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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Andrew Hill - Solo, Mosaic Select 23 [2006] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

ANDREW HILL

Andrew Hill - Solo, Mosaic Select 23 [2006] (3 x CDs)

When I think of Andrew Hill's recorded legacy, my mind usually goes first to the remarkable Blue Note albums of the 1960s. Yet Solo, Mosaic Select 23 reveals a different side of his artistry, one that feels unusually personal and direct.

Released by Mosaic Records in 2006 as Mosaic Select 23, this limited-edition three-CD set opened a significant and largely unexplored chapter in the recorded career of Andrew Hill. Drawn from sessions recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California during August and October 1978, the collection brought together a substantial body of solo piano performances that had remained almost entirely unheard for nearly three decades. Limited to 5,000 copies, the release formed part of Mosaic's Select series, a program devoted to historically important recordings that had previously received little commercial exposure.

The significance of these sessions lies partly in their timing. By 1978, Hill was already widely respected for the innovative Blue Note recordings he had made during the 1960s, yet this period of his career remained comparatively under-documented. The Fantasy recordings reveal an artist continuing to refine and expand his musical language outside the spotlight that accompanied his earlier work. Performing alone at the piano, Hill was free from the structural demands of an ensemble setting, allowing compositions and improvisations to develop with unusual openness and flexibility.

The repertoire includes pieces such as Moonlit Monterey, California Tinge, 17 Mile Drive, Pastoral Pittsburg and Above Big Sur, many of them reflecting places and impressions drawn from the California environment in which the sessions were recorded. Throughout the three discs, lyrical passages coexist with angular harmonies, shifting rhythms and moments of striking spontaneity. The music often feels less concerned with resolution than with exploration, documenting ideas as they emerge and evolve.

From an archival perspective, the set fills an important gap in the Andrew Hill discography. Aside from two performances originally issued on the 1979 Artist House album From California With Love, the material was previously unavailable. As a result, Solo, Mosaic Select 23 is more than a historical curiosity. It preserves a major body of work from a period that had long remained in the shadows, providing valuable insight into Hill's development as a solo pianist and composer. For collectors, it remains one of the most important releases in the Mosaic Select catalogue, combining exemplary restoration, detailed documentation and a remarkable musical discovery. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Andrew Hill - Moonlit Monterey 16:02

02 Andrew Hill - 17 Mile Drive 12:22

03 Andrew Hill - Gone With The Wind 6:06

04 Andrew Hill - I Remember Clifford 4:30

05 Andrew Hill - Moonlit Monterey (alt take) 9:01

CD2

01 Andrew Hill - California Tinge 11:46

02 Andrew Hill - Napa Valley Twilight 10:13

03 Andrew Hill - Above Big Sur 15:59

04 Andrew Hill - An Afternoon in Berkeley 12:14

05 Andrew Hill - California Tinge (first version) 24:38

CD3

01 Andrew Hill - From California With Love 20:02

02 Andrew Hill - Reverend Du Bop 18:42

03 Andrew Hill - Pastoral Pittsburg 11:00

04 Andrew Hill - Pittsburg Impasse 5:54

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 264

MY COMPILATION SERIES

Where visitors provide their self-made compilation.

(Please note, I will not be re-uploading any of the "My Compilations" created. So, visitors need pick up what you want ASAP.)

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If you have a query on any compilation, leave a comment or contact the owner using the email link where provided.

I am pleased to be able to post the next MY COMPILATION series of submissions.

Here are NEW compilations to choose from or simply take them all...These compilations below, are all great listens and I encourage all to pick up these as you won't be disappointed.

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 264

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#01

Title: VA - Shuckin' And Jivin' 2 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

Contact: https://polinatewtc.blogspot.com/

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#02

Title: VA - Get A Little Vol.207 – Nowhere Road (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact: johnangelatos@gmail.com

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#03

Title: VA - Bernis A-Z Vol. 230 P (320 Kbps)

Created By: Berni

Contact: Not provided

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#04

Title: VA - All Time Brasilian Hits – Volume 12 (320 Kbps)

created By: Beto Pacheco & José Faria

Contact: betopacheco914@gmail.com or jfgomes@gmail.com

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#05

Title: VA - Secrets (Var)

Created By: Shankly

Contact: shankly1956@outlook.com

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#06

Title: VA - A Shot of Rhythm & Blues '04 (160 Kbps)

Created By: DJ Mello Ell (formerly known as E.J.R.)

