The correct title of this article is
Road Tapes, Venue #3 . The substitution of the
# is due to
technical restrictions .
Road Tapes, Venue #3 is a posthumous album of Frank Zappa , released in May 2016, consisting of the recording of the two (early & late) shows on July 5, 1970, at Tyrone Guthrie Theater , Minneapolis , MN . The album was recorded as one of the first shows with the (then) newly formed Mothers of Invention featuring Flo & Eddie , Aynsley Dunbar , George Duke , Jeff Simmons and returning member Ian Underwood . This release is notable for being one of the few tapes in the Zappa Vault from this time period, and line up.[ 2] It is the ninth installment on the Vaulternative Records label that is dedicated to the posthumous release of complete Zappa concerts, following the releases of FZ:OZ (2002), Buffalo (2007), Wazoo (2007), Philly '76 (2009), Hammersmith Odeon (2010), Carnegie Hall (2011), Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012) and Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013).
The track "Nancy & Mary Music" off the album Chunga's Revenge was made up from the tracks "King Kong/Igor's Boogie" and "The Clap (Chunga's Revenge)". Disc 1, tracks 1–14 make up the 1st show and tracks 15, 16 and all of disc 2 make up the 2nd show.[ 3]
All tracks are written by Frank Zappa, except where noted
Disc one Title Songwriter 1. "Tyrone Start The Tape" 1 :59 2. "King Kong" 3 :37 3. "Wonderful Wino" Frank Zappa, Jeff Simmons 4 :47 4. "Concentration Moon" 4 :07 5. "Mom & Dad" 3 :25 6. "The Air" 3 :46 7. "Dog Breath" 2 :01 8. "Mother People" 2 :06 9. "You Didn't Try to Call Me" 4 :10 10. "Agon – Interlude" Igor Stravinsky 0 :36 11. "Call Any Vegetable" 7 :59 12. "King Kong/Igor's Boogie" 20 :25 13. "It Can't Happen Here " 3 :05 14. "Sharleena" 4 :59 15. "The 23rd "Mondellos"" 3 :13 16. "Justine" Don Harris , Dewey Steven Terry1 :46 Total length: 72:01
Disc two Title 1. "Pound for a Brown" 5 :07 2. "Sleeping in a Jar" 3 :37 3. "Sharleena" 5 :49 4. ""A Piece of Contemporary Music"" (includes an excerpt of "Caravan " (Duke Ellington , Irving Mills , Juan Tizol )) 7 :03 5. "The Return of the Hunchback Duke" (including "The Little House I Used to Live In", "Holiday in Berlin") 10 :00 6. "Cruising for Burgers" 3 :44 7. "Let's Make the Water Turn Black " 1 :42 8. "Harry, You're a Beast" 1 :29 9. "Oh No/Orange County Lumber Truck" (includes an excerpt of "Lucy Lu" (Ray Sharpe )) 11 :01 10. "Call Any Vegetable" 11 :29 11. "Mondello's Revenge" 1 :46 12. "The Clap (Chunga's Revenge)" 13 :01 Total length: 75:48
Ahmet Zappa – produced for release
Joe Travers – produced for release, vaultmeisterment & audio transfers
John Polito – mastering, 2016[ 4]
Keith Lawler – layout
Diva Zappa – photography
Joseph Carter – original art