Strictly Commercial package). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 newspaper insert is glued nether the disc trays to discs iii as well as 4, which extends out to boast the rails listing. The parcel contains a large (40-page) coloring booklet alongside dozens of pictures as well as a real long as well as confusing 1988 interview. Liner notes appear on the far correct on every right-hand page - inwards the manner of the Stage series, "complete alongside misinformation" (the band line-up details are peculiarly abominable: they are non complete, as well as they falsely solid reason that the Bob Harris from 1971 as well as the Bob Harris from 1980 were the same person). The front end of the booklet has a mid-'70s Zappa picking his olfactory organ alongside his middle finger; the dorsum has an erstwhile Zappa pulling downward 1 of his eyelids, looking rather sickly. Some copies direct hold had errata & corrigenda inserts.
The discs are an attractive black, as well as behave 1) the moustache photograph from the front end cover, 2) the legend "Apocrypha" every bit it appears on the front end cover, 3) the disc number inwards argent alongside the beige letters FZ slapped on top, as well as 4) the legend "The Live Experience" which appears around the rim of all Great Dane releases.

Disc 1

1. Lost inwards a Whirlpool (02:45) [The Lost Episodes version]
2. Do it inwards C (01:45) ["The Black-Outs" plus "Ronnie Sings?" - The Lost Episodes versions]
3. Any Way the Wind Blows (02:28) [The Lost Episodes version]
4. Fountain of Love (02:18) [Collins/Zappa] [The Lost Episodes version]
5. Deseri (01:51) [Collins/Buff]
6. The Story of Electricity (02:22) [Power Trio from Saints & Sinners / Bossa Nova Pervertamento] [Mystery Disc version]
7. Metal Man Has Won His Wings (02:59) [Mystery Disc version]
8. I Was a Teenage Maltshop / Status Back Baby / Ned the Mumbler / Ned Has a Brainstorm (06:25)
9. Whiskey Gone Behind the Lord's Day (01:19) ["Louisiana Blues" past times McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield] [Mystery Disc version]
10. [Party Scene from] MONDO HOLLYWOOD (01:54) [Mystery Disc version]
11. Sandwich Song (01:43)
12. How Could I Be Such a Fool? (01:58) [longer edit of the Mystery Disc version]
13. Agency Man (05:43) [Mystery Disc version]
14. Randomonium (01:30)
15. My Head (00:45) [mislisted every bit outtake dialogue from Lumpy Gravy]
16. In Memoriam: Hieronymus Bosch (05:02)
17. In the Sky (02:00) ["Oh, inwards the Sky"]
18. Remington Electric Razor (00:57)
19. Directly from My Heart to You (05:46) [Penniman]
20. Twinkle Tits (10:09)

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of these tracks (1-4, 6-7, 10, 12-13 as well as 15) direct hold been officially released on The Lost Episodes, Stage #5 as well as Mystery Disc. The audio lineament is ever a lot improve on the official releases, but hither are another differences:

Tracks 1-2 are slightly slower/lower here - virtually 1 one-half stride down.
Track iv has a slightly longer fade-out here, "but the audio is as well as thus fantastically improve on The Lost Episodes that it's non fifty-fifty funny".
Track 12 is a different, shorter edit on Mystery Disc:

BIFFY: I ever immature lady hearing the part from the radio broadcast where Zappa pops inwards to tell "Missed the crunch that time, didn't he?"
SPLAT: Well, at that spot volition ever live Apocrypha. :) About the firstly xv times I heard that, it actually annoyed me; like, "C'mon Frank, could you lot delight non cutting upwards this dainty tune, simply once?" It's funny, though. It'll live adept to direct hold both versions.

As for the other tracks:

Track v is a existent oldie from 1962 (officially released on the Grandmothers' album Looking Up Granny's Dress)
Tracks 8-12 taken from I Was a Teenage Maltshop as well as Confidential
Parts of rails 8 released on the Mystery Disc (called "I Was a Teenage Maltshop" as well as "The Birth of Captain Beefheart")
Track ix has been officially released (in a shorter edit) on the Mystery Disc (as "Original Mothers at the Broadside (Pomona)"); the vocal they're playing is "Louisiana Blues" past times McKinley Morganfield, known every bit Muddy Waters
A minor fragment of rails eleven has been officially released on the Mystery Disc, every bit "Original Mothers Rehearsal"
Track fourteen is an alternate accept of "Dwarf Nebula" from Weasels Ripped My Flesh, recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York
Track xvi is a alive improvisation from a New York TV demo called The Bitter End inwards 1967 (Hieronymus Bosch was a 15th/16th-century painter from the Netherlands, who painted monstrous images)
Track 17, a Ruben-esque melody sung past times Roy Estrada, is a BBC TV recording from 1968
Track xviii appears to live a Remington electrical razor commerical, as well as is featured on the Remington Electric Razor bootleg
Tracks 19-20 are alive at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 07-Mar-1970, taken from the bootleg Frank Zappa & Hot Rats at the Olympic