Contact: djmelloell@gmail.com

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#07

Title: VA - No Vember (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

Contact: Oniswa@proton.me

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#08

Title: VA - Rabbit Holes Volume 02 (320 Kbps)

Created By: s13

Contact: gustosgroovygumbopresents.blogspot.com

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#09

Title: VA - Stung by the Blues (320 Kbps)

Created By: Kipepeo Publishing

Contact: https://global-music-compilations.blogspot.com/

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#10

Title: VA - Going to Dreamland (320 Kbps)

Created By: Burney Redding

Contact: Burneyredding@Protonmail.com

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#11

Title: VA - Echoes IV Frank's & Dean's (Var)

Created By: Obey Gravity

Contact: obey_gravity@usa.com

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#12

Title: VA - "Scusa il mio italiano…" (2/2) (320 Kbps)

Created By: Hervé Guilleminot

Contact: herve.guilleminot@gmail.com

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 264

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#01

VA - Shuckin' And Jivin' 2 (320 Kbps)

23 Delta Spirit - Trashcan

24 Kaleo - Way Down We Go

25 Chickasaw Mudd Puppies - Chickenbone

26 Slim Cessna's Auto Club - This Is How We Do Things In The Country

27 The Record Company - Off The Ground

28 JJ Grey & Mofro - Country Ghetto

29 Highly Suspect - My Name Is Human

30 Pokey LaFarge - Something In The Water

31 Slobberbone - Gimme Back My Dog

32 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man

33 The Felice Brothers - Frankie's Gun!

34 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo

35 Elle King - Ex's & Oh's

36 Shakey Graves - Dearly Departed

37 Gear Daddies - (I Wanna Drive The) Zamboni

38 Hayseed Dixie - Highway To Hell

39 Asylum Street Spankers - Beer

40 Caamp - By And By

41 The Gourds - Gin And Juice

42 Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel

43 Reverend Horton Heat - Eat Steak

I still have no idea what "genre" of music this pick is. There are hints of country and hints of hillbilly hick and some that doesn't at all. I asked AI to look at it and it said: Eclectic. I guess so. A couple of these artists appeared on volume 1 of Shuckin' & Jivin' but most are new to this series. I only think of hunting Brer Rabbit in the middle of the country about to meet up with the boys of Deliverance and driving a Harley. The cover is part of the ride that used to be at Disneyland from Bear Country Jamboree. None of the songs have anything to do with that. A few about drinkin' and eatin', a couple of covers and a few what I believe they call novelty records. It just all sounds good together. To me.

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#02

VA - Get A Little Vol.207 – Nowhere Road (320 Kbps)

01 Troggs - Nowhere Road (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Peter Holsapple, Mike Mills) 02 John Mayall - Prisons On The Road

03 Big Bill Broonzy - Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad

04 Guitar Frank - Lonesome Road Blues

05 Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues

06 Charley Patton - Down The Dirt Road Blues

07 Guy Davis - Loneliest Road That I Know

08 Mississippi Fred McDowell - Gravel Road Blues

09 Old Crow Medicine Show - Lonesome Road Blues

10 Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

11 Portishead – Roads

12 Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere

13 Doors - Roadhouse Blues

14 Kansas - Down the Road

15 Canned Heat - Big Road Blues

16 Bob Dylan - Dirt Road Blues

17 Jerry Reed - East Bound and Down

18 Joe Bonamassa - Lonesome Road Blues

19 Cream – Crossroads

20 Pinetop Perkins - Sunny Road Blues

21 Chris Rea - The Road to Hell Pt 2

22 Wes Montgomery - Road Song

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#03

VA - Bernis A-Z Vol. 230 P (320 Kbps)

01 - Parker McCollum - Learn To Fly

02 - Parsons Ghost - Weight of Traveling Light

03 - Parsons Thibaud - Cost of Eden

04 - Paul Thorn - I Backslide on Friday

05 - The Paychecks - Honky Tonk Suicide (192)

06 - Pearl Jam - Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)

07 - Pernice Brothers - Somerville

08 - Pete Mancini - Patchwork

09 - Peter Rowan - Alligator Alley

10 - Phillip McClary - Early December

11 - The Picketts - Walking On Thin Ice

12 - The Piedmont Boys - Wrong Turns

13 - The Piedmont Brothers Band - The Dark Stranger

14 - The Pine Hill Haints - When The Cowboys Roamed The Western Plains (Feat Col JD WIlkes & Jamie Barrier)

15 - Pirates of the Mississippi - Rollin' Home

16 - The Po' Ramblin' Boys - East Bound and Down

17 - Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces

18 - Porter Union - Don't Look At Me

19 - Posey Hill - Box of Pine

20 - Possessed by Paul James - Cold and Blind

21 - The Prairie Fire - Penny

22 - Presley Haile - Longtime Lonely

23 - Prinz Grizzley - Reign On, Queen Of Mountains (A Price To Pay)

24 - Pug Johnson - Big Trains

25 - Pushin' Rope - Yesterday (feat. Robert Mora, Mike Sabo & Mario Quintero)

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#04

VA - All Time Brasilian Hits – Volume 12 (320 Kbps)

