FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Dirty Love (Session Rehearsal), recorded at Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA, March 19, 1973
• Over-Nite Sensation (1973), as Dirty Love, basic track recorded at Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA, March 19, 1973
  • same version on Strictly Commercial (1995)
  • same version on Zappatite—Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks (2016)
  • same version heard through the P.A. system on Motörhead Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live At Hammersmith (SPV, 2007), at the end of "Overkill"
  • same version on Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Dirty Love
  • same version, different edit, overdubs & mix, on Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Dirty Love (With Quad Guitar)
• Zappa '75—Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022), as Dirty Love, performed in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, November 21, 1975
• FZ:OZ (2002), as Dirty Love, performed in Sydney, Australia, January 20, 1976
• Philly '76 (2009), as Dirty Love, performed in Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1976
• Zappa/Erie (2022), as Dirty Love, performed in Erie, PA, November 12, 1976
• BTB II: Conceptual Continuity (1992), as part of Stinkfoot/Dirty Love/Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station, performed in Detroit, MI, November 19, 1976
• Halloween 77 (2017), as Dirty Love, performed in New York, NY, October 30, 1977
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992), as Dirty Love, performed in London, UK, February 18, 1979 (early show)

 

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

• June-August 1974 (MOI)—known quotations: 1
• September-December 1975 (MOI)—known performances: 21
• January-March 1976 (MOI Pacific & European Tour)—known performances: 33
• October-November 1976 (North America)—known performances: 19
• September-December 1977 (North America)—known performances: 2
• February-April 1979 (Europe)—known performances: 16

 

Comments

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

1975-76: Essentially performed as on "Overnite Sensation", allowing for obvious differences in instrumentation, and with the standard deviation coming in Frank's solo. The end of this song is typically the "my-monitor-is-not-working" part of the show, and thus we frequently get an extended outro on this song while all necessary amends are made. During the 10/31 late performance, Norma Bell takes a wonderful alto sax solo during this prolonged "Dirty Love" vamp. Interestingly enough, this song preceded "Stinkfoot" at several shows early in the tour, before taking its standard position immediately following "Stinkfoot".

1976-77: Essentially performed as on "Conceptual Continuity" from Beat the Boots Volume II, with the standard deviation coming in Frank's short solo. Bianca's voice graced this tune for her short stint, with Frank returning to the vocal job in her absence.

1977-78: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume VI, though quite a bit slower, and allowing for obvious differences in instrumentation. Frank decided to whip out the "Stinkfoot-> Poodle Rap" for the 10/30 concert and video recording (the first of three known performances on this tour, the other two being 11/11, and the "Stinkfoot" a la carte 12/31 rendition), and "Dirty Love" comes along for the ride for the first two.

1979: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume 6, with a short Cucurullo guitar spurt, and an extended outro as Frank usually concluded the encores or announced a segue into the next song. And yes, Vinnie was his usual brilliant self during this tune, elevating it far past throwaway status.

 

Conceptual Continuity

Here Fido:

• Stink-Foot
• Nanook Rubs It
• Cheepnis