Frank Zappa –
The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
1988,
United States
02:11:16;
120M;
128JS;
283;
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01 Heavy Duty Judy
- 6:04
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02 Ring Of Fire
- 2:00
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03 Cosmic Debris
- 4:32
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04 Find Her Finer
- 2:42
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05 Who Needs The Peace Corps
- 2:40
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06 I Left My Heart In San Francisco
- 0:36
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07 Zomby Woof
- 5:41
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08 Bolero
- 5:19
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09 Zoot Allures
- 7:07
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10 Mr.Green Genes
- 3:40
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11 Florentine Pogen
- 7:11
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12 Andy
- 5:51
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13 Inca Roads
- 8:19
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14 Sofa #1
- 2:49
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15 Purple Haze
- 2:27
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16 Sunshine Of Your Love
- 2:30
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17 Let's Move To Cleveland
- 5:52
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18 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- 0:46
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19 'Godfather Part II' Theme
- 0:29
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20 A Few Moments With Brother A. West
- 4:01
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21 The Torture Never Stops Part 1
- 5:20
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22 Theme From 'Bonanza
- 0:28
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23 Lonesome Cowboy Burt
- 4:54
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24 The Torture Never Stops Part 2
- 10:47
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25 More Trouble Every Day
- 5:28
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26 Penguin In Bondage
- 5:05
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27 The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
- 9:18
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28 Stairway To Heaven
- 9:20
Ernest R. Ball - words by, music by [2-4]
Pete Brown - words by, music by [2-2]
Jack Bruce - words by, music by [2-2]
Paul Carman - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
June Carter - words by, music by [1-2]
Eric Clapton - words by, music by [2-2]
George Cory - words by, music by [1-6]
Douglas Cross - words by, music by [1-6]
Ferenc Dobronyi - design [cd repackage]
Ray Evans - words by, music by [2-8]
Bruce Lambourne Fowler - trombone
Walt Fowler - trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer
Jimi Hendrix - words by, music by [2-1]
George Graff Jr. - words by, music by [2-4]
Mike Keneally - rhythm guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Merle Kilgore - words by, music by [1-2]
Jay Livingstone - words by, music by [2-8]
Ed Mann - vibraphone, marimba, percussion [electronic]
Bobby Martin - keyboards, vocals
Kurt McGettrick - baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet [contrabass]
Chauncey Olcott - words by, music by [2-4]
Jimmy Page - words by, music by [2-14]
Robert Plant - words by, music by [2-14]
Nino Rota - music by [2-5]
Cal Schenkel - artwork by [cover art]
Bob Stone - supervised by [engineering supervision]
Scott Thunes - electric bass, synthesizer [mini-moog]
Tracy Veal - design [original]
Chad Wackerman - drums, percussion [electronic]
Brother A. West - words by, music by [2-6]
Ike Willis - rhythm guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Albert Wing - tenor saxophone
Frank Zappa - lead guitar, synthesizer [computer-synth], vocals, producer, arranged by, compiled by, edited by, music by [1-1, 1-8, 1-13, 2-3, 2-9, 2-13], words by, music by [1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 2-6, 2-7, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12]
From the sleeve notes:
The 1988 road band self-destructed before U.S. audiences in the South, Midwest and West could hear it perform. It was, however, heard and appreciated by East Coast and European audiences during its brief existence (four months of rehearsal in 1987/88, followed by a tour, February through June, 1988), and it is from those performances that this compilation has been made.
The collection features big-band arrangements of concert favorites and obscure album cuts, along with deranged versions of cover tunes and a few premiere recordings.
In a world where most of the "big groups" go on stage and pretend to sing and play, we proudly present this quaint little audio artefact. Yes, once upon a time, live musicians actually sang and played this. All material contained herein is 100% live, and there are no over-dubs of any kind.
FZ approved master, 1993.
Album in which song first appeared / Locations
- Track 1-1: Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar / Rotterdam, Wurzburg
- Track 1-2: Premiere recording / Wurzburg
- Track 1-3: Apostrophe / Wurzburg
- Track 1-4: Zoot Allures / Munich
- Track 1-5: We're Only In It For The Money / Munich, Wurzburg
- Track 1-6: Premiere recording / Wurzburg
- Track 1-7: Over-nite Sensation / Munich, Allentown, PA
- Track 1-8: Zoot Allures / Brighton
- Track 1-9: Uncle Meat / Strasbourg
- Track 1-10: One Size Fits All / NY
- Track 1-11: One Size Fits All / Allentown, PA, Binghampton, NY
- Track 1-12: One Size Fits All / Allentown, PA, Grenoble
- Track 1-13: One Size Fits All / Munich
- Track 2-1: Premiere recording / Linz (soundcheck)
- Track 2-2: Premiere recording / Linz (soundcheck)
- Track 2-3: Does Humor Belong In Music? / Modena, Grenoble
- Track 2-4: Premiere recording / Binghampton, NY
- Track 2-5: Premiere recording / Binghampton, NY
- Track 2-6: Premiere recording / Philadelphia, PA
- Track 2-7: Zoot Allures / London, England
- Track 2-8: Premiere recording / London, England
- Track 2-9: 200 Motels / Pittsburgh, PA
- Track 2-10: Zoot Allures / Teaneck, NJ
- Track 2-11: Roxy & Elsewhere / Poughkeepsie, NY
- Track 2-12: Roxy & Elsewhere / Poughkeepsie, NY
- Track 2-13: Weasels Ripped My Flesh / Syracuse, NY, Detroit, MI, Vienna
- Track 2-14: Premiere Recording / Vienna, Florence, London
All tracks published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP) except tracks 1-5, 1-9, 2-11 by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI); track 1-2 by Painted Desert Music Corp. (BMI); track 1-6 Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP); track 2-1 by Bella Godiva Music (ASCAP); track 2-2 by Dratleaf Music Ltd./E.C. Music Ltd. (PRS) and Unichappel Music Inc. (BMI)/Chappel & Co. (ASCAP); track 2-4 by Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP); track 2-5 by Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP); track 2-8 by Jay Livingstone Music & St. Angelo Music (ASCAP); track 2-14 by Superhype Publishing Inc. (ASCAP) (worldwide rights administered by WB Music Corp.)
℗ 1991 Rykodisc.
Original cover illustration © 1995 Cal Schnekel Artworks.
Interior CD package © 1991, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust.
Reproduced under license.
The green-tinted jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc.
Printed in the USA. Manufactured in Canada.
Liner notes © 1991 The Zappa Family Trust.
Rykodisc, RCD 10653/54
