Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme 11 years old

Recorded on August 27, 1974 at KCET in Hollywood

Frank Zappa: A Token of his Extreme is the 1974 television special recorded at Kcet in Hollywood that was produced by Zappa and aired only in France and Switzerland. The program, as thoroughly tweezed and produced by Zappa for his own Honker Home Video label, includes the following musical performances by Zappa and his band: T”he Dog Breath Variations/ Uncle Meat,” “Montana,” “Florentine Pogen,” “Stink-Foot,” “Pygmy Twylyte,” “Room Service,” “Inca Roads,” “Oh No,” Son of Orange County,” “More Trouble Every Day” and “A Token of My Extreme.” In the words of Zappa himself as he said it on The Mike Douglas Show in 1976, “This is put together with my own money and my own time and it’s been offered to television networks and to syndication and it has been steadfastly rejected by the American television industry.

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Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme Cast

Name Character
Frank Zappa He was 72, 52 years old when he died as himself
Napoleon Murphy Brock He was 67, now 79 years old as himself
Ruth Underwood She was 67, now 78 years old as herself
Chester Thompson He was 64, now 75 years old as himself
Tom Fowler as himself
George Duke He was 67, 67 years old when he died as himself

Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme Crew

Name Department
Frank Zappa as Production Design. He was 72 (52) years old when He died Art
Frank Zappa as Director. He was 72 (52) years old when He died Directing
Frank Zappa as Editor. He was 72 (52) years old when He died Editing
Bruce Bickford as Animation. He was 66 (72) years old when He died Visual Effects
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme poster
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme (11 years)

Recorded on August 27, 1974 at KCET in Hollywood

  • Release day: Monday, June 03, 2013
  • Runtime: 90 minutes