Frank Zappa personally compiled this new Rykodisc collection of studio rarities, alternate versions, and unreleased tracks as one of his last projects -- not only as a way of paying tribute to many of the people who had affected his life but also as a gesture of appreciation to his fans. Assembled as a kind of after-hours project over 18 months in 1992 and 1993, THE LOST EPISODES includes 30 tracks spanning 1958-1972, with short detours to 1980 and 1992. Tracks of particular note include "Ronny's Booger Story" and "Kenny's Booger Story," which shed new light on the (ahem) incidents which inspired "Let's Make the Water Turn Black,” an early, jazz samba arrangement of "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance,” ”Lil’ Clanton Shuffle,” a blues jam left off 1969’s HOT RATS which features Sugar Cane Harris on violin, original recordings of such Zappa gems as “RDNZL” and “Inca Roads,” the 1980 single version of "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted,” and five tracks featuring the vocal stylings of Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) including one of the earliest Zappa-Beefheart studio collaborations, “Tiger Roach.” TLE’s cover art is by Gabor Csupo, founder of Klasky-Csupo Animation, the people who originally animated The Simpsons and now bring you Duckman and Rugrats. Packaged in a deluxe slipcase, the album is accompanied by a 52-page booklet with extensive liner notes by music journalist Rip Rense, including detailed commentary about each song derived from interviews with Zappa, engineer Spencer Chrislu, and a plethora of FZ's musical associates including Vliet, Ruth Underwood, Terry Bozzio, and James "Motorhead" Sherwood. Both Rense and Csupo contributed to this package at Zappa's request.
From his early rock combos of the late 50's to the primitive early-60’s Studio Z era, through the state-of-the-art Utility Muffin Research Kitchen to just about anywhere else FZ ever turned on a tape recorder, THE LOST EPISODES is an autobiographical glimpse behind the scenes of Zappa's long and varied recording career and a fascinating look at one of “popular music’s most brilliant -- and daunting -- figures” (Chicago Sun-Times). If you want to know the story of the time Zappa shared a stage with Louis Armstrong, if you want to hear FZ's Clio Award-winning music for a 1967 Luden's Cough Drop commercial, or if you simply want to know the meaning of the word "eructation," THE LOST EPISODES is the disc you need.
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Lost Episodes
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ASIN: B0000009VW Release Date: 1996-02-27 |
Tracks:
- The Blackouts
- Lost In A Whirlpool
- Ronnie Sings?
- Kenny's Booger Story
- Ronnie's Booger Story
- Mount St. Mary's Concert Excerpt
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
- Tiger Roach
- Run Home Slow Theme
- Fountain Of Love
- Run Home Cues, #2
- Any Way The Wind Blows
- Run Home Cues, #3
- Charva
- The Dick Kunc Story
- Wedding Dress Song
- Handsome Cabin Boy
- Cops & Buns
- The Big Squeeze
- I'm A Band Leader
- Alley Cat
- The Grand Wazoo
- Wonderful Wino
- Kung Fu
- RDNZL
- Basement Music #1
- Inca Roads
- Lil' Clanton Shuffle
- I Don't Wanna Get Drafted
- Sharleena
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WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS?????????.......2006-07-01
This is GREAT! 1 of my favorite FZ compilations!.......2005-12-11
I began buying FZ's material in 1965 w/the release of the then unheard of 2 album(vinyl)release of "Freak Out"(i'm dating myself by saying this)& I just never stopped buying FZ's recordings! Besides having every official release, & having all but 3 of his official video's, I also STILL have many of the bootleg recordings of Zappa as well. Having said that, "The Lost Episodes" finds it's way into my cd player more than most other
FZ recordings!! Tho MANY of those are often played too. I just can't get enough. Which is why I wish Gail Zappa was as prolific
at releasing her husbands cd's & VIDEO's as Frank was!!
For me "The Lost Episodes" shows you the evolution of the 1 of a kind composer of both orchestral & R&R musics, & the evolution of the man as well!! Imo FZ was the greatest composer of the last 100 years.
Hearing the beginning of Zappa's musical career, almost from the very start, & also hearing snippets of his orchestral works(Of which he wrote at a very young age, AND spent his own $300 to hire a collegiate orchestra to play!)from the start, along w/the funny stories, interviews & songs FZ did w/his friend Don Van Vliet(They originally became friends b/c they both had extensive collections of 45's & albums)makes buying this cd & it's price ALONE, worth it.
