Frank Zappa "Beat the Boots #2" 8 x CD box set Eight CDs of live Zappa, never issued individually Start Price USD 6.00 Current Price USD 405.00 Time Left - Bid Count 26 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location El Cerrito, California See more about 'Frank Zappa "Beat the Boots #2" 8 x CD box set' Description Baron Elmo Enterprises proudly presents a stunning prize from the massive discography of musical genius and social satirist extraordinaire FRANK ZAPPA: his Beat the Boots #2, an incredibly limited eight-CD box set, released in 1992 by Rhino Records on their Zappa-exclusive Foo-Eee label. The Beat the Boots series compiled what Frank felt were the best of the dozens of illicit recordings of his music that have appeared in record stores through the years. Zappa was an obsessive live performer during his lifetime, logging innumerable gigs with wildly diverse bands that, over the long haul, utilized the services of literally hundreds of musicians. Naturally, his shows were of intense appeal to the denizens of Planet Bootleg. And after over a quarter-century of music making, Frank came up with a scheme to rip off the bootleggers who had ripped him off, using the power of the marketplace… hence, the pair of Zappa box sets released as Beat the Boots. The first box was vinyl-only, but the albums inside were all released individually on CD by Rhino, and remained in print for several years. For Volume 2, the very item we have for sale today, Zappa did things differently: this time the box was designed for compact discs, with no vinyl release at all… and these CDs were never made available individually outside the box. Furthermore, Beat the Boots #2 was limited to a single small pressing that sold out immediately – if you blinked, you missed your chance. The box includes, in addition to the seven repackaged bootlegs (one of which is a double), a black cap with a red Beat the Boots pin attached to the front. Also included is a stunning lp-sized 40-page Zappa scrapbook featuring newspaper articles, reviews of Frank's work (both pro and con), advertisements, drawings, photos, duplications of rare inserts included with the early Mothers of Invention records, concert posters, interviews and the complete transcript of Frank's appearance at the PMRC Senate hearing in 1985. (It should be mentioned that this is the exact same booklet that came with the first volume of Beat the Boots.) What is not included with this box is much information about the music itself, other than a track listing, the musicians involved on each disc, and what artwork there is from the original boots. Clearly, Frank wished to let the music speak for itself. The eight discs are all in beautiful shape… while the cardboard box itself does show slight handling wear, in addition to a couple of small stains.   A $8.00 shipping charge will be added to the winning total for shipment in the USA, Canada and Mexico… $30.00 to anywhere else. We accept PayPal, for those so inclined. No personal checks, please. Thanks for the visit – hope to hear from you soon!   Disc and track listing   DISC ONE: Disconnected Synapses (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Jean-Luc Ponty – violin. Mark Volman – vocals. Howard Kaylan – vocals. Jeff Simmons – bass. George Duke – keyboards. Ian Underwood – keyboards, alto sax. Aynsley Dunbar – drums.)   Penis Dimension The Air Dog Breath Mother People You Didn't Try to Call Me King Kong Who Are the Brain Police?   DISC TWO: Tengo Na' Minchia Tanta (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Mark Volman – vocals. Howard Kaylan – vocals. Jeff Simmons – bass, vocals. George Duke – keyboards, trombone, vocals. Ian Underwood – keyboards, winds. Aynsley Dunbar – drums.)   Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You? A Pound For a Brown (on the Bus) Sleeping in a Jar SharleenaThe Sanzini Brothers What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening?What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?Bwana DikLatex Solar BeefDaddy, Daddy, DaddyLittle House I Used to Live InHoliday in Berlin Inca Roads Easy MeatCruisin' For Burgers   DISC THREE: Electric Aunt Jemima (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Ray Collins – tambourine, vocals. Roy Estrada – bass, vocals. Don Preston – keyboards, electronics. Ian Underwood – keyboards, woodwinds. Bunk Gardner – woodwinds. Motorhead Sherwood – baritone sax. Jimmy Carl Black – drums.  Arthur Tripp III – drums.)   Little House I Used to Live In Dog Breath Variations Blue Danube Waltz Hungry Freaks, Daddywhät Dog Breath King Kong Trouble Every Day A Pound for a Brown (on the Bus)English Tea-Dance Interludes Plastic People King Kong America Drinks Wipe Out   DISC FOUR: At the Circus (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Ike Willis – guitar, vocals. Denny Walley – slide guitar, vocals. Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals. Peter Wolf – keyboards. Ed Mann – percussion. Arthur Barrow – bass. Vinnie Colaiuta – drums.)   A Pound for a Brown (on the Bus) Baby Snakes Dancing Fool Easy Meat Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me? Mother People Wonderful Wino Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? Seal Call Fusion Music Bobby Brown I'm on Duty Conehead   DISCS FIVE & SIX: Swiss Cheese/Fire! (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Mark Volman – vocals. Howard Kaylan – vocals. Jim Pons – bass, vocals. Don Preston – keyboards. Ian Underwood – keyboards. Aynsley Dunbar – drums.)   Intro Peaches en Regalia Tears Began to Fall She Painted Up Her Face Half a Dozen Provocative Squats Call Any Vegetable Any Way the Wind Blows Magdalena Dog Breath Sofa A Pound for a Brown (on the Bus) Wonderful Wino Sharleena Cruisin' for Burgers King Kong Fire!   DISC SEVEN: Our Man in Nirvana (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Lowell George – guitar, vocals. Roy Estrada – bass, vocals. Don Preston – keyboards, electronics. Buzz Gardner – trumpet. Bunk Gardner – tenor sax. Motorhead Sherwood – baritone sax. Jimmy Carl Black – drums. Arthur Tripp III – drums. Larry "Wild Man" Fischer – guest vocals.)   Feet Light Up Bacon Fat A Pound for a Brown (on the Bus) Sleeping in a Jar The Wild Man Fischer Story I'm the Meany Valarie King Kong   DISC EIGHT: Conceptual Continuity (Personnel: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals. Ray White – guitar, vocals. Eddie Jobson – keyboards. Patrick O'Hearn – bass. Terry Bozzio – drums.)   Stinkfoot Dirty Love Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station The Torture Never Stops City of Tiny Lights Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!