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Review
Recorded in early 1971, the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's "surrealistic documentary" 200 Motels rounds the horn for a "50th Anniversary Edition" (Zappa). With its plethora of alternate takes, demos, and early mixes, the six-CD-plus package elaborates to an almost excruciating degree the project's weaknesses (misogyny, mostly) and, to a lesser extent, its strengths. While orchestral interludes such as "Dental Hygiene Dilemma" and newly unearthed "The Pleated Gazelle" sound avant-gard-ier than ever, four versions of "Mystery Roach" are about three too many. "Strictly Genteel," however, remains a masterpiece of a finale in as meta-rock a movie as was ever made
— Richard Gehr, Relix
Product Details
Zappa's 1971 film soundtrack remains one of rock's most audacious conceptual statements, a hallucinatory portrait of life on the road with the Mothers of Invention that blurred the line between orchestral composition and rock theater. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and featuring Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, and a cast of genuine oddballs, it was among the first rock films shot on videotape. This anniversary pressing on red vinyl does justice to music that still sounds like nothing else.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (1:59)
2. Mystery Roach (2:33)
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers (0:48)
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue) (0:56)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade (2:30)
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks (4:39)
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise) (0:59)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero (1:40)
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (3:51)
Side B
1. Touring Can Make You Crazy (2:53)
2. Would You Like A Snack (1:23)
3. Redneck Eats (3:03)
4. Centerville (2:31)
5. She Painted Up Her Face (1:42)
6. Janet's Big Dance Number (1:18)
7. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (1:57)
8. Mysterioso (0:48)
9. Shove It Right In (2:32)
10. Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude (4:00)
Side C
1. I'm Stealing The Towels (2:14)
2. Dental Hygeine Dilemma (5:12)
3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (3:00)
4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (3:11)
5. Penis Dimension (4:35)
6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (3:27)
Side D
1. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (1:09)
2. Magic Fingers (3:55)
3. Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (1:30)
4. Dew On The Newts We Got (1:10)
5. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (0:41)
6. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (1:10)
7. The Girl's Dream (0:55)
8. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (1:01)
9. Strictly Genteel (The Finale) (11:09)
UPC: 602438384068
Label: Zappa Records
Release Date: 12.17.21
Format: LP Vinyl
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