Song properties for these tours:
- Dickie's Such An Asshole includes a few lines from You Cheated;
- Dog Meat = Dog Breath, Uncle Meat;
- Mystery Song #1 has been identified as a theme included in I Come From Nowhere;
- Mystery Song #2 has been identified as a theme included in It Just May Be A One-Shot Deal;
- Mozart Piano Sonata = Mozart's Piano Sonata in C, K. 545;
- The improvisation usually performed between Montana and Dupree's Paradise always include The Hook and is possibly listed as The Booger Man when vocal performances and stories by Duke/Brock/Zappa become more prominent;
- Oh No always includes a bit of The Orange County Lumber Truck (Son Of Orange County);
- Pygmy Twylyte may include various routines during these tours: the funky jam with improvised lyrics by Napoleon Murphy Brock is always listed as Dummy Up;
- Yellow Snow Suite = Don't Eat The Yellow Snow, Nanook Rubs It, St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast, Father O'Blivion.
October - December 1973
1973 Last North American Tour
The Mothers Of Invention, October - December 1973
FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson.
1973 10 26 - Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
80 min, SBD, A+
Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Big Swifty, Dickie's Such An Asshole (world premiere), Farther Oblivion, Mr Green Genes, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes (q: Dickie's Such An Asshole)
1973 10 31 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
Early show
90 min, Aud, B
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Dickie's Such An Asshole
1973 11 04 - Whitman Auditorium, Brooklyn College, New York, NY
Early show
65 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, audience participation, Penguin In Bondage, Kung Fu, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, I'm The Slime, Big Swifty
Late show
95 min, Aud, A-/B+
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (incl. Happy Birthday), Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Montana, Improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Dickie's Such An Asshole, Mr Green Genes, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes
1973 11 06 - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Early show
95 min, Aud, B/C+
75 min, Aud, B+
The longer recording has mic problems in places. The shorter one cuts in Big Swifty.
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage (incl. Kung Fu), T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, I'm The Slime, Big Swifty, Dickie's Such An Asshole
Late show
90 min, Aud, B+
90 min, Aud B
The better-sounding recording is missing The Idiot Bastard Son.
With Bruce Chapin(?) on "special lecture" (*)
intros, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise*, Inca Roads, Pygmy Twylyte, Cheepnis, Be-Bop Tango, Cucamonga, Mr Green Genes, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes
1973 11 07 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
90 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Inca Roads, FZ poll, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise
1973 11 11 - William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ
Early show
80 min, Aud, B-
65 min, SBD, A-/B+
The SBD, which is missing the intro and Montana, is commonly circulating with the missing AUD portions edited in. Sometimes it has also circulated with some of the "UN-Concert" (see the unreleased page) edited in as well. The Aud recording has nasty speed wobbles.
soundcheck intro, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (q: T'Mershi Duween), Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Dickie's Such An Asshole, I'm The Slime, Big Swifty
Late show
85 min, Aud, B-
SBD excerpts from this show are included in the "UN-Concert", see the unreleased page.
soundcheck intro, Be-Bop Tango (q: Straight No Chaser, A Night in Tunisia, I'm In The Mood For Love), Cucamonga, Cosmik Debris, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (incl. Echidna's Arf reprise), Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Mr Green Genes, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes (incl. The Hook; q: Dupree's Paradise)
1973 11 18 - University Of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
80 min, SBD, A
soundcheck intro, Be-Bop Tango, T'Mershi Duween, I'm The Slime, Big Swifty, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (q: Echidna's Arf, T'Mershi Duween, Mystery Song #1)
1973 11 22 - Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY
Early show
95 min, Aud, B+/B
Two shorter versions (75 min) are more commonly circulating
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte, The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Cosmik Debris, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Louie Louie ("Brian Brian"), Dickie's Such An Asshole, Mudshark Variations, Louie Louie ("Brian Brian"), Kung Fu
Late show
70 min, Aud, B+/B
There are various Aud sources for this show, the above is the combined total running time. There's also a 6 min FM (A-) of the Dupree's story (see also the "UN-Concert in the unreleased page).
intros, Be-Bop Tango (q: Fanfare For The Common Man), Cheepnis (drums & percussion only), Inca Roads (q: Dupree's Paradise, incl. The Hook), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (with story)
1973 11 23 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
Early show
95 min, Aud, B+/B
Also known as Toronto 11 24 and Edmonton 11 26, but this is the correct date.
