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==Release Info==
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Released in 1987, this video was recorded during the Halloween shows at the [[77/10/28-31 New York NY US Palladium|Palladium, NY in October 1977]].
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{{Album Release Infobox |
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    Home          = [[:Category:Videography|Videography]] |
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    Previous album = [[200 Motels (The Film)|Previous]] |
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    Next album    = [[Does Humor Belong In Music? (The Film)|Next]] |
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    Cover          = Baby_Snakes.jpg |
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    Name          = Baby Snakes, DVD |
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    Released       = October 1987 |
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    Related        = See also:<br>[[Baby Snakes]]
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==Players==
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals)
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*[[Terry Bozzio]] (drums, vocals)
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*[[Roy Estrada]] (vocals)
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*[[Adrian Belew]] (guitar, vocals)
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*[[Ed Mann]] (percussions, vibraphone)
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*[[Patrick O'Hearn]] (bass)
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*[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards)
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*[[Peter Wolf]] (keyboards)
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*[[Bruce Bickford]] (Animated sections)
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==Tracks==
 
==Tracks==
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#[[Baby Snakes Rehearsal]] (2:11)
 
#[[Baby Snakes Rehearsal]] (2:11)
 
#[["This Is The Show They Never See"]] (5:52)
 
#[["This Is The Show They Never See"]] (5:52)
 
#[[Baby Snakes (The Track)|Baby Snakes]] (2:05)
 
#[[Baby Snakes (The Track)|Baby Snakes]] (2:05)
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#[[Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage]] (6:16)
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#[[Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage"]] (6:16)
 
#[[The Poodle Lecture]] (5:03)
 
#[[The Poodle Lecture]] (5:03)
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#[["She Said"]]/[[City Of Tiny Lites]] (10:28)
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#[["She Said"/City Of Tiny Lites]] (10:28)
 
#[[New York's Finest Crazy Persons]] (1:55)
 
#[[New York's Finest Crazy Persons]] (1:55)
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#[["The Way The Air Smells..."]] (4:01)
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#[[The Way The Air Smells...]] (4:01)
 
#[[Pound - Bass & Kybds Solo]] (6:37)
 
#[[Pound - Bass & Kybds Solo]] (6:37)
 
#[[Is That Guy Kidding Or What?|"In You" Rap/ Dedication]] (6:44)
 
#[[Is That Guy Kidding Or What?|"In You" Rap/ Dedication]] (6:44)
 
#[[Managua/ Police Car/ Drum Solo]] (9:51)
 
#[[Managua/ Police Car/ Drum Solo]] (9:51)
 
#[[Disco Boy]] (4:00)
 
#[[Disco Boy]] (4:00)
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#[["Give People Somewhere To Xscape Thru"]] (6:27)
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#[["Give People Somewhere To X-Scape Thru"]] (6:27)
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#[[King Kong]]/[[Roy's Halloween Gas Mask]] (9:01)
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#[[King Kong/Roy's Halloween Gas Mask]] (9:01)
 
#[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]] (3:44)
 
#[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]] (3:44)
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#[[Conehead]]/[["All You Need To Know"]] (5:32)
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#[[Conehead/"All You Need To Know"]] (5:32)
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#[[I'm So Cute]]/[["Entertainment All The Way"]] (5:15)
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#[[I'm So Cute/"Entertainment All the Way"]] (5:15)
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#[[Titties 'n Beer|Titties 'N' Beer]]/[["Audience Participation"]]/[[The Black Page #2]] & [["The Dance Contest]] (15:47)
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#[[Titties 'N' Beer/"Audience Participation"/The Dance Contest/The Black Page 2]] (15:47)
 
#[[Jones Crusher]] (2:58)
 
#[[Jones Crusher]] (2:58)
 
#[[Broken Hearts Are For Assholes]] (3:48)
 
#[[Broken Hearts Are For Assholes]] (3:48)
 
#[[Punky's Whips]] (12:05)
 
