Dog Breath

FZ album(s) in which song has appeared:

Uncle Meat (1969) as Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague, recorded at Apostolic, NYC, October 1967-February 1968
- same version on Video From Hell (1987)
- same version on Uncle Meat (The Movie) (1988)
- same version, instrumental mix, as Dog Breath released as a single
Uncle Meat (1969) as The Dog Breath Variations, recorded at Apostolic, NYC, October 1967-February 1968
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) as part of Little House I Used To Live In, performed in Denver, May 3, 1968
BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992) as Dog Breath, performed in Amsterdam, October 20, 1968
BTB II: Disconnected Synapses (1992) as The Dog Breath, performed in Paris, December 15, 1970
Just Another Band From L.A. (1972) as Dog Breath, performed in LA, August 7, 1971
- same version on Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Phish (2002)
- same version on Zappa Picks by Larry LaLonde of Primus (2002)
BTB II: Swiss Cheese/Fire! (1992) as part of Magdalena/Dog Breath, performed in Montreaux, December 4, 1971
The Dub Room Special! (2007) as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Los Angeles, August 27, 1974
- same version on The Dub Room Special! (video) (1982) as part of "Kim?"/The Dog Breath Variations/Uncle Meat
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (1988) as The Dog Breath Variations, performed in Helsinki, September 1974
The Yellow Shark (1993) as Dog Breath Variations, performed in September 1992
- same version on Strictly Genteel (1997)

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

December, 1967-August, 1968 (MOI)
September-October, 1968 (2nd MOI European Tour)
May-August, 1969 (MOI) <quoted>
June-December, 1970 (MOI)
August-October, 1971 (MOI)
November-December, 1971 (MOI European Tour)
September, 1972 (Grand Wazoo)
February-May, 1973 (MOI)
June-July, 1973 (MOI Pacific Tour)
August-September, 1973 (MOI European Tour)
October-December, 1973 (MOI)
February-March, 1974 (MOI)
June-August, 1974 (MOI)
September-October, 1974 (MOI European Tour)
October-December, 1974 (MOI)
September, 1975 (Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra)
April-June, 1988 (Europe) <1987 rehearsals>
September, 1992 (Ensemble Modern)

Comments:

Touring versions from Foggy G's We're Only In It For The Touring:

1968
Essentially performed as on "Uncle Meat", but without the vocals. The opening vocals- the screams- are present, but the remainder of the tune is performed as an instrumental. This tune pops up both as a stand alone song, and as part of a "Little House I Used To Live In" performance where half the band performs "Dog Breath", and the other half performs "Little House".
1970
Essentially performed as on "Disconnected Synapses" from Beat the Boots Volume II. Note that this is the short version, with vocals, but without the guitar solo and then reprise.
1972
This is the medley consisting of "Dog Breath Variations" and Uncle Meat". It is esentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume II, allowing for obvious differences in instrumentation, and minus the opening guitar riff from "Dog Breath". Originally, this was conceived as a three part medley, with "Low Budget Symphony Orchestra" comprising the first part. This original medley, however, only lasts for the first two performances.

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