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Guitar

Released: April 1988

Tracklist

1. Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
2. Which One Is It?
3. Republicans
4. Do Not Pass Go
5. Challk Pie
6. In-A-Gadda-Stravinski
7. That’s Not Really Reggae
8. When No One Was No One
9. Once Again, Without The Net
10. Outside Now (Original solo)
11. Jim & Tammy’s Upper Room
12. Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?
13. That Ol’ G Minor Thing Again
14. Hotel Atlanta Incidentals
15. That’s Not Really A Shuffle
16. Move It Or Park It
17. Sunrise Redeemer
18. Varations on Sinister #3
19. Orrin Hatch On Skis
20. But Who Was Fulcanelli?
21. For Duane
22. GOA
23. Winos Do Not March
24. Swans? What Swans?
25. Too Ugly For Show Business
26. Systems Of Edges
27. Do Not Try This At Home
28. Things That Look Like Meat
29. Watermelon In Easter Hay
30. Canadian Customs
31. Is That All There Is?
32. It Ain’t Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary

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Jazz From Hell

Released: November 1986

Tracklist

1. Night School
2. The Beltway Bandits
3. While You Were Art II
4. Jazz From Hell
5. G-Spot Tornado
6. Damp Ankles
7. St. Etienne
8. Massaggio Galore

Line-up
All compositions executed by Frank Zappa on the Synclavier DMS with the exception of “St. Etienne”.
“St. Etienne”: Frank Zappa (lead guitar), Steve Vai (rhythm guitar), Ray White (rhythm guitar), Tommy Mars (keyboards), bobby Martin (keyboards), Ed Mann (percussion), Scott Thunes (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums)

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Does Humor Belong In Music?

Released: January 1986

Tracklist

1. Zoot Allures
2. Tinsel-Town Rebellion
3. Trouble Every Day
4. Penguin In Bondage
5. Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
6. What’s New In Baltimore?
7. Cock-Sucker’s Ball
8. WPLJ
9. Let’s Move To Cleveland
10. Whippin’ Post

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar & vocal), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar & vocal), Bobby Martin (keyboards, sax, vocal), Alan Zavod (keyboard solo on “Cleveland”), Scott Thunes (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums solo on “Cleveland”), Dweezil Zappa (guitar solo on “Whippin’ Post”)

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Meets The Mothers Of Prevention

Released: November 1985

Tracklist

1. Porn Wars
2. We’re Turning Again
3. Alien Orifice
4. Aerobics In Bondage
5. I Don’t Even Care
6. Little Beige Sambo
7. What’s New In Baltimore
8. One Man, One Vote
9. H.R. 2911
10. Yo Cats

Line-up
Frank Zappa, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Ike Willis, Ray White, Bobby Martin, Moon, Dweezil, Senator Danforth (R-Missouri), Senator Hollings (D-South Carolina), Senator Trible (R-Virginia), Senator Hawkins (R-Florida), Senator Exon (D-Nebraska), Senator Gorton (R-Washington), Senator Gore (D-Tennessee), Tipper Gore, Reverend Jeff Ling, Spider Barbour, All Nite John, unknown girl in piano (voices); Frank Zappa, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Steve Vai, Ray White, Ike Willis (guitars); Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin (keyboards); Scott Thunes (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums), Ed Mann (percussion), Frank Zappa (synclavier).

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The Old Masters Box I, II & III

Volume I

Released April 1985. 6 vinyls and bonus disc “The Mystery Disc”

Consists of the following albums:
Freak Out!
Absolutely Free
We’re Only In It For The Money
Lumpy Gravy
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
The Mystery Disc

Volume II

Released November 1986. 8 vinyls and bonus disc “The Mystery Disc”

Consists of the following albums:
Uncle Meat
Hot Rats
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Chunga’s Revenge
Fillmore East June 1971
Just Another Band From LA
The Mystery Disc

Volume III

Released December 1987. 8 vinyl case.

