Halloween 81
Halloween 81 is a live box set by Frank Zappa released posthumously on October 2, 2020. It is a compilation of live material in six CDs. Recorded between October 29 and November 1, 1981, it is the third album released in the Halloween box set series of live concerts that Frank Zappa performed yearly for Halloween. The live concert was the first live simulcast in cable history. It was also broadcast over the then-recently launched channel MTV. Material from these shows was used in later projects, such as The Dub Room Special and The Torture Never Stops.[1][2][3]
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| Released | October 2, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | October 29, 1981 – November 1, 1981 | |||
| Venue | The Palladium, NYC | |||
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| Length | 417:17 6CD 76:43 Highlights CD | |||
| Label | Zappa Records | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chunga's Revenge" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "“The Finest Night Of The Year”" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "You Are What You Is - Take 1" | 1:13 |
| 4. | "You Are What You Is - Take 2" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Mudd Club" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Dumb All Over" | 5:42 |
| 8. | "Heavenly Bank Account" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Suicide Chump" | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Jumbo Go Away" | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Envelopes" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Drowning Witch" | 8:46 |
| 13. | "What’s New In Baltimore?" | 3:48 |
| 14. | "Moggio" | 2:45 |
| 15. | "We’re Turning Again" | 5:04 |
| 16. | "Alien Orifice" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 69:09 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teen-age Prostitute" | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Flakes" | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Broken Hearts Are For Assholes" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "The Blue Light" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Tinsel Town Rebellion" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Yo Mama" | 9:46 |
| 7. | "Bobby Brown Goes Down" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "City Of Tiny Lites" | 9:40 |
| 9. | "“We’re Not Gonna Stand For It!”" | 1:53 |
| 10. | "Strictly Genteel" | 7:30 |
| 11. | "Dancin’ Fool" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Whipping Post" | 7:06 |
| Total length: | 63:47 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Napkins" | 5:09 |
| 2. | "“A Historical Event”" | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Montana" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Easy Meat" | 6:50 |
| 5. | "Society Pages" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "I’m A Beautiful Guy" | 1:55 |
| 7. | "Beauty Knows No Pain" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Charlie’s Enormous Mouth" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Fine Girl" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Teen-age Wind" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Harder Than Your Husband" | 2:35 |
| 12. | "Bamboozled By Love" | 5:32 |
| 13. | "Sinister Footwear II" | 6:55 |
| 14. | "Stevie’s Spanking" | 6:09 |
| 15. | "Commercial Break" | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 59:31 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cocaine Decisions" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Nig Biz" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Doreen" | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Goblin Girl" | 1:49 |
| 5. | "The Black Page #2" | 7:06 |
| 6. | "Tryin’ To Grow A Chin" | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Strictly Genteel" | 7:46 |
| 8. | "The Torture Never Stops" | 11:48 |
| 9. | "“The Real Show Keeps Going”" | 1:10 |
| 10. | "Joe’s Garage" | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" | 2:48 |
| 12. | "The Illinois Enema Bandit" | 9:23 |
| 13. | "“The Halloween Tradition”" | 2:32 |
| 14. | "King Kong" | 11:07 |
| 15. | "Auld Lang Syne" | 1:52 |
| Total length: | 73:45 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zoot Allures" | 7:17 |
| 2. | "“The Last Of Our Halloween Shows"" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "I’m The Slime" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Pound For A Brown" | 10:02 |
| 5. | "Dave & Al" | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Cosmik Debris" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Montana" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Easy Meat" | 7:39 |
| 9. | "Dumb All Over" | 6:34 |
| 10. | "Heavenly Bank Account" | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Suicide Chump" | 5:43 |
| 12. | "Jumbo Go Away" | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Envelopes" | 2:56 |
| 14. | "Drowning Witch" | 9:57 |
| Total length: | 76:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "What’s New In Baltimore?" | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Moggio" | 2:40 |
| 3. | "We’re Turning Again" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Alien Orifice" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Teen-age Prostitute" | 2:34 |
| 6. | "Sinister Footwear II" | 6:29 |
| 7. | "Stevie’s Spanking" | 6:34 |
| 8. | "Cocaine Decisions" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Nig Biz" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Goblin Girl" | 2:25 |
| 11. | "The Black Page #2" | 8:25 |
| 12. | "Whipping Post" | 7:18 |
| 13. | "Broken Hearts Are For Assholes" | 4:09 |
| 14. | "The Torture Never Stops" | 12:19 |
| Total length: | 79:03 | |
Halloween 81 Highlights track listing
- "Chunga's Revenge" – 5:30
- "The Finest Night of the Year" – 2:50
- "I'm the Slime" – 2:37
- "Montana" – 3:48
- "Easy Meat" – 7:40
- "Joe's Garage" – 2:30
- "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" – 2:27
- "Sinister Footwear II" – 6:55
- "Stevie's Spanking" – 6:30
- "Goblin Girl" – 2:25
- "The Black Page #2" – 9:00
- "Strictly Genteel" – 6:33
- "Whipping Post" – 6:59
- "The Torture Never Stops" – 10:59
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals, baton
- Ray White – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Steve Vai – stunt guitar, vocals
- Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals
- Robert Martin – keyboards, saxophone, vocals
- Ed Mann – percussion, vocals
- Scott Thunes – bass guitar, vocals
- Chad Wackerman – drums
References
- "Frank Zappa's epic 1981 Halloween Concerts Immortalized With King-Sized Six-Disc "HALLOWEEN 81" Costume Box Set". Frank Zappa. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "Review: Frank Zappa, "Halloween 81"". The Second Disc. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "Frank Zappa's Joyous 1981 Halloween Concerts, Super Deluxe Edition - Audiophile Review". 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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