Roxy???

[Phlakaton]

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/frank...xy-movie-video

Dunno what this is exactly... either the tease is even more viscous or this is legit?????? AHHHHHH!!! I also wonder about the running time if it is real... that doesnt seem like the complete whole thing. Hmmm.

[JJ88]

^This means that it's actually been cleared and properly age-certified in the UK for commercial release. Very interesting!

[zombywoof]

Music? And Elsewhere?

[rickawakeman]

"Roxy by Proxy" is one of the finest FZ releases I've heard, so I keep eagerly awaiting the DVD release...

[Phlakaton]

I would be super happy with just the audio from that Roxy run. The film would be amazing - but I could live without if the audio was available since they keep saying the sync and film is a bitch to deal with. You would think that shouldnt be a problem at this point in 2015... but I dont know the details of that mess. The pros know.

[syncopatico]

I would be super happy with just the audio from that Roxy run. The film would be amazing - but I could live without if the audio was available since they keep saying the sync and film is a bitch to deal with. You would think that shouldnt be a problem at this point in 2015... but I dont know the details of that mess. The pros know.

As mentioned by rickawakeman, Gail Zappa DID release a CD last year of 74 min. worth of live material from the Roxy '73 run.


http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyric..._By_Proxy.html

[Phlakaton]

As mentioned by rickawakeman, Gail Zappa DID release a CD last year of 74 min. worth of live material from the Roxy '73 run.


http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyric..._By_Proxy.html

Hard to not use sarcasm. haha. I know. I want the whole bloody run from the Roxy. All the shows. I really love both Roxy releases and last year's was killer. I'm talking about 3+ hours of material that isnt out yet.

[Phlakaton]

I was thinking about the film part of this... perhaps over the 3 shows they filmed - once they started to really get to work on making this sucker - they found too many bad reels or holes in the footage or even teh sound - and decided to just distill it down to the best shiny beast they could... hence the running time it is now. I'm still crazy excited to get my hands on it in any form.

[Phlakaton]

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/n...0150821?page=3

Seems like a lock for Oct release! Hellz ya.

[Wah3]

Now has a track list although there's still no announcement from the Trust

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/1262...Due-In-October

[flowerking]

Now has a track list

Sweet setlist. I never thought this would see the light of day. I've been waiting for this since The True Story of 200 Motels was released on video and included a video of Dummy Up. What was that, 27 years ago?

[unclemeat]

The new trailer

[Wah3]

Looks like we have some split screen but no strobing back and forth like on the KCET TV footage. Thank heaven.

[chalkpie]

Did you catch the cig hanging out of Tom Fowler's mouth?

[flowerking]

Thats one of the cheesiest trailers I've ever seen. Can't wait for the video to come out.

[FrippWire]

It's Zappa. I'm all in. If it's for sale, I'm buyin'.

[Troopers For Sound]

This looks great And yeah, Roxy by Proxy is for my money the best ZFT album thus far...really killer stuff. It's a bummer that the original "3 shows/4 hours" for the 2003 trailer didn't come to pass. Or maybe there is a deluxe box set version yet to be announced? Certainly a shame that Montana/Dupree's Paradise have been ditched

Matt.

[polmico]

Thats one of the cheesiest trailers I've ever seen.

Which is why it was awesome.

[Mister Triscuits]

Which is why it was awesome.

I need a little more cheepnis, please.

[Phlakaton]

I've heard the opening of the film in LA last night was excellent. Lots of big thumbs up for the whole thing - great sound and great editing. Cant wait to get this tasty sucker!

[chalkpie]

Is this playing in theatres?

[Phlakaton]

As far as I know it showed only at the Egyptian Theatre in LA last night. Joe Travers posted the link on Zappateers

http://www.americancinemathequecalen...xy-the-movie-0

[unclemeat]

Report on the premiere from a Zappateer (TheImaginer) : "It. Was. Amazing.

