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==Release Info==  
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    Home          = [[:Category:Videography|Videography]] |
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    Previous album = [[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Previous]] |
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    Next album    = [[The Torture Never Stops (The Film)|Next]] |
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    Cover          = videofromhell.jpg |
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    Name          = ''VHS edition front cover'' |
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    Released      = 1987 |
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[[Video From Hell]] is a video released in 1987. It is a compilation of pieces of music and video from a series of projects that [[Frank Zappa|FZ]] presumably planned to finish and release for home video, including a companion video for the [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore]] series of albums, however these projects were ultimately never completed.
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Many pieces from this video had previously appeared on a one-hour Night Flight special entitled "You Are What You Watch". The music video for the song "[[G-Spot Tornado]]" features color 8mm footage that Zappa shot at a county fair in the early 1960s, while the music video for "[[Night School]]" features footage from the making of his feature film [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]. It also features the music video for "[[You Are What You Is]]" which was banned by [[MTV]]. A guitar solo duet between Zappa and [[Steve Vai]] taken from the song "[[Stevie's Spanking]]" was later released on [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]].
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==Players==
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{|
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|
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*[[Frank Zappa|FZ]]
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*[[Bob Stone]]
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*[[Steve Vai]]
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*[[Ray White]]
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*[[Tommy Mars]]
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*[[Bobby Martin]]
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*[[Ed Mann]]
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*[[Scott Thunes]]
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*[[Chad Wackerman]]
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*[[Thomas Nordegg]]
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*[[Don Preston]]
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*[[Ringo Starr]]
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*[[Elgar Howarth]]
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|
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*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
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*[[Ruth Underwood]]
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*[[Keith Moon]]
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*[[Janet Ferguson]]
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*[[Miss Lucy]]
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*[[Martin Lickert]]
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*[[Ian Underwood]]
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*[[Mark Volman]]
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*[[Howard Kaylan]]
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*[[Pamela Miller]]
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*[[Aynsley Dunbar]]
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*[[George Duke]]
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*[[Jimmy Carl Black]]
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|
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*[[Billy Mundi]]
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*[[Roy Estrada]]
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*[[Manfred Lerch]]
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*[[Motorhead Sherwood]]
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*[[Buzz Gardner]]
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*[[Bunk Gardner]]
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*[[Ernie Sigley]]
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*[[Adrian Belew]]
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*[[Patrick O'Hearn]]
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*[[Peter Wolf]]
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*[[Terry Bozzio]]
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*[[Arthur Tripp|Art Tripp]]
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*[[Dick Barber]]
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|
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*[[Lowell George]]
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*[[Phyllis Altenhaus]]
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*[[Tom Wilson]]
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*[[Ray Collins]]
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*[[Sal Lombardo]]
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*[[Gail Zappa]]
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*[[Cal Schenkel]]
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*[[Jimi Hendrix]]
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*[[Elliot Ingber]]
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*[[Al Malkin]]
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*[[Joseph Owens]]
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*[[Judith Toth]]
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*[[Bruce Bereano]]
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|}
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==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
  
Video From Hell (unidentified Synclavier music)
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#[[Video From Hell (The Track)|Video From Hell]] (unidentified [[Synclavier]] music)
* G-Spot Tornado from Jazz From Hell
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#[[G-Spot Tornado]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
* St. Etienne from Jazz From Hell
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#[[St. Etienne]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
* Stevie's Spanking from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1
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#[[Stevie's Spanking]] from [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
* You Are What You Is from You Are What You Is
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#[[You Are What You Is (The Music Video)]] from [[You Are What You Is]]
* Night School from Jazz From Hell
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#[[Night School]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
* Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague from Uncle Meat
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#[[Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague]] from [[Uncle Meat]]
* King Kong from Baby Snakes (The Movie)
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#[[King Kong]] from [[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes (The Movie)]]
* Mother People from We're Only In It For The Money (1987)
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#[[Mother People]] from [[We're Only In It For The Money|We're Only In It For The Money (1987)]]
* Mr. Green Genes from Uncle Meat
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#[[Mr. Green Genes]] from [[Uncle Meat]]
* King Kong from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
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#[[King Kong]] from [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]
* Bogus Pomp from L.S.O. Vol. II
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#[[Bogus Pomp]] from [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II|L.S.O. Vol. II]]
  
