
Tracklist
- 1-01 Stinkfoot 7:40
- 1-02 When Yuppies Go To Hell 14:36
- 1-03 Fire And Chains 3:57
- 1-04 Let’s Make The Water Turn Black 1:36
- 1-05 Harry, You’re A Beast 0:47
- 1-06 The Orange County Lumber Truck 0:42
- 1-07 Oh No 4:43
- 1-08 Theme From “Lumpy Gravy” 1:12
- 1-09 Eat That Question 1:55
- 1-10 Black Napkins 6:56
- 1-11 Big Swifty 11:13
- 1-12 King Kong 13:11
- 1-13 Star Wars Won’t Work 3:33
- 2-01 The Black Page (New Age Version) 6:45
- 2-02 T’Mershi Duweeen 1:42
- 2-03 Dupree’s Paradise 8:35
- 2-04 City Of Tiny Lights 8:01
- 2-05 Royal March From “L’Histoire Du Soldat”Stravinsky 1:00
- 2-06 Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto #3Bartók 0:43
- 2-07 Sinister Footwear (2nd Mvt.) 6:19
- 2-08 Stevie’s Spanking 4:26
- 2-09 Alien Orifice 4:15
- 2-10 Cruisin’ For Burgers 8:28
- 2-11 Advance Romance 7:43
- 2-12 Strictly Genteel 5:37
Musicians
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Paul CarmanAlto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
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Frank ZappaArranged By, Written-By, Producer, Compiled By, Edited By, Lead Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
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Kurt McGettrickBaritone Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet, Arranged By (Horns)
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Chad WackermanDrums, Percussion (Electronic)
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Scott ThunesElectric Bass, Keyboards (Mini Moog), Arranged By
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Bobby MartinKeyboards, Vocals
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Ike WillisRhythm Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
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Mike KeneallyRhythm Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
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Albert WingTenor Saxophone
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Bruce FowlerTrombone
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Walt FowlerTrumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesizer
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Ed MannVibraphone (Vibes), Marimba, Percussion (Electronic)
Also credited
Also credited. Written-By: Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók. Engineer: Bob Stone.
Release notes
Packaged in a fat double CD case with an 8-panel folded insert that includes credits and release information. Some copies include a 16-page catalog, “The Frank Zappa Collection.”
Live album put together from recordings of Frank Zappa’s 1988 concerts, mainly focusing on the composer’s instrumental (but not necessarily jazzy) pieces.
All material herein is 100% live and there are no overdubs of any kind. All selections segue.
Locations used for this recordings:
1-01: Boston, Poughkeepsie
1-02: Linz, Brighton, Burlington, Washington DC
1-03: Washington DC
1-04: Rotterdam
1-05: Rotterdam
1-06: Rotterdam
1-07: London
1-08: Rotterdam
1-09: Rome
1-10: Vienna
1-11: Munich
1-12: Munich, Cleveland
1-13: Stuttgart
2-01: Philadelphia, Modena
2-02: Mannheim
2-03: Mannheim
2-04: Modena
2-05: Pittsburgh
2-06: Springfield
2-07: Allentown
2-08: Allentown
2-09: Firenze
2-10: Lund
2-11: Firenze
2-12: Seville
The spelling for track 2-02 T’Mershi Duweeen seems to be the accepted form for this release. Though it is spelled T’Mershi Duween on other releases. Go figure?
Actual Track durations are (booklet times in parenthesis):
1-12: 13:04 (13:11)
1-13: 3:43 (3:33)
2-07: 6:39 (6:19)
2-12: 6:36 (5:37)
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