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Frank Zappa – Zappa In New York (E/E) – 3xLP, EU 2019
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Zappa In New York is an LP by Frank Zappa from 2019 released on the UMe, Zappa Records label.
About this album
Zappa In New York is one of Frank Zappa’s most celebrated live albums, capturing his band at full technical and comic attack. Issued in 1977, it draws on the late-1976 New York shows and mixes jazz-rock fusion, prog complexity and biting satire into a tightly edited concert statement. The set became especially noted for its muscular ensemble playing, intricate arrangements and the notorious censored version of Punky’s Whips. With Zappa’s virtuosic writing and the band’s exacting execution, it stands as a vivid document of his ability to turn live performance into elaborate, unrepeatable theatre.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Frank ZappaLabel: UMe, Zappa Records – ZR3856-1Format: LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredUnits: 3Country: EuropeReleased: 2019Genre: Pop & RockA1 Titties & Beer
A2 I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
A3 Big Leg Emma
B1 Sofa
B2 Manx Needs Women
B3 The Black Page Drum Solo / Black Page #1
B4 Black Page #2
C1 Honey, Don'T You Want A Man Like Me?
C2 The Illinois Enema Bandit
D The Purple Lagoon
Bonus Disc:
E1 Black Napkins
E2 Cruisin' For Burgers (1977 Mix)
F1 The Black Page #2 (Piano Version)
F2 I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth (Alternative Version)
F3 Punky'S Whips (Unused Version)
F4 The Black Page #1 (Piano Version)