Zappa in New York

Zappa in New York
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1978
RecordedDecember 26–29, 1976
VenuePalladium, NYC
Genre
Length70:04 (1977 unedited version)
59:47 (1978 edited version)
101:53 (1991 CD / digital version)
99:42 (2019 40th Anniversary 3LP)
301:33 (2019 40th Anniversary 5CD)
LabelDiscReet
ProducerFrank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Zoot Allures
(1976)
Zappa in New York
(1978)
Studio Tan
(1978)
Alternative cover
40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Zappa in New York is a double live album by Frank Zappa released on his own DiscReet Records label, distributed by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded in December 1976 at a series of concerts at the Palladium in New York City.

The album was scheduled for release in mid-1977, but it was not generally available until March 1978. The album reached #57 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.

Though it was on his own label, Zappa did not authorize the 1977 or 1978 releases of this album[2] and Warner did no promotion. At the same time Zappa gave interviews which described his legal problems with Warner and former manager Herb Cohen. The 1991 CD re-release was the first time the album was issued with Zappa's authorization.[3]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Frank Zappa: Zappa in New York". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "1978-09 Zappa zaps religion and drugs". www.afka.net.
  3. ^ "Father, I have a confession to make..." fzpomd.net.