Even two years before his death, Frank Zappa was ahead of the musical curve. 30 years ago today (7/7/91), Zappa released Beat the Boots is a collection of bootleg recordings of performances by which were originally distributed illegally but were released officially by Rhino Entertainment in 1991 as part of Zappa’s campaign to dissuade his fans from buying illegal recordings of his concerts. In honor of the live shows- lets watch one of the best on YouTube – 0/13/1978 – Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ).