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (q: RDNZL), Mr Green Genes, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge (incl. T'Mershi Duween), Mr Green Genes (incl. The Hook)
Late show
45 min, Aud, A-/B+
Be-Bop Tango (incl. Mystery Song #2, q: Dickie's Such An Asshole, Coquette), Camarillo Brillo, drum solo, Cheepnis (drums & percussion only), Big Swifty, Eat That Question
1973 11 24 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
See 1973 11 23 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
1973 11 26 - Edmonton, Canada
See 1973 11 23 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
1973 11 30 - Lowell Tech Institute Gym, Lowell, MA
See "Guitar Event" in the "UN-Concert", unreleased page.
1973 12 01 - SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
Early show
85 min, Aud, B+/B
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, I'm The Slime, Big Swifty, Inca Roads, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes
Late show
60 min, Aud, B
Babbette, What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Echidna's Arf, Dickie's Such An Asshole
1973 12 ?? - Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
60 min, Aud, B
Cosmik Debris, intros, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Montana, improvisations
February - March 1974
1974 1st North American tour
The Mothers Of Invention, February - March 1974
FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Bruce Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson.
1974 02 16 - Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
125 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Montana, improvisations (incl. Dupree's Paradise story), Dupree's Paradise, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son (That Arrogant Dick Nixon), Cheepnis, Approximate, Inca Roads
1974 02 17 - Robertson Gymnasium, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
25 min, Aud, B-
Cheepnis Preamble, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Dupree's Paradise
1974 02 24 - Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
60 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
1974 03 05 - Convention Center, Dallas, TX
105 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun (incl. the hippie riff), Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Dog Breath), Inca Roads
1974 03 08 - Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
115 min, Aud, B+/B
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (incl. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy vamp), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, King Kong, Chunga's Revenge, Mr Green Genes (incl, The Hook, The Cowbell Riff)
1974 03 09 - Travel & Transport Building, State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK
110 min, Aud, C+
soundcheck intro, Montana, improvisations (incl. FZ lecture and audience participation), Dupree's Paradise (with Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy vamp), Cosmik Debris, tuning (q: T'Mershi Duween), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun
1974 03 14 - Agrodome, Vancouver, Canada
90 min, Aud, B+/B
Inca Roads, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (incl. Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy vamp), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat
1974 03 15 - Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA
125 min, Aud, B
Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Babbette, Approximate, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Andy, Florentine Pogen, Kung Fu, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Camarillo Brillo
April - May 1974
"10 Years of The Mothers" tour
The Mothers Of Invention, April - May 1974
FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Tom Fowler, George Duke, Don Preston, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson.
1974 04 20 - Sports Arena, Toledo, OH
75 min, Aud, B+
Inca Roads, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (incl. Octandre), It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, I Ain't Got No Heart, I'm Not Satisfied, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 04 24 - Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
130 min, Aud, B-
soundcheck intro, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, I Ain't Got No Heart, I'm Not Satisfied, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Andy, Camarillo Brillo
1974 05 01 - Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
115 min, Aud, A-
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis (q: Octandre), Penguin In Bondage, RDNZL, Montana, improvisations (incl. Lohengrin, The Booger Man), Dupree's Paradise (incl. Can't Afford No Shoes riff), It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, I Ain't Got No Heart, I'm Not Satisfied, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Camarillo Brillo
1974 05 04 - D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington DC
65 min, Aud, C+
10 min, SBD+
The Aud cuts late in Dupree's Paradise. The SBD starts in the improvisation including The Advanced Be Bop Jazz Session. Combined sources play for nearly 80 min.
soundcheck intro, Penguin In Bondage, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, improvisations, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (q: Octrandre), The Booger Man (q: Dinah-Moe Humm; incl. "The Advanced Be Bop Jazz Session", q: Giant Steps, Little Coquette, Sweet Leilani, Ornithology; with The Velvet Sunrise vamp), It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
1974 05 08 - Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA
120 min, SBD, A-/B+
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Inca Roads, Montana, improvisations (incl. Octandre, Blue Moon, Lohengrin), Dupree's Paradise (incl. Can't Afford No Shoes riff), It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No [parts on Son Of Orange County, R&E], Trouble Every Day [R&E], Camarillo Brillo
1974 05 10 - IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI
95 min, Aud, B+
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, Inca Roads, Montana, It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, I Ain't Got No Heart, I'm Not Satisfied, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 05 12 - Convocation Center, Notre Dame University, South Bend, ID
Part of this show is available on Unmitigated Audacity - BTB.
