Halloween 73

Halloween 73
Live album by Frank Zappa
Released	October 25, 2019
Recorded	October 31, 1973
Venue	Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	278:22
Label	Zappa Records
Producer	Melanie Starks
Frank Zappa chronology
The Roxy Performances (2018) Halloween 73 (2019) The Hot Rats Sessions (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Halloween 73 is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in October 2019, consisting of recordings from the six Halloween shows in Chicago. It was released in a 4-CD boxed set and a different version of the album containing the highlights on a single CD. ^[2]

Track listing

Disc one (Show 1)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy Halloween To Each And Every One Of You"	4:36
2.	"Pygmy Twylyte"	3:25
3.	"The Idiot Bastard Son"	2:24
4.	"Cheepnis"	3:28
5.	"Another Assembly Of Items"	1:29
6.	"The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue"	1:02
7.	"Kung Fu"	1:32
8.	"Penguin In Bondage"	7:12
9.	"T’Mershi Duween"	1:46
10.	"The Dog Breath Variations"	1:47
11.	"Uncle Meat"	5:54
12.	"RDNZL"	5:54
13.	"Village Of The Sun"	4:14
14.	"Echidna’s Arf (Of You)"	4:11
15.	"Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?"	9:54
16.	"Montana"	6:55
Total length:		62:12

Disc two (Show 1 and 2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dupree’s Paradise"	19:12
2.	"Almost Up To Date"	1:35
3.	"Dickie’s Such An Asshole"	10:04
4.	"That Greatest Of American Holidays"	4:50
5.	"Cosmik Debris"	6:51
6.	"We’re Hurtin’ For Tunes"	1:04
7.	"Pygmy Twylyte"	3:40
8.	"The Idiot Bastard Son"	2:17
9.	"Cheepnis"	4:18
10.	"I'm the Slime"	4:29
11.	"Big Swifty"	9:37
Total length:		67:56

Note: Second show starts from track 4.

Disc three (Show 2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The History Of The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation"	1:50
2.	"Dickie’s Such An Asshole"	9:59
3.	"Another New Event"	0:56
4.	"Farther O’Blivion – Part 1"	9:03
5.	"Farther O’Blivion – Part 2"	10:10
6.	"Pervert’s Special Holiday"	1:10
7.	"Penguin In Bondage"	7:27
8.	"T’Mershi Duween"	1:45
9.	"RDNZL"	6:06
10.	"Inca Roads"	10:55
11.	"Medley: Son Of Mr. Green Genes/King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge"	16:23
Total length:		75:44

Disc four (Bonus Rehearsals)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" (10-21-73)	1:05
2.	"Penguin In Bondage" (10-20-73)	6:45
3.	"T’Mershi Duween" (10-20-73)	1:46
4.	"Dog Breath" (10-20-73)	1:28
5.	"The Dog Breath Variations" (10-20-73)	1:20
6.	"Uncle Meat" (10-20-73)	2:18
7.	"RDNZL" (10-20-73)	5:10
8.	"Magic Fingers" (10-21-73)	4:47
9.	"Inca Roads" (10-20-73)	14:38
10.	"Farther O’Blivion" (10-21-73)	17:54
11.	"Cosmik Debris" (10-20-73)	10:36
12.	"Big Swifty" (10-21-73)	4:41
Total length:		72:28

Halloween 73 Highlights

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy Halloween To Each And Every One Of You" (Show 1)	4:36
2.	"Pygmy Twylyte" (Show 2)	3:40
3.	"The Idiot Bastard Son" (Show 2)	2:17
4.	"Cheepnis" (Show 2)	3:18
5.	"Another Assembly Of Items" (Show 1)	1:29
6.	"The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" (Show 1)	1:02
7.	"Kung Fu" (Show 1)	1:32
8.	"Penguin In Bondage" (Show 1)	7:12
9.	"T'Mershi Duween" (Show 1)	1:46
10.	"The Dog Breath Variations" (Show 1)	1:47
11.	"Uncle Meat" (Show 1)	2:24
12.	"RDNZL" (Show 1)	5:50
13.	"I'm the Slime" (Show 2)	4:29
14.	"Big Swifty" (Show 2)	9:25
15.	"The History Of The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation" (Show 2)	1:48
16.	"Dickie's Such An Asshole" (Show 2)	10:24
Total length:		63:02

Personnel

Musicians

• Frank Zappa: guitar, vocals
• George Duke: keyboards, vocals
• Napoleon Murphy Brock: vocals, tenor sax, flute
• Tom Fowler: bass
• Ruth Underwood: percussion
• Bruce Fowler: trombone
• Ralph Humphrey: drums, cowbells
• Chester Thompson: drums

References

1. "Halloween 73 - Frank Zappa | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "IT'S ALIVE! "HALLOWEEN 73" recorded live at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago to be released For First Time As Limited Edition 4-Disc Costume Box Set". Zappa.com. September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2021.