Beat the Boots! III

Beat the Boots! III
Cover art for disc one
Live album / compilation album by
Frank Zappa
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2009 (discs one and two)
January 31, 2009 (discs three and four)
February 1, 2009 (disc five)
February 2, 2009 (disc six)
RecordedNovember 1961 to March 13, 1988
GenresExperimental rock
20th-century classical
LengthDisc one: 54:46
Disc two: 59:22
Disc three: 57:09
Disc four: 52:17
Disc five: 67:35
Disc six: 67:49
LabelZappa

Beat the Boots! III is a series of compilation albums by Frank Zappa, released as MP3 downloads in 2009 by Zappa Records, following 1991's Beat the Boots! and 1992's Beat the Boots! #2. The series consists of six separate "discs" containing material from various bootleg albums and box sets that were originally distributed illegally prior to this series of official releases.[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one[2]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."VPRO Intro"Frank Zappa, VPRO documentary, 19710:25
2."Status Back Baby"Pal Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA, Fall 19631:19
3."Ned the Mumbler"Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 19641:46
4."Toads of the Short Forest"Studio Z, Cucamonga, CA, c. 19641:49
5."In Memoriam, Hieronymus Bosch"The Bitter End, October 15, 19675:02
6."Oh, In the Sky"Colour Me Pop, October 23, 19682:27
7."Directly from My Heart to You" (Richard Penniman)Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 19705:46
8."Twinkle Tits"Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA, March 7, 197010:09
9."T'Mershi Duween"Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1, 19752:19
10."Black Napkins"The Mike Douglas Show, October 28, 19764:31
11."Dong Work for Yuda"unknown location, February, 19772:55
12."Mo's Vacation"Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 19784:09
13."The Black Page #2"Poughkeepsie, NY, September 21, 19782:59
14."Suicide Chump"Stony Brook, NY, October 15, 19789:12
Total length:54:46
Disc two[3]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."Heavy Duty Judy"Pittsburgh, PA, November 13, 19804:41
2."Pick Me, I'm Clean"studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 19803:31
3."Teen-age Wind"studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 19803:07
4."Harder Than Yer Husband"studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 19802:32
5."Bamboozled by Love"studio rehearsal, c. July–August, 19803:07
6."Falling in Love Is a Stupid Habit"home demo, June 1, 19811:46
7."This Is My Story"The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 19811:21
8."Whipping Post" (Gregg Allman)The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 19816:26
9."Clownz on Velvet"The Ritz, NYC, November 17, 19815:55
10."In France"Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 19843:54
11."Broken Hearts Are for Assholes"Santa Monica, CA, December 11, 19815:47
12."I Am the Walrus" (Lennon–McCartney)Springfield, MA, March 13, 19883:41
13."America the Beautiful" (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel Augustus Ward)Burlington, VT, March 12, 19883:15
14."America Drinks & Goes Home"Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California, July 23, 1968[4]0:51
15."Studebacher Hoch" (from "Billy the Mountain")unknown location, 19716:07
16."Don't Fuck Around" (from "Billy the Mountain")unknown location, 19711:32
17."Two on the Town"unknown date and location0:22
18."Truck Driver Divorce"unknown location, 19821:26
Total length:59:22
Disc three[5]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."The World's Greatest Sinner"Chaffey College Little Theater, Rancho Cucamonga, California,[6] November–December, 196111:58
2."Spontaneous Minimalist Composition"A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 19842:01
3."Sinister Footwear"A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 198426:08
4."The Black Page"UMRK, 19872:05
5."Pedro's Dowry"A Zappa Affair, Berkeley, CA, June 16, 19848:28
6."None of the Above"Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 19856:29
Total length:57:09
Disc four[7]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque"Appleton, WI, May 23, 196910:15
2."Hungry Freaks, Daddy"Appleton, WI, May 23, 19693:40
3."The Wild Man Fischer Story" (Wild Man Fischer)Fullerton, CA, November 8, 19683:40
4."I'm the Meany" (Wild Man Fischer)Fullerton, CA, November 8, 19681:36
5."Bacon Fat" (Andre Williams, Dorothy Brown)Fullerton, CA, November 8, 19683:51
6."King Kong"Fullerton, CA, November 8, 196829:16
Total length:52:17
Disc five[8]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."The Return of the Hunchback Duke"Appleton, WI, May 23, 19698:39
2."Help, I'm a Rock"Appleton, WI, May 23, 19695:21
3."What It Was"Appleton, WI, May 23, 196910:10
4."Medley: Son of Mr. Green Genes / King Kong / Chunga's Revenge"Arlington, TX, March 11, 197321:26
5."Watts"Gothenburg, Sweden, September 25, 19745:19
6."Penguin in Bondage"Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show[9]5:12
7."T'Mershi Duween"Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show1:53
8."The Dog Breath Variations"Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show1:47
9."Uncle Meat"Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California, December 10, 1973, late show2:35
10."Rondo Hatton on Guitar"Passaic, NJ, November 8, 19745:14
Total length:67:35
Disc six[10]
No.TitleRecording location and dateLength
1."Ride My Face to Chicago"unknown location, 19843:16
2."I'm the Slime"unknown location, 19844:26
3."Be in My Video"unknown location, 19843:23
4."He's So Gay"unknown location, 19842:27
5."Cocksucker's Ball"unknown location, 19841:03
6."WPLJ" (Luther McDaniels, Ray Dobard)unknown location, 19841:37
7."What's New in Baltimore?"unknown location, 19842:49
8."Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel"unknown location, 19843:22
9."Carol, You Fool"unknown location, 19843:58
10."Chana in the Bushwap"unknown location, 19843:58
11."Kreega Bundola"unknown location, 198415:15
12."I'm the Slime"Saturday Night Live, December 11, 19763:13
13."The Purple Lagoon"Saturday Night Live, December 11, 19763:52
14."Peaches en Regalia"Saturday Night Live, December 11, 19763:23
15."Dancin' Fool"Saturday Night Live, October 21, 19783:56
16."The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing"Saturday Night Live, October 21, 19783:33
17."St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast / Rollo"Saturday Night Live, October 21, 19784:17
Total length:67:49

