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Zappa, Frank (US) - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar

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Record Details

Artist: Zappa, Frank (US)
Title: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
Format: 12"
Label: CBS
Cat No: CBS 66368
Released: 1981
Country:
Genres: Jazz-RockHard RockAvantgardeProg Rock
Status Have
Added To List 30th September 2013
Disc 1 | 12"
No Notes 
A Matrix:
01-66368-1A-1  
B Matrix:
Kdisk ƒ Side 1. A  

Additional Information

Comments 3LP Box 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)
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