Frank Zappa — “Halloween ’78” (Highlights Edition)

2LP 180g “Blood Spatter” • Gatefold • 2025

This 2LP 180g “Highlights” set distills the legendary 1978 Halloween concert at NYC’s Palladium, newly mixed and mastered for a punchy, high-impact listen. It arrives in a gatefold sleeve with a booklet featuring Lynn Goldsmith’s rare photos—ideal for Zappa fans who want the essence of the marathon show on vinyl.

Key Features

• Format: 2LP 180g “Blood Spatter” (Highlights edition)
• Label: Zappa Records / UMe
• Packaging: gatefold + booklet with photos by Lynn Goldsmith
• Recording: Live at The Palladium, NYC — October 31, 1978
• Release date: October 24, 2025
• EAN: 0602478351693

Tracklist

1. Side A
   1. 10-31-78 Show Start
   2. Ancient Armaments
   3. “Happy Halloween Everybody!”
   4. Dancin' Fool
   5. Easy Meat
2. Side B
   1. Conehead
   2. Suicide Chump
3. Side C
   1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
   2. Nanook Rubs It
   3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
   4. Father O’Blivion
   5. Rollo
   6. Camarillo Brillo
   7. Muffin Man
4. Side D
   1. Black Napkins / The Deathless Horsie

Why you’ll love it

A focused cut of Zappa’s most famous Halloween, featuring iconic suites (the “Yellow Snow” sequence) and a blistering finale. The 180g pressing and refreshed mix/master boost clarity and impact, while the colorway and gatefold presentation make it a collector’s piece.

Trivia

• Fourth entry in Zappa’s Halloween series (after ’77, ’73 and ’81).
• Spotlights the Oct 31, 1978 Palladium show, a fertile period previewing material later issued in studio form.
• This is the “Blood Spatter” 2LP variant; a “Candy Corn” 2LP was also announced.