Frank Zappa – 1969-1982 – The King Kong live History – Pt II.

00.00 1 – Frank Zappa – 1969 – King Kong – live at Lawrence University Chapel.

Frank Zappa – 1969-05-23 – Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI,

Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black – drums, percussion
Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
Bunk Gardener – woodwinds
Buzz Gardener – trumpet, flugel horn
Lowell George – rhythm guitar, vocals
Euclid James “Motorhead” Sherwood – woodwinds, vocals
Art Tripp – percussion
Ian Underwood – woodwinds, piano, keyboards

14.30 2 – Frank Zappa & Zubin Mehta & The Mothers – Contempo ’70.May 15,1970
Pauley Pavillion, UCLA – Los Angeles – California.

FZ: guitar, vocals, conductor
Ray Collins: vocals
Ian Underwood: fender rhodes, alto sax
Don Preston: synthesizer, stage fright
Jeff “swoovette” Simmons: bass, vocals
Motorhead Sherwood: baritone sax, tambourine
Billy Mundi: drums
Aynsley Dunbar: drums
+ Zubin Mehta conducts the L.A Philharmonic Orchestra.

20.19 3 – Frank Zappa – 1970 – King Kong – Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH. Date: 11/20/1970.Tour / Album Supported: Mothers North Worldwide Tour ’70 Leg I

Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
Howard Kaylan – vocals
Mark Volman – vocals
George Duke – keyboards, trombone
Ian Underwood – keyboards, alto sax
Jeff Simmons – bass, vocals
Aynsley Dunbar – drums

46.28 4 – Frank Zappa – November 13, 1970 – King Kong – Fillmore East, NY – (Late Show).

Bass – Jeff Simmons
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
Keyboards – George Duke, Ian Underwood
Vocals – Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman.

47.38 5 – Frank Zappa & Jean-Luc Ponty – 1970 – King Kong – Paralipomeni

Recorded live at Palais Gaumont, Paris, France on 15 December 1970.
This is the first documented version of “King Kong” in which the main theme is followed by a second theme–as would be the case in most subsequent versions

Frank Zappa – guitar
Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
Mark Volman – vocal
Howard Kaylan – vocal
Jeff Simmons – bass
George Duke – keyboards
Ian Underwood – keyboards, alto sax
Aynsley Dunbar – drums

1.24.26 6 – Frank Zappa – 1970-06-18 – King Kong Part 1 & 2 – Live at the “Piknik” Show, Uddel, Netherlands. VPRO, Dutch Television.

FZ, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Jeff Simmons, Aynsley Dunbar, Ian Underwood, George Duke.

1.33.38 7 – Frank Zappa – December 4th, 1971. – King Kong – Live at Montreux, Switzerland.

The Montreux Netherlands Casino fire is one of the most mythologised moments in the history of rock. Taking place on the shoreline of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, the fire would end upwards inspiring one of rock’s best-known tracks and become cemented in the genre’s history forevermore.

Performer – Aynsley Dunbar, Don Preston, Frank Zappa, Howard Kaylan, Ian Underwood, Jim Pons, Mark Volman

1.35.03 8 – Frank Zappa – 1971-08-XX – King Kong improvisations – interview at FZ’s home by David Walley.

David Walley’s Exclusive Interview – The Controversial Author David Walley’s Exclusive Interview About Frank Zappa!

The interviewer is Paul Remington, David Walley wrote a controversial book about Frank Zappa which recieved enormous criticism and praise in almost equal measure, here is a great interview in which he gives us his insight into Frank Zappa.

1.38.35 nine – Frank Zappa – 1973 – King Kong,Chunga’s Revenge,Mr. Green Genes – Toronto,Canada.

Frank Zappa – Maple Leaf Garden – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – May 4, 1973.

Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention:

Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
George Duke – keyboards, vocals
Ian Underwood – alto saxophone, synthesizer
Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
Sal Marquez – trumpet, vocals
Bruce Fowler – trombone
Tom Fowler – bass
Ruth Underwood – percussion
Ralph Humphrey – drums

1.47.23 10 -Frank Zappa – 1973 – King Kong – William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ.

Frank Zappa – William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ
November 11, 1973 Late Show – Soundboard version.

The Mothers Of Invention Oct 1973 – Mar 1974 :

FZ, Tom Fowler, Ralph Humphrey, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bruce Fowler,
Jeff Simmons (’74 dates only).

1.52.56 – 11 – Frank Zappa – 1981 12 11 – King Kong – Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA.

Frank Zappa’s Band, September 1981 – July 1982: Early Show.

FZ, Steve Vai, Ray White, Scott Thunes, Republic of Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin

2.07.55 – 11 – Frank Zappa – 1982 – King Kong – Hammersmith Odeon London, UK.

Frank Zappa, 1982-06-19, London, UK Late show.

King Kong (incl. Theme From Perry Mason, Royal March from Aida, q: Northern Lights, Yo Cats, Midnight Sun)

Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocal
Ray White – guitar, vocal
Steve Vai – stunt guitar
Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocal
Bobby Martin – keyboards, sax, vocals
Ed Mann – percussion
Scott Thunes – bass
Republic of Chad Wackerman – drums