Joe’s Garage: Acts I, II & III

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Tracklist

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1The Central Scrutinizer
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
The Central Scrutinizer
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
23:23
2Joe’s Garage
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Joe’s Garage
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.26:15
3Catholic Girls
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Catholic Girls
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
44:26
4Crew Slut
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Crew Slut
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
36:32
5Fembot in a Wet T‐Shirt
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Wet T‐Shirt Nite (later renamed "Fembot in a Wet T‐Shirt")
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.254:45
6On the Bus
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
samples:
Occam’s Razor (live, 1979-03-21: Rhein-Neckarhalle, Eppelheim, Germany) by Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
On the Bus
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recording of:
Toad-O Line (Zappa song, later called "On the Bus")
44:18
7Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 6)
recording of:
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
3.52:36
8Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
baritone saxophone:
Marginal Chagrin (multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
bass saxophone:
Bill "Stumuk" Nugent (Saxophonist.)
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
harmonica:
Craig Steward
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tommy Mars and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
tenor saxophone:
Jeff Hollie
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Dale Bozzio, Al Malkin and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
15:43
9Scrutinizer Postlude
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
lead vocals:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Scrutinizer Postlude
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
1:35
10A Token of My Extreme
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
keyboard [keyboards]:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
vocals:
Ed Mann and Ike Willis
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
A Token of My Extreme
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
35:30
11Stick It Out
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
keyboard [keyboards]:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
vocals:
Ed Mann and Ike Willis
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Stick It Out
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
part of:
Sofa Suite
4.54:34
12Sy Borg
recording engineer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
bass:
Arthur Barrow
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Warren Cuccurullo
guitar [slide guitar]:
Denny Walley
keyboard [keyboards]:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
percussion:
Ed Mann
lead vocals:
Ike Willis
vocals:
Ed Mann and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
remixer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer) and Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zappa Family Trust (legal entity which holds title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products) (in 1979)
recording of:
Sy Borg
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
8:56
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