FRANK ZAPPA MYSTERY BOX 10 LP BOX SET OOP FREE P&P

	£		175
	$		232

This amazing box set comes from my own collection. It was bought by me in the 80's and has been played only once. The records appear to be in near mint condition. The box has some signs of wear - see pics, which are of the actual item. Note slight tear on one corner.

Due to the high value and delicate nature of the item I will send Special Delivery which will give next day delivery, tracking and compensation upto £500. 

THIS IS FOR UK ONLY - surely there are enough Zappa fans over here.

Anything else you might wish to know please ask.

Label:

Nifty Tuff & BitchenRecords ?– NTB 8600

Format:

Box Set 
10 × Vinyl, LP, Unofficial Release 

Country:

US

Released:

1986

Genre:

Blues, Classical, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Stage & Screen

Style:

Free Jazz, Art Rock, Doo Wop

Pigs 'N Repugnant:
Tracks 1-2 are live in Appleton 1969, taken fromGas Mask. Track 1 begins with "The Jelly" and cuts to "The EricDolphy Memroial Barbecue" at 02:20. Tracks 3-6 taken from Our Man inNirvana (Fullerton College, 08-Nov-1968). "King Kong" is 31 minuteslong on Our Man in Nirvana, here it is 28 minutes and 41 seconds. It IS thesame recording, yet it is slower here (and in a lower key, of course) andincludes a final "goodnight" which is cut from Our Man in Nirvana. Soone part has been edited out of this version, and the edit occurs at 14:24. 

Son Of Pigs 'N Repugnant:
Track 1 is "A Pound for a Brown on theBus" plus "Sleeping in a Jar", taken from Our Man in Nirvana(Fullerton College, 08-Nov-1968). At the time, Zappa called this conglomeration"The String Quartet". Tracks 2-4 are live in Appleton 1969, therecording that also appeared on Gas Mask. Track 2 is like "Return of theHunch-Back Duke" on Stage #5 and includes "Aybe Sea" and"Transylvania Boogie", and track 4 is an instrumental jam. This sideis a real live segued sequence. 

Beyond The Fringe Of Audience Comprehension:
The Mystery Box version has these liner notes:"Tracks 1-4 [of side 2] are from the film 200 motels. Tracks 5-7 are fromHunchentoot." "'Space Boy' is the rarest track in this entire box. Itwas recorded for the Curtis Harrington film, Queen of Blood. Words, music andvocals by Florence Marley. Orchestration and additional instruments by FZ.Sound effects by Ackerman & Cole." Tracks 14-16 have been said to bethe remixed Sleep Dirt versions. The suite on side 1 (often called "TheGroupie Opera") has been circulated as either "unknown live1970/1971" and "Butte, Montana 1970/1971" (they do sing"this is the swingingest place in Butte, Montana"), but sounds morelike a studio job without an audible live audience. The title is from one ofZappa's catch-phrases: "Some of us live beyond the fringe of audiencecomprehension. The air is better here." 

Zut Alors:
Track 4 is probably from the 1975 UCLA RoyceHall concert (the same concert as on Orchestral Favorites). The same recordingalso appears on Apocrypha, where it's listed as "Gypsy Airs". (Thepiece was originally recorded in 1967 for an unreleased single, which wasplanned for release on Capitol Records together with the all-orchestraloriginal version of Lumpy Gravy, which was only released on 8-track.) Track 5is a longer edit of the Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar version (Osaka3-Feb-1976). Longer, but still edited; perhaps a tape edited by Zappa himselfsomehow found its way here. Track 6 is a guitar solo from "More TroubleEvery Day". Track 7 is a different edit of "Hands with a Hammer"on Stage #3 (Osaka 3-Feb-1976). Those two are also what is listed as "GuitarImprovisation" on the Wanna Buy Some Acid? bootleg. Track 8 is live inVancouver 1-Oct-1975. Track 9 is a version with the Mike Douglas band (from a1976 TV show) backing Frank Zappa (also released on Apocrypha). According tothe liner notes on the Mystery Box version, "Tracks 1-4 [on side 2] arethe entire side 3 of the unreleased double album version of Zoot Allures".This may not be not correct, but there were serious plans for a double albumversion of Zoot Allures. 