01 - Vide Vida Marvada - Rolando Boldrin

02 - Só Louco - Gal Costa

03 - Gaivota - Ney Matogrosso

04 - Quem Quiser Encontrar O Amor - Maysa

05 - Canção Descalça - Boca Livre

06 - Saudade - Jane Duboc

07 - Milagre Do Amor - Luiz Guedes e Thomas Roth

08 - Ao Que Vai Chegar - Toquinho

09 - Pé Na Areia - Diogo Nogueira

10 - Luz E Mistério - Beto Guedes

11 - Pombo Correio - Moraes Moreira

12 - Faltando Um Pedaço - Flávio Venturini e Djavan

13 - Tomara - Alceu Valença

14 - Domingo No Parque - Gilberto Gil

15 - No Dia Que Eu Vim-Me Embora - Caetano Veloso

16 - Feminina - Quarteto Em Cy

17 - Madrinha Lua - Rosinha de Valença

18 - Guitarreiro - Luiz Vagner

19 - Vesti Azul - Wilson Simonal

20 - Amanhã - Paulinho Nogueira

21 - Voz Azul - Dulce Quental

22 - Um Amor De Verão - Rádio Taxi

23 - Abri A Porta - A Cor Do Som

24 - Seis Da Tarde - Ed Motta

25 - Luzeiro - Almir Sater

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#05

VA - Secrets (Var)

1. Secret My Lips - Band-Maid

2. Secret garden - Bruce Springsteen

3. Secret Love - Stevie Nicks

4. Man of Secrets, Man of Honour - Forlorn Hope

5. Secret Life - Soft Cell

6. The Great and Secret Show - Red Jasper

7. Secret - Heart

8. In the Loving Arms of Lunacy's Secret Demons - The Devil's Blood

9. Secret World - Peter Gabriel

10. No Secrets - Show of Hands

11. The Secret He Had Missed - Manic Street Preachers

12. Secret Gig - Half Man Half Biscuit

13. The Secret - The Steel Woods

14. Secrets - The Cure

15. A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd

16. Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Beatles

17. Can You Keep A Secret? - The Wedding Present

18. Secret Town - Metalwings

19. Dark Secret - Lau

20. Secret Love - Galneryus

21. Secret Apollo - Thea Gilmore

22. Secret of Steel - Manowar

23. Song for a Secret - The Jesus and Mary Chain

24. It's No Secxret - Jefferson Airplane

25. The Third Secret - Fifth Angel

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#06

VA - A Shot of Rhythm & Blues '04 (160 Kbps)

1 Queen Latifah - Hello Stranger

2 Brandy - Necessary

3 Usher - Confessions Pt. 1

4 Maysa - One More Chance

5 The O'Jays - I Would Rather Cry

6 Teena Marie - I'm Still in Love

7 Janet Jackson - My Baby

8 Carl Thomas - Anything

9 Patti LaBelle - Finally Got the Nerve

10 Beverley Knight - First Time

11 Teedra Moses - Be Your Girl

12 New Edition - Come Home With Me

13 Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know

14 R. Kelly - If I Could Make the World Dance

15 Lalah Hathaway - If U Ever

16 Jon B - Az U

17 Boyz II Men - Sara Smile

18 Destiny's Child - Love

19 Ciara - The Title

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#07

VA - No Vember (320 Kbps)

1. Billy Nomates - No (2:58)

2. Jesse Welles - No Kings (feat. Joan Baez) (2:51)

3. Foxygen - No Destruction (4:54)

4. Perpetual Groove - No Decorations (3:46)

5. Loudon Wainwright III - No (3:30)

6. Fela Kuti - No Agreement (15:32)

7. The Stan Tracey Quartet - No Good Boyo (5:03)

8. Miles Davis - No Blues (13:08)

9. Candy Dulfer - No End (5:38)

10. Odetta - No Expectations (3:22)

11. Bill Nelson - No Fool For You (3:44)

12. Chet Baker, Russ Freeman - No Ties (12" LP Take) (2:57)

13. The Lemon Twigs - No One Holds You (Closer Than the One You Haven't Met) (3:30)

14. Michael Stipe & Big Red Machine - No Time for Love Like Now (4:20)

15. The Monkees - No Time (2:08)

16. Dr. Feelgood - No Mo Do Yakamo (2:16)

17. Whip Appeal - No BB Rag (4:08)

18. Umphrey's McGee - No Diablo (4:13)

19. Roy Orbison - No Chain At All (2:26)

20. Martin Simpson - No Depression In Heaven (4:09)

21. The Alan Parsons Project - No Future In The Past (4:46)

22. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - No Guarantee (3:46)

23. Ian McNabb - No Hero to Me (3:51)

24. Treasa Levasseur - No Holds Barred (4:17)

25. Bette Midler - No Jestering (3:58)

26. Radiohead - No Surprises (Remastered) (3:48)

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VA - Rabbit Holes Volume 02 (320 Kbps)

01 - Pink Floyd - 1967 - Pow R. Toc H. (Capitol LP ST-6242)

02 - Anbessa Orchestra - 2018 - Yeleleu Hager Lidl [Son Of No Country] (WEB-DL)

03 - The Smoggers - 2011 - Hello (Clifford 10" 017-LP)

04 - Desert Sharks - 2019 - Volcano (Substitute Scene LP SSR-005)

