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Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar

3x12"

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Record Details

Artist: Frank Zappa
Title: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Format: 3x12"
Label: CBS
Cat No: CBS 66368
Released: 1981
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Genres: AvantgardeHard RockJazz-RockProg Rock
Status Have
Added To List 25th February 2025
Disc 1 | 12"
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A Matrix:
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B Matrix:
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Disc 2 | 12"
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A Matrix:
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Disc 3 | 12"
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Additional Information

Comments ℗ 1981 Barking Pumpkin Records
© 1981 Barking Pumpkin Records / CBS

Printed in Holland.

On spine of box, printed: CBS 66368 FRANK ZAPPA: SHUT UP ‘N PLAY YER GUITAR (3 RECORD SET)

Instrumentals, recorded between 1977 and 1980. Originally distributed by mail-order* as 3 separate LPs.
(*The 'BPR' codes in BAOI relate to this, hence the hand-worked additions in run-outs for the set)
1.LP: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar.
2.LP: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More.
3.LP: Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar.

FZ's guitars used in these recordings & venues:

Hand-made copy SG
A1: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith , London.
A3: 18th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
B1: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
C2: 18th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
C3: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London; [Overdubbed at Village Recorders]
D1: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
D2: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
E2: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
E4: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.

Les Paul with Di Marzio pick-ups
A2: 18th Oct 1980, Brady Theater, Tulsa, USA.
B2: 05th Dec 1980, Berkeley Community Theater, USA.
B3: 11th Dec 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, USA.
C1: 17th Oct 1980, Dallas Civic Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA.
D1: 30th Oct 1980, The Palladium, NYC, New York, USA.
D3: 05th Dec 1980, Berkeley Community Theater, USA.

Acoustic Black Widow with EMG pick-ups (direct into UMRK location console)
A4 & F1.

Stratocaster with Di Marzio pick-ups
C4: (FZ suggests this was in Tokyo or Osaka, date unknown)
D3: 17th Feb 1977, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.

(F2 was performed at Paramount Studios, USA - date unknown)

A1 "Warren Cuccurullo" as Warren "Curcurullo"

[Runouts:]
The first part is stamped, the rest (from Kdisk onwards) is hand-etched.

Catalog no. 'CBS 66368' appears on labels and spine of the box.
Catalog no. '66368' appears on the rear of the box.
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