Chicago '78

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Chicago '78
Frank Zappa onstage playing an electric guitar, wearing white pants and no shirt
Live album by
Frank Zappa
ReleasedNovember 4, 2016
RecordedSeptember 29, 1978 (late show)
VenueUptown Theatre, Chicago
GenreRock
Length119:47
LabelZappa Records
ProducerGail Zappa
Joe Travers
Frank Zappa chronology
Meat Light
(2016) 		Chicago '78
(2016) 		Little Dots
(2016)

Chicago '78 is a two-disc live album by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Frank Zappa, released in November 2016, consisting of the recording of the entire second concert held on September 29, 1978 at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Production[]

When creating the album, co-producer Joe Travers found that there were several gaps in the main concert recording, caused by the changing of tape reels. He was able to capture the entire show by splicing in recordings from two other sources.[6]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars [1]

On AllMusic, Sean Westergaard said, "This album is the entire show and fans are going to love it.... Some of the songs are merely performed well, but there are enough surprises and great solos that fans will be pleased. This isn't the place to start your Zappa collection, but releases of full FZ shows are rare and hearing another full show with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums is a treat."[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Frank Zappa.

Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."Chicago Walk-On"1:20
2."Twenty-One"8:26
3."Dancin' Fool"3:29
4."Easy Meat"5:41
5."Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?"4:21
6."Keep It Greasy"3:41
7."Village of the Sun"9:15
8."The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"3:29
9."Bamboozled By Love"8:32
10."Sy Borg"4:36
Total length:52:49
Disc Two
No.TitleLength
1."Little House I Used to Live In"9:38
2."Paroxysmal Splendor (includes: FZ & Pig/I'm a Beautiful Guy/Crew Slut)"7:14
3."Yo Mama"12:28
4."Magic Fingers"2:37
5."Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"18:36
6."Strictly Genteel"8:25
7."Black Napkins"8:01
Total length:66:58

Personnel[]

Musicians

Production

  • Original recordings produced by Frank Zappa
  • Produced for release by Gail Zappa and Joe Travers
  • 1978 mix engineer: Davy Moire
  • 1978 recordist: Claus Weideman
  • 2014 re-mix engineer: Craig Parker Adams, Winslow CT Studio, Hollywood CA
  • 2014 mastering engineer: Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Westergaard, Sean. "Chicago '78". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Scott (November 4, 2016). "Listen To Brand New Frank Zappa Live Archival Release from Chicago in 1978". JamBase. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Alper, Eric (November 2, 2016). "Frank Zappa's Extensive Vault Release Continues with Meat Light, Chicago '78 and Little Dots, on November 4". That Eric Alper. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chicago '78". The Resentment Listener. December 10, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chicago '78". zappa.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Sutton, Larson (March 15, 2017). "Securing Frank Zappa's Vault". Relix. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
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