Halloween 73

Halloween 73
Live album by Frank Zappa
Released	October 25, 2019
Recorded	October 31, 1973
Venue	Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	278:22
Label	Zappa Records
Producer	Melanie Starks
Frank Zappa chronology
The Roxy Performances (2018) Halloween 73 (2019) The Hot Rats Sessions (2019)

Professional ratings

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Halloween 73 is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in October 2019, consisting of recordings from the six Halloween shows in Chicago. It was released in a 4-CD boxed set and a different version of the album containing the highlights on a single CD.^[2]

Track listing

Disc 1 (Show 1)

1. Happy Halloween to Each and Every One of You 4:36
2. Pygmy Twylyte 3:25
3. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:24
4. Cheepnis 3:28
5. Another Assembly of Items 1:29
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue 1:02
7. Kung Fu 1:32
8. Penguin In Bondage 7:12
9. T'Mershi Duween 1:46
10. The Dog Breath Variations 1:47
11. Uncle Meat 2:24
12. RDNZL 5:54
13. Village of the Sun 4:14
14. Ecidna's Arf (Of You) 4:11
15. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? 9:54
16. Montana 6:55

Total: 62:12

Disc 2 (Show 1 Continued)

1. Dupree's Paradise 19:12
2. Almost Up to Date 1:35
3. Dickie's Such an Asshole 10:04

(Show 2)

4. That Greatest of American Holidays 4:50
5. Cosmik Debris 6:51
6. We're Hurtin' for Tunes 1:04
7. Pygmy Twylyte 3:40
8. The Idiot Bastard Son 2:17
9. Cheepnis 4:18
10. I'm the Slime 4:29
11. Big Swifty 9:37

Total: 67:56

Disc 3 (Show 2 Continued)

1. The History of the San Clemente Magnetic Deviation 1:50
2. Dickie's Such an Asshole 9:59
3. Another New Event :56
4. Father O'Blivion – Part 1 9:03
5. Father O'Blivion – Part 2 10:10
6. Pervert's Special Holiday 1:10
7. Penguin in Bondage 7:27
8. T'Mershi Duween 1:45
9. RDNZL 6:06
10. Inca Roads 10:55
11. Medley: Son of Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge 16:23

Total: 75:44

Disc 4 (Bonus Rehearsals 10-20/21-73)

1. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (10-21-73) 1:05
2. Penguin in Bondage (10-20-73) 6:45
3. T'Mershi Duween (10-20-73) 1:46
4. Dog Breath (10-20-73) 1:28
5. The Dog Breath Variations (10-20-73) 1:20
6. Uncle Meat (10-20-73) 2:18
7. RDNZL (10-20-73) 5:10
8. Magic Fingers (10-21-73) 4:47
9. Inca Roads (10-20-73) 14:38
10. Father O'Blivion (10-21-73) 17:54
11. Cosmik Debris (10-20-73) 10:36
12. Big Swifty (10-21-73) 4:41

Total: 72:28

Halloween 73 Highlights track listing

1. Happy Halloween to Each and Every One of You” (Show 1) 4:36
2. Pygmy Twylyte (Show 2) 3:40
3. The Idiot Bastard Son (Show 2) 2:17
4. Cheepnis (Show 2) 3:18
5. Another Assembly of Items (Show 1) 1:29
6. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (Show 1) 1:02
7. Kung Fu (Show 1) 1:32
8. Penguin in Bondage (Show 1) 7:12
9. T'Mershi Duween (Show 1) 1:46
10. The Dog Breath Variations (Show 1) 1:47
11. Uncle Meat (Show 1) 2:24
12. RDNZL (Show 1) 5:50
13. I'm the Slime (Show 2) 4:29
14. Big Swifty (Show 2) 9:25
15. The History of the San Clemente Magnetic Deviation (Show 2) 1:48
16. Dickie's Such an Asshole (Show 2) 10:24

Total: 63:02

Personnel

Musicians

• Frank Zappa: guitar, vocals
• George Duke: keyboards, vocals
• Napoleon Murphy Brock: vocals, tenor sax, flute
• Tom Fowler: bass
• Ruth Komanoff/Underwood: percussion
• Bruce Fowler: trombone
• Ralph Humphrey: drums, cowbells
• Chester Thompson: drums

References

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