#[[Punky's Whips]] (12:05)
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#[["Thank You"]]/ [[Dinah-Moe Humm]] (7:26)
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#[["Thank You"/Dinah-Moe Humm]] (7:26)
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#[[Camarillo Brillo]]/[[Muffin Man]] (8:25)
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#[[Camarillo Brillo/Muffin Man]] (8:25)
 
#[[San Ber'dino]] (5:02)
 
#[[San Ber'dino]] (5:02)
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#[[Black Napkins]] (8:03)
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#[[Black Napkins (Baby Snakes)]] (8:03)
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#[[New York's Finest #2 & Credits]] (4:00)
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#[[New York's Finest 2 & Credits]] (4:00)
 
#[["Good Night"]] (1:27)
 
#[["Good Night"]] (1:27)
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==Players==
 
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[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar, vocals)<br/>
 
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[[Terry Bozzio]] (drums, vocals)<br/>
 
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[[Roy Estrada]] (vocals)<br/>
 
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[[Adrian Belew]] (guitar, vocals)<br/>
 
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[[Ed Mann]] (percussions, vibraphone)<br/>
 
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[[Patrick O'Hearn]] (bass)<br/>
 
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[[Tommy Mars]] (keyboards)<br/>
 
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[[Peter Wolf]] (keyboards)<br/>
 
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==Background==
 
  
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"a movie about people who do stuff that is not normal...". FZ once said "Without deviation, progress is not possible. Normal People should see Baby Snakes so they can find out what they've been missing".
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Bonus Track<br>[[Peaches En Regalia]] (VHS/beta release only)
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==Release Notes==
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Released in 1987, this video was recorded during the Halloween shows at the [[77/10/28-31 New York NY US Palladium|Palladium, NY in October 1977]].
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*Produced by: Bennett Glotzer - associate producer, Frank Zappa - producer
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*Original Music by Frank Zappa
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*Cinematography by: Phil Parmet & Richard Pearce
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*Film Editing by: Klaus Hundsbichler & Frank Zappa
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*Sound Department: Steve Maslow - supervising sound mixer
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*Animation Department: Bruce Bickford - clay animation
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==Liner Notes==
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(additional cast to 'Players');
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*Ron Delsener - Himself
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*Johnny Psychotic - Himself
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*Donna U. Wanna - Herself
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*[[Diva Zappa]] - Herself
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*[[Dale Bozzio]] - Herself
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*[[Vinnie Colaiuta]] - Himself
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*[[Warren Cuccurullo]] - Himself (backstage fan)
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*Jennifer James - Herself
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*[[Phil Kaufman]] - Himself
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*[[John Smothers]] - Himself
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*[[Kerry McNabb]] - Himself
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==Background Information==
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"A movie about people who do stuff that is not normal...". [[Biography|FZ]] once said "Without deviation, progress is not possible. Normal People should see Baby Snakes so they can find out what they've been missing".
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''"Baby Snakes"'' is a concert film featuring Zappa's [[77/10/28-31 New York NY US Palladium|Halloween concert in 1977]]. Zappa's live performances are intercut with footage of [[Bruce Bickford]]'s clay animation and backstage interviews and rehearsals. The film was released in the theaters on December 21, 1979, on home video in 1987 and on DVD in 2003.
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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==Alternate Covers==
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[[Image:Baby Snakes(The Film)_VHS.jpg]]<br>VHS(MP 4000) Cover
  
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==Conceptual Continuity==
 
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
  
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| align="center" rowspan=10 | n/a
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| align="center" rowspan="13" | n/a
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| width="170px" align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS]]?
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| width="170px" align="center" | Stereo Hi-Fi<br>90minutes version
 
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]]
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]]
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| [[MPI Home Video]]<br/>?????
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| [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>VBBSNX
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| 1985
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| Black Plastic Case
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| VHS NTSC
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| width="170px" align="center" | Stereo Hi-Fi<br>167minutes Complete Edition
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]]
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| MPI Home Video/[[Honker Home Video]]<br>MP4000
 
| 1987-10-28
 
| 1987-10-28
 
| 0013347312033
 
| 0013347312033
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| ?
 
