FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Uncle Meat (1969), as Sleeping In A Jar, recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1967-1968
  • same version on Zappa en la Radio (1997)
  • same version on Meat Light (2016), as Sleeping In A Jar
  • same version on Meat Light (2016), as Sleeping In A Jar
• Road Tapes, Venue #1 (2012), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 25, 1968
• BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992), as part of A Pound For A Brown (On The Bus), performed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 20, 1968
• Ahead Of Their Time (1993), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in London, UK, October 25, 1968
• BTB II: Our Man In Nirvana (1992), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in Fullerton, CA, March 15, 1969
• Finer Moments (2012), guitar solo as Sleazette, performed in London, UK, June 6, 1969
• Road Tapes, Venue #3 (2016), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in Minneapolis, MN, July 5, 1970
• The Mothers 1970 (2020), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in Santa Monica, CA, August 21, 1970
• The Mothers 1970 (2020), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in 1970
• BTB II: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in New York, NY, November 1970
• Carnegie Hall (2011), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in New York, NY, October 11, 1971
• The Mothers 1971 (2022), as Sleeping In A Jar, performed in London, UK, December 10, 1971
  • same version on Playground Psychotics (1992), as Sleeping In A Jar
    • same version on The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989)

 

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
• September-October 1968 (2nd MOI European Tour)—known performances: 5
• November 1968-May 1969 (MOI)—known performances: 7
• May-August 1969 (MOI)—known performances: 6
• February 1970 (Hot Rats Band)—known performances: 1
• June-December 1970 (MOI)—known performances: 13
• August-October 1971 (MOI)—known performances: 5
• November-December 1971 (MOI European Tour)—known performances: 9
• April-May 1975 (MOI with Captain Beefheart)—known performances: 7

 

Comments

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

1968: Essentially performed as on "Ahead of Their Time"

1970 (Hot Rats Band): This is essentially performed as on "Ahead of Their Time", with occasional guitar embellishments throughout. Always a treat.

1970 (Jun-Dec): Essentially performed as on "Tengo Ne Minchia Tanta" from Beat the Boots Volume II, with the standard deviation coming in Frank's short guitar bursts. This song segues out of Frank's "Pound for a Brown" guitar solo, and thus prolongs the time we get to spend in this instrumental heaven.

1971: Essentially performed as on "Fire!" from Beat the Boots Volume II, with the standard deviation coming in Frank's solo.

1975: Memories of the original Mothers, huh? This song is performed as the thrilling conclusion of several "Pound for a Brown" performances, just like in the old days, when things mattered, huh? Frank is busy on the guitar in these performances, ripping off a short solo in the middle section. The sound of these performances is particularly noteworthy, with Duke carrying the bulk of the tune and using some funky sound effects on his keyboard.

 

Conceptual Continuity

• The Idiot Bastard Son ("Kenny will stash him away in a jar")
• The Air ("In my car, in a jar")