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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 [[Biography|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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*[[Don Preston]]
 
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*[[Elgar Howarth]]
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*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
 
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*[[Martin Lickert]]
 
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*[[Howard Kaylan]]
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*[[Billy Mundi]]
 
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*[[Roy Estrada]]
 
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*[[Manfred Lerch]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503478/ Manfred Lerch]
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*[[Motorhead Sherwood]]
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*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]]
 
*[[Buzz Gardner]]
 
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*[[Al Malkin]]
 
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*[[Joseph Owens]]
 
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*[[Judith Toth]]
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*Judith Toth<ref>In 1986 [[Wikipedia:Judith C. Toth|Judith Toth]],  a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, proposed a bill to extend the state pornography statute to cover records, tapes and CDs.  Zappa testified at a hearing on February 14, 1986, parts of which can be seen in the video. Zappa's testimony was later released as [[Perhaps In Maryland]] on [["Congress Shall Make No Law . . ."]]</ref>
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*[[Bruce Bereano]]
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*Bruce Bereano <ref>Bereano was the RIAA attorney, sitting beside Zappa, at the February 14, 1986 session.</ref>
 
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==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
  
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#[[Video From Hell (The Track)|Video From Hell]] (unidentified [[Synclavier]] music)
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#[[Worms From Hell|Video From Hell]]
 
#[[G-Spot Tornado]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
 
#[[G-Spot Tornado]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
 
#[[St. Etienne]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
 
#[[St. Etienne]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
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#[[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]]
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#[[You Are What You Is (The Track)|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]]
 
#[[Night School]] from [[Jazz From Hell]]
 
#[[Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague]] from [[Uncle Meat]]
 
#[[Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague]] from [[Uncle Meat]]
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==Release Notes==
 
==Release Notes==
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Video was packaged with Honker "No-D" Glasses^br°
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Video was packaged with Honker "No-D" Glasses.
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Formats: VHS (NTSC and PAL), Beta
 
Formats: VHS (NTSC and PAL), Beta
  
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'''What Would Happen If TV Was Like This All The Time?'''<br>
 
'''What Would Happen If TV Was Like This All The Time?'''<br>
 
Back cover:<br>
 
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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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' <ref>This does not seem to have been made and is not related to [[An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa]]</ref> – the homespun philosophy of Frank Zappa).
  
 
==Background Information==
 
==Background Information==
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|'''Film cameras:'''
 
|'''Film cameras:'''
 
*[[Haskell Wexler]]
 
*[[Haskell Wexler]]
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*[[Frank Zappa]]
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]]
 
*[[Cal Schenkel]]
 
*[[Cal Schenkel]]
 
*[[Ed Seeman]]
 
*[[Ed Seeman]]
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*[[Ray Favata]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2259811/ Ray Favata]
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*[[Tom Mangrevede]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542297 Tom Mangrevede]
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*[[Peter Bos]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3579282/ Peter Bos]
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*[[Hermann Jauk]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2586932/ Hermann Jauk]
 
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'''Video camera:'''
 
'''Video camera:'''
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*[[Van Carlson]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Van Carlson|Van Carlson]]
 
*[[Thomas Nordegg]]
 
*[[Thomas Nordegg]]
 
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'''Editors:'''
 
'''Editors:'''
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*[[Raymond Bush]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124194/ Raymond Bush]
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*[[Booey Kober]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462112/ Booey Kober]
 
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'''Assitant editors:'''
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'''Assistant editors:'''
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*[[Fred Simon]]
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*Fred Simon
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*[[Lewis Bates]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3706602/ Lewis Bates]
 
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<br>
 
'''Audio:'''
 
'''Audio:'''
 
*[[Bob Stone]]
 
*[[Bob Stone]]
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*[[Arthur Sloatman]]
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*[[Roadies and Technicians#Arthur Sloatman|Arthur "Midget" Sloatman]]
 
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'''Telecine:'''
 
'''Telecine:'''
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*[[Joe Finley]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278048 Joe Finley]
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*[[Jack Tismeer]]
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*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/3039277-Jack-Tismeer Jack Tismeer]
 
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'''Color timing:'''
 
'''Color timing:'''
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*[[Rick Dalby]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197619 Rick Dalby]
 
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'''Post production<br>
 
'''Post production<br>
 
'''engineers:'''
 
'''engineers:'''
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*[[Terry Brown]]
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*Terry Brown
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*[[Martin Soloway]]
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*Martin Soloway
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*[[Larry Eastteam]]
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*Larry Eastteam
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*[[Chuck Slezak]]
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*Chuck Slezak
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*[[Sam Thompson]]
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*Sam Thompson
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*[[Tom Houghton]]
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*Tom Houghton
 
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'''Associate producer'''
 
'''Associate producer'''
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*[[Jill Silverthorne]]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799083/ Jill Silverthorne]
 
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'''Melted wax title sequence:'''
 
'''Melted wax title sequence:'''
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'''Post production facility'''
 
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*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0049258 Pacific Video]
 
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'''Produced & directed by'''
 
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| 62 min, [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]].
 
| 62 min, [[Wikipedia:NTSC|NTSC]].
 
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==Notes==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:Videography]]
 
[[Category:Videography]]
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[[Category:1987]]

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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
  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.

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' [3] – the homespun philosophy of Frank Zappa).

Background Information

Film cameras:

Video camera:


Editors:



Assistant editors:


Audio:



Telecine:


Color timing:




Post production
 engineers:

  • Terry Brown
  • Martin Soloway
  • Larry Eastteam
  • Chuck Slezak
  • Sam Thompson
  • Tom Houghton

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1986 Judith Toth, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, proposed a bill to extend the state pornography statute to cover records, tapes and CDs. Zappa testified at a hearing on February 14, 1986, parts of which can be seen in the video. Zappa's testimony was later released as Perhaps In Maryland on "Congress Shall Make No Law . . ."
  2. ↑ Bereano was the RIAA attorney, sitting beside Zappa, at the February 14, 1986 session.
  3. ↑ This does not seem to have been made and is not related to An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
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