05 - Dinosaur Jr. - 1993 - On The Way (Sire CD 9-45108-2)

06 - Globular & Geoglyph - 2020 - A Peculiar Mission [edit] (WEB-DL/Custo Gusto)

07 - Future Sound Of London - 2007 - Mas X-XX-XX 2 (EBV CD TOT-54)

08 - Public Enemy - 1987 - Rightstarter (Message To A Black Man) (Def Jam LP BFC-40658)

09 - Carla Fauche - 1981 - Love (Wirl B 805)

10 - Afro Simba - 2016 - Tsangirani Ajeni (WEB-DL)

11 - Leftover Salmon & Del McCoury - 1999 - Midnight Blues (Hollywood CD HR-62142-2)

12 - Yes Ma'am! - 2012 - Brush Yo Teeth! (Tour CD-R)

13 - Tuba Skinny - 2011 - Muddy Water (Tour CD-R)

14 - Squirrel Nut Zippers - 1998 - My Drag (Mammoth CD 354-980-169-2)

15 - Sam Cooke - 1964 - Tennessee Waltz (RCA Victor LSP-2899)

16 - Joe Cocker - 1972 - Woman To Woman (A&M LP SP-4368)

17 - Fleetwood Mac - 1968 - Albatross (Blue Horizon 57-3145)

18 - Jane's Addiction - 1988 - Summertime Rolls (Warner Bros. CD 9-25727-2)

19 - Buddy Guy & Tracy Chapman - 2005 - Ain't No Sunshine (Silvertone CD 82876-72426-2)

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#09

VA - Stung by the Blues (320 Kbps)

John Mayall - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (4:16)

Backtrack Blues Band - Man of Steel (5:17)

Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado - Long Gone (5:12)

The Joey Gilmore Band - Man of My Word (5:10)

The Peacemakers - Fool's Gold (4:22)

Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Shake Me in Your Arms (5:59)

John Primer - Hold Me in Your Arms (4:40)

Bihlman Bros. - The Hand That Loves (4:24)

T. Nicks - Blue Seduction (4:06)

Jay O'Rourke - The Last Night of the World (4:29)

Peer Gynt - Til Minne Om (3:24)

Jimmy Adler - Baby Doll Blues (6:03)

Mark May - Gangsta's Blues (5:53)

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - You Can Disagree (6:01)

Michael 'Iron Man' Burks - Empty Promises (6:14)

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VA - Going to Dreamland (320 Kbps)

01 - Betty Hutton - Hit the Road to Dreamland

02 - Roy Orbison - In Dreams

03 - The Pied Pipers – Dream

04 - Frankie Lane - Wrap You Troubles in Dreams

05 - Nat King Cole - Dream A Little Dream of Me

06 - Bobby Darin - Dream Lover

07 - The Lovin' Spoonful – Daydream

08 - The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

09 - Greg Brown - Dream Café

10 - Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen

11 - The Asylum Street Spankers - I'll See You in My Dreams

12 - Tony Bennett & K.D. Lang - Kiss to Build a Dream On

13 - Otis Redding - I've Got Dreams to Remember

14 - Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming

15 - The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream

16 - Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)

17 - Randy Newman - Last Night I Had a Dream

18 - Little Feat - All That You Dream

19 - Fleetwood Mac – Dreams

20 - Paul Kelly - Dumb Things

21 - Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream|

22 - Aerosmith - Dream On|23 - Supertramp – Dreamer

24 - Hayseed Dixie - Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

25 - Roy Orbison - Dream Baby

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VA - Echoes IV Frank's & Dean's (Var)

01 - Luck be a Lady

02 - Welcome To My World

03 - All the Way

04 - He's Got You

05 - Come Fly With Me (w Luis Miguel)

06 - Volare

07 - I Get a Kick Out of You

08 - Make The World Go Away

09 - Summer Wind

10 - Return to Me

11 - The Second Time Around

12 - Take Me In Your Arms

13 - Witchcraft

14 - Arriverderci, Roma

15 - Fly Me to The Moon

16 - Memories are Made of This

17 - The Girl from Ipanema

18 - You're Nobody ('til Somebody Loves You)

19 - Strangers In The Night

20 - Everybody Loves Somebody, Sometime

21 - I've Got You Under My Skin

22 - Ain't That a Kick In the Head

23 - That's Life

24 - Theres No Tomorrow

25 - Guys and Dolls (Reprise)

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#12

VA - "Scusa il mio italiano…" (2/2) (320 Kbps)

1 - Phoenix - Fior di Latte - 2017

2 - Étienne Daho ft. Lio - Week-end à Rome - 1984

3 - Christine and the Queens feat. Caroline Polachek - La vita nuova - 2020

4 - Marie Davidson & Lamusa II - La Ecstase - 2018

5 - Stereo Total - Furore - 1997

6 - Mika ft. Chiara - Stardust - 2012

7 - Vanessa Paradis - Mio cuore - 2018

8 - Anita Lane - Bella Ciao (trad.) - 2001

9 - Nek ft. Craig David - Walking Away/Italian Version - 2009

10 - Pink Martini - Una Notte a Napoli - 2004

11 - Dominic Mancuso - Fast Paced Life - 2014

12 - Wild Colonials - Evil - 2000

13 - Randy Newman - Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) - 1977

14- Françoise Hardy - L'età dell'amore (Le temps de l'amour) - 1963

15 - Petula Clark - Ciao Ciao (Downtown) - 1965

16 - David Bowie - Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola (Space Oddity) - 1970

