Difference between revisions of "Baby Snakes (The Film)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Versions) |
|||
| (19 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
#[[Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage"]] (6:16) | #[[Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage"]] (6:16) | ||
#[[The Poodle Lecture]] (5:03) | #[[The Poodle Lecture]] (5:03) | ||
| − | #[["She Said" | + | #[["She Said"/City Of Tiny Lites]] (10:28) |
#[[New York's Finest Crazy Persons]] (1:55) | #[[New York's Finest Crazy Persons]] (1:55) | ||
| − | #[[ | + | #[[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) | ||
| − | #[["Give People Somewhere To | + | #[["Give People Somewhere To X-Scape Thru"]] (6:27) |
| − | #[[King Kong | + | #[[King Kong/Roy's Halloween Gas Mask]] (9:01) |
#[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]] (3:44) | #[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]] (3:44) | ||
| − | #[[Conehead | + | #[[Conehead/"All You Need To Know"]] (5:32) |
| − | #[[I'm So Cute | + | #[[I'm So Cute/"Entertainment All the Way"]] (5:15) |
| − | #[[ | + | #[[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) | ||
| − | #[["Thank You" | + | #[["Thank You"/Dinah-Moe Humm]] (7:26) |
| − | #[[Camarillo Brillo | + | #[[Camarillo Brillo/Muffin Man]] (8:25) |
#[[San Ber'dino]] (5:02) | #[[San Ber'dino]] (5:02) | ||
| − | #[[Black Napkins]] (8:03) | + | #[[Black Napkins (Baby Snakes)]] (8:03) |
| − | #[[New York's Finest | + | #[[New York's Finest 2 & Credits]] (4:00) |
#[["Good Night"]] (1:27) | #[["Good Night"]] (1:27) | ||
| − | Bonus Track<br>[[ | + | Bonus Track<br>[[Peaches En Regalia]] (VHS/beta release only) |
==Release Notes== | ==Release Notes== | ||
| Line 82: | Line 82: | ||
*[[Phil Kaufman]] - Himself | *[[Phil Kaufman]] - Himself | ||
*[[John Smothers]] - Himself | *[[John Smothers]] - Himself | ||
| − | *[[Kerry | + | *[[Kerry McNabb]] - Himself |
==Background Information== | ==Background Information== | ||
| Line 103: | Line 103: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]] | | align="center" | [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS CS]] | ||
| − | | [[Barking Pumpkin]]<br>VBBSNX | + | | [[Barking Pumpkin Records|Barking Pumpkin]]<br>VBBSNX |
| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
| Line 121: | Line 121: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]] | | align="center" | [[Wikipedia:DVD|DVD]] | ||
| − | | [[Universal]] / [ | + | | [[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 | ||
| Line 137: | Line 137: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | DVD | | align="center" | DVD | ||
| − | | [ | + | | [https://www.discogs.com/label/19849-Eagle-Vision Eagle Eye Media]<br>EE 19028 |
| ? | | ? | ||
| 0801213902897 | | 0801213902897 | ||
| Line 145: | Line 145: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | DVD | | align="center" | DVD | ||
| − | | [ | + | | [https://www.discogs.com/label/19849-Eagle-Vision Eagle Vision]<br>EREDV371 |
| 2003-12-08 | | 2003-12-08 | ||
| 5034504937178 | | 5034504937178 | ||
| Line 161: | Line 161: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | DVD | | align="center" | DVD | ||
| − | | [ | + | | [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 | ||
| Line 177: | Line 177: | ||
| align="center" | 1 | | align="center" | 1 | ||
| align="center" | DVD | | align="center" | DVD | ||
| − | | [ | + | | [https://www.discogs.com/label/411485-Yamaha-Music-Visuals Yamaha Music & Visuals]<br>YMBZ-10062 |
| 2009-12-23 | | 2009-12-23 | ||
| 4562256520917 | | 4562256520917 | ||
Latest revision as of 04:53, 18 December 2022
| Videography | |
|---|---|
| Previous | Next |
| Released October 1987 | |
| See also: Baby Snakes | |
Players
- Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals)
- Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals)
- Roy Estrada (vocals)
- Adrian Belew (guitar, vocals)
- Ed Mann (percussions, vibraphone)
- Patrick O'Hearn (bass)
- Tommy Mars (keyboards)
- Peter Wolf (keyboards)
- Bruce Bickford (Animated sections)
Tracks
- Baby Snakes Rehearsal (2:11)
- "This Is The Show They Never See" (5:52)
- Baby Snakes (2:05)
- Bruce Bickford/"Disco Outfreakage" (6:16)
- The Poodle Lecture (5:03)
- "She Said"/City Of Tiny Lites (10:28)
- New York's Finest Crazy Persons (1:55)
- The Way The Air Smells... (4:01)
- Pound - Bass & Kybds Solo (6:37)
- "In You" Rap/ Dedication (6:44)
- Managua/ Police Car/ Drum Solo (9:51)
- Disco Boy (4:00)
- "Give People Somewhere To X-Scape Thru" (6:27)
- King Kong/Roy's Halloween Gas Mask (9:01)
- Bobby Brown Goes Down (3:44)
- Conehead/"All You Need To Know" (5:32)
- I'm So Cute/"Entertainment All the Way" (5:15)
- Titties 'N' Beer/"Audience Participation"/The Dance Contest/The Black Page 2 (15:47)
- Jones Crusher (2:58)
- Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (3:48)
- Punky's Whips (12:05)
- "Thank You"/Dinah-Moe Humm (7:26)
- Camarillo Brillo/Muffin Man (8:25)
- San Ber'dino (5:02)
- Black Napkins (Baby Snakes) (8:03)
- New York's Finest 2 & Credits (4:00)
- "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');
- Ron Delsener - Himself
- Johnny Psychotic - Himself
- Donna U. Wanna - Herself
- Diva Zappa - Herself
- Dale Bozzio - Herself
- Vinnie Colaiuta - Himself
- Warren Cuccurullo - Himself (backstage fan)
- Jennifer James - Herself
- Phil Kaufman - Himself
- John Smothers - Himself
- Kerry McNabb - Himself
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
_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. |