Disc 2

1. Magic Fingers (02:47)
2. Studebaker Hoch (05:58) [excerpt from "Billy the Mountain"]
3. Interview (02:59) ["What's the Name of Your Group?"]
4. RDNZL (04:18) [longer edit of the Lost Episodes version]
5. Inca Roads (03:46) [Lost Episodes version]
6. T'Mershi Duween (02:20)
7. Stink-Foot (03:59)
8. Down inwards de Dew (02:54) [Läther version]
9. The Purple Lagoon / Approximate (03:59)
10. Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast / Rollo (04:03)
11. Black Napkins (04:34)
12. [A Solo from] Heidelberg (03:52)
13. The Squirm (06:03) [to live released on Trance-Fusion inwards the future, every bit "Bowling on Charen"]
14. Dong Work for Yuda (02:57)
15. Moe's Vacation / The Black Page #2 (07:07)

On the newspaper insert, "Down inwards the Dew" is listed every bit "Duck Duck Goose", but inwards the liner notes, "Down inwards the Dew" as well as "Duck Duck Goose" are BOTH listed, pushing the rails numbers ahead a number. Only "Down inwards the Dew" appears, however. Track 8 has been officially released on Läther. As for the other tracks:

Track 1 is from 1970, mayhap from Butte, Montana - it tin also live constitute on Beyond the Fringe of Audience Comprehension.
Track two is a 1971 excerpt from "Billy the Mountain", the same every bit on Randomonium as well as Cuccurrullo Brullo Brillo). It's a alive recording, but at that spot has been speculation that at that spot are some overdubs on it.
Track iii is taken from the Remington Electric Razor bootleg; it's an out-take from 200 Motels, actually called "What's the Name of Your Group?". It includes the intro to "German Lunch" on Stage #5, which followed similar a shot afterward it on the master bootleg, Remington Electric Razor.
Tracks iv as well as v direct hold been officially released on The Lost Episodes, but inwards shorter edits: "RDNZL" is 04:11 hither (22 seconds longer than on The Lost Episodes), as well as the fade-out inwards "Inca Roads" is a duet of seconds longer, too, "but the audio is as well as thus fantastically improve on The Lost Episodes that it's non fifty-fifty funny". "RDNZL", though, includes a chip of guitar soloing past times Zappa here, which may live interesting to hear.
Track vi alive at the War Memorial Gym, Vancouver, 01-Oct-1975.
Track seven is a KCET-TV recording from 6/7-Aug-1974 (broadcast inwards December), which firstly appeared on the bootleg A Token of His Extreme (better audio here).
Tracks 9-10 from the Sabbatum Night Live TV show: rails ix from 11-Dec-1976 (with comedian John Belushi) as well as rails 10 from 21-Oct-1978.
Track eleven is a version alongside the Mike Douglas band (from a 1976 TV show) backing Frank Zappa.
Track 12 has been officially released on The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa, every bit "A Solo from Heidelberg" (Eppelheim 24-Feb-1978); it's from the vocal "Yo' Mama".
Track xiii taken from the Zurkon Music bootleg (Halloween 1977, The Palladium, New York): it volition live officially released on the guitar-solo album Trance-Fusion some fourth dimension inwards the future, every bit "Bowling on Charen"
Tracks fourteen as well as xv taken from the Remington Electric Razor bootleg. Track fourteen (source unknown, Feb 1977) is surrounded past times additional dialogue on Remington Electric Razor, which has been edited out here. The firstly 4:08 of rails xv is "Moe's Vacation" (an early on version of "Moe & Herb's Vacation" inwards a basic arrangement), the remainder is "The Black Page #2". It is from Poughkeepsie 21-Sep-1978.

Disc 3

1. Suicide Chump (09:14)
2. Nite Owl (02:14) [Tony Allen]
3. Heavy Duty Judy (04:41) [with vocals]
4. Pick Me, I'm Clean (03:31)
5. Teenage Wind (03:06)
6. Harder Than Your Husband (02:33)
7. Bamboozled past times Love (03:06)
8. Falling inwards Love is a Stupid Habit (01:46)
9. This is My Story (01:21) [Forrest/Levy]
10. Whipping Post (06:27) [Allman]
11. Clownz on Velvet (05:54)
12. Frogs alongside Dirty Little Lips (02:08) [Frank/Ahmet Zappa]
13. In French Republic (03:55)
14. Broken Hearts are for Assholes (05:54)
15. Texas Medley (09:05) [Lennon/McCartney/Zappa]: Norweigian Jim ["Norweigian Wood"] / Louisiana Hooker alongside Herpes ["Lucy inwards the Sky alongside Diamonds"] / Texas Motel ["Strawberry Fields Forever"]
16. I Am the Walrus (03:43) [Lennon/McCartney]
17. America the Beautiful (03:16) [traditional]