Consists of the following albums:
Waka/Jawaka
The Grand Wazoo
Over-Nite Sensation
Apostrophe
Roxy & Elsewhere
One Size Fits All
Bongo Fury
Zoot Allures

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Francesco Zappa

Released: November 1984

Tracklist

OPUS I

1. No. 1 1st Movement ANDANTE
2. 2nd Movement ALLEGRO CON BRIO
3. No. 2 1st Movement ANDANTINO
4. 2nd Movement MINUETTO GRAZIOSO
5. No. 3 1st Movement ANDANTINO
6. 2nd Movement PRESTO
7. No. 4 1st Movement ANDANTE
8. 2nd Movement ALLEGRO
9. No. 5 2nd Movement MINUETTO GRAZIOSO
10. No. 6 1st Movement LARGO
11. 2nd Movement MINUET

OPUS IV

No. 1 1st Movement ANDANTINO
1. 2nd Movement ALLEGRO ASSAI
2. No. 2 2nd Movement ALLEGRO ASSAI
3. No. 3 1st Movement ANDANTE
4. 2nd Movement TEMPO DI MINUETTO
5. No. 4 1st Movement MENUTETTO

Line-up
Performed by the Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort (Frank Zappa, Conductor)

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ThingFish

Released: November 1984

Tracklist
DISC ONE

1. Prologue
2. The Mammy Nuns
3. Harry & Rhonda
4. Galoot Up-Date
5. The “Torchum” Never Stops
6. That Evil Prince
7. You Are What You Is
8. Mudd Club
9. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
10. Clowns On Velvet
11. Harry As A Boy
12. He’s So Gay
13. The Massive Improve’lence
14. Artificial Rhonda

DISC TWO

1. The Crab-Grass Baby
2. The White Boy Troubles
3. No Not Now
4. Briefcase Boogie
5. Brown Moses
6. Wistful Wit A Fist-Full
7. Drop Dead
8. Won Ton On

Line-Up
Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier), Steve Vai (guitar), Ray White (guitar), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Chuck Wild (broadway piano), Arthur Barrow (bass), Scott Thunes (bass), Jay Anderson (string bass), Ed Mann (percussion), Chad Wackerman (drums), Steve De Furia (synclavier programmer), David Ocker (synclavier programmer)

Thing Fish: Ike Willis
Harry: Terry Bozzio
Rhonda: Dale Bozzio
Evil Prince: Napoleon Murphy Brock
Harry-as–boy: Bob Harris
Brown Moses: Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon: Ray White

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Them Or Us

Released: October 1984

Tracklist

1. The Closer You Are
2. In France
3. Ya Hozna
4. Sharleena
5. Sinister Footwear II
6. Truck Driver Divorce
7. Stevie’s Spanking
8. Baby, Take Your Teeth Out
9. Marque-son’s Chicken
10. Planet Of My Dreams
11. Be In My Video
12. Them Or Us
13. Frogs With Dirty Little Lips
14. Whipping Post

Line-Up
Frank Zappa (guitar & vocals), Ray White, Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, George Duke, Bobby Martin, Roy Estrada (vocals, harmony), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Arthur Barrow (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums), Scott Thunes (bass), Ed Mann (percussion), Steve Vai (guitar), Ray White (rhythm guitar), Bobby Martin (harmonica), Dweezil Zappa (guitar solo on “Sharleena”), Patrick O’Hearn (bass on “Planet Of My Dreams”), Thana Harris (harmony on “Planet Of My Dreams”), George Duke (piano on “Planet Of My Dreams”)

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The Perfect Stranger

Released: August 23 1984

Tracklist

1. The Perfect Stranger
2. Naval Aviation In Art?
3. the Girl In The Magnesium Dress
4. Dupree’s Paradise
5. Love Story
6. Outside Now Again
7. Jonestown

Line-Up
Tracks 1, 2, 4: Ensemble InterContemporain conducted by/direction: Pierre Boulez (recorded January 10 & 11 1984 at Ircam, Paris)
Tracks 3, 5, 6, 7: The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort

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London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I, II

Released: Vol. I June 1983 - Vol. II September 1987

Tracklist
DISC ONE

1. Bob In Dacron: First Movement
2. Bob In Dacron: Second Movement
3. Sad Jane: Third Movement
4. Mo ‘N Herb’s Vacation: First Movement
5. Mo ‘N Herb’s Vacation: Second Movement
6. Mo ‘N Herb’s Vacation: Third Movement

