Zappa - Them Or Us
Singer: ZappaTitle: Them Or Us
Label: Rykodisc – RCD 10543
Type: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: US
Date of released:
Category: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Avantgarde, Doo Wop
Size MP3 zip: 1460 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1590 mb
Rating: 4.6✭
Format: MP3 VOX DMF AC3 AA WAV MPC AU FLAC
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | The Closer You AreBass – Arthur BarrowDrums – Chad WackermanHarmony Vocals – Bobby Martin , Ike Willis, Ray WhiteKeyboards – Tommy MarsLead Vocals – Frank Zappa |
2:55 |
| 2 | In FranceBass – Arthur BarrowDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar – Ray WhiteHarmony Vocals – Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock*, Ray WhiteKeyboards – Tommy MarsLead Vocals – Johnny 'Guitar' Watson*Soloist, Harmonica – Bobby Martin |
3:30 |
| 3 | Ya HoznaBass – Arthur BarrowDrums – Chad WackermanKeyboards – Tommy MarsSoloist, Guitar – Steve VaiVocals – George Duke, Moon Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock*Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Frank Zappa |
6:26 |
| 4 | SharleenaBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar [Rhythm & Fills] – Steve VaiKeyboards – Tommy MarsPercussion – Ed MannSoloist, Guitar – Dweezil ZappaVocals – Bobby Martin , Frank Zappa, Ray White |
4:33 |
| 5 | Sinister Footwear IIBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar [Solo] – Frank ZappaGuitar [Written Lines] – Steve VaiKeyboards – Bobby Martin , Tommy MarsPercussion – Ed MannRhythm Guitar – Ray White |
8:39 |
| 6 | Truck Driver DivorceBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanKeyboards – Bobby Martin , Tommy MarsPercussion – Ed MannRhythm Guitar – Ray White, Steve VaiVocals, Soloist, Guitar – Frank Zappa |
8:59 |
| 7 | Stevie's SpankingBass – Scott ThunesChorus – Ike Willis, Ray White, Roy EstradaDrums – Chad WackermanKeyboards – Tommy MarsLead Vocals – Bobby Martin Percussion – Ed MannRhythm Guitar – Frank Zappa, Ray WhiteSoloist, Guitar [1st] – Steve VaiSoloist, Guitar [2nd] – Dweezil Zappa |
5:23 |
| 8 | Baby, Take Your Teeth OutBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar – Steve VaiHarmony Vocals – Bob Harris, Ray White, Thana HarrisKeyboards – Bobby Martin Lead Vocals – Ike WillisPercussion – Ed MannSoloist, Keyboards – Tommy Mars |
1:54 |
| 9 | Marque-Son's ChickenBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar [Written Lines] – Steve VaiKeyboards – Bobby Martin , Tommy MarsPercussion – Ed MannRhythm Guitar – Ray WhiteSoloist, Guitar – Frank Zappa |
7:33 |
| 10 | Planet Of My DreamsBass – Patrick O'HearnDrums – Chad WackermanHarmony Vocals – Ike Willis, Ray White, Thana HarrisLead Vocals – Bob HarrisPiano – George Duke |
1:37 |
| 11 | Be In My VideoBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanHarmony Vocals – Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock*, Ray WhitePiano – Brad ColeSaxophone, Voice [Falsetto] – Bobby Martin Voice [Insinuations] – Frank Zappa |
3:39 |
| 12 | Them Or UsBass, Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanSoloist, Guitar – Frank Zappa |
5:23 |
| 13 | Frogs With Dirty Little LipsBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanGuitar – Steve VaiHarmony Vocals – Bob Harris, Bobby Martin , Ray White, Roy EstradaKeyboards – Tommy MarsLead Vocals – Frank ZappaPercussion – Ed Mann |
2:42 |
| 14 | Whippin' PostBass – Scott ThunesDrums – Chad WackermanKeyboards – Tommy MarsLead Vocals, Keyboards – Bobby Martin Percussion – Ed MannRhythm Guitar – Ray White, Steve VaiSoloist, Guitar – Frank ZappaWritten-By – Gregg Allman |
7:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA
- Published By – Zappa Family Trust
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Published By – Frank Zappa Music
- Published By – Longitude Music Co.
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Published By – Elijah Blue Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
- Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
- Engineered At – UMRK
- Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – Y12409
Credits
- Design [CD Repackaging] – Ferenc Dobronyi
- Engineer – Bob Stone, Mark Pinske
- Graphics – Gabrielle Raumberger, New Age Art
- Painting [Cover Painting] – Donald Roller Wilson
- Photography By – Steve Schapiro
- Producer, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
- Written-By – Ahmet Zappa (tracks: 13), Earl Lewis (tracks: 1), Frank Zappa (tracks: 2 to 13), Gregg Allman (tracks: 14), Morgan Robinson (tracks: 1)
Notes
Cinram, Olyphant, PA pressingAll songs © 1984, 1994 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a/Munchkin Music (ASCAP) except track 5 © 1972, 1994 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music/Munchkin Music (ASCAP), Track 1 © 1956, renewed 1984 Longitude Music Co. (BMI), Track 14 © 1970 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & Elijah Blue Music (BMI).
℗ 1984 Rykodisc © 1984, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.
The green-tinted CD jewel box is a registered trade-mark of Rykodisc.
Printed in the USA. Manufactured in Canada.
Artwork copyright 1995 The Zappa Family Trust.
Engineered at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen.
FZ approved master, 1993.
Ya Hozna: Backwards Vocal - You figure it out
Sinister Footwear II: Rock band version of the ballet second movement
Marqueson's Chicken, Them or Us: Instrumental.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 014431 05432 7
- Matrix / Runout: wea mfg. Y12409 A4 P2 310543-2 01 M2S3 CI
- Mastering SID Code: ifpi L903
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U3R
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVBO 74200 | Zappa* | Them Or Us (2xLP, Album) | Barking Pumpkin Records | SVBO 74200 | US | 1984 |
| 1C 464 24 0234 9 | Frank Zappa | Them Or Us (Cass, Album) | EMI | 1C 464 24 0234 9 | Europe | 1984 |
| 1C 164 Y 24 0234 3, 1C 164-24 0234 , 1C 164 Y 24 0 | Zappa* | Them Or Us (2xLP, Album, Gat) | EMI, EMI, EMI, Barking Pumpkin Records, Barking Pumpkin Records | 1C 164 Y 24 0234 3, 1C 164-24 0234 , 1C 164 Y 24 0 | Europe | 1984 |
| VACK-1255 | Zappa* | Them Or Us (CD, Album, Promo, RE, RM) | Videoarts Music | VACK-1255 | Japan | 2002 |
| ZAPPA 30 | Zappa* | Them Or Us (2xLP, Album, RE, Gat) | Zappa Records | ZAPPA 30 | UK | 1990 |