YOU ARE BIDDING ON A LP BY FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS CALLED "ROXY AND ELSEWHERE". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE DISCREET LABEL (2 DS 2202) OUT OF THE U.S. IN 1976. THE GATEFOLD COVER IS NEAR MINT & THE LP IS NEAR MINT AS WELL   

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A1Preamble1:24 A2Penguin In Bondage5:24 A3Pygmy Twylyte3:22 A4Dummy Up Written-By – *, *, * 5:03 B1Preamble0:54 B2Village Of The Sun3:24 B3Echidna's Arf (Of You)3:54 B4Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?9:47 C1Preamble2:10 C2Cheepnis Backing Vocals – *, *, *, *, * 4:22 C3Son Of Orange County5:55 C4More Trouble Every Day6:08 D1Preamble1:25 D2Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)15:23 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Published By – Copyright (c) – Manufactured By – Copyright (c) – Recorded At – Recorded At – Recorded At – Overdubbed At – Overdubbed At – Mastered At – Credits Bass – Cover, Photography By – Design, Graphics – Drums – , Engineer – Engineer [Remote Recording], Remix – * Engineer [Road Tapes] – Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – Lead Guitar, Vocals, Producer – Percussion – Photography By [Liner] – , , Recorded By [Remote Recording] – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Synthesizer – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Lead Vocals – * Trombone, Other [Dancing (?)] – Trumpet – Written-By – (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to D2)

Notes Most of the material in this double set was recorded Dec. 10, 11 & 12, 1973, at The Roxy, Hollywood. Other portions were extracted from road tapes (4-track 15-ips masters) of show #2, Mothers Day, 1974, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, and the recent gymnasium extravaganza at Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1974
After his affair with jazz fusion ( and , both released in 1972), came back in late 1973 with an album of simple rock songs, . But the temptation for more challenging material was not long to resurface and, after a transitional LP (, early 1974), he unleashed a double LP (reissued on one CD) of his most complex music, creating a bridge between his comedy rock stylings and Canterbury-style progressive rock. Three-quarters of the album was recorded live at the Roxy in Hollywood and extensively overdubbed in the studio later. Only three tracks ("Dummy Up," "Son of Orange County," and "More Trouble Every Day"), taken from other concerts, are 100 percent live. The band is comprised of (keyboards), (bass), (percussion), (trombone), (trumpet), (vocals), and (drums) -- drummer , keyboardist , and guitarist appear on the non-Roxy material. The sequence "Echidna's Arf (Of You)"/"Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?" stands as 's most difficult rock music and provides quite a showcase for . Other highlights include "Penguin in Bondage" and "Cheepnis," a horror movie tribute. All the pieces were premiere recordings, except for "More Trouble Every Day" and "Son of Orange County," a revamped, slowed down "Orange County Lumber Truck"/"Oh No." Compared to the man's previous live recordings (, ), this one sounds fantastic, finally providing an accurate image of the musicians' virtuosity. For fans of 's intricate material like "RDNZL," "The Black Page," or "Inca Roads," this album is a must-have.