Zappa '80 Mudd Club/Munich

Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich
Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich
Live album by Frank Zappa
Released	March 3, 2023
Recorded	May 8, 1980; July 3, 1980
Venue	Mudd Club, NYC, USA; Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
Genre	Experimental rock; jazz-fusion; progressive rock;
Length	163:50 3CD ; 56:45 Mudd Club 2LP ; 107:05 Munich 3LP
Label	Zappa Records
Producer	Ahmet Zappa; Joe Travers;
Frank Zappa chronology

Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich is a live album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously on March 3, 2023. It is a 3CD set that contains two complete shows recorded during the tour of the spring and summer of 1980.^[1]

Background

The first of the two shows was performed at the Mudd Club nightclub in New York City, on May 8. The setlist features songs that would be frequented throughout 1980, as well as early versions of tracks that would later appear on the album You Are What You Is (1981) including "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing", the title track, and Zappa's homage to the club itself, "Mudd Club". The second show was performed at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany, much later in the tour on July 3. ^[2]

Mudd Club/Munich is the first official release that would showcase the 5-piece band (significantly reduced from the previous tour's 8-piece) that would only be on tour for a few months. It is also the only lineup to feature drummer David Logeman, who was briefly stepping in for Vinnie Colaiuta.^[3] Much of the material on the album is previously unreleased, with the exception of "Love Of My Life" from the Mudd Club show, and "You Didn't Try To Call Me" which appear on the albums You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (1988) and You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 (1991), respectively.^[4]

Tracklist

All songs written and composed by Frank Zappa except where noted.

Disc 1: Mudd Club New York, NY May 8th, 1980
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mudd Club Show Start"	1:03
2.	"Chunga’s Revenge"	4:03
3.	"Keep It Greasy"	3:03
4.	"Outside Now"	5:55
5.	"City Of Tiny Lites (Edited)"	6:39
6.	"Pound For A Brown"	3:46
7.	"You Are What You Is"	3:46
8.	"You Didn’t Try To Call Me"	3:46
9.	"I Ain’t Got No Heart"	2:07
10.	"Love Of My Life"	2:11
11.	"Easy Meat"	7:25
12.	"Mudd Club"	3:35
13.	"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"	3:15
14.	"Joe’s Garage"	2:25
15.	"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"	3:46
Total length:		56:45

Disc 2: Munich, Germany Olympiahalle July 3rd, 1980
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Munich ’80 Show Start"	0:56
2.	"Chunga’s Revenge"	7:14
3.	"Keep It Greasy"	3:09
4.	"Pick Me, I’m Clean"	6:45
5.	"City Of Tiny Lites"	9:11
6.	"Pound For A Brown"	13:33
7.	"Cosmik Debris"	4:11
8.	"You Didn’t Try To Call Me"	3:39
9.	"I Ain’t Got No Heart"	2:02
10.	"Love Of My Life"	1:56
11.	"You Are What You Is"	3:22
Total length:		55:58

Disc 3: Munich, Germany Olympiahalle July 3rd, 1980 (cont'd)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Easy Meat"	11:02
2.	"Mudd Club"	3:08
3.	"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"	3:08
4.	"Joe’s Garage"	2:19
5.	"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"	3:16
6.	"Dancin’ Fool"	3:32
7.	"Bobby Brown Goes Down"	2:41
8.	"Ms. Pinky"	3:49
9.	"Stick It Out"	5:31
10.	"Nite Owl (T. Allen)"	2:20
11.	"The Illinois Enema Bandit"	10:21
Total length:		51:07

Mudd Club 2LP

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mudd Club Show Start"	1:03
2.	"Chunga’s Revenge"	4:03
3.	"Keep It Greasy"	3:03
4.	"Outside Now"	5:55
Total length:		14:04

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"City Of Tiny Lites (Edited)"	6:39
2.	"Pound For A Brown"	3:46
3.	"You Are What You Is"	3:46
Total length:		14:11

Side C
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Didn’t Try To Call Me"	3:46
2.	"I Ain’t Got No Heart"	2:07
3.	"Love Of My Life"	2:11
4.	"Easy Meat"	7:25
Total length:		15:29

Side D
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mudd Club"	3:35
2.	"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"	3:15
3.	"Joe’s Garage"	2:25
4.	"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"	3:46
Total length:		13:01

Munich 3LP

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Munich '80 Show Start"	0:56
2.	"Chunga’s Revenge"	7:14
3.	"Keep It Greasy"	3:09
4.	"Pick Me, I’m Clean"	6:45
Total length:		18:04

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"City Of Tiny Lites"	9:11
2.	"Pound For A Brown"	13:33
Total length:		22:44

Side C
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cosmik Debris"	4:11
2.	"You Didn’t Try To Call Me"	3:39
3.	"I Ain’t Got No Heart"	2:02
4.	"Love Of My Life"	1:56
5.	"You Are What You Is"	3:22
Total length:		15:10

Side D
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Easy Meat"	11:02
2.	"Mudd Club"	3:08
3.	"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"	3:08
4.	"Joe’s Garage"	2:19
5.	"Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?"	3:16
Total length:		22:53

Side E
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dancin’ Fool"	3:32
2.	"Bobby Brown Goes Down"	2:41
3.	"Ms. Pinky"	3:49
4.	"Stick It Out"	5:31
Total length:		15:33

Side F
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nite Owl (T. Allen)"	2:20
2.	"The Illinois Enema Bandit"	10:21
Total length:		12:41

Personnel

Frank Zappa - lead guitar, vocals
Ike Willis - vocals, guitar
Ray White - vocals, guitar
Arthur Barrow - bass
Tommy Mars - keyboards
David Logeman - drums

References

^ "FROM NIGHTCLUB TO ARENA: FRANK ZAPPA'S SHORT-LIVED 1980 LINEUP SHOWCASED ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, ZAPPA '80: MUDD CLUB/MUNICH – AVAILABLE NOW ON 3CD AND DIGITAL". Frank Zappa. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^ "FROM NIGHTCLUB TO ARENA: FRANK ZAPPA'S SHORT-LIVED 1980 LINEUP SHOWCASED ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, ZAPPA '80: MUDD CLUB/MUNICH – AVAILABLE NOW ON 3CD AND DIGITAL". Frank Zappa. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^ "Frank Zappa – Zappa '80: Mudd Club/ Munich". At the Barrier. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^ "Frank Zappa – Zappa '80: Mudd Club/ Munich". At the Barrier. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

[1] "FROM NIGHTCLUB TO ARENA: FRANK ZAPPA'S SHORT-LIVED 1980 LINEUP SHOWCASED ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, ZAPPA '80: MUDD CLUB/MUNICH – AVAILABLE NOW ON 3CD AND DIGITAL". Frank Zappa. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

[2] "FROM NIGHTCLUB TO ARENA: FRANK ZAPPA'S SHORT-LIVED 1980 LINEUP SHOWCASED ON LATEST VAULT TREASURE, ZAPPA '80: MUDD CLUB/MUNICH – AVAILABLE NOW ON 3CD AND DIGITAL". Frank Zappa. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

[3] "Frank Zappa – Zappa '80: Mudd Club/ Munich". At the Barrier. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

[4] "Frank Zappa – Zappa '80: Mudd Club/ Munich". At the Barrier. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.