140 min, Aud, A-
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, Inca Roads, Montana, improvisations (incl. The Booger Man, Room Service), Dupree's Paradise (q: Sweet Leilani, ???), It Can't Happen Here, Hungry Freaks Daddy, You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, I Ain't Got No Heart, I'm Not Satisfied, Wowie Zowie, Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Harry You're A Beast, The Orange County Lumber Truck, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Louie Louie, Camarillo Brillo
The Mothers Of Invention, June - December 1974
FZ, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Tom Fowler (broken hand from Nov 19 to Dec 3) , George Duke, Ruth Underwood, Chester Thompson, Mike Urso (substitute, Nov 23), James "Bird Legs" Youmans (substitute, Nov 24 to Dec 3), Jeff Simmons (until July 3, not on any recording).
June - August 1974
1974 3rd North American tour
1974 07 05 - Ambassador Theater, St. Louis, MO
100 min, Aud, C
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, improvisations, Camarillo Brillo, Mr Green Genes
1974 07 06 - Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, AR
125 min, Aud, B-/C+
soundcheck intro, Inca Roads, Montana, improvisations (incl. The Booger Man), Dupree's Paradise (q: Pushin' Too Hard, Rite Of Spring), Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, How Could I Be Such A Fool?, Wowie Zowie (incl. I Don't Even Care), Let's Make The Water Turn Black, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 07 07 - Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
Wrong date and location. See 1974 07 13 - Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL.
1974 07 12 - Jai Alai Fronton , Miami, FL
105 min, Aud, B+/B
soundcheck intro (q: Fascination, Star Trek Theme), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads, San Ber'dino riff, Montana, improvisations (incl. The Booger Man), Dupree's Paradise, Gloria, Dinah-Moe Humm, Apostrophe, Camarillo Brillo, FZ poll (q: Uncle Meat, Eat That Question), Penguin In Bondage (q: Oh No), T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat
1974 07 13 - Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, FL
Previously listed as 1974 07 07 - Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL.
90 min, Aud, B-
With Lance Loud on vocals (*).
soundcheck intro, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Breath Variations, Montana, improvisations* (incl. The Booger Man, Nite Owl), Dupree's Paradise , Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Cosmik Debris, Willie The Pimp (incl. San Ber'dino riff), Camarillo Brillo, Apostrophe
1974 07 15 - St. Bernard Civic Auditorium, Chalmette, LA
115 min, Aud, B
With Hurricane Brass Band (*).
soundcheck intro, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Montana, improvisations (incl. The Booger Man, q: Whipping Post, Bye Bye Blackbird, Sweet Leilani, Hava Nagila), Dupree's Paradise, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Camarillo Brillo, Apostrophe*
1974 07 17 - Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ
80 min, SBD, B+
soundcheck intro, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Cosmik Debris, improvisations (incl. The Stripper, Battle Hymn Of The Republic, Uncle Meat, Mozart Piano Sonata, Dragnet March), Dupree's Paradise (q: Spider Of Destiny), Camarillo Brillo, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Road Ladies
1974 07 19 - Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, CA
95 min, Aud, B+
intros, Cosmik Debris, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son, Cheepnis, Cheepnis (clear version, with Poodle Story), Montana, improvisations (with more dogs stories, q. Dirty Love), Dupree's Paradise, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Trouble Every Day
1974 07 20 - Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, CA
125 min, Aud, B+
intros, Inca Roads, Stinkfoot (world premiere), Cosmik Debris, Dinah-Moe Humm, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up), The Idiot Bastard Son (with Nixon lyrics), Cheepnis, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Montana, improvisations, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, R&B Jam, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 07 21 - Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, CA
120 min, Aud, B+
intros, Approximate, Cosmik Debris, Gloria, Inca Roads, Andy, Special Amplifier-Fixing Music, Montana, improvisations (q: Village Of The Sun), Dupree's Paradise, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Dog Meat, Caravan, Stinkfoot (q: ???)
