Chicago ’78

~ Release by Frank Zappa (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Bass, Vocals – Arthur Barrow
Design Package – Michael Mesker
Drums, Vocals – Vinnie Colaiuta
Engineer 1978 Mix – Davy Moire*
Engineer 2014 Re-mix – Craig Parker Adams
Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa, Ike Willis
Keyboards – Peter Wolf (3)
Keyboards, Vocals – Tommy Mars
Mastered By 2014 Mastering Engineer – Bob Ludwig
Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
Producer Original Recordings – Frank Zappa
Producer Produced For Release – Gail Zappa, Joe Travers
Production Manager – Melanie Starks
Recorded By 1978 Recordist – Claus Weideman
Slide Guitar, Vocals – Denny Walley
Text By – Gail Zappa
Recorded At Uptown Theater Chicago, Illinois
29 September 1978 (Show 2)

Annotation last modified on 2018-07-18 12:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Chicago Walk‐On
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
1:20
2Twenty‐One
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
8:26
3Dancin’ Fool
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Dancin’ Fool
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music
3:30
4Easy Meat
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Easy Meat
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
5:42
5Honey, Don’t You Want a Man Like Me?
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Honey, Don’t You Want a Man Like Me?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
4:22
6Keep It Greasy
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Keep It Greasey
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3:41
7Village of the Sun
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Village of the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
9:15
8The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3:30
9Bamboozled by Love
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Bamboozled by Love
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
8:32
10Sy Borg
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Sy Borg
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
4:37
11Little House I Used to Live In
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
The Little House I Used to Live In
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
9:38
12Paroxysmal Splendor
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
7:14
13Yo Mama
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Yo’ Mama
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music
12:28
14Magic Fingers
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Magic Fingers
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
2:37
15Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
18:36
16Strictly Genteel
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ike Willis (on 1978-09-29) and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
slide guitar:
Denny Walley (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Strictly Genteel
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
Munchkin Music (in 1971)
8:25
17Black Napkins
recording engineer:
Claus Wiedemann (on 1978-09-29)
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
mixer:
Davy Moire (in 1978)
bass:
Arthur Barrow (on 1978-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (on 1978-09-29)
electric guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker) (on 1978-09-29)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars (on 1978-09-29) and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) (on 1978-09-29)
percussion:
Ed Mann (on 1978-09-29)
remixer:
Craig Parker Adams (in 2014)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappanese
recorded at:
Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-09-29)
live recording of:
Black Napkins
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
publisher:
FZ4Tunes
8:01