02 giugno 2026


Altro motivo di gioia per gli zappiani, nell'anno delle celebrazioni dei sessant'anni di Freak  Out!, è la riapertura a lungo auspicata degli archivi di Vaulternative Records, con la promessa di rarità e pubblicazioni inedite curate da Joe Travers con un occhio ai fan più curiosi ed esigenti, un po' nello spirito dell'antica Barfko-Swill. Si (ri)comincia con Zappa ’66 Vol. 1: Live at TTG Studios.

Historical unreleased performances of Frank Zappa and the early Mothers Of Invention recorded in conjunction with a documentary film entitled Sex In Today’s World. Zappa was asked to stage a full fledged “Freak Out” complete with lights, smoke and featuring the typical Freak contingent of Los Angeles including Vito Paulekas and Carl Franzoni. The footage would serve as an example of the current Freak events and the youth culture of LA and beyond. Recorded in October 1966, the band was going through a transition gaining an additional drummer and percussionist in Billy Mundi and the first appearance of Don Preston on keyboards. Also, the tapes are significant as they are the only Vault recordings with session guitar player Del Casher in the group.

https://www.zappa.com/unreleased-1966-live-recordings