Beat the Boots! III
Beat the Boots III is a set of digitally downloadable albums by Frank Zappa. It compiles bootleg recordings which were previously available illegally, released by Zappa Records in 2009 as part of the Zappas' campaign to dissuade Frank Zappa fans from buying illegal recordings of his concerts.
Track listing
Disc one
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, January 25, 2009)
- Vpro Intro (0:24) – Frank Zappa (VPRO, 1971)
- Status Back Baby (1:19) – Pal Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA, Fall 1963
- Ned the Mumbler (1:46) – Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 1964
- Toads of the Short Forest (1:48) – Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 1964
- In Memorium, Hieronymus Bosch (5:02) – From the Bitter End, October 15, 1967
- Oh, in the Sky (2:27) – Colour Me Pop, October 23, 1968
- Directly from My Heart to You (Richard Penniman) (5:45) – Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 1970
- Twinkle Tits (10:09) – Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 1970
- T'Mershi Duween (2:18) – Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1, 1975
- Black Napkins (4:31) – The Mike Douglas Show, October 28, 1976
- Dong Work for Yuda (2:54) – February, 1977
- Mo's Vacation (4:09) – Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 1978
- The Black Page #2 (2:58) – Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 1978
- Suicide Chump (9:11) – Stony Brook, NY, October 15, 1978
Original bootleg appearances: tracks 1-14 from Apocrypha, tracks 2-4 also from I Was a Teenage Maltshop, tracks 9-10 also from Zut Alors.
Disc two
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, January 25, 2009)
- Heavy Duty Judy (4:40) – Pittsburgh, PA, November 13, 1980
- Pick Me, I'm Clean (3:31) – studio rehearsal, c. July-August, 1980
- Teen-age Wind (3:06) – studio rehearsal, c. July-August, 1980
- Harder Than Yer Husband (2:32) – studio rehearsal, c. July-August, 1980
- Bamboozled by Love (3:07) – studio rehearsal, c. July-August, 1980
- Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit (1:45) – home demo, June 1, 1981
- This Is My Story (1:21) – Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
- Whipping Post (Gregg Allman) (6:26) – Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
- Clownz on Velvet (5:55) – Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
- In France (3:53) – Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1984
- Broken Hearts Are for Assholes (5:47) – Santa Monica, CA, December 11, 1981
- I Am the Walrus (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (3:40) – Springfield, MA, March 13, 1988
- America the Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel Augustus Ward) (3:15) – Burlington, VT, March 12, 1988
- America Drinks & Goes Home (0:51) – unknown location, c. 1967-1968
- Studebacher Hoch (from Billy the Mountain) (6:07) – unknown location, 1971
- Don't Fuck Around (from Billy the Mountain) (1:32) – unknown location, 1971
- Too on the Town (0:22) – unknown date and location
- Truck Driver Divorce (1:26) – unknown location, 1982
Original bootleg appearances: tracks 1-13 from Apocrypha, tracks 14-18 from Randomonium.
Disc Three
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, January 31, 2009)
- The World's Greatest Sinner (11:58) – original soundtrack, November-December, 1961
- Spontaneous Minimalist Composition (2:00) – Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
- Sinister Footwear (26:08) – Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
- The Black Page (2:05) – Keyboard Magazine, Soundpage #29, February 1987
- Pedro's Dowry (8:27) – Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
- None of the Above (6:29) – The Kronos Quartet, Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 1985
Original bootleg appearances: tracks 1-4 from Apocrypha, track 5 from Return of the Son of Serious Music, track 6 from Randomonium.
Disc Four
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, January 31, 2009)
- The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque (10:15) – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
- Hungry Freaks, Daddy (3:39) – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
- The Wild Man Fischer Story (Wild Man Fischer) (3:39) – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
- I'm the Meany (Wild Man Fischer) (1:36) – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
- Bacon Fat (Andre Williams, Dorothy Brown) (3:50) – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
- King Kong (29:15) – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
Original bootleg appearances: tracks 1-6 from Pigs & Repugnant.
Disc Five
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, February 1, 2009)
- The Return of the Hunchback Duke (8:39) – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
- Help, I'm a Rock (5:20) – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
- What It Was (10:10) – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
- Medley: Son of Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga's Revenge (21:25) – Arlington, TX, March 11, 1973
- Watts (5:19) – Gothenburg, Sweden, September 25, 1974
- Penguin In Bondage (5:12) – Los Angeles, CA, December, 1973
- T'Mershi Duween (1:52) – Los Angeles, CA, December, 1973
- The Dog Breath Variations (1:47) – Los Angeles, CA, December, 1973
- Uncle Meat (2:34) – Los Angeles, CA, December, 1973
- Rondo Hattom on Guitar (5:13) – Passaic, NJ, November 8, 1974
Original bootleg appearances: tracks 1-3 from Son of Pigs & Repugnant, tracks 4-5 from Zut Alors, tracks 6-10 from The Rondo Hatton Band; tracks 6-9 also from Around the World.
Disc Six
(MP3 Download, Zappa Records, February 2, 2009)
- Ride My Face to Chicago (3:16) – 1984
- I'm the Slime (4:25) – 1984
- Be in My Video (3:23) – 1984
- He's So Gay (2:27) – 1984
- Cocksucker's Ball (1:03) – 1984
- WPLJ ([Luther McDaniels, Ray Dobard) (1:37) – 1984
- What's New in Baltimore? (2:49) – 1984
- Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel (3:21) – 1984
- Carol You Fool (3:58) – 1984
- Chana in the Bushwap (3:57) – 1984
- Kreega Bundola (15:14) – 1984
- I'm the Slime (3:13) – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
- The Purple Lagoon (3:52) – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
- Peaches en Regalia (3:23) – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
- Dancin' Fool (3:56) – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978
- The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:33) – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978
- St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast (4:17) – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978
Original bootleg appearance: tracks 1-11 from Big Mother Is Watching You, tracks 12-17 from Chalk Pie.