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Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbouti

Label:	Rykodisc – RCD 10528
Format:	CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	May 2, 1995
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Punk, Pop Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

1	I Have Been In You Lead Vocals – Zappa*	3:33
2	Flakes Lead Vocals – Belew, Zappa	6:41
3	Broken Hearts Are For Assholes Lead Vocals – Zappa, O'Hearn, Bozzio*	3:42
4	I'm So Cute Lead Vocals – Bozzio*	3:09
5	Jones Crusher Lead Vocals – Belew*	2:49
6	What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World Vocals – Moire, O'Hearn, Bozzio*	0:33
7	Rat Tomago	5:17
8	Wait A Minute Vocals – Moire, O'Hearn, Bozzio*	0:31
9	Bobby Brown Goes Down Lead Vocals – Zappa*	2:49
10	Rubber Shirt Composed By – Zappa, O'Hearn, Bozzio*	2:43
11	The Sheik Yerbouti Tango	3:58
12	Baby Snakes Lead Vocals – Zappa*	1:50
13	Tryin' To Grow A Chin Lead Vocals – Bozzio*	3:32
14	City Of Tiny Lites Lead Vocals – Belew*	5:31
15	Dancin' Fool Lead Vocals – Zappa*	3:43
16	Jewish Princess Lead Vocals – Zappa*	3:16
17	Wild Love Clarinet [Clarinets] – David Ocker Vocals – Zappa, Brock, Thornton, Bozzio, Mars*	4:09
18	Yo' Mama Lead Vocals – Zappa*	12:36

Companies, etc.

Record Company – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 108638
Pressed By – Sonopress USA – 55377-01

Credits

Art Direction [Art Director] – John Williams (30)
Backing Vocals – Andre Lewis, Davey Moire, Napoleon M. Brock, Randy Thornton
Bass, Vocals – Patrick O'Hearn
Composed By – Frank Zappa (tracks: 1 to 9, 11 to 18)
Drums, Vocals – Terry Bozzio
Keyboards – Peter Wolf (3)
Keyboards, Vocals – Tommy Mars
Layout [Cd Layout] – Amy R. Bernstein
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
Photography By [Cover Photos] – Lynn Goldsmith
Photography By [Inside Photo] – Gail Zappa
Producer – Frank Zappa
Remastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Bob Stone
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Adrian Belew

Notes

This album was originally released on Zappa records in March 1979.
It was digitally remastered for CD in 1989 for URMK. FZ approved master, 1993.

Track 1 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots of 'em.
Track 2 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 3 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 4 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 5 - basic track recorded at the palladium, NYC. Over-dubs: feedback guitar.
Track 7 - live instrumental recorded at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin. Over-dubs: none.
Track 8 - titled "We've Got To Get Into Something Real" in the booklet.
Track 9 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 10 - Special Note: the bass part is extracted froma four track master of a performance from Goteburg, Sweden 1974 which i had Patrick O'Hearn overdub on a medium tempo guitar solo track in 4/4. The noted chosen were more or less specified during the overdub session, and so it was not completely an improvised "bass solo". A year and a half later, the bass track was peeled off the Swedish master and transferred to one track of another studio 24 track master for a slow song in 11/4. The result of this experimental re-synchronization (the same technique was used on the Zoot Allures album in "Friendly Little Finger") is the piece you are listening to. All of the sensitive, interesting interplay between the bass and drums never actually happened...also note, the guitar solo section of the song "Yo' Mama" was done the same way.
Track 11 - basic track recorded live at Deutschland Halle, Berlin. Over-dubs: none. Note: This selection and "Rat Tomago" were recorded on a portable four track Scully. The sound quality is not as clear as other parts of the album, but what the fuck...
Track 12 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 13 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: a few.
Track 14 - titled "City Of Tiny Lights" in the booklet. basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: a few.
Track 15 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 16 - basic track recorded live at the Palladium, NYC. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 17 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 18 - 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.

All selections published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP).

All lyrics © 1979 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP). Reprinted by permission. All Rights reserved.
Artwork copyright © 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. FZ, ZAPPA, and Frank Zappa are marks belonging to The Zappa Family Trust. All Rights Reserved.

℗ 1979, 1990 Rykodisc. All rights reserved. © 1979, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.

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Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS USA D108638 + + 55377-01

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Auto-coupled)	CBS, CBS	CBS 88339, 88339	Europe	1979
	Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album)	Zappa Records, Zappa Records	SRZ-2-1501, MIPD-2-9357	Canada	1979
Recently Edited	Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)	CBS	CBS 88339	Italy	1979
Recently Edited	Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album)	CBS	S2BP 220210	New Zealand	1979
	Sheik Yerbouti (2×LP, Album, Pitman Pressing, Auto-coupled)	Zappa Records, Zappa Records	SRZ 2-1501, SRZ-2-1501	US	1979