Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 30 1985 (T-1507)
This is Volume 30 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 full live concerts in the GSW Project. They consist of radio, TV 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.
Radio - TV >
unknown >
Cassettes Maxell XLII C-90's
and Maxell HGX-Gold vhs SP >
Playback Decks: Tascam 130
and Panasonic AG-3200 >
2 Nikko 32 Band EQ >
ADS Tech Instant Music RDX-150 input SPDIF
output USB to computer 16 bit 44.1 Khz >
Audacity > Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.0 > WAV > CD Wave Editor 16 bit 44.1 Khz > FLAC
disc 1
1985-08-12 MTV Basement Tapes host Martha Quinn co-host FZ (vhs-sp)
1. (intro) Martha and FZ introduce videos from unsigned bands
2. FZ's warning label
3. Martha and FZ introduce more videos from unsigned bands
4. Martha and FZ in the vault talking about the tapes / box set
5. FZ announces the winner of the video competition / outro
1985-08-13 Larry King Show Live CNN (satellite feed) includes off air comments (vhs-sp)
6. off air comments
7. FZ's warning label / religion meddling in government
8. record labeling - only Rock / movie ratings - TV
9. 1st Amendment / rock and roll business
10. off air comments
11. phone call - black list / rating system - trombone glissando
12. phone call - running for public office / original Mothers lawsuit
13. phone call - inspiration for lyrics
14. off air comments
15. phone call - record labeling / John Lennon - Beatles music
16. phone call - reciting lyrics without publishing clearance
17. phone call - Baby Snakes on video - music on CD's
18. phone call - baffling concept / outro
1985-09-06 CNN Take 2 FZ interview (vhs-sp)
19. intro / FZ's warning label / rating system / movie ratings / censorship
20. sex education / RIAA sticker / outro
1985-09-12 CBS Evening News (cassette)
21. intro / dumb proposals / outro
disc 2
1985-08-21 WWCN-FM Albany NY FZ phone interview (cassette)
1. intro
2. record rating system / book Holy Terror / Turner stations
3. incest in The Bible / rating only Rock / masturbation
4. history books / music videos / payola / black list / FCC - FBI
5. strong saline laxative / major record companies aren't clean
6. payola / record contracts / mail order / movie ratings
7. congress / other artists keeping quiet / radio pressure
8. youth market / outro
1985-09-13 Nightline with Ted Koppal guests FZ - Donny Osmond - Kandy Stroud (vhs-sp)
9. intro / PMRC background
10. violent sex / censorship
11. FZ - limits / PMRC violating rights / least restrictive option
12. come on Kandy / Donny's position / can't tell them apart
13. smells like a Republican / now Frank you're an intelligent man
14. masturbation / Donny's position
15. Frank you're a very intelligent man / PMRC has only founders
16. music industry bending over / FZ resents Ted's comment
17. rating only Rock / sexually ignorant more likely to become victim
18. Kandy's position / Donny's position
19. FZ - try instrumentals - try classical - try jazz -
try putting music education back in schools / outro
1985-09-15 Rapport Swedish TV interview (vhs-sp)
20. drugs / mistakes during the show
1985-09-18 CBS Morning News FZ debate Sen. John Danforth (vhs-sp)
21. intro / Danforth's position - goal of the congressional hearing
22. FZ's position - lyrics not videos - sex is a normal body function
23. FZ - movie ratings / clean cuts to radio stations / HR 2911 tax
24. FZ - parents responsibility / Danforth - no legislation
25. FZ - working 1st Amendment / HR 2911 tax / outro
I removed several bad edits. I checked and corrected the speed. I checked and eliminated DC offset. I've included an edits removed file. If you burn as audio don't include this file on the audio disc.
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Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 30 1985 (T-1507)
Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 30 1985 (T-1507).md5
Frank Zappa GSW Project Vol. 30 1985 (T-1507).txt
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