ZAPPA GIGS

DEC 9, 1973RoxySunday · Los Angeles, CA, United States

night 1 / 2

"Roxy & Elsewhere"

Frank Zappa played Roxy in Los Angeles, CA, United States, on Sunday, 9 December 1973, night 1 of 2. With him on stage: Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler and Ruth Underwood. The documented setlist runs to 26 songs over 2 shows, opening with “Cosmik Debris” and closing with “Mr. Green Genes”. An audience recording circulates, best grade B.

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Setlist

Early show

  1. 01intro
  2. 02Cosmik Debris
  3. 03intros
  4. 04Pygmy Twylyteincludes: Dummy Up
  5. 05The Idiot Bastard Son
  6. 06Cheepnis
  7. 07Penguin In Bondagetape: RBP
  8. 08T'Mershi Duween
  9. 09Dog/Meatlisted as Dog Meattape: parts on RBP
  10. 10RDNZLtape: RBP
  11. 11Montanatape: parts on YCDTOSA4
  12. 12improvisations
  13. 13Dupree's Paradisetape: RBP
  14. 14Dickie's Such An Assholelisted as Dickie’s Such An Asshole

Late show

  1. 01intro
  2. 02Inca Roadstape: RBP
  3. 03Village Of The Sun
  4. 04Echidna's Arflisted as Echidna’s Arf
  5. 05Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?listed as Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
  6. 06I'm The Slimetape: YCDTOSA1
  7. 07Big Swiftytape: YCDTOSA1
  8. 08intro
  9. 09Be-Bop Tangoincludes: Green Onions
  10. 10King Kongas part of medley: King Kong/Chunga's Revenge/Mr. Green Genes · 1/3
  11. 11Chunga's Revengeas part of medley: King Kong/Chunga's Revenge/Mr. Green Genes · 2/3
  12. 12Mr. Green Geneslisted as Mr Green Genesas part of medley: King Kong/Chunga's Revenge/Mr. Green Genes · 3/3tape: RBP

Line-up · 4b

Recording

AudB

Early show: 60 min, Aud, B || Late show: 80 min

Official release

Cover of Roxy by Proxy

Released as:

Roxy by Proxy

At Roxy · 5 dates

  1. DEC 8, 1973"Roxy & Elsewhere"
  2. DEC 10, 1973night 2 of 2 · "Roxy & Elsewhere"
  3. DEC 11, 1973
  4. DEC 12, 1973