17 - The Rolling Stones Con le mie lacrime (As Tears Go By) 1966

18 - Procol Harum - Il tuo diamante (Shine On Brightly) - 1968

19 - Faith No More - Evidence (italian version) - 1995

20 - Sting - Muoio per te (Mad About You) - 1991

21 - Laibach - Italia - 2006

22 - Thomas Fersen - Bella Ciao (trad.) - 1995

23 - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano - 2010

24 - Whispering Tales - To Come Full Circle - 2014

25 - Elvis Presley - Santa Lucia (trad.) - 1965

26 - Léo Ferré - La solitudine (La solitude) - 1972

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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volumes 1-6 [1988-1992] (12 x CDs)

FRANK ZAPPA

Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volumes 1-6 [1988-1992] (12 x CDs)

Released between 1988 and 1992, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore was Frank Zappa's most ambitious exploration of his live archive. Issued as six separate double-CD volumes on Rykodisc, the project ultimately filled twelve CDs and drew upon recordings made across more than twenty years of touring. Compiled and edited by Zappa himself, the series was designed not as a collection of complete concerts, but as a large-scale survey of his evolution as a live performer, bandleader and composer. Viewed alongside the studio catalogue, the series serves as an essential companion piece, revealing how songs developed, expanded and often changed dramatically once they reached the stage.

The first volume introduces the breadth of the project, moving freely between line-ups and eras. Volume Two stands apart by concentrating largely on performances recorded by the celebrated 1974 band in Helsinki, providing one of the most substantial documents of that period. Volumes Three and Four return to the anthology approach, ranging across multiple tours and showcasing the remarkable variety of Zappa's live repertoire. Rock, jazz, blues, satire, orchestral influences and extended instrumental passages appear side by side, often within the same performance. Familiar compositions regularly reappear in different forms, allowing listeners to follow the gradual evolution of arrangements across the years.

Volumes Five and Six complete the survey by drawing further material from the archive and highlighting additional bands that passed through Zappa's organisation. One of the defining characteristics of the series is Zappa's willingness to edit performances from different dates together, sometimes combining material recorded years apart into seamless musical statements. This technique reflects his long-standing view of his work as a continuing body of music rather than a collection of separate albums, tours or performances.

The importance of the series extends beyond the music itself. Many of the ensembles represented here received little or no official live documentation elsewhere, making these releases an invaluable record of musicians who played significant roles within the Zappa organisation. Drawn from the famous Vault, the recordings preserve the contributions of performers from every major phase of his career, from the early Mothers of Invention through the increasingly sophisticated touring bands of the 1970s and 1980s.

What emerges across these twelve discs is not merely a live anthology, but a detailed musical history of Frank Zappa's performing life. The series captures the humour, precision, experimentation and unpredictability that defined his concerts while documenting the constant reinvention of his catalogue over two decades.

For collectors, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore remains the most comprehensive overview of Zappa's officially released live archive compiled during his lifetime, bringing together performances from across two decades of touring into a single unified project. (B)

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Track lists

Vol.1 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - The Florida Airport Tape 1:03

02 Frank Zappa - Once Upon a Time 4:37

03 Frank Zappa - Sofa #1 2:53

04 Frank Zappa - The Mammy Anthem 5:41

05 Frank Zappa - You Didn't Try to Call Me 3:39

06 Frank Zappa - Diseases of the Band 2:22

07 Frank Zappa - Tryin' to Grow a Chin 3:44

08 Frank Zappa - Let's Make the Water Turn Black / Harry, You're a Beast / The Orange County Lumber Truck 3:28

09 Frank Zappa - The Groupie Routine 5:41

10 Frank Zappa - Ruthie-Ruthie 2:57

11 Frank Zappa - Babbette 3:35

12 Frank Zappa - I'm the Slime 3:13

13 Frank Zappa - Big Swifty 8:46

Vol.1 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - Plastic People 4:38

02 Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops 15:48

03 Frank Zappa - Fine Girl 2:55

04 Frank Zappa - Zomby Woof 5:39

05 Frank Zappa - Sweet Leilani 2:39

06 Frank Zappa - Oh No 4:34

07 Frank Zappa - Be in My Video 3:29

08 Frank Zappa - The Deathless Horsie 5:29

09 Frank Zappa - The Dangerous Kitchen 1:49

10 Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over 4:20

11 Frank Zappa - Heavenly Bank Account 4:05

12 Frank Zappa - Suicide Chump 4:56

13 Frank Zappa - Tell Me You Love Me 2:09

14 Frank Zappa - Sofa #2 3:00

Vol.2 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - Tush Tush Tush (A Token of My Extreme) 2:47