The Rondo Hatton Band:
Track 1 is the single version, with a differentguitar solo from the album version. Tracks 2-6 are live at the Capitol Theaterin Passaic 08-Nov-1974. Tracks 7-11 are live in Sydney 24-Jun-1973, also issuedon Nifty (track 11 is Zappa improvising around the letters MAR-JUH-RENE) - fromthe "Un-Concert". Tracks 12-13 are December 1973 bonus tracks. 

A Token Of His Extreme:
On both sides everything is adjusted to have an"all segue", but edits between songs are of course clear. Audience isonly audible in the middle of "Approximate" and after"Florentine Pogen" (the song finish at 9:55). Most songs on side 1(and expecially the second half of "Inca Roads") are overcrowded ofcrazy rumours overdubs. "Stinkfoot" is the "Tom Waitsversion" ("right around the corner ... over by Tom Waits'sRestaurant"] and is sung through the voice modifier."Approximate" is, of course, just a little bit of the song, withfirst the theme illustration by the whole band, then a vocal extravaganza(Zappa: "That's the melody"), after which Zappa says "Ok, thiscan also be danced" but "Cosmik Debris" starts. 

Chalk Pie:
Track 7 has been officially released on Guitarin a slightly different mix; it's from Salt Lake City 07-Dec-1981. Track 8 isan officially unreleased live version edited together from Santa Monica11-Dec-1981 (early show) and Salt Lake City 07-Dec-1981. Track 9 is anofficially unreleased guitar solo from "The Black Page #2", from SanDiego 12-Dec-1981, early show. Track 10 is from the Ritz show in New York on17-Nov-1981 when Al DiMeola sat in (bootlegged on Assault on New York - TheToxic Shock Trilogy). 

Crush All Boxes:
Quoth the liner notes: "'Fine Girl' and'Drafted Again' are outtakes. Tracks 2-5 are studio rehearsals with drummachine. ('Teenage Wind' and 'Harder Than Your Husband' are instrumentals.'Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit' is a demo for Jimmy Carl Black (FZ: piano& vocal)." Zappa later denied that he ever wrote that last song in aninterview published in the fanzine Society Pages. Tracks 2-5 and 7 also appearon Apocrypha.Tracks 9-12 on side two represent the entire side one of theunreleased Crush All Boxes. Bonus track 'Teenage Wind' is an outtake. It doesnot feature Bob Harris on vocals. 

Return Of The Son Of Serious Music:
Side 1 is from an orchestral situation with thePomona Valley Symphony Orchestra at Mount Saint Mary's College, Claremont,California in 1963, conducted by Frank Zappa. A small part of this has beenofficially released on The Lost Episodes, as "Mount Saint Mary's ConcertExcerpt". According to the liner notes on the Mystery Box, "While YouWere Art #1" is the "original, stripped-down version", and theFrancesco tracks are out-takes. They sound like different orchestrations ofFrancesco Zappa album tracks. "Francesco Rock" has a drum track. Thenotes also claim that "Pedro's Dowry" was played by the BerkelySymphony Orchestra in June 1981, but it's from "A Zappa Affair", June16, 1984. Anyway, this release may or may not be related to the bootlegsSerious Music and Son of Serious Music - it's certainly supposed to look thatway. 

Randomonium:
Track 2 has been officially released on theMystery Disc. Track 3 is an alternate take of "Dwarf Nebula" fromWeasels Ripped My Flesh, recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York. Tracks 5-6are the last bit of "Billy the Mountain"; it also appears onCuccurrullo Brullo Brillo and Apocrypha. It's a live recording, but there hasbeen speculation that there are some overdubs on it. Track 7 is a longer editof the Playground Psychotics version with John Lennon. Track 8 is a liveimprovisation from a New York TV show called The Bitter End in 1967. Track 10is the same version as on disc 3 of Apocrypha (Stonybrook, 15-Oct-1978). Track12 is a 1981 studio version that also appears on Demos and Apocrypha. Tracks 1,9, and 11 are unknown versions. Track 1 must be from 1967-1968 as Ray Collinsis on it. Track 11 must be from Europe, summer 1982, as Ed Mann is on it.