DISC TWO

1. Envelopes
2. Pedro’s Dowry
3. Bogus Pomp
4. Strictly Genteel

Line-Up
The London Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Kent Nagano), David Ocker (solo clarinet), Chad Wackerman (drums), Ed Mann (featured percussionist)

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Baby Snakes

Released: March 1983

Tracklist

1. Intro Rap/Baby Snakes
2. Titties & Beer
3. The Black Page #2
4. Jones Crusher
5. Disco Boy
6. Dinah-Moe Humm
7. Punky’s Whips

Line-up
Frank Zappa, Terry Bozzio, Roy Estrada, Adrian Belew, Ed Mann, Patrick O’Hearn, Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf

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The Man From Utopia

Released: March 1983

Tracklist

1. Cocaine Decisions
2. SEX
3. Tink Walks Amok
4. The Radio Is Broken
5. We Are Not Alone
6. The Dangerous Kitchen
7. The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou
8. Stick Together
9. The Jazz Discharge Party Hats
10. Luigi & the Wise Guys
11. Moggio

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, Lynn Drum Machine), Steve Vai (impossible guitar parts on strat and acoustic), Ray White (guitar, vocals), Roy Estrada (pachuco falsettos etc), Bob Harris (boy soprano), Ike Willis (bionic baritone), Bobby Martin (keyboards, sax, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Arthur “Tink” Barrow (keyboards, bass, micro-bass, rhythm guitar), Ed Mann (percussion), Scott Thunes (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums on “Dangerous Kitchen”), Dick Fegy (mandolin), Marty Krystall (sax)

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Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

Released: May 1982

Tracklist

1. No Not Now
2. Valley Girl
3. I Come From Nowhere
4. Drowning Witch
5. Envelopes
6. Teen-age Prostitute

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Steve Vai (impossible guitar parts), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Bobby Martin (keyboards, sax, vocals), Ed Mann (percussion), Scott Thunes (bass), Arthur Barrow (bass), Patrick O’Hearn (bass), Chad Wackerman (drums), Roy Estrada (vocals), Ike Willis (vocals), Bob Harris (vocals), Lisa Popeil (vocal on “Teen-age Prostitute”), Moon Zappa (vocal on “Valley Girl”)

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You Are What You Is

Released: September 1981

Tracklist

1. Teenage Wind
2. Harder Than Your Husband
3. Doreen
4. Goblin Girl
5. Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear
6. Society Pages
7. I’m A Beautiful Guy
8. Beauty Knows No Pain
9. Charlie’s Enourmous Mouth
10. Any Downers?
11. Conehead
12. You Are What You Is
13. Mudd Club
14. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
15. Dumb All Over
16. Heavenly Bank Account
17. Suicide Chump
18. Jumbo Go Away
19. If Only She Woulda
20. Drafted Again

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Bob Harris (boy soprano, trumpet), Steve Vai (strat abuse), Tommy Mars (keyboards), Arthur Barrow (bass), Ed Mann (percussion), David Ocker (clarinet, bass clarinet), Motorhead Sherwood (tenor sax), Denny Walley (slide guitar), David Logeman (drums), Craig “Twister” Stewart (harmonica), guest vocalists: Jimmy Carl Black, Motorhead Sherwood, Ahmet, Moon, Denny Walley

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Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar

Released: May 11 1981

Tracklist
I. Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar

1. five-five-FIVE
2. Hog Heaven
3. Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar
4. While You Were Out
5. Treacherous Cretins
6. Heavy Duty Judy
7. Soup ‘n Old Clothes

II. Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More

1. Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
2. Gee, I Like Your pants
3. Canarsie
4. Ship Ahoy
5. The Deathless Horsie
6. Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More
7. Pink Napkins

III. Return Of The Son Of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar

1. Beat It With Your Fist
2. Return Of The Son Of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar
3. Pinocchio’s Furniture
4. Why Johnny Can’t Read
5. Stucco Homes
6. Canard Du Jour

