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Frank Zappa
Does Humor Belong In Music?

Album 1986 on EMI label
Jazz and Rock (Jazz-Rock, Avant-garde, Prog Rock)

Remote recording facility: UMRK Mobile Remix @ UMRK This material is 100% digital, 100% live, with NO over-dubs These songs were selected from the repertoire of the 1984 World Tour. Over a six month period, many hours of exciting live material was recorded in a 24 track digital format. It took another six months to remix it onto PCM 1610 digital 2 track masters. If you enjoy this recording, be advised that there is a lot more lurking in the vault. These tunes were selected because they follow the basic outline of the "DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC?" PMI/ICA video tape, as well as presenting some new, unreleased material. The recording dates were: The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 8/10/84 The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 26/10/84 Amherst College, Lowell, Massachusetts, 28/10/84 The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/11/84 The Bismark Theater, Chicago, Illinois, 23/11/84 The Boy Front Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1/12/84 The Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, 17/12/84 Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, 18/12/84 The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, 23/12/84 Song Information: ZOOT ALLURES - head is from London, solo from Providence TINSEL-TOWN REBELLION - body of tune is from Chicago Illinois, ending is from Seattle TROUBLE EVERY DAY - verses from St. Petersburg, solo from London PENGUIN IN BONDAGE - vocal sections from Vancouver and St. Petersburg, solo from Vancouver GREEN HOTEL - Vancouver BALTIMORE - front of tune is from Los Angeles, vocals from Philadelphia, solo is from Los Angeles COCK-SUCKERS' BALL - Los Angeles WPLJ - Los Angeles CLEVELAND - intro from Los Angeles, piano solo from St. Petersburg, drum solo from Vancouver, guitar solo from Amherst College, out chorus from Los Angeles WHIPPIN' POST - Los Angeles (the last song of the last show of the last tour) All selections copyrighted by Frank Zappa, published by Munchkin Music, ASCAP except - Track 3 is Frank Zappa Music, BMI - Track 7 is an arrangement made from an acapella bootleg recording by The Clovers with no writer or publisher credits. - Track 8 is published by Dobard Music, BMI - Track 10 published by No Exit, BMI. ℗ 1986 Original Sound Recordings made by Pumpko Industries Ltd. © 1986 Pumpko Industries Ltd. Made in West Germany Released in a standard jewel case with 6-page fold-out inlay. There's a aimilar release Does Humor Belong In Music? pressed by Polygram, Hanover, West Germany

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	Frank Zappa voc, g, 1940-1993 US arranged by, written by, lead guitar, vocals, producer, album by
	Scott Thunes b, voc, *1960 US bass
	Chad Wackerman dr, *1960 US drums, soloist, drums
	Dweezil Zappa voc, g, *1969 US guitar, soloist
	Allan Zavod p, *1945 AU keyboards, soloist, keyboards
	Bobby Martin key, voc, FR keyboards, saxophone, vocals
	Ike Willis voc, g, *1955 US rhythm guitar, vocals
	Ray White g, US rhythm guitar, vocals

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