Besides the historical significance this cd has, being able to hear the 1st original recordings of songs i've become SO FAMILAR WITH over the years, eg:Fountain Of Love-RDNZL-Sharlenna-The Grand Wazoo-Lost in a Whirlpool, & so many more, is a true revelation for me & I would think for anyone that was familar w/these songs, many of which weren't released until MANY yrs after they were composed!! Just great to have.
Lastly. I believe FZ's "Project/Object & Coceptual Continuity" idea began w/some of the songs on this disc, & you'll be able to hear this for yourself, this is also fascinating to me. So if you only own 1 album of his from the 60's-70's or 80's, this would be of great interest to you! I think this cd & it's music ect stands on it's own! It all ended way too soon(basically) sadly. For me, like 10's of 1000's of others had hoped we'd STILL be hearing & enjoying the great music of Zappa today!
So do yourself a favor & buy this incredible cd.
Plus. If SOMEHOW Mrs. Gail Zappa could read this(?)PLEASE do as your husband was before his death(As he was putting together & releasing material whilst being very sick, this cd being the final 1 FZ ever did!)& make all of us very happy by releasing more of his work!!
For example: On the re-release of the dvd "Baby Snakes" 2 or 3 yrs ago, this great dvd had a 'trailer' telling us that all 3 shows, or 4 hours of the brilliant live performances at the "Roxy" on Dec. 8-9 & 10th 1973 that FZ had already mixed, would ALL be available soon! Only the 1 show that FZ released long before his death on the vid "The Dub Room Special" has ever seen the light of day! These great performances(the only thing that could have possibly made them better were if the 2nd drummer Ralph Humphries were on these gems from 1 of the best M.O.I. bands ever!) So my ? is, What in God's name is holding things up?? {ls release these & make so many happy & make alot of money!
For committed fans only .......2005-09-08
FZ Gives Us More Treasures For The "Die-Hard" Fan.......2002-10-20
A 60 page booklet comes with the album that describes the history of every track....a giant "plus" in the compilation department and a mandatory read if you want to entirely grasp and appreciate this album. there are very many highlights on this album and I'll name a few:
"The Blackouts" lets you hear how FZ sounded as a teenager in the late 1950's.
"Lost in a Whirlpool", a song from 1958, is Captain Beefheart as a teenager singing a blues parody that contains the word "mother******" (the oldest song I know of to contain that word).
"Cops & Buns" is a real 2 1/2 minute confrontation FZ had with the NYPD as they stormed into his studio on a noise disturbance call. the recorder was left on and captured all of it.
There's also the movie score Zappa wrote for his high school english teacher, who had written a western screenplay. "Run Home Slow theme" is the score and it was finally made into a movie in 1965, never released on video of course. there are awesome instrumentals as usual and a few humorous songs.
But the best thing about lost episodes is that it contains the extremely rare 1980 single "I DON'T WANNA GET DRAFTED!" that is not found on ANY other Zappa album whatsoever. The 1981 album "You Are What You Is" has a revised and inferior version called "Drafted Again"....this version is not worth anybody's time to listen to. I repeat: YOU CANNOT FIND THIS SONG ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE!
This song is a must have if you are a true fan. To have a "complete" Zappa collection without I DON'T WANNA GET DRAFTED is IMPOSSIBLE! If you're a big Zappa fan and have never heard it, hear it now. It's a very catchy song that the Mercury label would not release. Enjoy!
THE FRANK ZAPPA MEMORIAL BARBECUE.......2002-04-29
As you might expect it's an eclectic selection, which includes some excellent previously unreleased material (such as "Lil' Clanton shuffle" from the HOT RATS sessions), great alternate takes of well-known tracks (one of the highlights is a sublime version of "Sharleena"), as well as some typically off-the-wall soundbites (the "booger" stories are great!) and a few genuinely silly moments (like "Lost in a whirlpool", featuring comedy falsetto vocals from a teenage Don Van Vliet and lyrics which make rather too literal comparisons between being dumped by your girlfriend and getting flushed down the toilet)....
Frank seems to have compiled it as a personal nostalgia trip and the extensive sleevenotes, brimming with background information, make it almost autobiographical. No Zappa collection can be complete without it.
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Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schifrin
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ASIN: B0006SSQ8O Release Date: 2005-01-11 |
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- First Season Main Title [Revised/Extended]
- Jerry Goldsmith Medley: The Deadly Games Affair/The Vulcan ...
