The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

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1-1	Heavy Duty Judy Music By – FZ*	6:04
1-2	Ring Of Fire Words By, Music By – June Carter*, Merle Kilgore	2:01
1-3	Cosmik Debris Words By, Music By – FZ*	4:32
1-4	Find Her Finer Words By, Music By – FZ*	2:42
1-5	Who Needs The Peace Corps? Words By, Music By – FZ*	2:41
1-6	I Left My Heart In San Francisco Words By, Music By – Douglas Cross*, George C. Cory, Jr.*	0:36
1-7	Zomby Woof Words By, Music By – FZ*	5:42
1-8	Bolero Music By – Maurice Ravel	5:19
1-9	Zoot Allures Music By – FZ*	7:07
1-10	Mr. Green Genes Words By, Music By – FZ*	3:40
1-11	Florentine Pogen Words By, Music By – FZ*	7:11
1-12	Andy Words By, Music By – FZ*	5:51
1-13	Inca Roads Words By, Music By – FZ*	8:19
1-14	Sofa #1 Music By – FZ*	2:49
2-1	Purple Haze Words By, Music By – Jimi Hendrix	2:27
2-2	Sunshine Of Your Love Words By, Music By – Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Brown*	2:30
2-3	Let's Move To Cleveland Music By – FZ*	5:52
2-4	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Words By, Music By – Chancey Olcott*, Ernest Ball*, George Graff*	0:47
2-5	"Godfather Part II" Theme Music By – Nino Rota	0:30
2-6	A Few Moments With Brother A. West Words By, Music By – Brother A. West, FZ*	4:01
2-7	The Torture Never Stops (Part One) Words By, Music By – FZ*	5:20
2-8	Theme From "Bonanza" Words By, Music By – Ray Evans & Jay Livingstone*	0:29
2-9	Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart Version) Music By – FZ*	4:54
2-10	The Torture Never Stops (Part Two) Words By, Music By – FZ*	10:48
2-11	More Trouble Every Day (Swaggart Version) Words By, Music By – FZ*	5:92
2-12	Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart Version) Words By, Music By – FZ*	5:05
2-13	The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue Music By – FZ*	9:19
2-14	Stairway To Heaven Words By, Music By – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	9:20

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Videoarts Music Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Paul Carman
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Cal Schenkel
• Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone, Clarinet [Contrabass] – Kurt McGettrick
• Design [Cd Repackage] – Ferenc Dobronyi
• Design [Original] – Tracy Veal
• Drums, Percussion [Electronic] – Chad Wackerman
• Electric Bass, Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Scott Thunes
• Keyboards, Vocals – Bobby Martin
• Lead Guitar, Synthesizer [Computer-synth], Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Producer, Arranged By, Compiled By, Edited By – Frank Zappa
• Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Ike Willis, Mike Keneally
• Supervised By [Engineering Supervision] – Bob Stone
• Tenor Saxophone – Albert Wing
• Trombone – Bruce Fowler
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synthesizer – Walt Fowler
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion [Electronic] – Ed Mann

Notes

From the sleeve notes:
The 1988 road band self-destructed before U.S. audiences in the South, Midwest and West could hear it perform. It was, however, heard and appreciated by East Coast and European audiences during its brief existence (four months of rehearsal in 1987/88, followed by a tour, February through June, 1988), and it is from those performances that this compilation has been made.
The collection features big-band arrangements of concert favorites and obscure album cuts, along with deranged versions of cover tunes and a few premiere recordings.
In a world where most of the "big groups" go on stage and pretend to sing and play, we proudly present this quaint little audio artefact. Yes, once upon a time, live musicians actually sang and played this. All material contained herein is 100% live, and there are no over-dubs of any kind.

FZ approved master, 1993.

Album in which song first appeared / Locations
- Track 1-1: Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar / Rotterdam, Wurzburg
- Track 1-2: Premiere recording / Wurzburg
- Track 1-3: Apostrophe / Wurzburg
- Track 1-4: Zoot Allures / Munich
- Track 1-5: We're Only In It For The Money / Munich, Wurzburg
- Track 1-6: Premiere recording / Wurzburg
- Track 1-7: Over-nite Sensation / Munich, Allentown, PA
- Track 1-8: Zoot Allures / Brighton
- Track 1-9: Uncle Meat / Strasbourg
- Track 1-10: One Size Fits All / NY
- Track 1-11: One Size Fits All / Allentown, PA, Binghampton, NY
- Track 1-12: One Size Fits All / Allentown, PA, Grenoble
- Track 1-13: One Size Fits All / Munich
- Track 2-1: Premiere recording / Linz (soundcheck)
- Track 2-2: Premiere recording / Linz (soundcheck)
- Track 2-3: Does Humor Belong In Music? / Modena, Grenoble
- Track 2-4: Premiere recording / Binghampton, NY
- Track 2-5: Premiere recording / Binghampton, NY
- Track 2-6: Premiere recording / Philadelphia, PA
- Track 2-7: Zoot Allures / London, England
- Track 2-8: Premiere recording / London, England
- Track 2-9: 200 Motels / Pittsburgh, PA
- Track 2-10: Zoot Allures / Teaneck, NJ
- Track 2-11: Roxy & Elsewhere / Poughkeepsie, NY
- Track 2-12: Roxy & Elsewhere / Poughkeepsie, NY
- Track 2-13: Weasels Ripped My Flesh / Syracuse, NY, Detroit, MI, Vienna
- Track 2-14: Premiere Recording / Vienna, Florence, London

All tracks published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP) except tracks 1-5, 1-9, 2-11 by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Frank Zappa Music (BMI); track 1-2 by Painted Desert Music Corp. (BMI); track 1-6 Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP); track 2-1 by Bella Godiva Music (ASCAP); track 2-2 by Dratleaf Music Ltd./E.C. Music Ltd. (PRS) and Unichappel Music Inc. (BMI)/Chappel & Co. (ASCAP); track 2-4 by Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP); track 2-5 by Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP); track 2-8 by Jay Livingstone Music & St. Angelo Music (ASCAP); track 2-14 by Superhype Publishing Inc. (ASCAP) (worldwide rights administered by WB Music Corp.)

℗ 1991 Rykodisc.
Original cover illustration © 1995 Cal Schnekel Artworks.
Interior CD package © 1991, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust.
Reproduced under license.

Liner notes © 1991 The Zappa Family Trust.

Issued in vinyl replica style.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988112 190313

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
D2 74233	Frank Zappa	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ‎(2xCD, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	D2 74233	US	1991
TZAPPA 38	Frank Zappa	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ‎(Cass, Album)	Zappa Records	TZAPPA 38	UK	1991
RCD 10653/54	Frank Zappa	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Cen)	Rykodisc	RCD 10653/54	Europe	1995
RCD 10553/54	Frank Zappa	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ‎(2xCD, Album)	Rykodisc	RCD 10553/54	US	1995
RCD 10653/54	Frank Zappa	The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Rykodisc	RCD 10653/54	US	2002

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