SEP 12, 1974JahrhunderthalleThursday · Frankfurt, Germany
Frank Zappa played Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, 12 September 1974. With him on stage: Chester Thompson, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Ruth Underwood and James "Bird Legs" Youmans. The documented setlist runs to 25 songs over 2 shows, opening with “Tush Tush Tush” and closing with “Dinah-Moe Humm”. An audience recording circulates, best grade B+/B.
Setlist
Soundcheck
Early show
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 03Inca Roads
- 04Cosmik Debris
- 05Montana
- 06improvisations→ quotes: One-Shot riff, If You're Happy And You Know It, The Song Of Hiawatha
- 07Dupree's Paradise
- 08Tush Tush Tush
- 09Camarillo Brillo
Late show
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02Florentine Pogen
- 03Approximate
- 04How Could I Be Such A Foollisted as How Could I Be Such A Fool?
- 05Penguin In Bondage
- 06T'Mershi Duween
- 07T'Mershi Duweenincludes: dismembered version
- 08Dog/Meatlisted as Dog Meat
- 09Montana→ quotes: When The Saints Go Marching In
- 10improvisations
- 11Echidna's Arf
- 12Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?→ quotes: Holiday In Berlin, When The Saints Go Marching In, Jungle Boogie
- 13Pygmy Twylyteincludes: Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata
- 14Tush Tush Tush
- 15The Idiot Bastard Son
- 16Dinah-Moe Humm→ quotes: Streets Of Cairo
Line-up · 4d2
- Frank Zappaguitar, vocals
- Chester Thompsondrums
- Napoleon Murphy Brocktenor saxophone, vocals
- George Dukekeyboards, vocals
- Tom Fowlerbass
- Ruth Underwoodpercussion
- James "Bird Legs" Youmansbass, substitute
Recording
AudB+/B
Soundcheck: 40 min, Aud, B+/B || Early show: 75 min, Aud, B+ || Late show: 125 min, Aud, B+
At Jahrhunderthalle · 2 dates
- NOV 28, 1971MOI with Flo & Eddie