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Tinsel Town Rebellion

Released: May 11 1981

Tracklist

1. Fine Girl
2. Easy Meat
3. For The Young Sophisticate
4. Love Of My Life
5. I Ain’t Got No Heart
6. Panty Rap
7. Tell Me You Love Me
8. Now You See It - Now You Don’t
9. Dance Contest
10. The Blue Light
11. Tinseltown Rebellion
12. Pick Me, I’m Clean
13. Bamboozled By Love
14. Bown Shoes Don’t Make It
15. Peaches III

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Steve Vai (rhythm guitar, vocals), Warren Cucurillo (rhythm guitar, vocals), Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), Peter Wolf (keyboards), Bob Harris (keyboards, trumpet, high vocals), Ed Mann (percussion), Arthur Barrow (bass, vocals), Patrick O’Hearn (bass on “Dance Contest”), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), David Logeman (drums on “Fine Girl” and first half of “Easy Meat”), Greg Cowan (featured in the role of eccentric well-to-do Oregonian party giver)

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Joe’s Garage, Act I, II & III

Released: Act I Sep 17 1979 - Acts II & III Nov 19 1979

Tracklist

1. The Central Scrutinizer
2. Joe’s Garage
3. Catholic Girls
4. Crew Slut
5. Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt
6. On The Bus
7. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
8. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
9. Scrutinizer Postlude
10. A Token Of My Extreme
11. Stick It Out
12. Electric Aunt Jemima
13. Sy Borg
14. Dong Work For Yuda
15. Keep It Greasy
16. Outside Now
17. He Used To Cut The Grass
18. Packard Goose
19. Watermelon In Easter Hay
20. A Little Green Rosetta

Line-up
Frank Zappa (Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley, Buddy Jones), Ike Willis (Joe), Dale Bozzio (Mary), Denny Walley (Mrs. Borg), Al Malkin (Officer Butzis), Warren Cuccurullo & Ed Mann (Sy Borg), Terry Bozzio (Bald-Headed John), Al Malkin, Warren Cucurullo, Dale Bozzio, Geordie Hormel, Barbara Issak & most of the people who work at Village Recorders ca 1979 (UMRK Chorus).

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Orchestral Favorites

Released: May 4 1979

Tracklist

1. Strictly Genteel
2. Pedro’s Dowry
3. Naval Aviation In Art
4. Duke Of Prunes
5. Bogus Pomp

Line-up
Frank Zappa and The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra
Frank Zappa (guitar), Terry Bozzio (drums), Dave Parlato (bass), Mike Lang (keyboards), Emil Richards (percussion), Pamela Goldsmith (viola), John Wittenberg (violin), Bobby Dubow (violin), Jerry Kessler (cello), Bruce Fowler (trombone), Earle Drumler (oboe), Mike Altschul (flute, trumpet), Malcolm McNabb (trumpet), David Duke (french horn), Dana Hughes (bass trombone), Ray Reed (flute), David Shostak (flute), Tommy Morgan (harmonica), Marty Perellis (?), Don Van Vliet (dancing)

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Sheik Yerbouti

Released: March 3 1979

Tracklist

1. I Have Been In You
2. Flakes
3. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
4. I’m So Cute
5. Jones Crusher
6. Whatever Happened To All The Fun In The World
7. Rat Tomago
8. Wait A Minute
9. Bobby Brown Goes Down
10. Rubber Shirt
11. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango
12. Baby Snakes
13. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin
14. City Of Tiny Lites
15. Dancin’ Fool
16. Jewish Princess
17. Wild Love
18. Yo’ Mamma

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Adrian Belew (rhythm guitar, vocals), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), Peter Wolf (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ed Mann, David Ocker (clarinets on “Wild Love”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (bg vocals), Andre Lewis (bg vocals), Randy Thornton (bg vocals), Davey Moire (bg vocals)

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Sleep Dirt

Released: January 1979

Review
See Läther.

