Frank Zappa is releasing his 1973 Halloween Shows in a costume box set this October.

Frank Zappa played a series of now-legendary Halloween shows each year. This happened during the 1970s and 1980s to mark Zappa’s favourite holiday. So in 1974, he settled New York as the home for these annual concerts. The concerts continued yearly until he retired the tradition in 1984. Specifically, in 1973, he had an exciting new band to play the two Halloween concerts at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

Basically, most of the subsequent New York shows were not recorded, due to the expensive fees that would have been charged by the musicians union. However, there were no such restrictions at the Chicago show. Hence, it was taped. For the first time ever, Frank Zappa’s two complete Halloween shows recorded on October 31, 1973, in Chicago will be released on October 25th via Zappa Records/UMe.