FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Finer Moments (2012), solos as The Old Curiosity Shoppe, performed in Chicago, IL, May 21, 1971
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Billy The Mountain, performed in Scranton, PA, June 1, 1971 & Harrisburg, PA, June 3, 1971
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Billy The Mountain, performed in New York, NY, June 5, 1971, early show
  • same version on Playground Psychotics (1992), as parts of Billy The Mountain
  • parts of the same version on Fillmore East—June 1971—50th Anniversary Expanded Edition (2022), with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, June 1971
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Billy The Mountain, performed in New York, NY, June 5, 1971, late show
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Billy The Mountain, performed in New York, NY, June 6, 1971, early show
  • same version on Playground Psychotics (1992), as parts of Billy The Mountain
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Billy The Mountain, performed in New York, NY, June 6, 1971, late show
  • parts of the same version on Fillmore East—June 1971—50th Anniversary Expanded Edition (2022), with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, June 1971
• Just Another Band From L.A. (1972), as Billy The Mountain, performed in Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 1971
• Carnegie Hall (2011), as Billy The Mountain—Part 1, Billy The Mountain—The Carnegie Solos and Billy The Mountain—Part 2, performed in New York, NY, October 11, 1971
• Beat The Boots III: Disc Two (2009), parts as Studebacher Hoch and Don't Fuck Around, performed in 1971
• Wazoo (2007), quoted in The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary: Movement IV—The New Brown Clouds, performed in Boston, MA, September 24, 1972
• Halloween 73 (2019), quoted in "Almost Up To Date" and Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Chicago, IL, October 31, 1973, early show
• Halloween 73 (2019), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Chicago, IL, October 31, 1973, late show
  • same version on Halloween 73 Highlights (2019)
• The Roxy Performances (2018), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1973, early show
• The Roxy Performances (2018), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1973, early show
  • parts of the same performance on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3 (1989) as Dickie's Such An Asshole
  • parts of the same performance on Roxy—The Movie (DVD, 2015) as Dickie's Such An Asshole
• The Roxy Performances (2018), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1973, late show
• Studio Tan (1978), quoted in The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary, recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, January 3-14, 1975
  • same version, different edit, in Läther (1996) as The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
• Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019), quoted in The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary, performed at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, September 18, 1975
• Broadway The Hard Way (1988), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole (The San Clemente Magnetic Deviation), performed in Upper Darby, PA, February 12, 1988 (vinyl spoken intro); Cleveland, OH, March 5, 1988; Binghamton, NY, March 17, 1988
• Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show (2021), quoted in Dickie's Such An Asshole, performed in Uniondale, NY, March 25, 1988

 

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• May-July 1971 (MOI)—known performances: 10
• August-October 1971 (MOI)—known performances: 6
• November-December 1971 (MOI European Tour)—known performances: 3
• September-October 1974 (MOI European Tour)—known quotations: 1
• September-December 1975 (MOI)—known quotations: 1
• October-December 1984 (North America)—known quotations: 1
• April-June 1988 (Europe)—known quotations: 1

 

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1971: Essentially performed as on "Playground Psychotics", with the standard deviation coming in the Zappa/Preston jam during the "Studebaker Hoch" movement. I personally enjoy the JABFLA version better, as it is from later in the tour and hence is a little more lively. Unfortunately, Frank chose to edit the "Studebaker Hoch" jam out of that release, and thus the "Playground Psychotics" version becomes essential (unless you own "Apocrypha", but then you lack the continuity given by a complete performance). Also, Flo 'n' Eddie are given some leeway in their routine, and supposedly they actually "researched" the local area around each concert in an attempt to "personalize" each performance of this monster tune.

See also

• Charles Ulrich's Billy The Mountain Comparison Page

Official releases

Contents	PP (New York, NY, June 1971)	JABFLA (LA, August 1971)	CH (New York, NY, October 1971)
BILLY the Mountain...	00:00-02:51	00:06-03:04	1. 01:56-04:40
Now, the man in the checkered suit...	02:51-03:19
I gave him the money...	03:19-07:18	03:04-06:53	1. 04:40-08:39
Good bye to LAS VEGAS...	07:18-07:55		1. 08:39-09:16
Word just in...	07:55-10:43	06:53-10:27	1. 09:16-12:46
And GEORGE PUTNAM...	10:43-10:57		1. 12:46-13:06
We now have CONFIRMED REPORTS...	10:57-14:02	10:27-13:41	1. 13:06-16:37
LITTLE EMIL			1. 16:37-18:44
A mountain...?	14:02-16:11	13:41-15:57	1. 18:44-20:42
Some men say he could write...	16:11-17:15		1. 20:42-21:45
BEEF PIES!		15:57-16:44	1. 21:45-23:00
And that was the main influence...	17:15-21:24	16:44-20:54	1. 23:00-27:29
His peculiar attire...	21:24-22:27		1. 27:29-28:32
(solos)	22:27-25:45		2. 00:00-13:30
Fly to New York!	25:45-26:16		3. 00:00-00:28
His peculiar attire...	26:16-30:15	20:54-24:32	3. 00:28-04:12

Actual Studebaker Hawk picture supplied by Tim Rogers:

Conceptual Continuity

Billy himself also appears on:

• Dental Hygiene Dilemma
• The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary

More stuff:

• Bow Tie Daddy ("The drive home in your Lincoln")
• Jezebel Boy ("To drive up in his Lincoln")
• Eddie, Are You Kidding? ("When the new double knits first came out, I was not impressed.")
• Once Upon A Time ("I am double knit")
• We're Turning Again ("Through the canyons of your mind")
• 200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots. Cut 1: "Coming Soon..." ("Funny Cars!")
• Electric Aunt Jemima

Get The Picture?

• Billy The Mountain
• Tryin' To Grow A Chin
• A Token Of My Extreme