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| rowspan=10 align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD-Video|DVD-Video]]<br/>5.1 [[Wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]]<br/>&<br/>[[Wikipedia:Pulse-code modulation|PCM]] [[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|2.0 Stereo]]
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| rowspan=10 align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD-Video|DVD-Video]]<br>5.1 [[Wikipedia:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]]<br>&<br>[[Wikipedia:Pulse-code modulation|PCM]] [[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|2.0 Stereo]]
 
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]]
 
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]]
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| [[Universal]] / [[Eagle Vision]]<br/>302 163 9
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| [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]/[https://www.discogs.com/label/19849-Eagle-Vision Eagle Vision]<br>302 163 9
 
| 2003-12-09
 
| 2003-12-09
 
| 3259130216394
 
| 3259130216394
 
| French packaging / GZ & [[Tracy Veal]]
 
| French packaging / GZ & [[Tracy Veal]]
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| DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL. Matrix # IFPI 9729 manufactured by optimal media production D391760-01 ifpi L573
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| DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL. [[Matrix Numbers|Matrix #]] IFPI 9729 manufactured by optimal media production D391760-01 ifpi L573
 
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|-
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | DVD
 
| align="center" | DVD
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| Eagle Vision<br/>2058206?
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| Eagle Vision<br>2058206?
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
| 0801213902897
 
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| align="center" | 1
 
| align="center" | DVD
 
| align="center" | DVD
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| [[Eagle Eye Media]]<br/>EE 19028
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| [https://www.discogs.com/label/19849-Eagle-Vision Eagle Eye Media]<br>EE 19028
 
| ?
 
| ?
 
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| align="center" | DVD  
 
| align="center" | DVD  
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| [[Eagle Vision]]<br/>EREDV371
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| [https://www.discogs.com/label/19849-Eagle-Vision Eagle Vision]<br>EREDV371
 
| 2003-12-08
 
| 2003-12-08
 
| 5034504937178
 
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| align="center" | DVD  
 
| align="center" | DVD  
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| [[VideoArts]]<br/>VABG-1180
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| [[VideoArts]]<br>VABG-1180
 
| 2005-08-24
 
| 2005-08-24
 
| 4988112307698
 
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| align="center" | DVD  
 
| align="center" | DVD  
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| [[Naïve Vision|naïve vision:]] / Eagle Vision<br/>EV 426109
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| [https://www.discogs.com/label/277658-Na%C3%AFve-Vision naïve vision]/Eagle Vision<br>EV 426109
 
| 2005-01-17
 
| 2005-01-17
 
| 3298494261091
 
| 3298494261091
 
| French packaging
 
| French packaging
 
| DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL.
 
| DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL.
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | DVD
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| VideoArts<br>VABZ-1269
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| 2008-05-21
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| 4988112610934
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
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| align="center" | DVD
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| [https://www.discogs.com/label/411485-Yamaha-Music-Visuals Yamaha Music & Visuals]<br>YMBZ-10062
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| 2009-12-23
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| 4562256520917
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| &nbsp;
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| Japanese edition.
 
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== See Also ==
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==See Also==
 
*[[Baby Snakes]]
 
*[[Baby Snakes]]
  
 
[[Category:Videography]]
 
[[Category:Videography]]
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[[Category:1979]]
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[[Category:1987]]

Latest revision as of 04:53, 18 December 2022

Videography
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Baby Snakes, DVD
Released October 1987
See also:
Baby Snakes