- Quadripartite Affair
- Double Affair, Suite No. 2
- Belly Laughs
- Finny Foot Affair
- Fiddlesticks Affair, Suite No. 2
- Yellow Scarf Affair
- Meet Mr. Solo
- Spy With My Face
- Discotheque Affair, Suite No. 2
- Nowhere Affair
- U.N.C.L.E. A Go Go
- Bat Cave Affair
- One of Our Spies Is Missing
- Monks of St. Thomas Affair, Suite No. 2
- Spy in the Green Hat
- Gerald Fried Medley: The Foreign Legion Affair/The Apple a Day Affair
- Karate Killers
- Richard Shores Medley: The Summit-Five Affair/The "J" for Judas Affair
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- Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title
- Dog-Gone Affair
- Prisoner of Zalamar Affair
- Mother Muffin Affair
- Mata Hari Affair
- Montori Device Affair
- Horns-of-the-Dilemma Affair
- Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (End Title)
- Deadly Quest Affair: Teaser
- Deadly Quest Affair: Act 1
- Deadly Quest Affair: Act 2
- Deadly Quest Affair: Act 3
- Deadly Quest Affair: Act 4
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Bob & Ray - The Lost Episodes - Volume 5
Manufacturer: Radio Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FRU16G |
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Contains 83 Bob & Ray selections on 4 CDs including Wally Ballou at the Blue Funk Coffee House, Mary McGoon's Rambling Casino, Webley Webster is Fired!, Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife; "The Lives and Loves of Linda Lovely," Ralph Sturdley's "This is Your Bed, You Made It, Now Lie In It;" "One Fella's Family," Charles the Poet, "Wayside Doctor; Dr. Mu, Hawaiian Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Man," "Aunt Penny's True to Life Stories," Artie Schermerhorn, Matt Neffer, Boy Spotwelding King of the World; Mr. Science, plus commercials for Cheerios & Piels Beer.
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Bob & Ray: The Lost Episodes, Volume Two
Manufacturer: Radio Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000HDFNNE |
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Contains 79 Bob & Ray selections including commercials for Chesterfields, the 1951 Chevrolet, Nutro Permanent Antifreeze, Tiny Tim Tin Teddy Bears, The Pierce Arrow Motor Company, Monongahela Steel Ingots, and Bert and Harry for Piels Beer PLUS two WHDH compilations! * 11 Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife episodes * Wally Ballou * Tippy the Wonder Dog * "Anxiety!" * The McBeeBee Twins Many, many more!!! 79 Tracks on 4 CDs!|
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Bob & Ray: The Lost Episodes, Volume Two
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Bob & Ray - The Lost Episodes Volume Three
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FOUZSS |
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69 hilarious routines featuring Mary & Harry Backstayge, Calvin Hoogavin and Pop Beloved wandering around Africa. Wally Ballou appears frequently. Plus Biff Burns, Kent Lyle Birdley, Chester Hasbrouck Frisbee, Blimmix, Elmer W. Litzinger, Spy and "The Gathering Dusk." 4 Hours on 4 CDs
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Bob & Ray: The Lost Episodes, Volume Four
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The New York Years, Part 3 WINS, CBS, NBC, WOR. Contains 81 Bob & Ray selections including 6 Mary Backstayge episodes featuring Smiing Smog, a giant skunk who escapes from the New York Coliseum into Carnegie Hall. And loads of laughs more! 4 CD Set.
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Bob & Ray - The Lost Episodes Volume 2
Manufacturer: Radio Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FOYK7K |
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Contains 79 Bob & Ray selections including commercials for Chesterfields, the 1951 Chevrolet, Nutro Permanent Antifreeze, Tiny Tim Tin Teddy Bears, The Pierce Arrow Motor Company, Monongahela Steel Ingots, and Bert and Harry for Piels Beer PLUS two WHDH compilations! * 11 Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife episodes * Wally Ballou * Tippy the Wonder Dog * "Anxiety!" * The McBeeBee Twins Many, many more!!! 79 Tracks on 4 CDs!
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Bob & Ray - The Lost Episodes Volume One
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Contains 66 Bob & Ray selections, including 23 Mary Backstayge episodes in which Mary, Harry, Calvin and Pop Beloved wander from Yokohama to Ogunquit, Maine for the premiere of "Westchester Furioso"! * Wally Ballou aboard the Bob & Ray Trophy Train * Blimmix * Squad Car 119 * The Gathering Dusk * Word Wizard Elmer Stapley * Mr. Science * Charles the Poet * Wing Po * Do-It-Yourself Fred Falvy * Elmer W. Litzinger, Spy Many, many more!!! 66 Tracks on 4 CDs!Rap Music:
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