Baby Snakes (The Film)

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Baby Snakes, DVD
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

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 Xscape 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 Black Page #2 & "The Dance Contest" (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 (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');

• 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 McNab - 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".

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
n/a	VHS?	1	VHS CS	MPI Home Video ?????	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.

See Also

• Baby Snakes