1974 08 07/08 - KCET-TV Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Wrong date. See 1974 08 27 KCET-TV Studio, Los Angeles in the unreleased page.
1974 08 11 - Golden Hall, San Diego, CA
135 min, Aud, C+
With Tom Waits *
Dog Meat, Pygmy Twylyte, Cosmik Debris, Help I'm A Rock (q: God Bless America), Ol'55 *, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Mudshark, Inca Roads, Blues, Camarillo Brillo, Apostrophe
1974 08 27 - KCET-TV Studio, Los Angeles, CA
See 1974 08 27 - KCET-TV Studio, Los Angeles in the unreleased page.
September - October 1974
1974 European tour
1974 09 07 - Palasport, Udine, Italy
90 min, Aud, B-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Florentine Pogen, Montana, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo
1974 09 08 - Stadio Comunale, Bologna, Italy
120 min, Aud, B+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), q: Louie Louie, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat (q: Holiday In Berlin), Cosmik Debris, Florentine Pogen, Montana (q: Funiculì Funiculà), The Booger Man (q: Louie Louie), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 09 09 - Velodromo Vigorelli, Milano, Italy
104 min, Aud, B+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Florentine Pogen, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Cosmik Debris, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Holiday In Berlin), Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service; q: T'Mershi Duween), Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo
1974 09 11 - Kurhalle, Wien, Austria
Early show
75 min, Aud, A-
Tush Tush Tush, Tune Up, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Cosmik Debris, Florentine Pogen, Penguin In Bondage (q: Apostrophe), T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Montana, Tush Tush Tush
Late show
100 min, Aud, B
Tush Tush Tush, improvisations, Dupree's Paradise (incl. Ach Du Lieber Augustine, Louie Louie, Dixie), Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun (q: Billy The Mountain, incl. Mystery Song #2), Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (incl. Jungle Boogie, Be-Bop Tango), I'm The Slime, Pygmy Twylyte (Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata, Tico Tico)
1974 09 12 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Soundcheck
40 min, Aud, B+/B
Sleep Dirt, Cheepnis, Montana, Holiday In Berlin
Early show
75 min, Aud, B+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Montana, improvisations (q: The Song Of Hiawatha, If You're Happy And You Know It), Dupree's Paradise (q: Mystery Song #2, ??), Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo
Late show
125 min, Aud, A-/B+
Tush Tush Tush, Florentine Pogen, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), How Could I Be Such A Fool?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, T'Mershi Duween (dismembered version), Dog Meat, Montana (q: When The Saints Go Marching In), improvisations, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Holiday In Berlin, When The Saints Go Marching In), Pygmy Twylyte (Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata), Tush Tush Tush, The Idiot Bastard Son, Dinah-Moe Humm (q: Streets Of Cairo)
1974 09 14 - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
110 min, Aud, B
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris (q: The Song Of Hiawatha, Mystery Song #2), Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Dickie's Such An Asshole, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, It Can't Happen Here, Montana (q: Louie Louie), improvisations, Dupree's Paradise, Tush Tush Tush, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 09 16 - Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany
130 min, Aud, B+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Cosmik Debris (q: Hearts And Flowers as intro), Florentine Pogen, Montana, improvisations (q. Beethoven's 9th, Mystery Song #2), Dupree's Paradise (q. Louie Louie), Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service; q. Mozart Piano Sonata), Tush Tush Tush
1974 09 20 - KB Hallen, København, Denmark
120 min, Aud, B-/C+
25 min, SBD, B+
The SBD starts in Room Service.
