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Please note: Answers, unless otherwise indicated, are from GZ.
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Will any of them marry me?
- Mattie_Told_Hattie
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Not based on this kind of proposal. |
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Will EIHN and FZ:OZ be available in stores, as well as future releases of Frank's music? If Yes, when? If not, Why Not???
- Approximate
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Yes. But if you order new releases by subscription or prior to release, the plan is you'll get it before the stores. |
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How's Gail Doing?
- drooling_savant
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Good! Thanks. |
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Why are Barfko-Swill prices so high compared to other internet outlets?
- drooling_savant
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We are not responsible for other internet outlets and we also understand that they contain, in many instances, bootlegs and counterfeits. |
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Can we expect to pay premium prices for future vault releases?
- drooling_savant
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Expect the unexpected. |
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Why do live FZ releases cost 50% more than live Dead "Dick's Picks" releases? Are they not comparable in terms of cost to produce?
- drooling_savant
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Dick's Picks significantly do not contain Zappa. |
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A couple years ago, there was a mention on the site about a documentary about Frank Zappa. Is this still on the drawing board?
- Adam
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It's off the drawing board and into the hands of a very wonderful filmmaker. |
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Fetishing OZ, when may I order the next release from Vaulternative records?
- Harry-as-a-boy
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Spring 2003. |
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Status/prognosis/possibility? for CD/DVD release of: Mothermania, orchestral Lumpy Gravy, Lost Episodes II, Petit Wazoo, Halloween 78, Roxy DVD, Chalk Pie, Bat Chain Puller, etc. etc.
I am not looking for specifics here, but some confirmation/indication that decisions are being made.
- beast
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Petit Wazoo, Halloween 78, Roxy DVD -countdown has begun. Watch the Skies |
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Is Dweezil supervising only or is Dweezil twisting knobs on the Vaulternative releases?
- amonra
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It's not about what you see people doing, it's about the results you hear. |
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Does the ZFT need help in getting the vault releases out to the adoring masses at a reasonable cost?
- amonra
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Yeah. Tell your friends. |
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When will FZ:OZ be available in stores?
- Debrakadabra
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We sell to stores too. But they need to order the record before you can buy it there. |
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Will a deal ever be made with MGM to re-release 200 Motels? I have a very tenuous tape of the movie that might explode any day now. This artifact needs to be preserved! And shared.
- Debrakadabra
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We heartily second that emotion and you're going to be soooo happy. |
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Will there be a release sampling Halloween shows from various years?
- Adam
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We are considering this along with a lot of other suggestions and our own ideas on how to have a good time. |
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Will there be an updated news page regarding Zappa-related happenings that aren't necessarily sponsored or managed by the ZFT?
- Adam
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Yes. |
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When will this rash disappear?
- Adam
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When Cheney is no longer rubbing things. |
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Is the Baby Snakes DVD the next release that's supposedly coming out in time for Halloween???
- josh
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Maybe not in time, but possibly close. |
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Has a set schedule been enacted for any subsequent vault releases, or will they just kind of happen whenever?
- white_person
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We're hovering between When and Whenever and How and How Many. We're considering subscriptions... |
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Are the audio and video releases on separate paths, i.e. do the audio releases take a back seat when the next release is a DVD, and vice versa?
- white_person
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No. Audio and Video are separate universes. But FZ said, "Anything is possible depending on the budget." |
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When will TRANCE-FUSION, DANCE ME THIS, RAGE & THE FURY, PETIT WAZOO, and BAT CHAIN PULLER be released? These should take priority over "complete concerts" on CD, since Frank wanted them released (the first three anyway).
- Fred_Zappelin
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Vaulternative Records is home to the concert programs. Other titles may or may not be mail order, but they will not be released on Vaulternative Records. |
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Can you give me assurances that none of the money I spend for Zappa product goes to the Democratic party?
- gregk
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Are they having a party? |
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Why are the discs so expensive? I could buy a double CD set in a store for about half of what FZ:OZ costs.
- electricauntjemima
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No. We checked. |
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Here is an easy question - What's the meaning of life?
- Anders_Gonalt
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Is that spelled with an "e"? |
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Will the Honker Home videos be available on DVD?
- muffinman72326
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Yes. |
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Will any other notoriously bootlegged video surface as legitimate releases, DVD or otherwise (i.e. The Yellow Shark, Halloween '81, Barcelona '88, etc., etc.)?
- muffinman72326
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Yes. |
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Does Dweezil's recent mention of upgrading audio releases to DVD-A apply to vault releases, the Rykodisc catalog, or both?
- Bill
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Part of the answer to this question will be revealed to you shortly. |
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Are Mock and Saunders still working on a Zappa documentary?