02 Frank Zappa - Stinkfoot 4:20

03 Frank Zappa - Inca Roads 10:54

04 Frank Zappa - RDNZL 8:43

05 Frank Zappa - Village of the Sun 4:33

06 Frank Zappa - Echidna's Arf (of You) 3:30

07 Frank Zappa - Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? 4:56

08 Frank Zappa - Pygmy Twylyte 8:22

09 Frank Zappa - Room Service 6:22

10 Frank Zappa - The Idiot Bastard Son 2:39

11 Frank Zappa - Cheepnis 4:28

Vol.2 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - Approximate 8:12

02 Frank Zappa - Dupree's Paradise 23:59

03 Frank Zappa - Satumaa (Finnish Tango) 3:51

04 Frank Zappa - T'Mershi Duween 1:31

05 Frank Zappa - The Dog Breath Variations 1:38

06 Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat 2:29

07 Frank Zappa - Building a Girl 1:00

08 Frank Zappa - Montana (Whipping Floss) 10:15

09 Frank Zappa - Big Swifty 2:16

Vol.3 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - Sharleena 8:53

02 Frank Zappa - Bamboozled by Love 6:06

03 Frank Zappa - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 2:52

04 Frank Zappa - Advance Romance 6:58

05 Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down 2:44

06 Frank Zappa - Keep it Greasey 3:30

07 Frank Zappa - Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me? 4:16

08 Frank Zappa - In France 3:01

09 Frank Zappa - Drowning Witch 9:22

10 Frank Zappa - Ride My Face to Chicago 4:22

11 Frank Zappa - Carol, You Fool 4:06

12 Frank Zappa - Chana in de Bushwop 4:52

13 Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage 2:20

14 Frank Zappa - Why Does it Hurt When I Pee? 3:06

Vol.3 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - Dickie's Such an Asshole 10:08

02 Frank Zappa - Hands With a Hammer 3:18

03 Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures 6:09

04 Frank Zappa - Society Pages 2:32

05 Frank Zappa - I'm a Beautiful Guy 1:54

06 Frank Zappa - Beauty Knows No Pain 2:55

07 Frank Zappa - Charlie's Enormous Mouth 3:40

08 Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions 3:13

09 Frank Zappa - Nig Biz 4:58

10 Frank Zappa - King Kong 24:32

11 Frank Zappa - Cosmik Debris 5:13

Vol.4 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - Little Rubber Girl 2:57

02 Frank Zappa - Stick Together 2:04

03 Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama 3:20

04 Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp 2:06

05 Frank Zappa - Montana 5:47

06 Frank Zappa - Brown Moses 2:38

07 Frank Zappa - The Evil Prince 7:12

08 Frank Zappa - Approximate 1:49

09 Frank Zappa - Love of My Life [Mudd Club Version] 1:58

10 Frank Zappa - "Let's Move to Cleveland" Solos 7:10

11 Frank Zappa - You Call That Music? 4:07

12 Frank Zappa - "Pound for a Brown" Solos 6:29

13 Frank Zappa - The Black Page (1984) 5:14

14 Frank Zappa - Take Me Out to the Ball Game 3:01

15 Frank Zappa - Filthy Habits 5:39

16 Frank Zappa - The Torture Never Stops 9:16

Vol.4 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - Church Chat 2:00

02 Frank Zappa - Stevie's Spanking 10:51

03 Frank Zappa - Outside Now 6:09

04 Frank Zappa - Disco Boy 2:59

05 Frank Zappa - Teen-Age Wind 1:54

06 Frank Zappa - Truck Driver Divorce 4:46

07 Frank Zappa - Florentine Pogen 5:10

08 Frank Zappa - Tiny Sick Tears 4:29

09 Frank Zappa - Smell My Beard 4:32

10 Frank Zappa - The Booger Man 2:44

11 Frank Zappa - Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy 6:27

12 Frank Zappa - Are You Upset? 1:29

13 Frank Zappa - Little Girl of Mine 1:40

14 Frank Zappa - The Closer You Are 2:05

15 Frank Zappa - Johnny Darling 0:51

16 Frank Zappa - No, No Cherry 1:25

17 Frank Zappa - The Man from Utopia 1:16

18 Frank Zappa - Mary Lou 2:14

Vol.5 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - The Downtown Talent Scout 4:01

