Zappa, Frank | Special1974/Cheaper Than | 1LP

Frank Zappa was an American composer, guitarist, bandleader, conductor, producer and filmmaker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 21 December 1940 and died in Los Angeles on 4 December 1993. His music combined rock with influences from contemporary classical composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Edgard Varèse, alongside late 1950s doo-wop and rock and roll. He was also a satirist, and his lyrics were known for their humour and parody.

Cheaper Than Cheep is a box set released by Zappa Records on 27 June 2025, containing a Blu-ray, two CDs and three LPs. The concert was recorded on 21 June 1974 in the Mothers of Invention's private rehearsal hall on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and was intended as a television programme, but it was shelved after technical problems with audio and video synchronisation. The Blu-ray includes Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround and stereo mixes of the performance. The lineup listed for the concert includes Frank Zappa, Jeff Simmons, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson and Ruth Underwood.

Track List

1. "Cheaper Than Cheep"
2. Cosmik Debris
3. Inca Roads
4. RDNZL
5. Village of the Sun
6. Montana
7. Duke Goes Out
8. "Get Down Simmons"
9. Penguin in Bondage
10. T'mershi Duween
11. The Dog Breath Variations
12. Uncle Meat
13. How Could I Be Such a Fool
14. I'm Not Satisfied
15. Wowie Zowie
16. I Don't Even Care
17. Let's Make the Water Turn Black
18. Oh No
19. Son of Orange County
20. More Trouble Every Day
21. Dupree's Paradise
22. Apostrophe'
23. Camarillo Brillo

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

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 Creep Doctor
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
27. Time Is Money (Excerpt) [bonus Track]
28. Echidna's Arf (Of You) - Incomplete (Bonus Track)
29. Art Studio Outtakes
30. The Amazing Mr. Bickford (Excerpt) [bonus Track]