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Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute

Compil. US 1996 on UMRK label
Rock (Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Avant-garde, Prog Rock)

Official Release #66. All compositions published worldwide by Munchkin Music. Album versions (tracks 2, 5 & 7) © 1996 Rykodisc. Exclusive worldwide license Zappa Family Trust. ℗ © 1996 Zappa Family Trust. Artwork & Liner Notes © 1996 Zappanese. This release's aim was to explore Frank Zappa's self-professed 'signature' guitar pieces - "Black Napkins", "Zoot Allures" and "Watermelon in Easter Hay" - by juxapositioning alternate, early recordings of these tracks against the original album versions. "Merely a Blues In A" is, effectively, a previously unreleased track. Liner notes denoted as being written in Los Angeles, 1996. Track 1: Live recording - Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1975-11-22. Track 2: Live recording - Osaka, Japan 1976-02-00; originally released in October 1976 on "Zoot Allures". Track 3: Live Recording - Tokyo, Japan, 1976-02-05. Track 4: Live Recording - Paris, France, 1974-09-27. Previously unreleased. Track 5: Originally released in October 1976 on "Zoot Allures". Track 6: Live recording - city and specific date unknown, January or February 1978. Track 7: Originally released in 1979 on "Joe's Garage, Acts 2 & 3", ending with an extra live-concert insert at the end with FZ saying "Good Night" as a final reminiscent to his death. Mastered at UMRK, 1996. Packaging: six-panel black imitation leather Digipak with a fake stick-on mustache; the silver letters are printed on brilliant embossed black. Includes a 12-page booklet. First pressings don't have the stickered barcode.

     
Musicians
PortraitFrank Zappa voc, g, 1940-1993 US
composed by, mixed by, album by, lead guitar
PortraitDweezil Zappa voc, g, *1969 US
liner notes, producer, sequenced by, edited by
PortraitAhmet Zappa voc, *1974 US
liner notes, hair displacement guidance
PortraitSpencer Chrislu ,
mastered by, mixed by, sequenced by, edited by, technician, analog tape resuscitation, 8 track and 2 track transfers, technical assistance
PortraitJoe Travers dr, voc, US
research, vault meistering, research
PortraitDave Dondorf ,
technician, analog tape resuscitation, 8 track and 2 track transfers, technical assistance
PortraitRoy Estrada b, voc, eb, *1943 US
bass, bass guitar
PortraitTerry Bozzio dr, perc, *1950 US
drums
PortraitAndre Lewis org, 1948-2012 US
keyboards
PortraitNapoleon M. Brock voc, fl, ts, US
vocals, tenor saxophone, vocals
PortraitNorma Jean Bell voc, sax,
vocals
PortraitTom Fowler b, *1951 US
bass
PortraitChester Thompson dr, *1948 US
drums
PortraitGeorge Duke key, voc, 1946-2013 US
keyboards, vocals
PortraitDave Parlato b, US
bass
PortraitLou Anne Neill hrp, US
harp
PortraitRuth Underwood perc, vib, mar, *1946 US
marimba
PortraitPatrick O'Hearn syn, b, *1954 US
bass
PortraitPeter Wolf key, *1952 US
keyboards
PortraitTommy Mars key, *1951 US
keyboards
PortraitEd Mann perc, *1954 US
percussion
PortraitAdrian Belew voc, g, *1949 US
rhythm guitar
PortraitArthur Barrow g, b, voc, *1952 US
bass
PortraitVinnie Colaiuta dr, *1956 US
drums, other, optometric abandon
PortraitWarren Cuccurullo g, voc, *1956 US
rhythm guitar
Producers
Tracy Veal art direction, design
Matt Groening artwork, cover manuscript art
Gail Zappa executive-producer
Emerson-Loew photography by, apostrophe (') cover
Mike Keneally research, preliminary research
Composers
Frank Zappa
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Black NapkinsFrank Zappa7:10
2Black Napkins: "Zoot Allures" Album VersionFrank Zappa4:15
3Zoot AlluresFrank Zappa15:45
4Merely A Blues In AFrank Zappa7:27
5Zoot Allures: "Zoot Allures" Album VersionFrank Zappa4:05
6Watermelon In Easter HayFrank Zappa6:42
7Watermelon In Easter Hay: "Joe's Garage" Album VersionFrank Zappa8:42
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