==Players==
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==Release Notes==
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Video was packaged with Honker "No-D" Glasses^br°
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Formats: VHS (NTSC and PAL), Beta
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==Liner Notes==
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'''What Would Happen If TV Was Like This All The Time?'''<br>
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Back cover:<br>
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In a little over an hour, '[[Video From Hell]]' provides a preview of current and projected Honker releases, including '[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes']], '[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]' and '[[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]]' (all 1987 releases) along with segments of 1988 shows still in preparation ('YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE' – which will be released after the multi-CD package, 'I Need Your Love – the homespun philosophy of [[Al Malkin]], and '[[An American Dissident]]' – the homespun philosophy of Frank Zappa).
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==Background Information==
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{|
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|'''Film cameras:'''
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*[[Haskell Wexler]]
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*[[Frank Zappa]]
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*[[Cal Schenkel]]
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*[[Ed Seeman]]
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*[[Ray Favata]]
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*[[Tom Mangrevede]]
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*[[Peter Bos]]
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*[[Hermann Jauk]]
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'''Video camera:'''
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*[[Van Carlson]]
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*[[Thomas Nordegg]]
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'''Editors:'''
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*[[Raymond Bush]]
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*[[Booey Kober]]
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<br>
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<br>
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|
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'''Assitant editors:'''
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*[[Fred Simon]]
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*[[Lewis Bates]]
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<br>
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'''Audio:'''
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*[[Bob Stone]]
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*[[Arthur Sloatman]]
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<br>
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|
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'''Telecine:'''
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*[[Joe Finley]]
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*[[Jack Tismeer]]
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<br>
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'''Color timing:'''
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*[[Rick Dalby]]
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<br>
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|
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'''Post production<br>
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'''engineers:'''
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*[[Terry Brown]]
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*[[Martin Soloway]]
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*[[Larry Eastteam]]
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*[[Chuck Slezak]]
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*[[Sam Thompson]]
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*[[Tom Houghton]]
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'''Associate producer'''
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*[[Jill Silverthorne]]
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<br>
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'''Melted wax title sequence:'''
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*[[Bruce Bickford]]
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<br>
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'''Recording facility'''
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*[[Utility Muffin Research Kitchen]]
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<br>
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|
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'''Post production facility'''
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*[[Pacific Video]]
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<br>
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'''Produced & directed by'''
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*[[Frank Zappa]]
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<br>
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<br>
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<br>
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|}
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==Conceptual Continuity==
  
FZ
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==Versions==
Bob Stone
 
Steve Vai
 
Ray White
 
Tommy Mars
 
Bobby Martin
 
Ed Mann
 
Scott Thunes
 
Chad Wackerman
 
Thomas Nordegg
 
Don Preston
 
Ringo Starr
 
Elgar Howarth
 
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
 
Ruth Underwood
 
Keith Moon
 
Janet Ferguson
 
Miss Lucy
 
Martin Lickert
 
Ian Underwood
 
Mark Volman
 
Howard Kaylan
 
Pamela Miller
 
Aynsley Dunbar
 
George Duke
 
Jimmy Carl Black
 
Billy Mundi
 
Roy Estrada
 
Manfred Lerch
 
Motorhead Sherwood
 
Buzz Gardner
 
Bunk Gardner
 
Ernie Sigley
 
Adrian Belew
 
Patrick O'Hearn
 
Peter Wolf
 
Terry Bozzio
 
Art Tripp
 
Dick Barber
 
Lowell George
 
Phyllis Altenhaus
 
Tom Wilson
 
Ray Collins
 
Sal Lombardo
 
Gail Zappa
 
Cal Schenkel
 
Jimi Hendrix
 
Elliot Ingber
 
Al Malkin
 
Joseph Owens
 
Judith Toth
 
Bruce Bereano
 
  
==Background==  
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
==Conceptual Continuity==
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| align="center" | n/a
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| width="170px" align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]]
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]]
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| [[Honker Home Video]]<br>MPI #MP 4001
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| 1987-02-28
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| 0013347312132<br>0340017312131
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| &nbsp;
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| 62 min, [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]].
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Videography]]
 
[[Category:Videography]]

Revision as of 01:35, 22 June 2011

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VHS edition front cover
Released 1987
 

Video From Hell is a video released in 1987. It is a compilation of pieces of music and video from a series of projects that FZ presumably planned to finish and release for home video, including a companion video for the You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore series of albums, however these projects were ultimately never completed.

Many pieces from this video had previously appeared on a one-hour Night Flight special entitled "You Are What You Watch". The music video for the song "G-Spot Tornado" features color 8mm footage that Zappa shot at a county fair in the early 1960s, while the music video for "Night School" features footage from the making of his feature film 200 Motels. It also features the music video for "You Are What You Is" which was banned by MTV. A guitar solo duet between Zappa and Steve Vai taken from the song "Stevie's Spanking" was later released on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4.

Players

Tracks

  1. Video From Hell (unidentified Synclavier music)
  2. G-Spot Tornado from Jazz From Hell
  3. St. Etienne from Jazz From Hell
  4. Stevie's Spanking from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4
  5. You Are What You Is (The Music Video) from You Are What You Is
  6. Night School from Jazz From Hell
  7. Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague from Uncle Meat
  8. King Kong from Baby Snakes (The Movie)
  9. Mother People from We're Only In It For The Money (1987)
  10. Mr. Green Genes from Uncle Meat
  11. King Kong from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
  12. Bogus Pomp from L.S.O. Vol. II

Release Notes

Video was packaged with Honker "No-D" Glasses^br° Formats: VHS (NTSC and PAL), Beta

Liner Notes

What Would Happen If TV Was Like This All The Time?
Back cover:
In a little over an hour, 'Video From Hell' provides a preview of current and projected Honker releases, including 'Baby Snakes', 'The True Story Of 200 Motels' and 'Uncle Meat' (all 1987 releases) along with segments of 1988 shows still in preparation ('YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE' – which will be released after the multi-CD package, 'I Need Your Love – the homespun philosophy of Al Malkin, and 'An American Dissident' – the homespun philosophy of Frank Zappa).

Background Information

Film cameras:

Video camera:


Editors:



Assitant editors:


Audio:



Telecine:


Color timing:




Post production
engineers:


Associate producer


Melted wax title sequence:


Recording facility


Post production facility


Produced & directed by





Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
n/a VHS 1 VHS CS Honker Home Video
MPI #MP 4001
1987-02-28 0013347312132
0340017312131
  62 min, NTSC.