Hope I've got the correct lineage 'cause I'd like to join, also - please let me know if I'm out of line.
Thanks!
John K
Jim L - US << Ted B US << SOFA - US << Guy K - US << Joe.DP - US<< Scott B - US << John K - US <<
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Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] VO:1969 Amougies Non EURO or US Vine + November, 17, 1981, The Ritz, NYC
Jim L - US << Ted B US << SOFA - US << Guy K - US << Joe.DP - US<< Scott B - US Thanks Jim L --- Joe Della Posta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim L - US << Ted B US << SOFA - US << Guy K - US << Joe.DP - US<< > > > > I would like to join in also. Sound like a real keeper. Any time I can hear Zappa play it > worth it. > > > > Regards: > > Joe.DP > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim L > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:25 AM > Subject: [Zappa-List] VO:1969 Amougies Non EURO or US Vine + November, 17, 1981, The Ritz, NYC > > > Sounds like a plan. Ted pointed this out to us so I've put him on and SOFA said he was > interested as did Guy. Anyone else jump right on. > > > > Jim L - US << Ted B US << SOFA - US << Guy K - US << > > > > Jim L > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Conehead > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Zappa-List] VO:1969 Amougies EURO-Vine > > > > OK folks, > while Jim L over in the U.S. has already offered the FZ Lost Amougies > jams coupled with the 1981 Ritz NYC show as a vine (#11568) ... > > how about I kick off a similar thing over here for the folks in Europe > ?? > > 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 (**) > > > > > > 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 === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com For further Z-related fun, please visit http://www.thebignote.com or http://www.killuglyradio.com , thank you. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zappa-List/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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