FZ:OZ

"FZ:OZ" is the third release compiled by the Zappa Family trust from the tape archive. It's the first done under the Vaulternative Records label and more is on the way (see als above at the What's next section). It contains a full length Zappa concert from 20 January 1976, recorded at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. It's from the period that, apart from Napoleon Murphy Brock, the members of the Roxy and Elsewhere band had left and Zappa was touring with a smaller five member band in different set ups. Because of this most of the virtuoso pieces were left out and Zappa had to play a lot of guitar himself. It changes the character of the concert a bit to a more pop-like form. Zappa was in good shape soloing that night. The difficult pieces could return at the end of 1976 when Zappa assembled a large band that played on the "Zappa in New York" CD.
There's a direct relation between this album and the "Zoot allures" studio album from 1976. About all the songs of the latter album were played live as well and the "Black napkins" en "Zoot allures" solos from this album were develloped on the road. This also applies to the "Ship ahoy" solo from "Shut up 'n' play yer guitar", that here appears in a version that is included in the "Zoot allures" track. Also for the "Zoot allures" album Zappa used little personnel and chose to play much guitar, solos as well as the chords.

Kaiser rolls, opening (midi file)

Kaiser rolls, opening (transcription)

The double CD includes one unreleased song that's completely new, named "Kaiser rolls", that I'm presenting here by it's opening. Two other tracks are to a degree new. An early version of "Let's move to Cleveland" gets titled "Canard toujours". The "Hordern intro" is a combination of the "Naval aviation in art" tape running and concert opening chords.

Track listing - Album cover:

Disc one (total time 73:33):
- Hordern intro (Incan art vamp)
- Stink foot
- The poodle lecture
- Dirty love
- Filthy habits
- How could I be such a fool
- I ain't got no heart
- I'm not satisfied
- Black napkins
- Advance romance
- The illinois enema bandit
- Wind up workin' in a gas station
- The torture never stops

Disc two (total time 73:12):
- Canard toujours
- Kaiser rolls
- Find her finer
- Carolina hard-core ecstasy
- Little lonely girl
- Take your clothes off while you dance
- What's the ugliest part of your body?
- Chunga's revenge
- Zoot allures
- Keep it greasy
- Dinah-Moe Humm
- Camarillo brillo
- Muffin man
- Kaiser rolls (du jour)

Personnel:

Frank Zappa: guitar, vocals
Terry Bozzio: drums, vocals
Napoleon Murphy Brock: tenor sax, vocals
Roy Estrada: bass, vocals
Andre Lewis: keyboard, vocals