Beat the Boots! III

Beat the Boots! III cofanetto discografico
Artista	Frank Zappa
Pubblicazione	25 gennaio 2009
Durata	Disco 1: 54:46 Disco 2: 59:22 Disco 3: 57:09 Disco 4: 52:17 Disco 5: 67:35 Disco 6: 67:49
Dischi	6
Tracce	71
Genere	Rock and roll Hard rock Rock progressivo Rock demenziale Rock sperimentale Fusion
Etichetta	Zappa Records
Registrazione	1961-1988

Beat the Boots! III è un boxset di registrazioni dal vivo del cantautore e chitarrista Frank Zappa, pubblicato in formato digitale nel 2009 dalla Zappa Records. Fa seguito ai precedenti Beat the Boots! (1991) e Beat the Boots! 2 (1992).

Contiene una serie di registrazioni di concerti tratti da vari bootleg e cofanetti che in precedenza erano stati distribuiti illegalmente, prima di questa serie di pubblicazioni ufficiali.

Tracce

Disco 1

1. VPRO Intro – 0:25 – Frank Zappa, VPRO documentary, 1971
2. Status Back Baby – 1:19 – Pal Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA, Fall 1963
3. Ned the Mumbler – 1:46 – Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 1964
4. Toads of the Short Forest – 1:49 – Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 1964
5. In Memoriam, Hieronymus Bosch – 5:02 – The Bitter End, October 15, 1967
6. Oh, In the Sky – 2:27 – Colour Me Pop, October 23, 1968
7. Directly from My Heart to You (Richard Penniman) – 5:46 – Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 1970
8. Twinkle Tits – 10:09 – Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 1970
9. T'Mershi Duween – 2:19 – Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1, 1975
10. Black Napkins – 4:31 – The Mike Douglas Show, October 28, 1976
11. Dong Work for Yuda – 2:55 – unknown location, February, 1977
12. Mo's Vacation – 4:09 – Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 1978
13. The Black Page #2 – 2:59 – Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 1978
14. Suicide Chump – 9:12 – Stony Brook, NY, October 15, 1978

Disco 2

1. Heavy Duty Judy – 4:41 – Pittsburgh, PA, November 13, 1980
2. Pick Me, I'm Clean – 3:31 – studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 1980
3. Teen-age Wind – 3:07 – studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 1980
4. Harder Than Yer Husband – 2:32 – studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 1980
5. Bamboozled by Love – 3:07 – studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 1980
6. Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit – 1:46 – home demo, June 1, 1981
7. This Is My Story – 1:21 – The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
8. Whipping Post (Gregg Allman) – 6:26 – The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
9. Clownz on Velvet – 5:55 – The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 1981
10. In France – 3:54 – Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1984
11. Broken Hearts Are for Assholes – 5:47 – Santa Monica, CA, December 11, 1981
12. I Am the Walrus (Lennon-McCartney) – 3:41 – Springfield, MA, March 13, 1988
13. America the Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel Augustus Ward) – 3:15 – Burlington, VT, March 12, 1988
14. America Drinks & Goes Home – 0:51 – Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California, July 23, 1968
15. Studebacher Hoch (da Billy the Mountain) – 6:07 – unknown location, 1971
16. Don't Fuck Around (da Billy the Mountain) – 1:32 – unknown location, 1971
17. Two on the Town – 0:22 – unknown date and location
18. Truck Driver Divorce – 1:26 – unknown location, 1982

Disco 3

1. The World's Greatest Sinner – 11:58 – Chaffey College Little Theater, Rancho Cucamonga, California
2. Spontaneous Minimalist Composition – 2:01 – A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
3. Sinister Footwear – 26:08 – A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
4. The Black Page – 2:05 – UMRK, 1987
5. Pedro's Dowry – 8:28 – A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 1984
6. None of the Above – 6:29 – Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 1985

Disco 4

1. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque – 10:15 – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
2. Hungry Freaks, Daddy – 3:40 – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
3. The Wild Man Fischer Story (Wild Man Fischer) – 3:40 – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
4. I'm the Meany (Wild Man Fischer) – 1:36 – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
5. Bacon Fat (Andre Williams, Dorothy Brown) – 3:51 – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968
6. King Kong – 29:16 – Fullerton, CA, November 8, 1968

Disco 5

1. The Return of the Hunchback Duke – 8:39 – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
2. Help, I'm a Rock – 5:21 – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
3. What It Was – 10:10 – Appleton, WI, May 23, 1969
4. Medley: Son of Mr. Green Genes / King Kong / Chunga's Revenge – 21:26 – Arlington, TX, March 11, 1973
5. Watts – 5:19 – Gothenburg, Sweden, September 25, 1974
6. Penguin in Bondage – 5:12 – Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show
7. T'Mershi Duween – 1:53 – Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show
8. The Dog Breath Variations – 1:47 – Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show
9. Uncle Meat – 2:35 – Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show
10. Rondo Hatton on Guitar – 5:14 – Passaic, NJ, November 8, 1974

Disco 6

1. Ride My Face to Chicago – 3:16 – unknown location, 1984
2. I'm the Slime – 4:26 – unknown location, 1984
3. Be in My Video – 3:23 – unknown location, 1984
4. He's So Gay – 2:27 – unknown location, 1984
5. Cocksucker's Ball – 1:03 – unknown location, 1984
6. WPLJ (Luther McDaniels, Ray Dobard) – 1:37 – unknown location, 1984
7. What's New in Baltimore? – 2:49 – unknown location, 1984
8. Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel – 3:22 – unknown location, 1984
9. Carol, You Fool – 3:58 – unknown location, 1984
10. Chana in the Bushwap – 3:58 – unknown location, 1984
11. Kreega Bundola – 15:15 – unknown location, 1984
12. I'm the Slime – 3:13 – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
13. The Purple Lagoon – 3:52 – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
14. Peaches en Regalia – 3:23 – Saturday Night Live, December 11, 1976
15. Dancin' Fool – 3:56 – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978
16. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing – 3:33 – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978
17. St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast / Rollo – 4:17 – Saturday Night Live, October 21, 1978