Ahead Of Their Time

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Prologue (Bogus Pomp) Music By – FZ*	3:07
2	Progress? Words By – Tripp*, Gardner*, Preston*, FZ*, Underwood*, Sherwood*	4:45
3	Like It Or Not Music By – FZ*	2:21
4	The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson Words By – FZ*, Black*	2:02
5	Holding The Group Back Words By – FZ*, Underwood*, Estrada*	2:00
6	Holiday In Berlin Music By – FZ*	0:57
7	The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage Music By – FZ*	2:55
8	Undaunted, The Band Plays On Music By – FZ*	4:35
9	Agency Man Words By, Music By – FZ*	3:17
10	Epilogue Music By – FZ*	1:52
11	King Kong Music By – FZ*	8:14
12	Help, I'm A Rock Words By, Music By – FZ*	1:38
13	Transylvania Boogie Music By – FZ*	3:07
14	Pound For A Brown Music By – FZ*	6:51
15	Sleeping In A Jar Music By – FZ*	2:24
16	Let's Make The Water Turn Black Music By – FZ*	1:51
17	Harry, You're A Beast Music By – FZ*	0:54
18	The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I) Music By – FZ*	0:47
19	Oh No Music By – FZ*	3:22
20	The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II) Music By – FZ*	10:40

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Zappa Family Trust
• Published By – Munchkin Music
• Published By – Frank Zappa Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rykodisc
• Copyright (c) – Zappa Family Trust
• Made By – Americ Disc
• Remixed At – UMRK
• Recorded At – Royal Festival Hall

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Piano – Ian Underwood
• Artwork By [Cover Art] – Cal Schenkel
• Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
• Bass, Vocals – Roy Estrada
• Drums – Jimmy Carl Black
• Drums, Percussion – Arthur Dyer Trip III*
• Electric Piano, Noises [Odd Noises] – Don Preston
• Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Stone
• Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Orchestra [Assisted By Members Of] – The BBC Symphony Orchestra*
• Producer, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Bunk Gardner

Notes

Re-mix facility: The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen.

Tracks 18 & 20 are edits of the track on Weasels Ripped My Flesh

All compositions by FZ except as noted and published by the Zappa Famly Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP). Tracks 12, 17 & 19 published by the Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI).

Liner notes © 1993 The Zappa Family Trust. 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.

℗ 1993 Rykodisc. All rights reserved. © 1993, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. The green-tinted jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc. Printed in the U.S.A. Manufactured in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 14431 05592 8
• Barcode (String): 014431055928
• Matrix / Runout: 0G5C3RCD10559 MADE IN CANADA BY AMERIC DISC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDZAP 51	Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention*	Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - Ahead Of Their Time ‎(CD, Album)	Zappa Records	CDZAP 51	UK & Europe	1993
VACK 5917-LP	Frank Zappa, Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa, Mothers Of Invention* - Ahead Of Their Time ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, Red)	Videoarts Music	VACK 5917-LP	Japan	2011
RCD 10559	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention*	Frank Zappa / The Mothers Of Invention* - Ahead Of Their Time ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Rykodisc	RCD 10559	US	Unknown
0238872	Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention*	Zappa* / Mothers Of Invention* - Ahead Of Their Time ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Zappa Records, Universal Music Group International	0238872	Europe	2012
D2 74246	Zappa* / Mothers*	Zappa* / Mothers* - Ahead Of Their Time ‎(CD, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74246	US	1993

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