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Record Details

Artist: Frank Zappa
Title: Sheik Yerbouti
Format: 2x12"
Label: CBS
Cat No: CBS 88339
Released: Mar 1979
Country:
Genres: AvantgardeProg Rock
Status Have
Added To List 12th February 2024
Disc 1 | 12"
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A Matrix:
CBS 88339-1  
B Matrix:
CBS 88339-4  
Disc 2 | 12"
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A Matrix:
CBS 88339-2  
B Matrix:
CBS 88339-3  

Additional Information

Comments Some copies can have a sticker on front cover (see image) with:
Zur
Tournee:
Die neue
Zappa LP
'79

Includes heavy cardstock inner sleeves (red) with lyrics and credits.

A1: Basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
Over-dubs: Lots of 'em.
A2, A3, B5, C1, C4, D1: Basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
Over-dubs: Lots.
A4: Basic track: recorded at sound check Odeon Hammersmith, London.
Over-dubs: Lots.
B1: Basic track recorded at the Palladium, NYC.
Over-dubs: Feedback guitar.
B3: Live instrumental recorded at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin.
Over-dubs: None.
B7: Basic track recorded live at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin.
Over-dubs: None.
C2, C3: Basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
Over-dubs: A few.
C5: Basic track recorded live at the Palladium, NYC.
Over-dubs: Lots.
D2: Basic track for vocal sections and middle of guitar solo were recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; guitar solo is from a four track recording made in some little town outside of Nurnberg that I can't remember the name of.
Over-dubs: Lots.

A1, A2, A4, B1, B5, C1, C3 to C5 and D2 lyrics © 1978 Munchkin Music ASCAP
A3 and C2 lyrics © 1977 Munchkin Music ASCAP
B2 to B4, B6, B7 and D1 lyrics © 1979 Munchkin Music ASCAP


Remote recording facilities: The Basing Street Truck/The Manor Truck/The RCA Truck/The Ol' Four Track.
Studio facilities: The Village Recorders.
Disc facility: Master Disc.
All selections published by Munchkin Music, ASCAP
℗©1979 Frank Zappa

Made in Holland (labels).
Interpak II by Shorewood Packaging/Printed in Holland (sleeve).

Inner sleeve information:
side one 18:24
side two 18:43
side three 17:53
side four 16:48

Auto-coupled issue: The first disc contains sides A & D, the second disc contains sides B & C.

Runouts are etched, except MASTERDISK & separate letter(s) / digit(s) which are stamped.
In some variants (part of) the main runout is also stamped on some sides.

Catalog no. 'CBS 88339' appears on spine and labels.
Catalog no. '88339' appears on rear cover and inside gatefold.

For an almost identical release with an additional stamped runout matrix string side C see: [r29371795]
For an another almost identical release with just a stamped matrix runout and a missing "MASTERDISK" side A see: [r29364178]
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