Artist:  Zappa and the Mothers

Title:  Roxy & Elsewhere

Date:  1974

Label:  Discreet Records   2DS 2202

Design & Graphics:  Cal Schenkel

Cover Photography:  Sherwin Tilton

Liner Photography: Sherwin Tilton, Coy Featherston & Steve Magedoff

Notes:  As is the norm with live Zappa records portions of the set are overdubbed or combined with solos from other shows. Not that this is a bad thing, not at all. This 2 record set gives us a frolicking journey through Frank's mind as supported by his ever able cast of musicians.  The preambles are as interesting as the songs themselves and the whole affair ends up with assorted members of the audience accepting an invitation to come up on stage and dance to the sweet strains of the band in full motion. Excellent cover photos and Frank's got the bitchin' SG too. Live and lurid, that's the ticket…

Line Up:

Frank Zappa: lead guitar, vocals
George Duke: keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
Tom Fowler: bass
Ruth Underwood: percussion
Jeff Simmons: rhythm guitar, vocals
Don Preston: synthesizer
Bruce Fowler: trombone, dancing (?)
Walt Fowler: trumpet
Napoleon Murphy Brock: tenor sax, flute, lead vocals
Ralph Humphrey: drums
Chester Thompson: drums

Track Listing

Side 1

Preamble
Penguin in Bondage
Pygmy Twylyte
Dummy Up

Side 2

Preamble
Village of the Sun
Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

Side 3

Preamble
Cheepnis
Son of Orange County
More Trouble Every Day

Side 4

Preamble
Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church)