' s ▁studio ▁portion ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁while ▁the ▁live ▁portion , ▁released ▁as ▁Live ▁Jam , ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Ball room ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁a ▁UN ICE F ▁char ity ▁concert ▁and ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁at ▁F ill more ▁East ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Mus icians ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁performance ▁included ▁Eric ▁Cla pton , ▁George ▁Harrison , ▁Nick y ▁Hop kins , ▁Keith ▁Moon ▁and ▁Klaus ▁Vo orm ann , ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁performance ▁featured ▁Frank ▁Z appa ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁the ▁M oth ers ▁of ▁In vention . ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁single ▁" W oman ▁Is ▁the ▁N igger ▁of ▁the ▁World ", ▁which ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁title , ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁received ▁sc ath ing ▁reviews ▁on ▁release ▁and ▁performed ▁poor ly ▁commer cially . ▁Review ers ▁were ▁especially ▁critical ▁of ▁its ▁polit ically ▁charged ▁content . ▁Z appa ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁M oth ers ▁performance , ▁eventually ▁re le asing ▁his ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁performance ▁on ▁Play ground ▁Psych ot ics ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁on ▁compact ▁disc ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁album , ▁removing ▁several