Tracklist

1. Filthy Habits
2. Flambay
3. Spider Of Destiny
4. Regyptian Strut
5. Time Is Money
6. Sleep Dirt
7. The Ocean Is The Ultimate Solution

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Parlato (bass), Terry Bozzio (drums), George Duke (keyboards), Patrick O’Hearn (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), Chad Wackerman (drum overdubs), Thana Harris (vocals), Bruce Fowler (all brass), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Chester Thompson (drums)

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Studio Tan

Released: September 15 1978

Tracklist

1. The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary
2. Revised Music For Guitar And Low-Budget Orchestra
3. Lemme Take You To The Beach
4. RDNZL

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, keyboards), Dave Moire (vocals), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, yodeling), George Duke (keyboards), Max Bennett (bass), Paul Humphrey (drums), Chester Thompson (drums), Don Brewer (bongo’s), James “Bird Legs” Youman (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer)

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Zappa In New York

Released: March 13 1978

Tracklist

1. Titties & Beer
2. Cruisin For Burgers
3. I Promis Not To Come In Your Mouth
4. Punky’s Whips
5. Honey Don’t You Want A Man Like Me
6. The Illinois Enema Bandit
7. I’m The Slime
8. Pound For A Brown
9. Manx Needs Women
10. The Black Page Drum Solo/Black Page
11. Big Leg Emma
12. Sofa
13. Black Page
14. the Torture Never Stops
15. The Purple Lagoon/Approximate

Line-up
Frank Zappa (conductor, lead guitar, vocals), Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals), Don Pardo (sophisticaded narration), David Samuels (timpani, vibes), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin, vocals), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Mike Brecker (tenor sax, flute), Lou Marini (alto sax, flute), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals), Ruth Underwood (percussion, synthesizer, and various humanly impossible overdubs), Ronnie Cuber (baritone sax, clarinet), Tome Malone (trombone, trumpet, piccolo), John Bergamo, Ed Mann (percussion overdubs)

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Zoot Allures

Released: October 29 1976

Tracklist

1. Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station
2. Black Napkins
3. The Torture Never Stops
4. Ms. Pinky
5. Find Her Finer
6. Friendly Little Finger
7. Wonderful Wino
8. Zoot Allures
9. Disco Boy

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitar, bass, synth, lead-vocal), Terry Bozzio (drums), Davey Moire (vocals on “Wind up…” and “Disco Boy”), Andre Lewis (organ, vocals on “Black Napkins” and “Disco Boy”), Roy Estrada (bass, vocals on “Black Napkins”, “Ms.Pinky”, “Find Her Finer”, “Disco Boy”), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocal on “Black Napkins”), Ruth Underwood (synth on “Ms. Pinky”, marimba & synth on “Friendly Little Finger” and “Zoot Allures”), Donnie Vliet (harmonica on “Find Her Finer”), Ruben Ladron de Guevara (bg vocal on “Find Her Finer”), Dave Parlato (bass on “Zoot Allures”), Lu Ann Neil (harp on “Zoot Allures”), Sharkie Barker (bg vocal on “Disco Boy”)

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Bongo Fury

Released: October 2 1975 (live in Austin, Texas May 20/21 1975)

Tracklist

1. Debra Kadabra
2. Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy
3. Sam With the Showing Scalp Flat Top
4. Poofter’s Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5. 200 Years Old
6. Cucamonga
7. Advance Romance
8. Man With The Woman Head
9. Muffin Man

Line-up
Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals), Captain Beefheart (harp, vocals, shopping bags), George Duke (keyboards, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocals), Bruce Fowler (trombone, fantastic dancing), Tom Fowler (bass, also dancing), Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, moisture), Chester Thompson (drums on “200 Years Old” and “Cucamonga”)

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One Size Fits All

Released: June 25 1975

Tracklist

1. Inca Roads
2. Can’t Afford No Shoes
3. Sofa No. 1
4. Po-Jama People
5. Florentine Pogen
6. Evelyn, A Modified Dog
7. San Ber’dino
8. Andy
9. Sofa No. 2

Line-up
Frank Zappa (guitars, vocals), George Duke (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (flute, tenor sax, vocals), Chester Thompson (drums), Tom Fowler (bass), Ruth Underwood (percussion), James ‘Bird Legs’ Youman (bass), Johnny Guitar Watson (flambe vocals), Bloodshot Rollin’ Red (harmonica)

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