Dog Breath

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Uncle Meat (1969), as first part of Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague, recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1967-1968
  • same version on Video From Hell (1987)
  • same version on Uncle Meat (The Movie) (1988)
  • same version on Meat Light (2016), as Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
  • same version, different edit, on Meat Light (2016), as Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
  • same version, different edit, released as a single (Bizarre/Reprise 0840, September 1, 1969), also available on Meat Light (2016), as Dog Breath (Single Version—Stereo)
  • same version, different mix and edit, on Meat Light (2016), as Dog Breath (Instrumental)
• Roxy—The Movie (2015), some basic tracks sped up as background music for a hidden track, probably recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1967-1968
• BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992), as part of Little House I Used To Live In, performed in Denver, CO, May 3, 1968
• BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992), as Dog Breath, performed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 20, 1968
• The Mothers 1970 (2020), as Dog Breath, performed in Uddel, Netherlands, June 18, 1970
• Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016), as Dog Breath, performed in Minneapolis, MN, July 5, 1970
• The Mothers 1970 (2020), as Dog Breath, performed in Spokane, WA, September 17, 1970
• BTB II: Disconnected Synapses (1992), as The Dog Breath, performed in Paris, France, December 15, 1970
• Just Another Band From L.A. (1972), as Dog Breath, performed in Los Aneles, CA, August 7, 1971
  • same version on Zappa Picks By Jon Fishman Of Phish (2002)
  • same version on Zappa Picks By Larry LaLonde Of Primus (2002)
• Carnegie Hall (2011), as Dog Breath, performed in New York, NY, October 11, 1971
• BTB II: Swiss Cheese/Fire! (1992), as part of Magdalena/Dog Breath, performed in Montreux, Switzerland, December 4, 1971
• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Dog Breath, performed in Detroit, MI, May 12, 1973
• Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013), as Dog Breath, performed in Helsinki, Finland, August 23, 1973
• Halloween 73 (2019), as Dog Breath, recorded in Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1973

The Dog Breath Variations

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Uncle Meat (1969), as The Dog Breath Variations, recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1967-1968
  • same version on Meat Light (2016), as The Dog Breath Variations
  • same version on Meat Light (2016), as The Dog Breath Variations
  • same version, different mix, on Meat Light (2016), as The Dog Breath Variations (Mix Outtake)
• Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970), quoted (Uncle Meat version, 0:34-0:38) in Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula (0:30-0:42), recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1968
  • same version on Strictly Genteel (1997)
• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Detroit, MI, May 12, 1973
• Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Helsinki, Finland, August 23, 1973
• Halloween 73 (2019), as The Dog Breath Variations, recorded in Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1973
• Halloween 73 (2019), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Chicago, IL, October 31, 1973, early show
  • same version on Halloween 73 Highlights (2019)
• The Roxy Performances (2018), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 1973
• The Roxy Performances (2018), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1973, early show
  • same performance on Roxy By Proxy (2014), as part of Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
  • same performance on Roxy—The Movie (2015), as part of Dog/Meat (The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat)
    • same version on Roxy—The Soundtrack (2015), as part of Dog/Meat (The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat)
• The Roxy Performances (2018), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1973, early show
• The Roxy Performances (2018), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1973, late show
  • same performance on Beat The Boots III: Disc Five (2009), as The Dog Breath Variations
• Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Colorado Springs, CO, March 21, 1974
• The Dub Room Special! (2007), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1974
  • same version on The Dub Room Special! (video) (1982), as part of "Kim?"/The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
  • same version on A Token Of His Extreme (2013), as part of The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
  • same version on A Token Of His Extreme Soundtrack (2013), as part of The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Helsinki, Finland, September 22-23, 1974
• Zappa/Erie (2022), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Erie, PA, November 12, 1974
• Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition (2024), as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Dayton, OH, November 20, 1974
• Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019), as part of Dog/Meat, performed at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, September 18, 1975
• The Yellow Shark (1993), as Dog Breath Variations, performed in September 1992
  • same version on Strictly Genteel (1997)

 

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

• October 1967-August 1968 (MOI)—known performances: 1; known quotations: 2
• September-October 1968 (2nd MOI European Tour)—known performances: 1
• November 1968-May 1969 (MOI)—known quotations: 1
• May-August 1969 (MOI)—known quotations: 2
• June-December 1970 (MOI)—known performances: 17
• August-October 1971 (MOI)—known performances: 4
• November-December 1971 (MOI European Tour)—known performances: 8
• September 1972 (Grand Wazoo)—known performances: 5
• February-May 1973 (MOI)—known performances: 18
• June-July 1973 (MOI Pacific Tour)—known performances: 8
• August-September 1973 (MOI European Tour)—known performances: 12
• October-December 1973 (MOI)—known performances: 10
• February-March 1974 (MOI)—known performances: 9; known quotations: 1
• June-August 1974 (MOI)—known performances: 11
• September-October 1974 (MOI European Tour)—known performances: 12
• October-December 1974 (MOI)—known performances: 15
• September 1975 (Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra)—known performances: 2
• October-December 1984 (North America)—known quotations: 1
• 1987 (rehearsals)—known performances: 1
• September 1992 (Ensemble Modern)—known performances: 9

 

Comments

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

1968: Essentially performed as on "Uncle Meat", but without the vocals. The opening vocals- the screams- are present, but the remainder of the tune is performed as an instrumental. This tune pops up both as a stand alone song, and as part of a "Little House I Used To Live In" performance where half the band performs "Dog Breath", and the other half performs "Little House".

1970: Essentially performed as on "Disconnected Synapses" from Beat the Boots Volume II. Note that this is the short version, with vocals, but without the guitar solo and then reprise.

1972: This is the medley consisting of "Dog Breath Variations" and Uncle Meat". It is esentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume II, allowing for obvious differences in instrumentation, and minus the opening guitar riff from "Dog Breath". Originally, this was conceived as a three part medley, with "Low Budget Symphony Orchestra" comprising the first part. This original medley, however, only lasts for the first two performances.

Dog Breath vs. The Dog Breath Variations

Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague (Uncle Meat, 1969)	The Dog Breath Variations (Uncle Meat, 1969)
0:00-1:02
1:02-1:20	0:00-0:17	"Primer mi carucha..."
1:20-1:29	0:17-0:24	"Fuzzy dice..."
	0:24-0:34
	0:34-0:42	Dwarf Nebula Processional March
1:29-1:46		"Primer mi carucha..."
1:46-1:55	0:42-0:49	"Fuzzy dice..."
	0:49-1:16
1:55-2:04		"Won't you please..."
2:04-2:21	1:16-1:29	"Primer mi carucha..."
2:21-2:30		"Fuzzy dice..."
2:30-3:59		The World's Greatest Sinner Original Soundtrack
	1:29-1:46

 

Conceptual Continuity

• Uncle Meat
• Memories Of El Monte

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