Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 14 1975 (T-1491)

This is Volume 14 in a very large collection of Frank Zappa spoken word releases. It's called the GSW Project. GSW stands for Gigantic Spoken Word. There will be some music in there but there won't be any live concerts in the GSW Project. They consist of radio interviews and journalist reporter type personal interviews. During the radio interviews sometimes music was played as background or added before the broadcast in between questions and answers. Sometimes FZ acts as D.J., plays records from his collection and talks to the radio audience.
But the main focus of this series is FZ interviews which to me is as interesting as his music.


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disc 1

1975-04-23 Gifford Auditorium University of Syracuse, Syracuse NY part 1
lecture and Q & A with Frank Zappa - Captain Beefheart - George Duke (cassette)

1. intro
2. FZ reads letter outlining the lecture
3. His music and how He makes it / FZ's early years
4. record producing
5. composing and arranging / film soundtracks
Q and A begins
6. Lumpy Gravy dispute between Verve and Capital
7. doubling on instruments / rehearsing the band
8. producing new groups / artistic control
9. George tells about his contract
10. general summary of writing the music
11. Captain Beefheart are you there?
12. wide range of musical interests
13. conducting the band
14. I love your shirt / improvisation
15. inspiration for Camarillo Brillo
16. plans for the future
17. Roxy / pop music
18. Live at the Roxy movie
19. how Don got together with The Mothers
20. dealing with the press / David Walley
21. chance / John Cage
22. cost to make Apostrophe / GD's Feel album / singles
23. records GD has played on / brief history of GD
24. Random Notes in Rolling Stone / 200 Motels
25. contracts / knockin' on doors
26. what are the Underwoods doing now / FZ - CB album
27. The Captain recites Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
28. will FZ work with Jack Bruce again
29. guest artists / Wild Man Fischer
30. who is this weird MF


disc 2

1975-04-23 Gifford Auditorium University of Syracuse, Syracuse NY part 2
lecture and Q & A with Frank Zappa - Captain Beefheart - George Duke (cassette)

1. John Lennon / Alice Cooper / prosperity
2. cover design
3. concert volume / mixing the show
4. dialogue ad-lib / stealing hubcaps
5. rehearsal hall / PA mixing / poor sound in some venues
6. choosing artists to produce / politics
7. what happened to Roy Estrada & Ray Collins / Uncle Meat / Cal Schenkel
8. occult social theory / bread less hamburger
9. Beatles hold up release of WOIIFTM / printing the covers
10. Frank, how much longer are you gonna be around?
11. drugs / Mothermania / broken leg
12. music FZ listens to / Edgewater Inn / LA Philharmonic
13. spit it out Mr. Kranz / classical music
14. orchestral scores / dogs / unions / The Cheese
15. Lord Buckley / concert last night / 200 Motels
16. college / Don's view of school
17. changing the order of songs / Clapton
18. school / George's view of school / live performance
19. George's synth playing / guitar synth
20. inspiration / artist responsibility
21. song choices at concerts / poor acoustics in some venues
22. guitar strings FZ uses / Montana vocals
23. thank you


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Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 14 1975 (T-1491)

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Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 14 1975 (T-1491).txt
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February 24, 2006 T________