Hallowen 1981

For the 1st time ever, Frank Zappa’s historic October 31st Halloween night concerts and the closing November 1st show recorded live at The Palladium in New York in 1981 will be released as a gigantic 6 disc box set featuring 78 unreleased live tracks totaling more than 7 hours of live performances from 3 complete concerts. Available October 2nd, 2020, via Zappa Records and Universal Music, the expansive release is the next in the acclaimed costume box set series which began with the "Halloween 77" box set in 2017 to chronicle these iconic concerts and celebrate Zappa’s love of Halloween.

The specially designed costume box will include a Count Frankula mask along with a red and black cape so fans can dress like vampire Frank Zappa for Halloween or display alongside their FrankEnZappa mask and gloves from last year’s "Halloween 73" box or the retro mask and costume of the maestro himself from the inaugural release.

Fully authorized by the Zappa Trust and produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the concerts have been newly mixed from the original Ampex 456 2" 24 track analog tape masters by Craig Parker Adams in 2020. This king size offering also includes a 40-page booklet with rare photos from the event by John Livzey and new liner notes by touring band member Robert Martin, Vaultmeister Joe Travers and super fan in attendance Gary Titone who pens a remembrance of the shows.

In addition, a 1CD version titled "Halloween 81 : Highlights From The Palladium, New York City" will also be released, featuring performances from all 3 shows along with an exclusive track, “Strictly Genteel”, from the November 1st show, not included on the box set. It will be packaged in a jewel case with liners by Travers.