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When it comes to home video, has the American public been left with no alternative? Frank Zappa, who's built his career creating alternative entertainment, has the answer. Honker Home Video!

"I always believed that there would be a medium called 'home video' even before there was a marketplace for it. I think that it's a mistake to assume that everybody in the U.S. who watches television, likes what they watch. There's a substantial portion of the American public that watches broadcast TV and wishes they were getting a little bit more bang for their buck – or a little bit more content. That's why there is a market for home video, as an alternative to the brainwashing that comes out of the box." - Quote from Jim Bessman interview: Billboard, May 1990

Excavated from the deepest depths of ‘Swill storage: The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels VHS. This 1 out of 1, very rare VHS Tape was originally released JANUARY 31ST, 1989 nand is still in the original packaging.

Total running time:
59 min.

Includes footage from:

  • Vienna, Austria, c. October 12, 1968
  • Royal Festival Hall, October 25, 1968 (parts from Uncle Meat, 1987)
  • Uncle Meat shooting, c. May, 1970 (including some outtakes)
  • Zappa House, 1970 (from Frank Zappa, VPRO, 1971)
  • Fillmore West, November 5-7, 1970 (from Frank Zappa, VPRO, 1971)
  • New York, c. November 13-14, 1970
  • Pinewood Studios, January-February, 1971 (from Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels, VPRO, 1971)
  • 200 Motels editing room, London, 1971
  • Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, December, 1973
  • Village Recorders, LA, c. April, 1979
  • Palermo, Sicily, c. July 14, 1982
  • Interview with Richard Hart, Zappa House, c. August, 1982

The music heard:

  • Bogus Pomp (from London Symphony Orchestra Vols. 1 & 2)
  • The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson (from Ahead Of Their Time)
  • Do You Like My New Car? (from Fillmore West, November, 1970)
  • Do You Like My New Car? (from Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels)
  • Progress? (from Ahead Of Their Time)
  • Like It Or Not (from Ahead Of Their Time)
  • Sleeping In A Jar (from Playground Psychotics)
  • The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (from Pinewood Studios, January-February, 1971)
  • Mystery Roach (from Frank Zappa filmt 200 Motels)
  • Penis Dimension (from Fillmore West, November, 1970)
  • Dummy Up (from Roxy & Elsewhere)
  • Night School (from Jazz From Hell)
  • Strictly Genteel (from London Symphony Orchestra Vols. 1 & 2)

Condition: New/Good.

Note: Due to the nature of this vintage item, minor imperfections should be expected. All sales are final.