The Roxy Performances

The Roxy Performances is a box set by Frank Zappa. It was released as a 7-CD boxset on February 2, 2018. The collection contains four full shows, a rehearsal, a recording session at Bolic Sound, a sound check, and a previously unreleased version of "The Idiot Bastard Son" titled "That Arrogant Dick Nixon".

In addition to previously unreleased material, the box set contains material that was released, in different edits and/or mixes, on Roxy & Elsewhere (1974), Roxy by Proxy (2014), and Roxy – The Movie / Roxy the Soundtrack (2015).

Track listing (digital version)

• Tracks 1–4: 12-10-73 Roxy rehearsal
• Track 5: basic tracks: 12-9-73 Show 1, overdubs at Paramount Studios
• Tracks 6–14: 12-12-73 Bolic Studios recording session

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Track listing (CD version)

Disc one

• Tracks 1–14: 12-9-73 Show 1 <small>(tracks 1–14)</small>
• Total length: 76:43

Disc two

• Track 1: 12-9-73 Show 1 <small>(track 15)</small>
• Tracks 2–9: 12-9-73 Show 2 <small>(tracks 1–8)</small>
• Total length: 58:25

Disc three

• Tracks 1–3: 12-9-73 Show 2 <small>(tracks 9–11)</small>
• Tracks 4–8: 12-10-73 Show 1 <small>(tracks 1–4)</small>
• Total length: 74:57

Disc four

• Tracks 1–11: 12-10-73 Show 1 <small>(tracks 5–16)</small>
• Tracks 12–17: 12-10-73 Show 2 <small>(tracks 1–6)</small>
• Total length: 67:50

Disc five

• Tracks 1–11 12-10-73 Show 2 <small>(tracks 7–17)</small>
• Total length: 62:46

Disc six

• Track 1: 12-10-73 Show 2 <small>(track 18)</small>
• Tracks 2–15: Bonus Section 1 <small>(tracks 1–14)</small>
• Total length: 70:31

Disc seven

• Tracks 1–10: Bonus Section 2: 12-8-73 Sound Check/Film Shoot <small>(tracks 1–10)</small>
• Total length: 64:41

Personnel

Musicians

• Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals, percussion, original producer
• George Duke – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
• Tom Fowler – bass
• Ruth Underwood – percussion
• Bruce Fowler – trombone, dancing (?)
• Napoleon Murphy Brock – tenor sax, flute, lead vocals
• Ralph Humphrey – drums, percussion
• Chester Thompson – drums, percussion

Also featuring

• Jeff Simmons – dialog on "Dummy Up"
• Pamela Des Barres – dancing
• Carl Franzoni – dancing
• Brenda – dancing

Technical personnel

• Kerry McNabb – recording engineer at The Roxy shows and "That Arrogant Dick Nixon"
• Bob Hughes – recording engineer at Bolic Studios
• Doug Graves – recording engineer at Bolic Studios
• Craig Parker Adams – audio restoration, re-mix, mastering
• Bob Stone – digital re-mix engineer (Bolic Studios)
• Ahmet Zappa – producer for release
• Joe Travers – producer for release, liner notes
• Jen Jewel Brown – liner notes
• Dave Alvin – liner notes

References