New Zappa releases

[Mister Triscuits]

Why do I have a bad feeling there's going to be some wacky packaging to "justify" the price point?

Like a mudshark beanie baby?

[polmico]

^ An action playset of the Edgewater Inn complete with roadie and groupie action figures and, of course, a mudshark.

[polmico]

Pre-order is up:
https://store.zappa.com/the-mothers/...70-cd-set.html

Unfortunately, no beanie babies, no action figures, no masks, no metman.

(I'll probably grab this set. Very interested in hearing the studio material.)

[Mister Triscuits]

Unfortunately, no beanie babies, no action figures, no masks, no metman.

Well, there is a pin, which is a lot easier to swallow than a Halloween costume or a manhole cover.

(Legal disclaimer: do not swallow the pin.)

[Hobo Chang Ba]

Why do I have a bad feeling there's going to be some wacky packaging to "justify" the price point?

Yeah, this seems to be the greatest problem with the recent releases. For whatever reason, they don't offer just the music in one package and keep the masks, board games, life size mudshark reproduction's in an uber deluxe version like other bands do.

Glad to see this one doesn't fall too far in that hole. I'll probably get this (even though I'm a couple of boxsets behind on zappa).

[MudShark22]

Auto Buy for me

lol

[Mascodagama]

Pre-order is up:
https://store.zappa.com/the-mothers/...70-cd-set.html

Unfortunately, no beanie babies, no action figures, no masks, no metman.

(I'll probably grab this set. Very interested in hearing the studio material.)

Amusingly your link abbreviates on screen to end “...70-cd-set.html”, which caused me to boggle a little. That would be giving KC a run for their money!

1970 Mothers is core Zappa for me, so will have to get it.

[Dave (in MA)]

Well, there is a pin, which is a lot easier to swallow than a Halloween costume or a manhole cover.

(Legal disclaimer: do not swallow the pin.)

Now I feel an urge to try to swallow the manhole cover. (never bought the Halloween box)

[Mister Triscuits]

Now I feel an urge to try to swallow the manhole cover. (never bought the Halloween box)

The bigger the headache, the bigger the pill.

(Triscuits Inc. assumes no responsibility for consumers who attempt to ingest elaborately packaged Frank Zappa box sets.)

[Steve F.]

(Triscuits Inc. assumes no responsibility for consumers who attempt to ingest elaborately packaged Frank Zappa box sets.)

Mr Triscuits needs to take responsibility for always being able to make me laugh.

[unclemeat]

OT

A 1969 demo with Ricky Lancelotti on vocals

[Dave (in MA)]

The bigger the headache, the bigger the pill.

(Triscuits Inc. assumes no responsibility for consumers who attempt to ingest elaborately packaged Frank Zappa box sets.)

If you swallow the Hammersmith Odeon balloon it'll just come out in a subsequent poop.

[Mister Triscuits]

subsequent poop.

...which coincidentally is the title of the next Zappa archival release.

[polmico]

...which coincidentally is the title of the next Zappa archival release.

Just think of the packaging!

[ronmac]

Just think of the packaging!

Scratch and sniff

[unclemeat]

Mike Keneally shines out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.

[unclemeat]

Adam Minkoff shines out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.
https://vaalbararecords.bandcamp.com...inary-diseases

[chalkpie]

The Mothers 1970 out today. Your grandparents will love Flo and Eddie, its just like Lawrence Welk.

[Mascodagama]

Adam Minkoff shines out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.
https://vaalbararecords.bandcamp.com...inary-diseases

This was cool. Thank you.

[polmico]

The Mothers 1970 out today. Your grandparents will love Flo and Eddie, its just like Lawrence Welk.

Hooray!

[chalkpie]

Listening to this one online and it is incredible! The sound quality alone is just stunning, especially for 1970. Some of FZs solos are just rippin', even in the studio, both the tones and overall vibe. Ansley's drums are also so well recorded, and he is a phenomenal player as well. What a great set! Its hard to imagine this stuff just sat in the vault untouched! Wait until you hear "Envelopes" and "Giraffe". Folks that are usually put off by Flo/Eddie era should at least give this a spin, you may surprised at how overlooked this era of FZ is/was.

[MudShark22]

The Mothers 1970 out today. Your grandparents will love Flo and Eddie, its just like Lawrence Welk.

You can bet your bippy that Casa MudShark has this on the acquisition list.

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[MudShark22]

And its my fave Zappa era hands down, though Wazoo stuff is a close 2nd.

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[chalkpie]

And its my fave Zappa era hands down, though Wazoo stuff is a close 2nd.

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If this is your fav FZ era, then you are going to flip out when you hear this sucker.

[Troopers For Sound]

Really loving disc 4 of this set...awesome Pound/King Kong improvs, amazing guitar stuff all the way through, and a killer early Easy Meat. Plus I always loved the documentary style of Playground Psychotics, so those occasional dips into that stuff on this disc is a plus for me. I love that they were too cautious to perform the Anti Smut Loyalty Oath three nights in a row

Matt.