Track 1 is alive at Stonybrook, New York, 15-Oct-1978.
Track two is taken from the bootleg Remington Electric Razor. It's from the belatedly demo inwards Santa Monica on 11-Dec-1980 - a soundboard recording.
Track iii is a soundboard recording from the minute demo inwards Pittsburgh 13-Nov-1980 (from Good Grief!). It has "vocals", inwards the feel that Ike as well as Ray sing "Heavy Duty Judy" inwards the real offset over the riff.
Tracks 4-8 are taken from the Crush All Boxes version inwards the Mystery Box.
Tracks 9-11 are from The Ritz inwards New York, 17-Nov-1981, every bit on the bootleg Assault on New York - The Toxic Shock Trilogy (P art III: Clownz on Velvet). Al DiMeola guests on rails 11. "This Is My Story" was originally recorded past times Gene & Eunice, alongside Johnny's Combo (Johnny was Johnny Otis, inspiration for Zappa's moustache) on the Alladin label (3282), 17-Feb-1955, as well as peaked at #8 on the R&B chart 21-May-1955.
Track 12 is a 1981 studio version (taken from the Demos bootleg).
Track xiii is from Hollywood 22-Jul-1984, alongside George Duke as well as Jonny "Guitar" Watson guesting. It's the same surgery every bit on the bootleg All You Need is Glove, but from a dissimilar source tape. Whereas the All You Need is Glove version is a soundboard A+, this sounds miserable, as well as also has a infinitesimal or as well as thus of "banter" earlier the vocal starts.
Track fourteen is alive inwards Santa Monica, 11-Dec-1981 (early show). Someone throws nutrient on stage; Zappa stops the vocal as well as makes him swallow it.
Tracks 15-16 are alive inwards Springfield 13-Mar-1988, alongside the medley lyrics changed to ridicule the disgraced TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
Track 17 is alive inwards Burlington 12-Mar-1988.

Disc 4

1. The World's Greatest Sinner (11:58)
2. Sink Trap [listed every bit "Gypsy Airs"] (01:51)
3. Some Ballet Music (06:33)
4. The Jelly (02:13) [last part of the CD version of "Didja Get Any Onya?" from Weasels Ripped My Flesh, plus a duet of extra seconds]
5. Revenge of the Knick-Knack People (06:25) [extended version]
6. Spontaneous Minimalist Composition (02:01)
7. Sinister Footwear (26:08)
8. The Black Page #1 (02:05)
9. While You Were Art #1 (07:19)

Track 1 is an excerpt from the celluloid THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER that Zappa scored inwards 1961. The celluloid music was played past times the Pomona Valley Symphony Orchestra, conducted past times Fred E. Graff, as well as the parts of Satan (the narrator) as well as Clarence "God" Hilliard were played past times Paul Frees as well as Timothy A. Carey, respectively. It's taken from the Serious Music bootleg.
Track two is taken from the Zut Alors bootleg. The slice was originally recorded inwards 1967 for an unreleased single, which was planned for unloose on Capitol Records together alongside the all-orchestral original version of Lumpy Gravy, which was solely released on 8-track. However, this recording is in all likelihood from the 1975 concert at the UCLA Royce Hall (the same concert every bit on Orchestral Favorites) instead.
Track iii taken from the bootleg The Ark (Boston, 08-Jul-1969).
Track iv is the concluding part of the CD version of "Didja Get Any Onya?" from Weasels Ripped My Flesh - a jump 1969 recording, exact engagement as well as place unknown. It appears on We Are the Mothers & This Is What We Sound Like!, which is both an unreleased album as well as a bootleg). It has a few seconds at the terminate that are non on the Weasels CD.
Track v has been officially released (in a shorter edit) on Läther, every bit a bonus track. This longer version is taken from the Serious Music bootleg.
Tracks vi as well as seven were recorded at the "A Zappa Affair" concert at the Zellerbach Auditorium at UC Berkeley, 16-Jun-1984, played past times the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, conducted past times Kent Nagano. This is the solely fourth dimension "Sinister Footwear" has been performed inwards its entirety, as well as Zappa was most unhappy alongside the results. The ballet consisted of giant puppets alongside dancers within them. It's taken from the bootleg Serious Music, as well as the Serious Music entry has a listing of the titles of the 21 parts of the piece.
Track 8 is a 1986 synclavier version taken from something similar an 8" flexi disc issued alongside Keyboard Magazine.
Track ix is a 1985 synclavier version which has somehow constitute its agency here.

Note that although much of Apocrypha has been officially released on The Lost Episodes as well as the Mystery Disc, the versions on Apocrypha are ofttimes slightly longer.