Cosmik Debris, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Montana, improvisations (incl. Can't Afford No Shoes riff), Penguin In Bondage (incl. Blues in D minor), T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dupree's Paradise, Pygmy Twylyte (q: Mozart Piano Sonata; incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 09 25 - Konserthuset, Göteborg, Sweden
105 min, SBD, A-/B+
Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Camarillo Brillo, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing (incl. Mozart's Piano Sonata, Zoot Allures, Flambay, Echidna's reprise), Can't Afford No Shoes (Ralph Stuffs His Shoes), Po-Jama People, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 09 27 - Alcazar, Paris, France
The circulating tapes labelled 09 27 (40 min) are actually from Nov. 11 early show, Wien.
1974 09 29 - Ancienne Belgique, Bruxelles, Belgium
115 min, Aud, B-
55 min, Aud, B+
The better sounding tape has the portion from Stinkfoot to Cosmik Debris, Montana with improvisations and Pygmy Twylyte.
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Approximate, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Montana, George Duke Improvisations, Florentine Pogen, Oh No, Trouble Every Day, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush
1974 10 01 - Festhalle Mustermesse, Basel, Switzerland
Early show
95 min, SBD, A
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Florentine Pogen, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day [incl. Venusian Time Bandits, Q]
Late show
105 min, SBD, A-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Hearts And Flowers), Montana, improvisations (incl. The Booger Man), Dupree's Paradise (q: Stanley Chevrolet jingle), Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush
1974 10 03 - Le Salle Vallier, Marseille, France
90 min, Aud, B-/C+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Cosmik Debris, RDNZL, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Camarillo Brillo, Pygmy Twylyte (q. Mozart Piano Sonata)
October - December 1974
1974 4th North American tour
1974 10 29 - State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA
90 min, SBD, A
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Florentine Pogen, Montana, The Booger Man, Dupree's Paradise, Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo, Trouble Every Day
1974 10 31 - Felt Forum, New York, NY
Early show
110 min, Aud, A-/B+
Tush Tush Tush (q: Sweet Leilani), Stinkfoot, Inca Roads (q: T'Mershi Duween), Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Florentine Pogen, Montana, The Booger Man (q: Nanook Rubs It), Dupree's Paradise (incl. Zoot Allures chords), Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
Late show
125 min, Aud, A-
With Lance Loud on vocals (*) and Bruce Fowler on trombone (**).
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (incl. FZ lecture), Babbette, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), I'm Not Satisfied, Po-Jama People, Yellow Snow Suite, Cosmik Debris, Nite Owl*, Big Swifty**, Apostrophe, Pygmy Twylyte, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata), Tush Tush Tush
1974 11 01 - Capital Centre, Landover, MD
75 min, Aud, B+
Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Montana, The Booger Man (q: Mozart Piano Sonata; incl. FZ talking blues), Yellow Snow Suite, Cosmik Debris, Camarillo Brillo, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service; q: Mozart Piano Sonata), Tush Tush Tush
1974 11 06 - Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
60 min, SBD, A-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot (incl. Lohengrin), Inca Roads, Yellow Snow Suite, Cosmik Debris, q: 200 Years Old, Florentine Pogen, I'm Not Satisfied, (Big Swifty introduced)
1974 11 08 - Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
Early show
115 min, Aud, B+
20 min, SBD, A-
The SBD has the portion from Ruthie Ruthie to Marty's Dance Song, missing however the section from Approximate to Montana.
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Florentine Pogen, I'm Not Satisfied, Cosmik Debris, Louie Louie [Ruthie Ruthie, YCDTOSA1], Babbette [YCDTOSA1]), Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Montana (q: Louie Louie, Dragnet)[incl. "Freak me out, Frank" intro of Ruthie Ruthie, YCDTOSA1], The Booger Man [incl. Smell My Beard and The Booger Man, YCDTOSA4], Marty's Dance Song (q: Nanook Rubs It), Yellow Snow Suite (q: Love Is Strange), Tush Tush Tush
Late show
120 min, Aud, B+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, q. Hearts and Flowers, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dragnet, Po-Jama People (q: Chunga's Revenge), Big Swifty (q: For Love - I Come Your Friend, Sweet Leilani, Mystery Song #1), Tush Tush Tush, ???, Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 11 09 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
Early show
90 min, SBD, A/A-
90 min, Aud, B
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Po-jama People, I'm Not Satisfied, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Yellow Snow Suite, Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo
Late show
75 min, SBD, A/A-
65 min, Aud, B
The SBD starts in Cosmik Debris, the Aud (with muffled sound in places) fades out in Pygmy Twylyte and returns in Marty's Dance Song. Combined sources play for 115 min.
