Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Uncle Meat/Gas Mask, Lohengrin (10-6-68 Beat Club, Bremen, Germany)

Recorded on 10-6-68 at The Beat Club, Bremen, West Germany Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention performing “Uncle Meat/Gas Mask“ & “Lohengrin“ Alto Saxophone – Ian Underwood Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine – James ’Motorhead’ Sherwood Bass, Vocals – Roy Estrada Drums – Jimmy Carl Black Drums, Percussion – Art Tripp Electric Piano – Don Preston Guitar, Vocals, Piano – Frank Zappa Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Bunk Gardner Label - Studio Hamburg: DUKE101DVD Phonographic Copyright (p) – Radio Bremen Copyright (c) – Radio Bremen Licensed From – Studio Hamburg Distribution & Marketing GmbH Distributed By – Gonzo Multimedia Marketed By – Gonzo Multimedia Pressed By – [Excerpt of the liner notes from fold out sheet] “This DVD contains a filmed rehearsal of Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention at the legendary Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, on 6th October 1968. The music is largely one long improvisatory continuous performance rather than a run-through of their greatest hits, but is punctuated by Zappa directing the band to play the opening themes of some of his more well-known pieces. Thus we are able to experience interesting renditions of King Kong, A Pound For A Brown On The Bus, Sleeping In A Jar and Uncle Meat. Also played was an instrumental version of Let’s Make The Water Turn Black, an early example of Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask, a stab at the Prelude To Act 3 of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner and a nod towards Octandre by Edgard Varese.“
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