Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbouti

Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti album cover

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Label:

CBS – CBS 88339, CBS – 88339

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Auto-coupled

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Avantgarde, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1I Have Been In You
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
3:33
A2Flakes
Lead Vocals – Belew*, Zappa*
6:41
A3Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Lead Vocals – Zappa*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*
3:46
A4I'm So Cute
Lead Vocals – Bozzio*
4:20
B1Jones Crusher
Lead Vocals – Belew*
2:49
B2What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World
Vocals – Moire*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*
0:33
B3Rat Tomago5:15
B4We've Got To Get Into Something Real
Vocals – Moire*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*
0:32
B5Bobby Brown
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
2:43
B6Rubber Shirt
Composed By – Zappa*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*
2:58
B7The Sheik Yerbouti Tango2:44
C1Baby Snakes
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
1:50
C2Tryin' To Grow A Chin
Lead Vocals – Bozzio*
3:32
C3City Of Tiny Lites
Lead Vocals – Belew*
5:30
C4Dancin' Fool
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
3:43
C5Jewish Princess
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
3:16
D1Wild Love
Clarinet [Clarinets] – David Ocker
Vocals – Zappa*, Brock*, Thornton*, Bozzio*, Mars*
4:10
D2Yo' Mama
Lead Vocals – Zappa*
12:38

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Hammersmith Odeon
  • Recorded At – The Palladium, NYC
  • Recorded At – Deutschlandhalle
  • Recorded By – Basing Street Mobile
  • Recorded By – Manor Mobile
  • Recorded By – RCA Mobile
  • Recorded At – The Village Recorder
  • Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem
  • Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
  • Published By – Munchkin Music
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Frank Zappa
  • Copyright © – Frank Zappa
  • Made By – Shorewood Packaging
  • Record Company – CBS Inc.
  • Copyright © – Munchkin Music

Credits

  • Art Direction – John Williams (30)
  • Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Andre Lewis, Davey Moire, Napoleon M. Brock, Randy Thornton
  • Bass, Vocals – Patrick O'Hearn
  • Composed By – Frank Zappa (tracks: A1 to B5, B7 to D2)
  • Drums, Vocals – Terry Bozzio
  • Engineer [Disc Mastering] – Bob Ludwig
  • Engineer [For Basic Tracks] – Claus Wiedemann, Davey Moire, Kerry McNab*, Peter Henderson
  • Engineer [Overdub] – Joe Chicarelli*
  • Engineer [Remix - Assistant] – Barbara Issak
  • Engineer [Remix] – Frank Zappa, Joe Chicarelli*
  • Keyboards, Other [Butter] – Peter Wolf (3)
  • Keyboards, Vocals – Tommy Mars
  • Lacquer Cut By – RL*
  • Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
  • Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
  • Photography By [Cover Photos] – Lynn Goldsmith
  • Photography By [Inside Photo] – Gail Zappa
  • Producer – Frank Zappa
  • Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Adrian Belew

Notes

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: Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
For an another almost identical release with just a stamped matrix runout and a missing "MASTERDISK" side A see: Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code (Boxed): CB 252
  • Price Code (Circled): 61
  • Label Code (On labels): LC-0149
  • Label Code (On sleeve): LC 0149
  • Rights Society (Boxed on labels): BIEM/STEMRA
  • Rights Society (Credited on inserts): ASCAP
  • Other (Cat.# on insert): 88339-1/4
  • Other (Cat.# on insert): 88339-2/3
  • Other (Label side A, B, C, D): ★
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): CBS 88339-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side D): CBS 88339-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): CBS 88339-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side C): CBS 88339-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): 88339-D-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 88339-1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): 88339-1D-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 88339-B-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): 88339-1C-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 3): 88339-1D-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 88339-B-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 3): 88339-C-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): 88339-1A-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 4): 88339-1D-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 88339-1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 4): 88339-1C-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 5): 88339-D-2 MASTERDISK RL A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 88339-C1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 5): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 88339-1A-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 6): 88339-1D-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 88339-1B-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 6): 88339-1C-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): 88339-1A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 7): 88339-D-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): 88339-B-2 MASTERDISK RL-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 7): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): 88339-1A-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 8): 88339-1D-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): 88339-1B-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 8): 88339-1C-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): 88339-1A-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 9): 88339-1D-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): 88339-1B-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 9): 88339-1C-Il MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 10): 88339-D-2 MASTERDISK RL A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 88339-1B-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 10): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): 88339-A-2 2A_3 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 12): 88339-D-2 MASTERDISK RL B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): 88339-B-2 MASTERDISK RL B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 12): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): 88339-A-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 13): 88339-1D-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): 88339-1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 13): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 14): 88339-1A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 14): 88339-1D-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 14): 88339-1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 14): 88339-C-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 15): 88339-A-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 15): 88339-D-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 15): 88339-B-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 15): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 16): 88339-A-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 16): 88339-1D-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 16): 88339-B-2 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 16): 88339-C-1 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 18): 88339-1A-I MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 18): 88339-1D-II MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 18): 88339-1B-4 MASTERDISK RL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 18): 88339-C-2 MASTERDISK RL

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album)Zappa Records, Zappa RecordsSRZ-2-1501, MIPD-2-9357Canada1979
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Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)CBSCBS 88339Italy1979
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Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album)CBSS2BP 220210New Zealand1979
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Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Auto-coupled)Zappa Records, Zappa RecordsSRZ 2-1501, SRZ-2-1501US1979
Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)CBS, CBS88339, CBS 88339UK1979

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  • matthew_barnhill's avatar
    matthew_barnhill
    Awesome pressing of a great album. Bob Ludwig, so that’s to be expected. Side A is just relentless and in your face!
    • Albie.slotboom's avatar
      Albie.slotboom
      Does anyone have the second disk only that they are willing to sell.

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