Frank Zappa & the Mothers - King Kong (BBC 1968)
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That was an interesting 9 minutes of my life..
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@Tadej37 He'd using his Les Paul Goldtop here.
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Was he using his SG here?
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@giamozz Eh?
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@dstillermann The one on "Make a Jazz Noise Here" is great, a very unique 'Reggae' version. Has a nice live version of "Porn Wars" stuck in the middle as well, a most epic surprise. The version of "King Kong" on Uncle Meat is disappointing in my opinion, because the sound quality is rather poor.
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do they change the tempo in the middle of the song?
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Am I right in thinking this is from the Late Show Zappa compilation shown when Frank died?
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Am I right in thinking this is from the Late Show Zappa comilation shown when Frank died?
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@cmadera100 tapecity has disappeared, any chance anyone here can upload it to a new torrent?
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it seems all my favorite Zappa songs have no singing. Just great jamming and jazz fusion.



Is there a version of King Kong as good as this that's on an official release?
Zuhzuhzombie 1 year ago
@Zuhzuhzombie The two versions from "Uncle Meat" are still pretty darn good classics, especially the one closing the album, which is blessed by an extensive soloing by Underwood. The one from "Make a Jazz Noise Here" is a nice sample of FZ's late big band work, but it's so tongue-in-cheek many would hate it.
dstillermann 1 year ago
@dstillermann
Yes, the "Uncle Meat"-Version is the best available, but there's also a VERY good one on "Ahead of their Time".
aeronpanick 1 year ago 2
@aeronpanick Agreed, and also not a bad one on "'Tis The Season To Be Jelly".
dstillermann 1 year ago
The quality of this video is very degenerated compared to the mint condition version available right now for free on the Tapecity torrent tracker! Just search for Zappa BBC Documentary. FYI
cmadera100 2 years ago 2
Many thanks for recommending this!!!
dstillermann 2 years ago