Frank Zappa – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention : Cheaper Than Cheep 2CD+Blu-ray

Frank Zappa – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention : Cheaper Than Cheep

In the early 70s, television was an important means of promoting musicians in their own four walls. Frank Zappa, fully equipped with his touring light show and stage set-up, tried to record video footage for his own television production to offer to the major broadcasters. Just as with the filming of "The Roxy Performances" months earlier, there were technical problems that ultimately led to the footage being shelved.

50 years later, with the advances in post-production editing tools, we present "Cheaper Than Cheep". This new 2-hour concert program features classic performances from the 1974 Mothers lineup, direct from the newly restored original audio and videotape masters from the archive.

The official Zappa release No. 130 comes in a special limited Super Deluxe edition with the remastered concert video and brand new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and stereo mix on a Blu-ray, the stereo soundtrack on 2 CDs and 3 LPs on 180 gram black vinyl, an extensive booklet with rare, previously unpublished images and liner notes by Ruth Underwood and Joe Travers, all packaged in a pull-out slipcase. Other formats include a complete 2-CD + Blu-ray and a stand-alone soundtrack on 3 LPs on 180 gram black vinyl.

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. “Cheaper Than Cheep”
2. Cosmik Debris
3. Band Introductions
4. RDNZL
5. Village Of The Sun
6. Montana
7. Duke Goes Out
8. Inca Roads
9. “Get Down Simmons”
10. Penguin In Bondage
11. T’Mershi Duween
12. The Dog Breath Variations
13. Uncle Meat

Disc 2:
1. How Could I Be Such A Fool
2. I’m Not Satisfied
3. Wowie Zowie
4. I’ Don’t Even Care
5. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
6. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction
7. Dupree’s Paradise
8. Oh No
9. Son Of Orange County
10. More Trouble Every Day
11. Apostrophe’
12. Camarillo Brillo 5:53

Disc 3: Blu-ray
Picture: 4:3 Pillar-box 1080p 29.97fps
Audio: Dolby Atmos (48k24b) / Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (96k24b) / PCM Stereo (96k24b)
Region: All
1. Intro / Cheepnis – Percussion / “Cheaper Than Cheep”
2. Cosmik Debris
3. Band Introductions
4. RDNZL
5. Village Of The Sun
6. Montana
7. Duke Goes Out
8. A Visit To The Art Studio
9. Inca Roads
10. “Get Down Simmons”
11. Penguin In Bondage
12. T’Mershi Duween
13. The Dog Breath Variations
14. Uncle Meat
15. How Could I Be Such A Fool
16. I’m Not Satisfied
17. Wowie Zowie
18. I Don’t Even Care
19. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black
20. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction
21. Dupree’s Paradise
22. Oh No
23. Son Of Orange County
24. More Trouble Every Day
25. Apostrophe’
26. Camarillo Brillo

Bonus
1. Time Is Money (excerpt)
2. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) – Incomplete
3. Art Studio Outtakes
4. The Amazing Mr. Bickford (excerpt)

Label: Universal Music
Released: 2025