The Frank Zappa Special: 1974 / Cheaper Than Cheep (2CD + Blu-Ray)

Cheaper Than Cheep – 1974 Unreleased Made-For-TV Concert Movie Recorded at The Mothers’ Private Rehearsal Hall in Dolby ATMOS + Soundtrack

Back in the early ‘70s, television was an integral tool for exposure of musical artists into the home. Completely decked out with his touring light show and stage setup in The Mothers’ private rehearsal hall, Frank Zappa attempted to commit to videotape material for his own TV production, ultimately with the intention to shop to major networks. Unfortunately, there were technical issues that ultimately contributed to the footage being shelved and stored in the Vault. 

50 years later, with the advancements in post-production editorial tools, we present Cheaper Than Cheep. This never-before-heard-or-seen 2-hour concert program reveals the most intimate performance ever captured from the 1974 Mothers line-up, direct from the lovingly resurrected and restored original vault audio and videotape masters.  

Official Zappa release #130 features the remastered concert video with brand new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround and stereo mixes on a Blu-ray, the stereo soundtrack on 2-CDs, and an extensive booklet with rare, unseen images and liner notes from Ruth Underwood and Joe Travers.

Tracklist

Disc 1: 

1. “Cheaper Than Cheep”

2. Cosmik Debris

3. Band Introductions

4. RDNZL

5. Village Of The Sun

6. Montana

7. Duke Goes Out

8. Inca Roads

9. “Get Down Simmons”

10. Penguin In Bondage

11. T’Mershi Duween 

12. The Dog Breath Variations

13. Uncle Meat

Disc 2:

1. How Could I Be Such A Fool

2. I’m Not Satisfied

3. Wowie Zowie

4. I’ Don’t Even Care

5. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black

6. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction

7. Dupree’s Paradise

8. Oh No

9. Son Of Orange County

10. More Trouble Every Day

11. Apostrophe’

12. Camarillo Brillo 5:53

Disc 3: Blu-ray

Picture: 4:3 Pillar-box 1080p 29.97fps

Audio: Dolby Atmos (48k24b) / Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (96k24b) / PCM Stereo (96k24b)

Region: All

1. Intro / Cheepnis - Percussion / “Cheaper Than Cheep”

2. Cosmik Debris

3. Band Introductions

4. RDNZL

5. Village Of The Sun

6. Montana

7. Duke Goes Out

8. A Visit To The Art Studio

9. Inca Roads

10. “Get Down Simmons”

11. Penguin In Bondage

12. T’Mershi Duween

13. The Dog Breath Variations

14. Uncle Meat

15. How Could I Be Such A Fool

16. I’m Not Satisfied

17. Wowie Zowie

18. I Don’t Even Care 

19. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black

20. Dupree’s Paradise Introduction

21. Dupree’s Paradise

22. Oh No

23. Son Of Orange County

24. More Trouble Every Day

25. Apostrophe’

26. Camarillo Brillo

Bonus

1. Time Is Money (excerpt)

2. Echidna’s Arf (Of You) – Incomplete

3. Art Studio Outtakes

4. The Amazing Mr. Bickford (excerpt)