Count me in on this one too Jim! --- In Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com, "Jim L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's coming in now. Should make a good companion for this one I downloaded > last night. I did a search and didn't find that we had ever had a vine for > "November, 17, 1981, The Ritz, NYC". I did find where Chris requested it in > 2003 however. So if this hasn't gone around I'll send it and > "Amougies(Belgium)" together. > > > > Jim L > > > > FRANK ZAPPA > > November, 17, 1981, The Ritz, NYC > > Master Cassette recorded from WLIR >NAK BX-300>WAV (SB Audigy)>CD- R>EAC>Flac > > Front end> Make Torrent > > > > This is the complete show I compiled from flacs received from BengoFury. The > only things I did were to name the files, replace the incomplete tracks with > complete ones, and patch in the last part of the last track. > > > > It boggles my mind that this particular show has never been selected for a > listening session. Great sound, awesome guitar, good set, tight band, and Al > DiMeola shredding over a world premier and a Chris Cross cover sung by the > drum roadie. This show easily makes my top 10. > > > > Enjoy!!! > > > > Disc 1 > > 01. Treacherous Cretins (fades in) > > 02. Montana > > 03. Easy Meat > > 04. You Are What You Is > > 05. Mudd Clubb > > 06. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing > > 07. Dumb All Over > > 08. Heavenly Bank Account > > 09. Suicide Chump > > 10. Jumbo Go Away > > 11. Envelopes > > 12. Drowning Witch > > 13. What's New In Baltimore > > 14. Moggio > > 15. Bamboozled By Love > > 16. Sinister Footwear > > > > Disc 2 > > > > 17. Stevie's Spanking > > 18. Cocaine Decisions > > 19. Nig Biz (fades out) > > 20. Doreen > > 21. Goblin Girl (fades in) > > 22. Black Page #2 (q: Smoke on the Water) > > 23. Tryin' To Grow A Chin > > 24. Strictly Genteel > > 25. Al DiMeola Intro > > 26. Clownz On Velvet* (world premier) > > 27. Ride Like The Wind** > > 28. Zoot Allures > > 29. This Is My Story (fades in) > > 30. Whippin Post (Reggae Post) > > 31. Watermelon In Easter Hay > > > > With Al DiMeola on guitar (*) > > With Al DiMeola on guitar and Brian Peters on vocals (**) > > _____ > > From: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Zappa- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ted > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:55 PM > To: zappa-list@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Zappa-List] if this is for real can someone get it and start a > vine? > > > > from dimeadozen.org: (if someone here has an account and gets this, > maybe they can set up a vine for those of us who are not on DaD). > that is, IF it is for real...... > thanks........GC/TB > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > > Frank Zappa > Amougies (Belgium), Actuel Festival > 24 to 27 October 1969 > > source: audience recording > > This is an amazing find that I'm sure will delight fans of Frank > Zappa and the bands concerned alike. A little background : the Actuel > festival was organized by the publication of the same name (who, > under different editorship, went on to become a prime mover of the > French counterculture in the early to mid-70s) in collaboration with > the fledgling BYG label. It was originally going to take place in or > near Paris, but French authorities forbid it and the marquee was > eventually set up a few miles outside the French border, on Belgian > soil. It took place over 5 nights, entertaining an audience of 15- > 20,000 to a unique mixture of progressive pop, free jazz and > contemporary music. > > Frank Zappa was present at the festival (well, the first four days, > it seems) in a twofold capacity. First, as Captain Beefheart's road > manager; secondly, as M.C., assisting Pierre Lattes, a famous > radio/TV presenter at the time (and the pop music editor for Actuel > magazine). The latter task proved problematic given FZ's very limited > mastery of French, the prevailing language among the audience, who > themselves didn't seem to understand much English. Instead, FZ > relinquished his M.C. job for one of occasional guest guitarist. > > As far as I know, with the exception of FZ's performance with Captain > Beefheart, this collects all of his jams with participating bands. A > couple of films, directed by Jerome Laperrousaz and Jean-Noel Roy, > came out in 1970 but were instantly banned because of objections from > various bands (most notably Pink Floyd) whose permission hadn't been > properly secured. Zappa's performance with Beefheart is included in > one of them, and since the audio of the film (unlike the film itself) > is in circulation, possibly in better sound than I could provide, I > decided not to include it. > > The whereabouts of the master tapes for the festival, if any exist, > are unknown. What recordings are circulating are either the > soundtrack of the film, or taken from radio broadcasts (on > Luxemburg's RTL and Belgium's RTBF). The source used here is an > audience recording made by a young French member of the audience > using a now antiquated amateur tape recorder. The original tapes have > been newly transferred, but even so, the sound quality is rather > poor. Still, it seems to be the only source available at this time, > so that will have to do for now. > > Most legendary, of course, is Frank Zappa's jam with Pink Floyd on a > very extended "Interstellar Overdrive". Apparently, despite the > wealth of Pink Floyd bootlegs in circulation, no one seems to have > their Amougies set, so this will probably delight a lot of people. > Browing various PF-related websites, there even seems to be a debate > on whether the jam ever took place. Well, here is the final proof > that it did. > > Now, the tracklist: > > 1. Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation: unknown title (7:08) > [October 24] > Victor Brox (vocals, harmonica); John Moorshead (guitar); Alex > (Erroneous) Dmochowski (bass); Aynsley Dunbar (drums) > > 2. Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive (20:25) > [October 25] > David Gilmour (guitar); Richard Wright (organ); Roger Waters (bass); > Nick Mason (drums) > > 3. Caravan: If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You > (7:55) > [October 26] > Pye Hastings (guitar & vocals); David Sinclair (keyboards); Richard > Sinclair (bass & vocals); Richard Coughlan (drums) > > 4. Blossom Toes: unknown title (26:10) > [October 26] > Brian Godding (guitar, vocals & keyboards); Jim Cregan (guitar & > vocals); Brian Belshaw (bass & vocals); Kevin Westlake (drums) > > 5. Sam Apple Pie: unknown title (6:04) > [October 27] > Sam Sampson (vocals & harmonica); Danny Barnes (lead guitar); Andy > Johnson (slide guitar); Bob Renny (bass & vocals); Lee Baxter Hayes > Jr (drums) > > (Note: I understand FZ jammed with some of the free jazz players. > Sadly the taper was into rock, not jazz, and didn't bother recording > any of the jazz acts.) > > I intend to seed some of the individual performances in the near > future, so watch out. I must thank the taper, JJB, for his permission > to seed these rare treasures, making them available freely to all via > DaD in affinity with its non-profit philosophy. > > > > For further Z-related fun, please visit http://www.thebignote.com or > http://www.killuglyradio.com , thank you. > > > > > _____ > > YAHOO! 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