Beat the Boots II is a box set by Frank Zappa. It compiles bootleg recordings which were previously available illegally, and was released through Rhino Entertainment in 1992 as part of Zappa's campaign to dissuade his fans from buying illegal recordings of his concerts. The set contains material from between 1968 and 1978, including Swiss Cheese/Fire! which documents a famous 1971 concert at a casino in Montreux where the venue burned down, inspiring the lyrics of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water".
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
Disconnected Synapses was recorded at Palais Gaumont, Paris December 15, 1970.
Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (Sicilian for "I've got such a big dick") was recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City November 13, 1970.
Electric Aunt Jemima incorporates material from various dates: tracks 1, 2, 5 and 7 are from a show at The Dog, Denver, Colorado on May 3, 1968; tracks 3 and 6 are from Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, October 20, 1968 and track 4 was recorded at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany on September 28, 1968.
Beat the Boots is a collection of bootleg recordings by Frank Zappa which were originally distributed illegally but were released officially by Rhino Entertainment in 1991. The recordings were available as individual CDs and as an LP or cassette box set. The eight discs span a fifteen-year period from September 30, 1967 ('Tis the Season to Be Jelly) to May 21, 1982 (two tracks on As an Am).
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
As an Am features recordings from three separate shows. Track 1 is from May 19, 1981 at Rockline, KLOS-FM, Los Angeles, California; tracks 2 and 3 are from May 21, 1982 at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany and tracks 4-6 are from October 31, 1981 at The Palladium, New York City.
The Ark documents a show at The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts on July 8, 1969.
Freaks & Mother*#@%! was recorded at Fillmore East, New York City on November 13, 1970. The original bootleg version was called Freaks and Motherfuckers.
Unmitigated Audacity was recorded at University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana on May 12, 1974.
[L. HAZELWOOD - D. MUSTAINE]
[SOLO: POLAND]
YOU KEEP SAYING YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME
SOME THINGS YOU CALL LOVE, BUT I CALL SEX
YOU'VE BEEN KISSING WHEN YOU OUGHT-A-BE-A
SCREWING AND NOW SOMEONE ELSE CAN KISS YOUR ASS
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING
THATS JUST WHAT THEY'LL DO
AND ONE OF THESE DAYS THESE BOOTS
ARE GONNA WALK ALL OVER YOU
[SOLO: POLAND]
YOU KEEP LIEING (LYING) AND THERE AIN'T NO BELIEVING
AND YOU KEEP SAME'N WHEN YOU OUGHT-A-BE-A LEAVING
NOW WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT BUT YOU AIN'T BEEN RIGHT YET
THESE BOOTS...
[SOLO: POLAND]
YOU'VE KEEP DRESSING WAYS YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRESSING
AND YOU KEEP THINGING THAT YOU'LL NEVER GET BURNED HA!
I JUST FOUND ME A BRAND NEW BOX SPRING MATTRESS
WHAT YOU KNOW BITCH YOU GOT A LOT TO LEARN
THESE BOOTS... ARE YOU READY BOOTS
[SOLO: POLAND]
AND YOU THINK I'M KIDDING, DONT'YA!