With Tom Waits on vocals (*).
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Inca Roads, Florentine Pogen, Pygmy Twylyte, Cosmik Debris, Montana, The Booger Man, Ol' 55*, Dupree's Paradise (incl. Zoot Allures chords), Marty's Dance Song, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 11 14 - War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY
30 min, SBD, A-
The first 10 min of the 40 min version previously listed are actually from the end of the 1974 11 06 SBD from Pittsburgh.
Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, Yellow Snow Suite
1974 11 15 - Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
80 min, SBD, A/A-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Who Needs The Peace Corps), Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Yellow Snow Suite, Tush Tush Tush, Camarillo Brillo, Trouble Every Day
1974 11 17 - Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, PA
150 min, SBD, A+/A
Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dinah-Moe Humm, Camarillo Brillo, Oh No, Trouble Every Day (incl. Any Downers? riff), Babbette, Approximate (q: Mystery Song #2), Montana, Yellow Snow Suite, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service), Tush Tush Tush
1974 11 23 - Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
The only recorded show with Mike Urso on Bass
125 min, SBD, A-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Apostrophe', Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dinah-Moe Humm, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, The Booger Man (incl. Adventures Of The Space Booger, Little Red Book, Marty Had A Little Lamb, q: Mystery Song #1), Chunga's Revenge, Oh No, Trouble Every Day
1974 11 26 - Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE
First recorded show with James "Bird Legs" Youmans on Bass.
85 min, Aud, B+/B
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Cosmik Debris, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, The Booger Man (q: Octandre), 200 Years Old, Tush Tush Tush, Whipping Post riff, Dinah-Moe Humm
1974 11 27 - Civic Center Arena, St Paul, MN
125 min, SBD, A/A-
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot (q: Whipping Post), RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dinah-Moe Humm, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, The Booger Man, improvisations, Oh No, Trouble Every Day (q: Rikki Don't Lose That Number)
1974 11 29 - Field House, North Central College, Naperville, IL
60 min, SBD, A-
Strange mix, with Bird Legs' bass mixed way up front.
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Cosmik Debris, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat
1974 11 30 - Field House, North Central College, Naperville, IL
120 min, Aud, B-/C+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? (q: Dog Breath), I'm The Slime, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dinah-Moe Humm, Po-Jama People (q: Progress?, Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder), Camarillo Brillo, Montana (q: For Love (I Come Your Friend)), Any Downers (q: Who Needs The Peace Corps?), Tush Tush Tush, Oh No, Trouble Every Day (q: Magic Fingers)
1974 12 01 - Public Hall, Cleveland, OH
See 1974 12 03.
1974 12 03 - Public Hall, Cleveland, OH
Usually listed as 1974 12 01, but this is the correct date. Last show with James "Bird Legs" Youmans on Bass.
90 min, Aud, B-/C+
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, RDNZL, Village Of The Sun, Echidna's Arf, Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, Penguin In Bondage, T'Mershi Duween, Dog Meat, Building A Girl, Dinah-Moe Humm, Camarillo Brillo, Montana, improvisations, Eat That Question
1974 12? ?? - Rehearsals
See soundcheck for 1974 12 31 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA.
1974 12 31 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Soundcheck
Previously listed as 1974 12? ?? - Rehearsals.
15 min, Aud, B
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?, San Ber'dino, Can't Afford No Shoes
Show
135 min, Aud, B+
With "Bird Legs" Youman on guitar (*).
Tush Tush Tush, Stinkfoot, Auld Lang Syne, Inca Roads, Pygmy Twylyte (incl. Dummy Up, Room Service: q: Mozart Piano Sonata), The Idiot Bastard Son (with Nixon lyrics), San Ber'dino*, Can't Afford No Shoes*, Dinah-Moe Humm (with audience participation), Camarillo Brillo, Montana, The Booger Man (q: Hearts And Flowers), Dupree's Paradise, Tush Tush Tush, Oh No, Trouble Every Day