FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Meat Light (2016). as My Guitar (Proto I—Excerpt), probably recorded at Apostolic Studios, New York, NY, 1967-1968
• Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970). as My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, basic track recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL, February 1969; with overdubs from T.T.G. and Whitney, 1969
  • same version on Strictly Commercial (1995)
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5 (1992). as My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, recorded at A&R Studios, New York, NY, June 1969
  • same version, different edit, released as My Guitar as a single
• BTB I: The Ark (1991). as My Guitar, performed in Boston, MA, July 8, 1969
• Läther (1996), guitar intro as first part of Duck Duck Goose, performed in London, UK, January 17, 1977
  • same version, longer edit, on Läther (1996) as Leather Goods
• Joe's Garage Act I (1979), as The Central Scrutinizer, recorded at Village Recorders, LA, April 1979
  • same version, shorter edit, on Understanding America (2012) as The Central Scrutinizer
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (1991), as My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, performed in Los Angeles, CA, December 23, 1984
  • same version on Cheap Thrills (1998)
• The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle (2010), as My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, performed in Syracuse, NY, March 21, 1988

 

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

• November 1968-May 1969 (MOI)—known performances: 3
• May-August 1969 (MOI)—known performances: 1
• October-November 1976 (North America)—known performances: 1
• January-February 1977 (Europe)—known performances: 19
• September-December 1977 (North America)—known performances: 1 (only rehearsal)
• October-December 1984 (North America)—known performances: 11
• February-March 1988 (North America)—known performances: 7
• April-June 1988 (Europe)—known performances: 12

 

Comments

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

1968: Essentially performed as on "The Ark", complete with guitar solo. This tune popped up frequently throughout the year, usually performed as mentioned above, but one time (Miami, 3/??) possibly as an instrumental. There are no vocals on the tape during this show opening performance, but that could be due to poor tape quality or early-show mic problems. Nevertheless, this performance follows that same format as the vocal-versions, with a FZ guitar solo climaxing the affair.

1976-77: Another of those "what is this?" versions. This is the SLOW version of this tune. It starts off heavy on the guitar, with Frank playing some distorted chords in a very sluggish yet forceful manner. It is not until the lyrics begin that we realize what song we are in, and then we have second doubts because the lyrics are being sung so slow. When the solo comes, we run and check our tape deck and make sure it is not broken, swearing that this solo should be much faster. But no, the vocals continue, and the voices sound all right, but damn, are they slow. An interesting version, which is actually quite enjoyable once you get over the speed at which it is played. The '77 band slows it down and it works, the '84 band speeds it up and it works- this just must be one solid song.

LEATHER GOODS- One of the much longer improvised codas to this tour's "Jones Crusher" eventually appeared as this bonus track on the 1996 release "Lather". Thus, as it is performed on 2/17, it is exactly the same as it appears on this album.

1984: Essentially played as on YCDTOSA Volume IV, with the standard deviation coming in Frank's solo. Not a bad version of this tune, eh, even though it is the '84 band.

1988: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume IV, allowing for obvious differences in instrumentation, and with the standard deviation coming in Frank's solo.