Players


Tracks

  1. Baby Snakes Rehearsal (2:11)
  2. "This Is The Show They Never See" (5:52)
  3. Baby Snakes (2:05)
  4. Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage" (6:16)
  5. The Poodle Lecture (5:03)
  6. "She Said"/City Of Tiny Lites (10:28)
  7. New York's Finest Crazy Persons (1:55)
  8. The Way The Air Smells... (4:01)
  9. Pound - Bass & Kybds Solo (6:37)
  10. "In You" Rap/ Dedication (6:44)
  11. Managua/ Police Car/ Drum Solo (9:51)
  12. Disco Boy (4:00)
  13. "Give People Somewhere To X-Scape Thru" (6:27)
  14. King Kong/Roy's Halloween Gas Mask (9:01)
  15. Bobby Brown Goes Down (3:44)
  16. Conehead/"All You Need To Know" (5:32)
  17. I'm So Cute/"Entertainment All the Way" (5:15)
  18. Titties 'N' Beer/"Audience Participation"/The Dance Contest/The Black Page 2 (15:47)
  19. Jones Crusher (2:58)
  20. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (3:48)
  21. Punky's Whips (12:05)
  22. "Thank You"/Dinah-Moe Humm (7:26)
  23. Camarillo Brillo/Muffin Man (8:25)
  24. San Ber'dino (5:02)
  25. Black Napkins (Baby Snakes) (8:03)
  26. New York's Finest 2 & Credits (4:00)
  27. "Good Night" (1:27)

Bonus Track
Peaches En Regalia (VHS/beta release only)

Release Notes

Released in 1987, this video was recorded during the Halloween shows at the Palladium, NY in October 1977.

  • Produced by: Bennett Glotzer - associate producer, Frank Zappa - producer
  • Original Music by Frank Zappa
  • Cinematography by: Phil Parmet & Richard Pearce
  • Film Editing by: Klaus Hundsbichler & Frank Zappa
  • Sound Department: Steve Maslow - supervising sound mixer
  • Animation Department: Bruce Bickford - clay animation

Liner Notes

(additional cast to 'Players');

Background Information

"A movie about people who do stuff that is not normal...". FZ once said "Without deviation, progress is not possible. Normal People should see Baby Snakes so they can find out what they've been missing".

"Baby Snakes" is a concert film featuring Zappa's Halloween concert in 1977. Zappa's live performances are intercut with footage of Bruce Bickford's clay animation and backstage interviews and rehearsals. The film was released in the theaters on December 21, 1979, on home video in 1987 and on DVD in 2003.

Conceptual Continuity

Alternate Covers

Baby Snakes(The Film) VHS.jpg
VHS(MP 4000) Cover

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
n/a Stereo Hi-Fi
90minutes version 		1 VHS CS Barking Pumpkin
VBBSNX 		1985 ? Black Plastic Case VHS NTSC
Stereo Hi-Fi
167minutes Complete Edition 		1 VHS CS MPI Home Video/Honker Home Video
MP4000 		1987-10-28 0013347312033 ? ?
DVD-Video
5.1 Dolby Digital
&
PCM 2.0 Stereo 		1 DVD Universal/Eagle Vision
302 163 9 		2003-12-09 3259130216394 French packaging / GZ & Tracy Veal DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL. Matrix # IFPI 9729 manufactured by optimal media production D391760-01 ifpi L573
1 DVD Eagle Vision
2058206? 		? 0801213902897 US packaging DVD 9 Dual Layer, region 1, 4:3 NTSC.
1 DVD Eagle Eye Media
EE 19028 		? 0801213902897 Hong Kong packaging DVD 9 Dual Layer, region 1, 4:3 NTSC.
1 DVD Eagle Vision
EREDV371 		2003-12-08 5034504937178 UK packaging DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL.
1 DVD VideoArts
VABG-1180 		2005-08-24 4988112307698 Japanese packaging DVD 9 Dual Layer, 4:3
1 DVD naïve vision/Eagle Vision
EV 426109 		2005-01-17 3298494261091 French packaging DVD 9 Dual Layer, all regions, 4:3 PAL.
1 DVD VideoArts
VABZ-1269 		2008-05-21 4988112610934   Japanese edition.
1 DVD Yamaha Music & Visuals
YMBZ-10062 		2009-12-23 4562256520917   Japanese edition.

See Also

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