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Zappa’s first two "Road Tapes" releases came out in 2012 and 2013, the first taking us to Kerrisdale Arena in Vancouver in August 1968 and the second compiling three shows at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, in August 1973. The former ("Hungry Freaks, Daddy," "Trouble Every Day," "Sleeping in a Jar," "King Kong," "The Rewards of a Career in Music" and more) presents a dynamic mix of Mothers classics and inspired improvisations, and the latter ("Introcious," "Kung Fu," "Penguin in Bondage," "Uncle Meat," "Montana," "Big Swifty," "The Dog Breath Variations" and more) documents one of Zappa’s finest bands, featuring Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke and Ruth Underwood. "Venue #3," unlike the first two, is not a reissue; this is a first-time release presenting two complete shows from Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis circa July 1970 (the Zappa vaults do not contain many full shows from that period, so this is a real treat). Like the first two editions, "Venue #3" prizes performances over sound quality (the tapes were recorded to stereo reel-to-reel, but not without some problems). Those tracks feature Flo & Eddie, George Duke, Ian Underwood, Aynsley Dunbar and Jeff Simmons: "Mom & Dad," "Call Any Vegetable," "Concentration Moon," "Mother People," "Pound for a Brown," "Mondello’s Revenge," "Let’s Make the Water Turn Back" and more! Zappa.