Frank Zappa - 1974 - Roxy & Elsewhere

F R A N K Z A P P A
- Roxy & Elsewhere -

This album is considered a high-watermark recording of one of the most celebrated incarnations of the Mothers. It features an array of highly challenging instrumentals such as "Echidna's Arf (Of You)", "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?", and the opening theme of "Be-Bop Tango (of the Old Jazzmen's Church)". It also features "Cheepnis", Zappa's tribute to low-budget monster movies, and reworks of earlier tracks such as "More Trouble Every Day" and "Son of Orange County" (excerpted from the song "Oh No" and given an extended guitar solo). "Village of the Sun" is about Sun Village, California, an unincorporated area near Palmdale, and also makes references to Lancaster, California, twin city to Palmdale and Zappa's hometown.

(from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_%26_Elsewhere)

Track listing:


01. "Penguin in Bondage" – 6:48
02. "Pygmy Twylyte" – 2:13
03. "Dummy Up" – 6:02
04. "Village of the Sun" – 4:17
05. "Echidna's Arf (Of You)" – 3:52
06. "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" – 9:40
07. "Cheepnis" – 6:33
08. "Son of Orange County" – 5:53
09. "More Trouble Every Day" – 6:00
10. "Be-Bop Tango (Of the Old Jazzmen's Church)" – 16:41

Musicians:

* Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals, producer
* Napoleon Murphy Brock – flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocals
* Robert "Frog" Camarena – backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
* Debbie – backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
* Lynn - backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
* Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals ("Cheepnis")
* George Duke – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
* Bruce Fowler – trombone, dancer
* Tom Fowler – bass guitar
* Walt Fowler – trumpet, bass trumpet
* Ralph Humphrey – drums
* Don Preston – synthesizer
* Jeff Simmons – rhythm guitar, vocals
* Chester Thompson – drums
* Ruth Underwood – percussion