- Bill
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Not. |
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Are there any plans to release any of the following video material that have been mentioned in interviews or seen (sometimes briefly) in other video artifacts:
a: American Dissident
b: You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore
c: Yellow Shark
d: The Rage and the Fury
e: Deserts (for Ensemble Modern Varese performance in 94)
f: Burnt Weenie Sandwich
- Bill
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a. Yes. c. Yes. d. Yes. |
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Are there plans to release any of the following audio:
a: Dance Me This
b: The Rage and the Fury
c: Trance-Fusion
d: FZ works prepared for Duckman soundtrack
e: Al Malkin tapes
- Bill
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a: Yes.
b: Yes.
c: Yes.
d: No.
e: Yes!
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Would you consider making Zappaween an annual event?
- Bill
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Yes.
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Would you consider filming Zappaween for posterity - and making it available to the public?
- Bill
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Yes.
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Is there the slightest possibility of posting a listing of what Vaultmeisters have cataloged in the vault and some indication of how much remains to be cataloged?
- Bill
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Yes. A partial listing and we may ask you to vote.
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If one could venture a guess regarding the proportion of concert recordings to non-concert recordings (studio, rehearsal, sound check, field recordings) in the vault, what would that guess be?
- Bill
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I'd be guessing.
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How is the ZFT involved in the announced production by the Ensemble Modern of a CD featuring Greggery Peccary and other FZ compositions?
- Bill
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Permissions primarily at this point.
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What is SozoArts role in the promotion or production of Frank Zappa's music?
- Bill
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In the main, SozoArts is responsible for licensing orchestral performances of FZ's works.
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Is this year's NYC Zappaween going to occur?
- Bill
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We sincerely regret to inform you: No.
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If indeed ZFT is preparing DVD-Audio releases (as widely rumored), I think we need a FAQ primer on:
- what is DVD-Audio (a lot of smart people don't know!)?
- the advantages of DVD-Audio over CD
- why DVD-Audio was chosen as opposed to competing high-fidelity/surround sound formats
- why DVD-Audio was selected for particular releases and not others
- what technology we the consumers need to support DVD-Audio (and what technology will *not* support DVD-Audio, as a precaution for unwary consumers)
- beast
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Good idea.
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Great Googlymoogly, my first forum notation and I don't know where to begin.
First up, can you identify whether an additional CD will ever be released from the Zappa Tribute Concert in NYC at the Ritz in 1991 w/Dweezil, Keneally and Vai, among others? If you listen closely, there are about three tracks that fade into another track that didn't make the CD. Not that this was anything better than Frank ever did, but I'm just curious, as I believe this concert was family promoted and I'd be willing to invest into more pieces of this concert.
- slimer |
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File this project under Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes. But with all due respect to Googlymoogly there are far more exciting projects in your future.
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Secondly, OZ is impressing. And, as with all Frank's fans, I'm encouraged about future vault offerings. For some reason though, I've never been enamored with Frank's or any artist's classical/chamber music. I'm definitely, more of a rock/blues/jazz listener. Can you identify the type of concert that the next vault offering will be? And as has been identified in the previous notes, a timeframe definition of next offering would help to preserve salivary glands for the down the stretch paper acquisition.
- slimer
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Well then Vaulternative Records is just for you! As for the type: Zappa of course! Meanwhile, you'll be missing out on certain other releases planned for other labels.
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Unfortunately this one is unlikely to be asked very frequently at all, but my daughter wants to know the name of the black cat on Frank's shoulder on some of the CDs (I remember reading in a FZ book that the Zappas had a cat called Bitey-Scratchy, or something like that, so that's what I tell her it is).
- kiwi
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Don't tell her that. It's not true! The cat's name was Marshmoff, a Diva (age 2 1/2) word for mushroom. And the album was LSO Volume II. However, we still have an ancient cat named Fighty-Bitey, which is also the name of Dweezil's music company. How old is your daughter?
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Yeah, I agree John. I too was flabberghasted when I got over to the BS section to check out the possibility of buying up some of the titles that are now only gaps in my collection.
One of the first one's that caught my attention (even though I already have the old Ryko Apostrophe/Overnight" combo) was "Apostrophe"....20 freakin' bucks!!!!!! And then, for shits and giggles, I added it to my "cart" just to see the shipping cost. $9!!!!!! Yes, Nine FREAKING DOLLARS!!!!!!
For Pete's sake, I can drive five miles down the road to my favorite indy shop and get it for $13 right now without the anal rape to go along with it! For crying out loud, that album barely breaks the 30 minute mark in length and you want $20 for it! Same goes for "Overnight Sensation". Another teaser length album for $20!!
Maybe the prices are listed in Canadian dollars?....or pesos even? I don't know. But if you folks want to actually move some product, you better be moving some whole numbers and decimal points.
- RZZZZZ |
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Apostrophe (') was produced before the invention of CDs when the best audio response dictated 18 minutes max per side on VINYL. Therefore, no one ever intended to rip you off at 30 minutes. From the advent of the CD format, FZ put far more music than most artists on his CD recordings and at the outset offered 2 & 3 CD sets. Further, the valuation of physical abuse against another person at such a meaningless monetary value is uncharming in the extreme. (A hangnail maybe...) We have always encouraged people to buy the records at their local store, but if the stores don't have them or won't order them, we stock them for our customers convenience. And we have to buy them from Ryko.
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