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Artist: Frank Zappa
Title: Does Humor Belong In Music?
Format: CDReissue
Label: Rykodisc
Cat No: RCD 10548
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Genres: Jazz-RockAvantgardeProg Rock
Status Have
Added To List 22nd February 2025
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Additional Information

Comments Remote Recording Facility: UMRK Mobile.
Remixed at UMRK.
Approved Remix & Remaster, 1993.
This material is 100% digital, 100% live, with NO over-dubs.

These songs were selected from the repertoire of the 1984 World Tour. Over a six month period, many hours of exciting live material was recorded in a 24 track digital format. It took another six months to remix it onto PCM 1610 digital 2 track masters. If you enjoy this recording, be advised that there is a lot more lurking in the vault. These tunes were selected because they follow the basic outline of the "DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC?" PMI/ICA video tape, as well as presenting some new, unreleased material. The recording dates were:
The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 8/10/84
The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 26/10/84
Amherst College, Lowell, Massachusetts, 28/10/84
The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/11/84
The Bismark Theater, Chicago, Illinois, 23/11/84
The Boy Front Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1/12/84
The Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, 17/12/84
Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, 18/12/84
The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, 23/12/84.

Song Information:
Track 1, "Zoot Allures", - head is from London, solo from Providence
Track 2, "Tinsel-Town Rebellion", - body of tune is from Chicago Illinois, ending is from Seattle.
Track 3, "Trouble Every Day", - verses from St. Petersburg, solo from London
Track 4, "Penguin In Bondage", - vocal sections from Vancouver and St. Petersburg, solo from Vancouver
Track 5, "Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel", - Vancouver
Track 6, "What's New In Baltimore?", - front of tune is from Los Angeles, vocals from Philadelphia, solo is from Los Angeles
Track 7, "Cock-Suckers' Ball", - Los Angeles
Track 8, "WPLJ", - Los Angeles
Track 9, "Let's Move To Cleveland", - intro from Los Angeles, piano solo from St. Petersburg, drum solo from Vancouver, guitar solo from Amherst College, out chorus from Los Angeles
Track 10, "Whippin' Post", - Los Angeles (the last song of the last show of the last tour).



All selections by Frank Zappa, published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP), except track 3, "Trouble Every Day", published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI).
Track 7, "Cock-Sucker's Ball", is an arrangement made from an acapella bootleg recording by the Clovers with no writer or publisher credits. Track 8, "WPLJ", published by Dobard Music (BMI). Track 10, "Whippin' Post", published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & Elijah Blue Music (BMI).

℗ 1995 Rykodisc.
Original art © 1995 Cal Schenkel artworks.
The green-tinted jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc. Manufactured in Canada.

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