Zapp, Frank - Bebop Tango Contest

New Vinyl Record - Frank Zappa, Bebop Tango Contest Live

With the success of his Apostrophe and Roxy Elsewhere albums, 1974 saw Frank Zappa at his commercial peak. Evidently feeling a surfeit of goodwill towards his fans, at the close of the year he prepared a personally mixed reel of live performances from the previous year for broadcast on WLIR-FM in Garden City, New York, on New Year's Eve. Not to be confused with a show he was playing the same night in Long Beach, California, this is a typically adventurous and humorous compilation, and is presented here with background notes and images. 180 gram vinyl; includes insert.

• 1 A1. Announcer's Introduction
• 2 A2. Zappa's Introduction - Aka Tango Chat (Wayne, NJ, 73/11/11)
• 3 A3. Pygmy Twylyte/Dummy Up (W/ Coffee, Location Date Unknown)
• 4 A4. Be-Bop Tango Excerpt (Location Date Unknown)
• 5 A5. the Story of Dupree's Paradise (NYC, 73/11/22)
• 6 A6. Yellow Snow Suite (Sydney, Australia, 73/06/24) (Fade)
• 7 B1. Yellow Snow Suite (Sydney, Australia, 73/06/24)
• 8 B2. Guitar Event (Lowell, Ma, 73/11/30)
• 9 B3. Bebop Tango Contest (Waterloo, Canada, 73/11/18)
• 10 B4. Announcer's Closing Remarks