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'The Dub Room Special' is a film produced by Frank Zappa for direct-to-video release in October, 1982. The video combines footage from a performance at the KCET studios in Los Angeles on August 27, 1974, a concert performed at The Palladium, New York City on October 31, 1981, some clay animation by Bruce Bickford, and several interviews. The 1974 footage was originally conceived as part of the TV special 'A Token of His Extreme'. The entire production was edited in the "Dub Room" at Compact Video at a post-production facility in Burbank, California. A few of the Compact Video staff have brief appearances.

The videocassette was released in 1983, simultaneously with "Baby Snakes", only available through mail-order with a $49.98 price tag and quickly sold out. It was reissued on DVD on October 17, 2005. In 2007 a soundtrack with the same name was released. In 2013 the original "A Token Of His Extreme" video was released on DVD.

Track listing



# "Kim?"/The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat

# Room Service

#Nig Biz

# Approximate

# Cosmik Debris

# Cocaine Decisions

# "The Massimo Bassoli Instant Italian Lesson"/Montana

# "In Case You Didn't Know"/Tengo Na Minchia Tanta

# Florentine Pogen

# Stevie's Spanking

# Stink-Foot

# Flakes

# Inca Roads

# Easy Meat

# "Huh-Huh-Huh"

The following sections were deleted from the original video release:

*Zappa talking about Compact Video (originally preceded Room Service)

*Intermission after Florentine Pogen, with title cards and Zappa talking about bad continuity

Musicians



August 1974 band

*Frank Zappa - Guitar, vocals and percussion

*George Duke - Keyboards and vocals

*Ruth Underwood - Percussion

*Chester Thompson - Drums

*Tom Fowler - Bass

*Napoleon Murphy Brock - Flute, saxophone and vocals

October 1981 band

*Frank Zappa - Lead guitar and vocals

*Ray White - Guitar and vocals

*Steve Vai - Guitar and vocals

*Tommy Mars - Keyboards and vocals

*Bobby Martin - Keyboards, saxophone and vocals

*Ed Mann - Percussion and vocals

*Scott Thunes - Bass and vocals

*Chad Wackerman - Drums


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