Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep (2025)
The 1974 unreleased made-for-TV concert movie ‘Cheaper Than Cheep’ is finally being released 50 years later! This never-before-heard-or-seen two-hour concert reveals the most intimate performance ever captured from the 1974 Mothers line-up, direct from the lovingly resurrected and restored original vault audio and videotape masters.
Director: Ahmet Zappa
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Frank Zappa as Self (guitar, vocals) |
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Chester Thompson as Self (drums) |
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George Duke as Self (keyboards, vocals) |
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Jeff Simmons as Self (guitar, vocals) |
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Napoleon Murphy Brock as Self (tenor sax, flute, vocals) |
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Ruth Underwood as Self (percussion) |
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Tom Fowler as Self (bass) |
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Cal Schenkel as Self |
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Bruce Bickford as Self |
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| Sound | Frank Zappa | Songs |
| Directing | Ahmet Zappa | Director |
| Production | Frank Zappa | Producer |
| Production | Joe Travers | Producer |
| Production | Ahmet Zappa | Producer |
| Editing | John Albarian | Editor |
| Crew | Erich Gobel | Mixing Engineer |
| Crew | Karma Auger | Mixing Engineer |
| Production | Jeff Fura | Producer |
| Production | Holland Greco | Producer |
| Editing | Jeremy Rhodes | Editor |
| Sound | Kerry McNabb | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Michael Mesker | Title Designer |
| Production | Ashley Slater | Production Manager |
| Crew | Tim Plumley | Public Relations |