Halloween 81

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Halloween 81
Released October 2020
The Palladium Concerts Halloween 81 Highlights Halloween 73 Halloween 77

Players

• Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals, baton)
• Ed Mann (percussion, vocals)
• Tommy Mars (keyboards)
• Robert Martin (keyboards, sax, vocals)
• Scott Thunes (bass, vocals)
• Steve Vai (stunt guitar, vocals)
• Chad Wackerman (drums)
• Ray White (guitar, vocals)

Tracks

CD

Disc One
10/31/81 8pm Show

1. Chunga's Revenge (5:30)
2. "The Finest Night Of The Year" (3:05)
3. You Are What You Is - Take 1 (1:13)
4. You Are What You Is - Take 2 (3:46)
5. Mudd Club (2:53)
6. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (3:13)
7. Dumb All Over (5:42)
8. Heavenly Bank Account (4:06)
9. Suicide Chump (5:43)
10. Jumbo Go Away (3:52)
11. Envelopes (3:08)
12. Drowning Witch (8:46)
13. What's New In Baltimore? (3:47)
14. Moggio (2:45)
15. We're Turning Again (5:04)
16. Alien Orifice (5:20)

Disc Two
8pm Show Continued

1. Teen-age Prostitute (2:32)
2. Flakes (5:14)
3. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (4:10)
4. The Blue Light (4:46)
5. Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:56)
6. Yo Mama (9:46)
7. Bobby Brown Goes Down (2:40)
8. City Of Tiny Lites (9:40)
9. "We're Not Gonna Stand For It!" (1:53)
10. Strictly Genteel (7:30)
11. Dancin' Fool (3:44)
12. Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band) (7:06)

Disc Three
10/31/81 12am Show

1. Black Napkins (5:09)
2. "A Historical Event" (2:03)
3. Montana (3:48)
4. Easy Meat (6:50)
5. Society Pages (2:33)
6. I'm A Beautiful Guy (1:55)
7. Beauty Knows No Pain (2:56)
8. Charlie's Enormous Mouth (3:40)
9. Fine Girl (3:13)
10. Teen-age Wind (3:01)
11. Harder Than Your Husband (2:35)
12. Bamboozled By Love (5:32)
13. Sinister Footwear II (6:55)
14. Stevie's Spanking (6:09)
15. Commercial Break (1:55)

Disc Four
12am Show Continued

1. Cocaine Decisions (3:46)
2. Nig Biz (5:12)
3. Doreen (2:07)
4. Goblin Girl (1:49)
5. The Black Page #2 (7:06)
6. Tryin' To Grow A Chin (2:29)
7. Strictly Genteel (7:46)
8. The Torture Never Stops (11:48)
9. "The Real Show Keeps Going" (1:10)
10. Joe's Garage (2:30)
11. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? (2:48)
12. The Illinois Enema Bandit (9:23)
13. "The Halloween Tradition" (2:32)
14. King Kong (11:07)
15. Auld Lang Syne (1:52)

Disc Five
11-01-81 Show

1. Zoot Allures (7:17)
2. "The Last Of Our Halloween Shows" (2:59)
3. I'm The Slime (2:39)
4. Pound For A Brown (10:03)
5. Dave & Al (5:20)
6. Cosmik Debris (4:05)
7. Montana (3:47)
8. Easy Meat (7:39)
9. Dumb All Over (6:34)
10. Heavenly Bank Account (4:03)
11. Suicide Chump (5:43)
12. Jumbo Go Away (3:50)
13. Envelopes (2:56)
14. Drowning Witch (9:57)

Disc Six
11-01-81 Show Continued

1. What's New In Baltimore? (4:59)
2. Moggio (2:40)
3. We're Turning Again (5:02)
4. Alien Orifice (5:15)
5. Teen-age Prostitute (2:34)
6. Sinister Footwear II (6:29)
7. Stevie's Spanking (6:34)
8. Cocaine Decisions (3:40)
9. Nig Biz (5:06)
10. Goblin Girl (2:25)
11. The Black Page #2 (8:25)
12. Whipping Post (7:18)
13. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (4:09)
14. The Torture Never Stops (12:19)

Background Information

Recordings from 81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium.

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
117	1.1 Original Stereo, Complete Edition	6	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 20034	2020-10-02	0824302003428	Michael Mesker	US limited edition box-set with mask and costume.
		6	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl ZR 20034	2020-10-02	0824302003428		EU edition.

See Also

• 81/10/29-11/01 New York NY US Palladium
• Halloween 81 Highlights
• Halloween 73
• Halloween 77