You can hear Frank say these words clear as day at the tail end of disc four , track 3 of The Mothers 1970 “The Paladin Routine #1”
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From what I know , Duane Allman died October 29 1971.

The date on this track is October 9 1970

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A year and change before his death.

Either the year is wrong in the booklet .

Or.
Something else happened to Allman a year before his death that I’m not aware of ?

I know a bunch of you probably already know this one but I am ashamed to say I only learned about it yesterday. Band is an old Canterbury outfit led by Steve Hillage called Khan, album Space Shanty. This stuff takes itself a lot more seriously than FZ ever did but it has me hooked already.

Sorry if this is not a hidden gem to you guys, I just wanted to share for those like me who hadn't come across it yet.

I've often wondered if the band would zone out and think about where to go eat after the show or the plumbing job that still has to be done when they return home during Zappa's lengthy solos, night after night.

This week I finally got hold of The Last U.S. Show and

Chad Wackerman gave me the answer in the liner notes:

"We were ready to hit the road. And that meant: Be prepared. And keep an eye on Frank at all times. Frank's motto was "Anything can happen on stage for no reason whatsoever" so you had to learn to stay present and in the moment in stage and ready for anything.

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Eyes on the man."

That's just making this whole circus even more impressive. All those nights, all the statistical density, and still hyper focus. Crazy band. Still in love and awe.

Nothing but Hot Rats material. I took the CDs and put them in double jreel cases. The actual box is on a shelf with other oversized Zappa boxes.

Does anyone have the original photo that appears on the cover of the Baby Snakes album in a high quality?

Maybe everyone already knew this but me! Maybe I missed a post. But some of these tracks are already available on Spotify

We are learning photoshop, and here is my test. Couldn’t be less subtle

We have quite a bunch of surround mixes now of Frank's classic albums: Freak Out!, Waka/Jawaka, The Grand Wazoo, Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe ('), One Size Fits All, Bongo Fury, and soon Zoot Allures.

What are your favourites so far and why? I don't have any yet, I'm still quite new to Dolby Atmos. I bought a soundbar compatible with Dolby Atmos with built-in subwoofer mainly because I wanted to hear these surround mixes.