Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Preamble | 1:24 |
| A2 | Penguin In Bondage | 5:24 |
| A3 | Pygmy Twylyte | 3:22 |
| A4 | Dummy UpWritten-By – Zappa*, Simmons*, Brock* |
5:03 |
| A5 | Preamble | 0:54 |
| A6 | Village Of The Sun | 3:24 |
| A7 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | 3:54 |
| A8 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | 9:47 |
| B1 | Preamble | 2:10 |
| B2 | CheepnisBacking Vocals – Debbi*, George*, Lynn*, Froggy*, Ruben* |
4:22 |
| B3 | Son Of Orange County | 5:55 |
| B4 | More Trouble Every Day | 6:08 |
| B5 | Preamble | 1:25 |
| B6 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | 15:23 |
Credits
- Bass – Tom Fowler
- Cover, Photography By – Sherwin Tilton
- Design, Graphics – Cal Schenkel
- Drums – Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey
- Engineer – Bill Hennigh
- Engineer [Remote Recording], Remix – Kerry McNab*
- Engineer [Road Tapes] – Bill Hennigh
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – George Duke
- Lead Guitar, Vocals, Producer – Frank Zappa
- Percussion – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By [Liner] – Coy Featherston, Sherwin Tilton, Steve Magedoff
- Recorded By [Remote] – Wally Heider
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Jeff Simmons
- Synthesizer – Don Preston
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Lead Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
- Trombone, Other [Dancing (?)] – Bruce Fowler
- Trumpet – Walt Fowler
- Written-By – Frank Zappa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to D2)
Notes
Most of the material in this double set was recorded Dec. 10, 11 & 12, 1973, at The Roxy, Hollywood. Other portions were extracted from road tapes (4-track 15-ips masters) of show #2, Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and the recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 016583 603946
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet | 2DS 2202 | US | 1974 |
| 69201 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 69201 | France | 1974 |
| FJ - 0001085 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) | Stress Records | FJ - 0001085 | Russia | Unknown |
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 2DS 2202 | Canada | 1974 |
| DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet, Discreet | DIS 89200, 2 D 2202 | Netherlands | 1974 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Preamble | 1:24 |
| A2 | Penguin In Bondage | 5:24 |
| A3 | Pygmy Twylyte | 3:22 |
| A4 | Dummy UpWritten-By – Zappa*, Simmons*, Brock* |
5:03 |
| B1 | Preamble | 0:54 |
| B2 | Village Of The Sun | 3:24 |
| B3 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | 3:54 |
| B4 | Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? | 9:47 |
| C1 | Preamble | 2:10 |
| C2 | CheepnisBacking Vocals – Debbie*, George*, Lynn*, Froggy*, Ruben* |
4:22 |
| C3 | Son Of Orange County | 5:55 |
| C4 | More Trouble Every Day | 6:08 |
| D1 | Preamble | 1:25 |
| D2 | Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) | 15:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The Roxy
- Recorded At – Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
- Recorded At – Edinboro State College
- Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
- Bass – Tom Fowler
- Cover, Photography By – Sherwin Tilton
- Design, Graphics – Cal Schenkel
- Drums – Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey
- Engineer – Bill Hennigh
- Engineer [Remote Recording], Remix – Kerry McNab*
- Engineer [Road Tapes] – Bill Hennigh
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – George Duke
- Lead Guitar, Vocals, Producer – Frank Zappa
- Management [DiscReetion] – Herb Cohen
- Mastered By – KIP* (tracks: A), KIPPA* (tracks: C)
- Percussion – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By [Liner] – Coy Featherston, Sherwin Tilton, Steve Magedoff
- Recorded By [Remote] – Wally Heider
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Jeff Simmons
- Synthesizer – Don Preston
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Lead Vocals – Napoleon Murphy Brock*
- Trombone, Other [Dancing (?)] – Bruce Fowler
- Trumpet – Walt Fowler
- Written-By – Frank Zappa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to D2)
Notes
No Fact. or Licencee on labelsSide 1,4,2,3 - Mislabeled 1,2,3,4.
Most of the material in this double set was recorded Dec. 10, 11 & 12, 1973, at The Roxy, Hollywood. Other portions were extracted from road tapes (4-track 15-ips masters) of show #2, Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and the recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974.
Mastered at Artisan Recorders, Hollywood.
Made in UK above SIDE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Side One run-out (stamped)): K-69201-A1
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Side Two run-out (stamped)): K-69201-D1
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1, Side One run-out (hand-etched)): KIP
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Side Three run-out (stamped)): K-69201-B1
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Side Four run-out (stamped)): K-69201-C1
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2, Side Four run-out (hand-etched)): KIPPA
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Discreet | 2DS 2202 | US | 1974 |
| 69201 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 69201 | France | 1974 |
| FJ - 0001085 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, Ltd, Unofficial) | Stress Records | FJ - 0001085 | Russia | Unknown |
| 2DS 2202 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (2xLP, Album, Gat) | DiscReet | 2DS 2202 | Canada | 1974 |
| ZR 3852 | Zappa* / Mothers* | Zappa* / Mothers* - Roxy & Elsewhere (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Zappa Records | ZR 3852 | US | 2012 |
