Halloween '78: Live at the Palladium, NY Super Deluxe
Spooky! I am, of course, referring to the compositional skill and dazzling technical chops on display by Frank Zappa and his top-flight band on the Halloween night of 1978 in New York City.
This is the fourth Super Deluxe costume box from Zappa's beloved Halloween shows.
- The first set documented concerts from 1977.
- The box included a mask and vinyl suit to go trick-or-treating as Zappa circa Baby Snakes.
- Next came the 1973 box commemorating shows at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre with a "Frankenzappa" costume.
- The 1981 concerts included a bloodthirsty Count Frankula set.
The current set features a diabolical Frank mask complete with red horns and a light-up pitchfork.
A "grimoire" book includes artwork, Lynn Goldsmith's concert photos, Joe Travers' liner notes, and five CDs containing well beyond five hours of live concert audio.
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Author's summary: Frank Zappa's Halloween '78 concert is released in a Super Deluxe box set.