Roxy by Proxy
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| Live album by Frank Zappa | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | December 9–10, 1973 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 75:49 | |||
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Zappa Records Catalog Number: ZR 20017[1] | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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Roxy by Proxy is a live album by Frank Zappa, recorded in December 1973 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California and released posthumously in March 2014 by The Zappa Family Trust on Zappa Records. Ruth Underwood takes the listener on stage at the performances in her song by song liner notes.
History
In september 1974, parts of the three shows on December 8, 9 & 10, 1973 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California were released on the double-LP set Roxy & Elsewhere, along with music recorded a few months later (on May 8, 1974 at the Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania and on May 11, 1974 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois), all of that material being overdubbed and remixed.
Roxy by Proxy consists of unreleased material recorded live from the two shows held on December 9 & 10, 1973 at The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California. Thereby, Roxy by Proxy presents a material as the audiences in attendance heard it live, a material different from any of that used on the late 1974 release.
Track listing
All songs produced, composed and realized by Frank Zappa.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Carved in the Rock" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Inca Roads" | 8:21 |
| 3. | "Penguin in Bondage" | 5:52 |
| 4. | "T'Mershi Duween" | 1:56 |
| 5. | "Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "RDNZL" | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Village of the Sun" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Echidna's Arf (Of You)" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Cheepnis - Percussion" | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Cheepnis" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Dupree's Paradise" | 15:12 |
| 13. | "King Kong / Chunga's Revenge / Mr. Green Genes" | 9:13 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals, producer
- George Duke – keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- Bruce Fowler – trombone, dancer
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – flute, tenor saxophone, vocals
- Tom Fowler – bass guitar
- Ralph Humphrey – drums
- Chester Thompson – drums
- Ruth Underwood – percussion
Mixing
- 1987 Digital Re-Mix Engineer - Bob Stone, UMRK March/April
- Source: 44.1K 16B 1630 Digital Masters