Info: Label:
United Artists Records – UAS 9956
Type:
2 x
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country:
US
Date of released:
Oct 1971
Category:
Rock, Stage & Screen
Style:
Dialogue, Blues Rock, Avantgarde, Soundtrack, Opera, Score, Psychedelic Rock, Comedy, Musical
Band [The Mothers], Drums [Orchestra Drum Set]
–
Ruth Underwood
Band [The Mothers], Guitar, Bass
–
Frank Zappa
Band [The Mothers], Keyboards, Trombone
–
George Duke
Band [The Mothers], Keyboards, Wind [Winds]
–
Ian Underwood
Band [The Mothers], Performer [Special Material]
–
Howard Kaylan
Band [The Mothers], Vocals, Performer [Special Material]
–
Mark Volman
Band [The Mothers], Voice [Voice Of The Bad Conscience]
–
Jim Pons
Composed By, Orchestrated By, Arranged By
–
Frank Zappa
Conductor [The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]
–
Elgar Howarth
Conductor [The Top Score Singers]
–
David Van Asch
Design [Album Package & Book Design]
–
Cal Schenkel
Design [Cover / Poster Design], Illustration
–
Dave McMacken*
Engineer [Live Recording Engineer]
–
Bob Auger
Engineer [Over-dub & Re-mix Engineer]
–
Barry Keene
Ensemble
–
Classical Guitar Ensemble
Featuring
–
The Mothers Of Invention*,
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Management [Road Manager]
–
Dick Barber
Narrator
–
Theodore Bikel
Photography By
–
Ian Stock,
Mark Volman
Producer
–
Frank Zappa
Supervised By [Classical Guitar Ensemble]
–
John Williams
Technician
–
Dave O'Neil,
Paul Hof
Vocals
–
The Top Score Singers
Notes
Differs to Frank Zappa - 200 Motels due to the label anomaly on record 2 (sides 2 & 3). UAS-9956 SIDE 2/3 STEREO ~~~~~~~ SIDE 1/4 STEREO UAS-9956
This is the original release which came in a gatefold sleeve. A 16-page booklet and (84x54cm) fold-out poster were also included.
The sides are auto-coupled for continuous playback on automatic record changers. (Record 1 / Sides 1 & 4) (Record 2 / Sides 2 & 3)
Produced by Bizarre Productions for United Artists Records. Live recording facilities: The Mobile Rolling Stones. Over-dubs & re-mix, reduction facilities: Whitney Studios.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Record 1 / Side 1 Runout Etched): UAS-9956-1 Re1 (̶R̶E̶-̶2̶)̶ F
Matrix / Runout (Record 2 / Side 2 Runout Etched): UAS-9956-2 Re1 (̶R̶E̶-̶2̶)̶ F
Matrix / Runout (Record 2 / Side 3 Runout Etched): UAS-9956-3 Re1 (̶R̶E̶-̶2̶)̶ F
Matrix / Runout (Record 1 / Side 4 Runout Etched): UAS-9956-4 Re1 (̶R̶E̶-̶2̶)̶ F 8-25