02 Frank Zappa - Charles Ives 4:37

03 Frank Zappa - Here Lies Love 2:44

04 Frank Zappa - Piano/Drum Duet 1:57

05 Frank Zappa - Mozart Ballet 4:05

06 Frank Zappa - Chocolate Halvah 3:25

07 Frank Zappa - JCB & Kansas on the Bus #1 1:03

08 Frank Zappa - Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme 1:16

09 Frank Zappa - The Little March 1:20

10 Frank Zappa - Right There 5:10

11 Frank Zappa - Where is Johnny Velvet? 0:48

12 Frank Zappa - Return of the Hunch-Back Duke 1:44

13 Frank Zappa - Trouble Every Day 4:06

14 Frank Zappa - Proto-Minimalism 1:41

15 Frank Zappa - JCB & Kansas on the Bus #2 1:06

16 Frank Zappa - My Head? 1:22

17 Frank Zappa - Meow 1:23

18 Frank Zappa - Baked Bean Boogie 3:26

19 Frank Zappa - Where's Our Equipment? 2:29

20 Frank Zappa - FZ/JCB Drum Duet 4:26

21 Frank Zappa - No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve 4:45

22 Frank Zappa - A Game of Cards 0:44

23 Frank Zappa - Underground Freak-Out Music 3:52

24 Frank Zappa - German Lunch 6:44

25 Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama 2:11

Vol.5 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - Easy Meat 7:39

02 Frank Zappa - Dead Girls of London 2:29

03 Frank Zappa - Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously? 1:44

04 Frank Zappa - What's New in Baltimore? 5:03

05 Frank Zappa - Moggio 2:29

06 Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool 3:12

07 Frank Zappa - RDNZL 7:58

08 Frank Zappa - Advance Romance 7:01

09 Frank Zappa - City of Tiny Lites 10:38

10 Frank Zappa - A Pound for a Brown (On the Bus) 8:38

11 Frank Zappa - Doreen 1:58

12 Frank Zappa - The Black Page #2 9:56

13 Frank Zappa - Geneva Farewell 1:26

Vol.6 CD1

01 Frank Zappa - The M.O.I. Anti-Smut Loyalty Oath 3:01

02 Frank Zappa - The Poodle Lecture 5:02

03 Frank Zappa - Dirty Love 2:39

04 Frank Zappa - Magic Fingers 2:21

05 Frank Zappa - The Madison Panty-Sniffing Festival 2:44

06 Frank Zappa - Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me? 4:01

07 Frank Zappa - Father O'Blivion 2:21

08 Frank Zappa - Is That Guy Kidding or What? 4:02

09 Frank Zappa - I'm So Cute 1:39

10 Frank Zappa - White Person 2:07

11 Frank Zappa - Lonely Person Devices 3:13

12 Frank Zappa - Ms. Pinky 2:00

13 Frank Zappa - Shove it Right In 6:45

14 Frank Zappa - Wind Up Working in a Gas Station 2:32

15 Frank Zappa - Make a Sex Noise 3:09

16 Frank Zappa - Tracy is a Snob 3:54

17 Frank Zappa - I Have Been in You 5:04

18 Frank Zappa - Emperor of Ohio 1:31

19 Frank Zappa - Dinah-Moe Humm 3:16

20 Frank Zappa - He's So Gay 2:34

21 Frank Zappa - Camarillo Brillo 3:10

22 Frank Zappa - Muffin Man 2:25

Vol.6 CD2

01 Frank Zappa - NYC Halloween Audience 0:46

02 Frank Zappa - The Illinois Enema Bandit 8:05

03 Frank Zappa - Thirteen 6:08

04 Frank Zappa - Lobster Girl 2:20

05 Frank Zappa - Black Napkins 5:21

06 Frank Zappa - We're Turning Again 4:56

07 Frank Zappa - Alien Orifice 4:16

08 Frank Zappa - Catholic Girls 4:04

09 Frank Zappa - Crew Slut 5:33

10 Frank Zappa - Tryin' to Grow A Chin 3:33

11 Frank Zappa - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance 3:46

12 Frank Zappa - Lisa's Life Story 3:05

13 Frank Zappa - Lonesome Cowboy Nando 5:15

14 Frank Zappa - 200 Motels Finale 3:43

15 Frank Zappa - Strictly Genteel 6:57

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Friday, November 6, 2026

VA - Hope (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

HOPE

VA - Hope (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

When I began this project, I thought I was making a compilation about hope. The further I went, the more I realised that I first had to work out what hope actually means.

The word is everywhere. We hope things will improve... We hope tomorrow will be better... We hope everything will work out... But there is a danger in that version of hope. It can become passive. Something we feel while waiting for somebody else to change the world.

That wasn't the compilation I wanted to make. The idea that eventually became the DNA of these four CDs was simple, Hope requires action. Or, more bluntly, action delivers hope.

That changed my entire selection process.

This isn't a collection of songs that simply mention hope, optimism or a better future. Every track had to earn its place by contributing to a larger argument about what human beings can do when they refuse to become apathetic.

CD1 - Love, The Antidote to Apathy - begins with the most basic requirement, caring about other people. Love here isn't primarily romantic. It means compassion, friendship, empathy, responsibility and the willingness to see somebody else's suffering. It asks us to notice, to help and ultimately to change ourselves.

CD2 - The World as It Is - removes the comfortable distance. Before hope can have meaning, we have to look honestly at poverty, racism, war, exploitation, environmental destruction and political repression. These aren't abstract problems. They happen to real people. Hope cannot begin by looking away.

