Frank Zappa - 200 Motels
Singer: Frank ZappaTitle: 200 Motels
Label: United Artists Records – UAS. 9956
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: India
Date of released: 1975
Category: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Avantgarde, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Parody, Dialogue, Soundtrack
Size MP3 zip: 1611 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1310 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture |
| A2 | Mystery Roach |
| A3 | Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers |
| A4 | This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue) |
| A5 | Tuna Fish Promenade |
| A6 | Dance Of The Just Plain Folks |
| A7 | This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise) |
| A8 | The Sealed Tuna Bolero |
| A9 | Lonesome Cowboy BurtVocals – Jimmy Carl Black |
| B1 | Touring Can Make You Crazy |
| B2 | Would You Like A Snack? |
| B3 | Redneck Eats |
| B4 | Centerville |
| B5 | She Painted Up Her Face |
| B6 | Janet's Big Dance Number |
| B7 | Half A Dozen Provocative Squats |
| B8 | Mysterioso |
| B9 | Shove It Right In |
| B10 | Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude |
| C1 | I'm Stealing The Towels |
| C2 | Dental Hygiene Dilemma |
| C3 | Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? |
| C4 | Daddy, Daddy, Daddy |
| C5 | Penis Dimension |
| C6 | What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning |
| D1 | A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes |
| D2 | Magic Fingers |
| D3 | Motorhead's Midnight Ranch |
| D4 | Dew On The Newts We Got |
| D5 | The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts |
| D6 | The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth |
| D7 | The Girl's Dream |
| D8 | Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce |
| D9 | Strictly Genteel (The Finale)Vocals – Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Theodore Bikel |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – United Artists Records
- Recorded At – Rolling Stones Mobile
- Recorded At – Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, England
- Overdubbed At – Whitney Recording Studios
- Engineered At – Whitney Recording Studios
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Printed By – The Eagle Lithographing Co. (P) Ltd.
- Made By – The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
- Manufactured By – The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
- Distributed By – The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
Credits
- Artwork [Cover & Poster] – Dave McMacken*
- Artwork [Packaging & Book Design] – Cal Schenkel
- Bass – Martin Lickert
- Composed By, Orchestrated By – Frank Zappa
- Conductor [Orchestra] – Elgar Howarth
- Conductor [Vocal Ensemble] – David Van Asch
- Crew [Road Manager] – Dick Barber
- Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
- Engineer [Overdubs & Remix] – Barry Keene
- Featuring – The Mothers Of Invention*, The Top Score Singers
- Guitar, Bass – Frank Zappa
- Keyboards, Trombone – George Duke
- Keyboards, Woodwind – Ian Underwood
- Management – Herb Cohen
- Narrator – Theodore Bikel
- Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Percussion [Orchestra Drum Set] – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By – Ian Stock, Mark Volman
- Producer – Frank Zappa
- Recorded By [Live] – Bob Auger
- Supervised By [Classical Guitar Ensemble] – John Williams
- Technician – Dave O'Neil, Paul Hof
- Vocals, Performer [Special Material] – Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman
- Voice [Voice Of The "Bad Conscience"] – Jim Pons
Notes
Live recording facilities: The Rolling Stones Mobile.Reduction facilities: Whitney Studios
© copyright 1971
Made in India
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Records with appx. 200g. This Indian edition was also exported to Yugoslavia.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): UAS-9956-I Rel (xxxx) F I0-7
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched): UAS-9956-2 Rel (xxxx) F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout C, etched): UAS-9956-3 Rel (xxxx) F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout D, etched): UAS-9956-4 Rel (xxxx) F
- Matrix / Runout (Runouts A to D, stamped): G
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAS 9956 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels (2xLP, Album, Gat) | United Artists Records | UAS 9956 | US | 1971 |
| UAS 7045 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels (LP, Album) | United Artists Records | UAS 7045 | South Africa | 1972 |
| UAS 9956 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels (2xLP, Album, Gat) | United Artists Records | UAS 9956 | Philippines | 1971 |
| DTC-7020 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels (Cass, Album, Dou) | United Artists Records | DTC-7020 | UK | 1972 |
| UAS 29 218/9 | Frank Zappa | 200 Motels (2xLP, Album, RE, RP) | Liberty | UAS 29 218/9 | France | 1981 |