Original bootleg appearances:

  • Disc one: tracks 1-14 from Apocrypha. Tracks 2-4 also from I Was a Teenage Maltshop, and tracks 9-10 also from Zut Alors.
  • Disc two: tracks 1-13 from Apocrypha, tracks 14-18 from Randomonium.
  • Disc three: tracks 1-4 from Apocrypha, track 5 from Return of the Son of Serious Music, track 6 from Randomonium.
  • Disc four: tracks 1-6 from Pigs & Repugnant. Tracks 3-6 also from Our Man in Nirvana.
  • Disc five: tracks 1-3 from Son of Pigs & Repugnant, tracks 4-5 from Zut Alors, tracks 6-10 from The Rondo Hatton Band. Tracks 6-9 also from Around the World.
  • Disc six: tracks 1-11 from Big Mother Is Watching You, tracks 12-17 from Chalk Pie.

References

  1. ↑ "Beat The Boots Archives - Frank Zappa". zappa.com. Universal Music Group. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc One". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc Two". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention (June 21, 2024). "America Drinks & Goes Home". Whisky a Go Go, 1968 (CD, disc 1). Zappa Records, ZR20045. Event occurs at 1:06 to 1:57.
  5. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc Three". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Steve Allen Show, 1963". Information Is Not Knowledge. Retrieved August 6, 2026. FZ: We recorded it, we recorded it in the Chaffey High School, no, the Chaffey College Little Theater in uh, Alta Loma, California . . .
  7. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc Four". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc Five". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ Zappa/Mothers (February 2, 2018). The Roxy Performances (CD, disc 4). Zappa Records, ZR20028. Event occurs at tracks 13 to 16.
  10. ↑ "Frank Zappa Beat The Boots III: Disc Six". nugs.net. nugs. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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