This film is an unbelievable accomplishment. GREAT audio, truly amazing performances, shockingly good video restoration, and a triumph of concert movie editing. Even though it compiles footage from over three shows (sometimes even in the middle of songs), you would never know. It really feels like an intimate experience of being there on one of those legendary nights. Totally immersive.
After the film, there was a discussion/Q&A panel featuring Ahmet, Joe "the Vaultmaster" Travers, John Alberian (who did most of the edit and restoration), someone else who I'm sadly blanking on, but was instrumental in the correcting of the original footage, and Ralph Humphrey and Bruce Fowler themselves! They spoke at length about what a beast this was to actual put together, and confirmed the main reason for the delay was horrible, horrible technical problems when it was recorded in '73, leading to almost un-fixable sync issues. It took literally until the last two years or so for the right people to come along and the technology to catch up to what they needed in order to make it look and sound good enough to release. But man, did they ever do wonders with it. It looks like it was shot yesterday, and sounds incredible.

SPOILERS:

Highlights: Rhythm section only performance of "Cheepnis" leading into the full version, a jaw-dropping solo (and all around excellent rendition) of "Big Swifty", "RDNZL", actually getting to see the audience participation section of "The Bebop Tango".

Notable absences: "Village of the Sun" and "Pygmy Twilight". Joe answered a question about why those were omitted, and he said that the footage and performances were simply not up to par. He mentioned long sections of amazing solos where there was only one camera on, and the whole time it's just showing Frank's foot. Things like that. He also said that the Roxy album version of "Village of the Sun" is chock-full of overdubs, and for good reason.

I asked Ahmet and Joe about the quote he gave Rolling Stone referencing "opening the Vault doors wide open", and what treats we may have in store, and specifically asked if any of the late 70's Halloween shows would see a proper release. Joe's eyebrows went way up on that, and Ahmet pointed it out saying that should be an indication, as those are very close to the family and among their favorite shows, so as an "unofficial answer", it looks pretty damn likely. They also mentioned a soundtrack accompanying the DVD/Blu-Ray release (entirely worth it for the highlights mentioned above), and a comprehensive schedule in place for future releases. Apparently, the relationship with Universal is EXCELLENT right now, and it's a good time to be an FZ fan."

[marblesmike]

Report on the premiere from a Zappateer (TheImaginer) : "It. Was. Amazing.

This film is an unbelievable accomplishment. GREAT audio, truly amazing performances, shockingly good video restoration, and a triumph of concert movie editing. Even though it compiles footage from over three shows (sometimes even in the middle of songs), you would never know. It really feels like an intimate experience of being there on one of those legendary nights. Totally immersive.
After the film, there was a discussion/Q&A panel featuring Ahmet, Joe "the Vaultmaster" Travers, John Alberian (who did most of the edit and restoration), someone else who I'm sadly blanking on, but was instrumental in the correcting of the original footage, and Ralph Humphrey and Bruce Fowler themselves! They spoke at length about what a beast this was to actual put together, and confirmed the main reason for the delay was horrible, horrible technical problems when it was recorded in '73, leading to almost un-fixable sync issues. It took literally until the last two years or so for the right people to come along and the technology to catch up to what they needed in order to make it look and sound good enough to release. But man, did they ever do wonders with it. It looks like it was shot yesterday, and sounds incredible.

SPOILERS:

Highlights: Rhythm section only performance of "Cheepnis" leading into the full version, a jaw-dropping solo (and all around excellent rendition) of "Big Swifty", "RDNZL", actually getting to see the audience participation section of "The Bebop Tango".

Notable absences: "Village of the Sun" and "Pygmy Twilight". Joe answered a question about why those were omitted, and he said that the footage and performances were simply not up to par. He mentioned long sections of amazing solos where there was only one camera on, and the whole time it's just showing Frank's foot. Things like that. He also said that the Roxy album version of "Village of the Sun" is chock-full of overdubs, and for good reason.

I asked Ahmet and Joe about the quote he gave Rolling Stone referencing "opening the Vault doors wide open", and what treats we may have in store, and specifically asked if any of the late 70's Halloween shows would see a proper release. Joe's eyebrows went way up on that, and Ahmet pointed it out saying that should be an indication, as those are very close to the family and among their favorite shows, so as an "unofficial answer", it looks pretty damn likely. They also mentioned a soundtrack accompanying the DVD/Blu-Ray release (entirely worth it for the highlights mentioned above), and a comprehensive schedule in place for future releases. Apparently, the relationship with Universal is EXCELLENT right now, and it's a good time to be an FZ fan."

I'm just curious why they omitted performances of Dupree's Paradise and Montana when those songs were the first bits of footage teased by the ZFT over the last 15 years.

[chalkpie]

Great post, thanks