Volume 1 of 2 from THE CLASSIC FRANK ZAPPA N.Y.C. BROADCAST FROM 1981. Zappa hit the road in September '81, with his latest touring band, comprising Chad Wackerman on drums, Ed Mann on percussion, Tommy Mars on keyboards, Scott Thunes on bass, with Steve Vai and Ray White on guitar. 

In November the group travelled to New York State, played a couple of shows up north before hitting the city and unloading at the infamous Ritz venue in the East Village on the 17th. 

The show that night was captured by WLIR FM Radio and broadcast across the East Coast to the delight of Zappa fans who hadn't been lucky enough to secure a ticket. 

 

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Zappa hit the road in September '81, with his latest touring band, comprising Chad Wackerman on drums, Ed Mann on percussion, Tommy Mars on keyboards, Scott Thunes on bass, with Steve Vai and Ray White on guitar. 

In November the group travelled to New York State, played a couple of shows up north before hitting the city and unloading at the infamous Ritz venue in the East Village on the 17th. 

The show that night was captured by WLIR FM Radio and broadcast across the East Coast to the delight of Zappa fans who hadn't been lucky enough to secure a ticket. 

Playing for more than two and a half hours, with special guests Al Di Meola and Brian Peters joining on a couple of numbers. 

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TRACKLIST

 

SIDE A

1.Treacherous Cretin 

2.Montana

3.Easy Meat    

4.You Are What You Is  

5.Mudd Club    

6.The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

 

SIDE B

7.Dumb All Over    

8.Heavenly Bank Account

9.Suicide Chump

 

SIDE 

10.Jumbo Go Away 

11.Envelopes    

12.Drowning Witch    

 

SIDE D

13.Whats New In Baltimore    

14.Moggio 1:13   

15.Bamboozled By Love

16.Sinister Footwear