Frank Zappa – 200 Motels
(Liberty Records 1981 UAS29218/9 French Press)
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– faint sticker discolouration mark top right
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. He came to prominence fronting The Mothers Of Invention and continued with a career that spanned more than 30 years.
The 200 Motels soundtrack to Frank Zappa’s film 200 Motels was released by United Artists Records in 1971. Like the film, the album covers a loose storyline about The Mothers of Invention going crazy in the small town of Centerville and bassist Jeff quitting the group, as did his real life counterpart, Jeff Simmons, who left the group before the film began shooting and was replaced by actor Martin Lickert for the film.
Track listing
All songs written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture” | 2:01 |
| 2. | “Mystery Roach” | 2:32 |
| 3. | “Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers” | 0:48 |
| 4. | “This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich” (Prologue) | 0:55 |
| 5. | “Tuna Fish Promenade” | 2:29 |
| 6. | “Dance of the Just Plain Folks” | 4:40 |
| 7. | “This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich” (Reprise) | 0:58 |
| 8. | “The Sealed Tuna Bolero” | 1:40 |
| 9. | “Lonesome Cowboy Burt” | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 19:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Touring Can Make You Crazy” | 2:54 |
| 2. | “Would You Like a Snack?” | 1:23 |
| 3. | “Redneck Eats” | 3:02 |
| 4. | “Centerville” | 2:31 |
| 5. | “She Painted up Her Face” | 1:41 |
| 6. | “Janet’s Big Dance Number” | 1:18 |
| 7. | “Half a Dozen Provocative Squats” | 1:57 |
| 8. | “Mysterioso” | 0:48 |
| 9. | “Shove It Right In” | 2:32 |
| 10. | “Lucy’s Seduction of a Bored Violinist & Postlude” | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 23:03 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “I’m Stealing the Towels” | 2:15 |
| 2. | “Dental Hygiene Dilemma” | 5:11 |
| 3. | “Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You?” | 2:59 |
| 4. | “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy” | 3:11 |
| 5. | “Penis Dimension” | 4:37 |
| 6. | “What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning” | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 21:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes” | 1:08 |
| 2. | “Magic Fingers” | 3:53 |
| 3. | “Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch” | 1:28 |
| 4. | “Dew on the Newts We Got” | 1:09 |
| 5. | “The Lad Searches the Night for His Newts” | 0:41 |
| 6. | “The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth” | 1:10 |
| 7. | “The Girl’s Dream” | 0:54 |
| 8. | “Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Corduroy Ponce” | 1:00 |
| 9. | “Strictly Genteel (The Finale)” | 11:08 |
| Total length: | 22:31 | |
Personnel
- Frank Zappa – bass guitar, guitar, drums, producer, orchestration
- George Duke – trombone, keyboards
- Ian Underwood – keyboards, woodwinds
- Big Jim Sullivan – guitar, orchestration
- Martin Lickert – bass guitar
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Ruth Underwood – percussion
- Jimmy Carl Black – vocals
- Howard Kaylan – vocals
- Jim Pons – voices
- Mark Volman – vocals, photography
- Theodore Bikel – narrator
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Production
- Bob Auger – engineer
- David McMacken – design, illustrations
- Cal Schenkel – design
- Barry Keene – overdubs, remixing
- Patrick Pending – liner notes
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