let's be honest about it. cdr really improved trading standards: the best sounding shows are being transferred to the cdr-format and there's no quality loss in copying. i for one think this cdr-trading is a good thing. it does bring a lot of good music to the fans. and i'm not talking about money-making bootlegging - no no no - just ordinairy trading. you might already be familiar with these recordings, but they're new to me, so here they are:

* dweezil zappa: what the hell was i thinking
(cdr)
a very fine collection of dweezil (& ahmet) zappa bits: some of his conan o'brien tv show appearances, a couple of (officially unreleased) zappa universe tracks and much more. fine job. can't wait for the sequel... by the way, does anyone know of an existing list of ahmet's and dweezil's non-album work, like their tv-appearances or radio-shows or whatever? including air-dates and all? if not, i'd like to make one, so if you have any info...

* project / object, featuring ike willis - 2000/12/30 concert baltimore, usa
(2cdr)

great show, great quality. 147 minutes of zappa muzik.
1. introduction
2. chunga's revenge
3. carolina hard-core ecstasy
4. sound adjustment
5. sy borg
6. echidna's arf (of you)
7. don't you ever wash that thing?
8. band intros
9. cosmik debris (george w version)
10. kong work for yuda (dedicated to tipper)
11. rubber shirt
12. what's new in baltimore?
13. brown shoes don't make it
14. set 23 intro
15. fembot in a wet t-shirt
16. on the bus
17. big swifty
18. san ber'dino
19. keep it greasy
20. outside now
21. a token of my extreme
22. filthy habits
23. andy
24. inca roads
25. band promo 26. king kong (part 1)
27. baby snakes trivia contest 28. king kong (part 2)
29. band intro
30. jones crusher
31. zomby woof
32. encore tune-up
33. peaches en regalia

* z - 1994/03/14 concert 'shank hall', milwaukee, wisconsin, usa
(2cdr)
i'm not sure about the date, as i've also seen the 15th mentioned somewhere,
but this is a great gig by azdz. quality is fine, totalling about 126 minutes.
1. jesus clone
2. juicy fruit
3. did i mention it was huge
4. go down gamblin' / choke
5. obviously influenced by the devil
6. in my mind
7. daniel day elvis
8. earth
9. loser
10. singer in the woods / guitar solo
11. lucky jones
12. drum solo
13. rubberband
14. kidz cereal
15. mommy
16. eat that question / i'm the slime / dirty love (frank zappa)
17. peaches en regalia (frank zappa)
18. my guitar wants to kill your mama (frank zappa)
19. my beef mailbox
20. shank medley

* sleeps 9 - concert
(cdr)
this one's a thirty minute recording of sleeps 9, ahmet zappa's band. i've got no idea of the date; if anyone has some info on this, lemme know. the music itself sounds rather good, very "shampoo horn", including a very psychedelic 'thunder boy'.
1. breakin' me up
2. help me see
3. millenium
4. thunder boy
5. inside you
6. pusherman

* adrian belew - conver bloomington 1981
(cdr)
yes, i had read about it, but i had never actually heard it. adrain belew in concert, a short while after he had left the zappa band. this fourty minute recording has some nice tracks on it. the recording itself is not the best quality, but the show is excellent.
1. animal grace
2. stop it
3. another time
4. flakes (frank zappa)
5. sweet dreams
6. boys keep swinging (bowie)
7. swingline
8. fish head

* the ban(ne)d from utopia - 1997/06/12 concert israel // = with joel thome & the shalom bsal orchestra
(2cdr)
97 minutes of zappa as played by the band from utopia, backed up by joel thome and an israelian orchestra. this is a high quality soundboard recording. great stuff.
1. black page
2. any kind of pain
3. brown shoes don't make it
4. bebop tango
5. the idiot bastard son
6. outside now
7. peaches en regalia
8. pound for a brown
9. when the lie's so big
10. inca roads
11. nite school
12. waka jawaka
13. hot plate heaven at the green hotel
14. chunga's revenge
15. sofa

* the buffalo philharmonic orchestra - 2000/03/24 concert buffalo, ny, usa
(cdr)
march 2000, the buffalo philharmonic orchestra played a complete frank zappa set. a quality audience recording (b+) of this concert is in circulation (33 min)
1. dupree's paradise
2. be bop tango
3. naval aviation in art?
4. strictly genteel
5. g-spot tornado


* umo - 1997/01/25 concert tavastia, finland
(2cdr)
umo is a finnish big band. januari 1997 they played a zappa tribute show with ed palermo as a special guest. umo played palermo's big band zappa arrangements. the show was broadcasted on finnish radio in two parts.
1. peaches en regalia
2. king kong
3. blessed relief
4. chunga's revenge
5. lumpy gravey excerpts
6. who are the brain police / holiday in berlin (medley)
7. fifty-fifty
8. 20 small cigars
9. yo cats
10. we are not alone
11. the idiot bastard son
12. toads of the short forest
13. sofa
14. g-spot tornado
15. heavy duty judy
16. aybe sea
17. inca roads
18. cops 'n robbers (palermo)

* bochumer symphoniker - 2000/05/19 concert 'ruhr-universität', bochum, germany
(2cdr)
/ all pieces by frank zappa
may 19, 2000, the bochumer symphoniker, conducted by roland kluttig, performed pieces by frank zappa at the 'ruhr-universität. a 93 minute recording of this concert is in circulation.
1. envelopes
2. pedro's dowry
3. bogus pomp
4. mo and herb's vacation
    1st movement
    2nd movement
    3rd movement
5. strictly genteel
6. strictly genteel (encore)

* the bohuslän big band -1999/11/19 & 20 concert göteborg, sweden
(cdr)
a compilation from these two concerts was broadcasted on swedish radio. excellent quality, brilliant concert.

* kvhw - 1998/12/05 concert vancouver, canada
(cdr)
american band kvhw, a spin-off of the grateful dead, includes former zappa sideman ray white. kvhw performed some frank zappa compositions during their concerts. this particular concert, they played:
1. city of tiny lights
2. watermelon in easter hay
3. the illinois enema bandit
it's a high quality soundboard recording; lasts about 40 minutes.


* bogus pomp - 2000/03/24 concert buffalo, ny, usa // with napoleon murphy brock
(2cdr)
bogus pomp is a 10 piece ensemble based in tampa bay, florida, usa. since 1994, the group has performed the music of frank zappa exclusively. the group performed several concerts with ike willis in 98 and 99 and since october, 99, napoleon murphy brock has been a permanent member. it felt really great, listening to napoleon murphy brock one more time. a quality audience recording (a-/b+) of this concert is in circultation (114 min)
1. son of orange county
2. zoot allures
3. village of the sun
4. echidna's arf of you
5. don't you ever wash that thing?
6. oh no
7. black page
8. dupree's paradise
9. andy
10. black napkins
11. florentine pogen
12. idiot bastard son
13. cheepnis
14. inca roads
15. watermelon in easter hay
16. peaches en regalia
17. uncle remus


* iz - 1998/12/19 concert nyc, usa
(cdr)
u.s. band iz (pronounced 'eyez') played a zappa set in new york city, december 1998. a 21 minute audience recording is in circulation.
1. i don't even care (frank zappa)
2. magic fingers (frank zappa)
3. more trouble every day (frank zappa)
4. shove it right in (frank zappa)

(©peter van laarhoven - belgium)

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