OCT 31, 1974Felt ForumThursday · New York, NY, United States
Frank Zappa played Felt Forum in New York, NY, United States, on Thursday, 31 October 1974. With him on stage: Chester Thompson, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Tom Fowler, Ruth Underwood, James "Bird Legs" Youmans and Bruce Fowler. The documented setlist runs to 32 songs over 2 shows. An audience recording circulates, best grade A-/B+.
Setlist
Early show
- 01Tush Tush Tush→ quotes: Sweet Leilani
- 02Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 03Inca Roads→ quotes: T'Mershi Duween
- 04Penguin In Bondage
- 05T'Mershi Duween
- 06Dog/Meatlisted as Dog Meat
- 07Building A Girl
- 08Florentine Pogen
- 09Montana
- 10The Booger Man→ quotes: Nanook Rubs It
- 11Dupree's Paradiseincludes: Zoot Allures chords
- 12Camarillo Brillo
- 13Oh No
- 14Trouble Every Day
Late show
- 01Tush Tush Tush
- 02Stink-Footlisted as Stinkfoot
- 03RDNZL
- 04Village Of The Sun
- 05Echidna's Arf
- 06Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?includes: FZ lecture
- 07Babettelisted as Babbette
- 08Approximate
- 09I'm Not Satisfied
- 10Po-Jama People
- 11Yellow Snow Suite
- 12Cosmik Debris
- 13Nite Owl
- 14Big Swifty
- 15Apostrophe'listed as Apostrophe
- 16Pygmy Twylyte
- 17Pygmy Twylyteincludes: Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata
- 18Tush Tush Tush
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
Special guests
- Bruce Fowlerguest, late show
Recording
AudA-/B+
Early show: 110 min, Aud, A-/B+ || Late show: 125 min, Aud, A-
At Felt Forum · 7 dates
- SEP 22, 1972night 1 of 2 · Grand and Petit Wazoo
- SEP 23, 1972night 2 of 2 · Grand and Petit Wazoo
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