Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

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A1	Now Not Now	5:50
A2	Valley Girl Vocals – Moon ZappaWritten-By [Improvised Monologue] – Moon*	4:49
A3	I Come From Nowhere	6:20
B1	Drowning Witch	12:01
B2	Envelopes	2:44
B3	Teenage Prostitute Vocals – Lisa Popeil	2:40

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – UMRK Mobile
• Remixed At – UMRK
• Overdubbed At – UMRK
• Mastered At – Dinkum Recording Services
• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Arthur Barrow (tracks: A1, A3), Scott Thunes (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)
• Bass [In Guitar Solo] – Patrick O'Hearn (tracks: A3)
• Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Frank Zappa
• Drums – Chad Wackerman
• Engineer [For Basics & Over-dubs] – Mark Pinske
• Engineer [For Over-dubs & Remix] – Bob Stone
• Graphics – John Vince
• Guitar [Impossible Guitar Parts] – Steve Vai
• Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Roger Price
• Keyboards – Tommy Mars
• Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals – Bobby Martin
• Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Management [Forearm] – Bennett Glotzer
• Mastered By – Jo Hansch
• Percussion – Ed Mann
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ray White
• Vocals – Ike Willis, Roy Estrada

Notes

1st UK issue
Cover: From 'Droodles' - published by Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Inc., LA. ©1953, 1981 Roger Price.

12"x12" white paper, single-sided black print lyric sheet.

Early issues included a 7" bonus vinyl (CBS EPX 147):
A; "Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar"
B1; "Variations On The Carlos Santana Chord Progression"
B2; "Why Johnny Can't Read".

Track B1 titled on label as: "Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch"

Remote recordings: UMRK Mobile.
Over-dubs & Remix: UMRK Central.

©1982 CBS Inc
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co Ltd., England.

Made in England

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, hand-etched): CBS-85804-A1 Side 1 Dinkum
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, hand-etched): CBS-85804-B1 Side 2 Dinkum
• Rights Society: MCPS / BIEM
• Label Code: LC 0149

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FW 38066	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	FW 38066	US	1982
SBP 237809	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	CBS Records	SBP 237809	Australia	1982
ASF 2752	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	ASF 2752	South Africa	1982
2608141	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM)	EMI-VALENTIM DE CARVALHO	2608141	Portugal	1986
TC-EMC 3501, TCEMC 3501	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM)	EMI	TC-EMC 3501, TCEMC 3501	UK	1985

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