Artist: Zappa, Frank

Label: RYKODISC

Catalog: 014431054822

Format: CD

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Title: Does Humor Belong In Music?
Label: Rykodisc
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 1995-05-16
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock, Avantgarde, Prog Rock

1 Zoot Allures 5:26
2 Tinsel-Town Rebellion 4:43
3 Trouble Every Day 5:31
4 Penguin In Bondage 6:44
5 Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 6:42
6 What's New In Baltimore? 4:47
7 Cock-Suckers' Ball 1:05
8 WPLJ 1:30
9 Let's Move To Cleveland 16:43
10 Whippin' Post 8:23

Comes in a standard transparent jewelbox with a big two folded page forming 8 pages booklet.
Some copies comes with a 10-page foldout Ryko's Frank Zappa catalog, detailed scans of it: [r5310142]

Remote recording facility: UMRK Mobile
Remixed at: UMRK
Approved remix & remaster, 1993
This material is 100% digital, 100% live, with no over-dubs

These songs were selected from the repertoire of the 1984 World Tour. Over a six month period, many hours of exciting live material was recorded in a 24 track digital format. It took another six months to remix it onto PCM 1610 digital 2 track masters. If you enjoy this recording, be advised that there is a lot more lurking in the vault. The recording dates were:
The Odeon Hammersmith - London, England 10/8/84
The Civic Center - Providence, Rhode Island 10/26/84
Amherst College - Amherst, Massachusetts 10/28/84
The Tower Theater - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11/10/84
The Bismark Theater - Chicago, Illinois 11/23/84
The Bayfront Arena - St. Petersburg, Florida 12/1/84
The Paramount Theater - Seattle, Washington 12/17/84
Queen Elizabeth Theater - Vancouver, BC 12/18/84
The Universal Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA 12/23/84

Song Information:
Zoot Allures - head is from London, solo from Providence;
Tinsel-Town Rebellion - body of tune is from Chicago, ending is from Seattle;
Trouble Every Day - verses from St. Petersburg, solo from London;
Penguin In Bondage - vocal sections from Vancouver and St. Petersburg, solo from Vancouver;
Green Hotel - Vancouver;
Baltimore - front of tune is from Los Angeles, vocals from Philadelphia, solo from Los Angeles;
Cock-Sucker's Ball - Los Angeles;
WPLJ - Los Angeles;
Cleveland - intro from Los Angeles, piano solo from St. Petersburg, drum solo from Vancouver, guitar solo from Amherst College, out chorus from Los Angeles
Whippin' Post - Los Angeles (the last song of the last show of the last tour).

All selections by Frank Zappa, published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP), except "Trouble Every Day" published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI). "Cock-Sucker's Ball" is an arrangement made from an acapella bootleg recording by the Clovers with no writer or publisher credits. "WPLJ" published by Dobard Music (BMI). "Whippin' Post" published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & Elijah Blue Music (BMI).

℗ 1995 Rykodisc.
Original art © 1995 Cal Schenkel artwerks.
The green-tinted CD jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc.
Printed in USA. Manufactured in Canada.

Barcode and other identifiers
Barcode 0 14431 05482 2
Barcode 014431054822
Matrix / Runout DISQUE AMERIC 818 PUMPKIN 0F5L3<910>RCD10548
Mastering SID Code none
Mould SID Code none
Rights Society ASCAP
Rights Society BMI