Halloween 77 Explained

Halloween 77
Type:Live
Artist:Frank Zappa
Cover:Halloween77cover.png
Released:October 31, 2017
Recorded:October 28–31, 1977
Venue:Palladium (New York City)
Genre:Progressive rock
Length:208:57 (3CD)
945:29 (Digital)
Label:Zappa Records
Producer:Joe Travers
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Halloween 77 is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in October 2017, consisting of six recordings of shows performed in late October 1977 at the Palladium in New York City. Portions of the October 29th, 30th and 31st concerts were previously released on the album Sheik Yerbouti and in the film Baby Snakes, both released in 1979.

It was released as a USB containing 24-bit WAV audio and as a 3-CD box set, containing a total of 158 tracks. The USB box set was designed to resemble a Halloween mask package containing a mask of Zappa's likeness.[1] [2] This format was replicated for the follow-up releases Halloween 73 (2019) and Halloween 81 (2020).

Track List

3CD Version

Personnel

Players
Special Guests
Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-09-26. Halloween 77 Box Set Celebrates the Historic Concert Run's 40th Anniversary - October 20. 2021-11-04. Zappa.com. en.
  2. Web site: Trick or treat? Frank Zappa's 'Halloween 77' box set will scare the neighbours – SuperDeluxeEdition. 5 October 2017 . 2021-11-04. en-US.