CD3 - Action - asks the unavoidable question, what are we going to do about it? This is where awareness becomes participation. The songs insist that ordinary people matter, that collective action matters, and that refusing to surrender is itself a form of resistance.

CD4 - The Future We Make - this is not the promise that everything will be all right. It is about rebuilding, reconciliation, responsibility, regeneration and protecting something worth saving. It asks what happens when hope becomes something we actually do.

The four CDs therefore form a journey: CARE → SEE → ACT → BUILD.

And the final track, Bob Marley & The Wailers' “Redemption Song,” is included so it leaves us with no easy escape. After listening to everything prior, the responsibility passes from the music to us.

I don't want this collection to leave you simply feeling inspired. I want it to make you think. Because perhaps hope isn't believing that someone will make the world better.

Perhaps hope is deciding that you will help make it better yourself. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Youngbloods - Get Together 4:37 2007

02 Sarah Blasko - Without 3:55 2009

03 Carole King - You've Got a Friend 5:03 1971

04 John Prine - Hello in There 4:30 1971

05 Cat Stevens - Peace Train 4:11 1971

06 Korgis - That's What Friends Are for (Unplugged) 3:12 1980

07 Hollies - He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother 4:20 1969

08 Band - The Weight 4:37 1968

09 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:53 1970

10 Bill Withers - Lean on Me 3:48 1972

11 Bruce Springsteen - If I Should Fall Behind 2:57 1992

12 Leonard Cohen - Anthem 6:09 1992

13 R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts 5:18 1992

14 Tracy Chapman - Change 5:05 1988

15 Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror 5:19 1987

16 Ben Harper - With My Own Two Hands 4:34 2002

17 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Teach Your Children 2:55 1970

18 Anohni feat. Antony and The Johnsons - It Must Change 4:53 2023

19 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 3:53 1971

20 Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush - Don't Give Up 5:39 1986

CD2

01 Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit 3:11 1939

02 Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home (In This World Anymore) 3:29 1940

03 Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Universal Soldier 2:18 1964

04 John Lennon - Working Class Hero 3:48 1970

05 Stevie Wonder - Living for The City 7:21 1973

06 Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going to Go 7:04 1970

07 Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey on The Moon 1:57 1970

08 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 6:32 1982

09 Specials - Ghost Town 3:42 1981

10 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding 3:04 1982

11 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) 3:54 1979

12 Peter Tosh - Equal Rights 5:59 1977

13 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning 4:16 1987

14 Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Zombie 12:26 1976

15 Miriam Makeba - Soweto Blues 4:16 1977

16 Sinéad O'connor - Black Boys on Mopeds 3:54 1990

17 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi 2:15 1970

18 Sting - They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) 7:15 1987

19 Bob Dylan - Masters of War 4:34 1963

20 Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam 4:57 1964

CD3

01 Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in A Dangerous Time 4:06 1984

02 Sweet Honey in the Rock - Ella's Song 5:50 1981

03 Neville Brothers - Sister Rosa 3:34 1989

04 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody 3:40 1975

05 Pete Seeger - If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) 1:53 1959

06 Billy Bragg - There is Power in A Union 2:50 1986

07 Special A.K.A. - Free Nelson Mandela 4:08 1984

08 James Brown - Say it Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud) Part 1 3:01 1968

09 Sly & the Family Stone - Stand! 4:13 1969

10 Jewel - Hands 3:17 1998

11 Andra Day - Rise Up 4:13 2015

12 Hugh Masekela - Mandela (Bring Him Back Home) 5:12 1987

13 Common & John Legend - Glory 4:32 2014

14 Patti Smith - People Have the Power 5:06 1988

15 Graham Nash - Chicago, We Can Change The World 4:01 1971

16 Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back 4:06 2007

17 Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up 2:45 1970

18 Staple Singers - Respect Yourself 3:32 1971

19 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream 3:17 1969

20 Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong 4:16 1987

CD4

01 Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come 3:13 1964

02 Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get it If You Really Want 2:44 1970

03 Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Mono) 2:42 1969

04 Judds - Love Can Build A Bridge 5:23 1990

05 Cherry Ghost - People Help The People 3:59 2007

06 John Lennon - Only People 3:19 1973

07 Diana Ross - Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) 3:00 1970

08 U2 - One 4:34 1991

09 Sounds of Blackness - Optimistic 3:47 1991

10 Bruce Springsteen - The Rising 4:47 2002

11 Garth Brooks - The Change 4:07 1995

12 Daryl Braithwaite - Higher Than Hope 4:59 1991

13 Graeme Connors - We Can Change the World 5:26 1990

14 Dolly Parton - Light of a Clear Blue Morning 4:56 1977

15 Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine 6:44 1994

16 Santana - Let The Children Play 2:37 1977

17 World Party - Put The Message in The Box 4:16 1990

18 Matisyahu - One Day 3:26 2008

19 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Single Version) 2:18 1967

20 Bob Marley - Redemption Song 3:48 1980

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