Sheik Yerbouti

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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	5:15
8	We've Gotta Get Into Something Real Vocals – Moire*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*	0:33
9	Bobby Brown Lead Vocals – Zappa*	2:49
10	Rubber Shirt Written-By [Attributable To] – Zappa*, O'Hearn*, Bozzio*	2:45
11	The Sheik Yerbouti Tango	3:56
12	Baby Snakes Lead Vocals – Zappa*	1:50
13	Tryin' To Grow A Chin Lead Vocals – Bozzio*	3:31
14	City Of Tiny Lites Lead Vocals – Belew*	5:32
15	Dancin' Fool Lead Vocals – Zappa*	3:43
16	Jewish Princess Lead Vocals – Zappa*	3:16
17	Wild Love Clarinet – David OckerVocals – Zappa*, Brock*, Thornton*, Bozzio*, Mars*	4:09
18	Yo' Mama Lead Vocals – Zappa*	12:36

Companies, etc.

• Made By – PDO, USA
• Manufactured By – Rykodisc
• Marketed By – Rykodisc
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Copyright (c) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Published By – Munchkin Music
• Recorded At – Hammersmith Odeon
• Recorded At – The Palladium, NYC
• Recorded At – Deutschlandhalle
• Remastered At – UMRK

Credits

• Art Direction – John Williams
• 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, Other [Butter] – Peter Wolf
• Keyboards, Vocals – Tommy Mars
• Layout [Cd] – Amy R. Bernstein
• Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
• Photography By [Cover] – Lynn Goldsmith
• Photography By [Inside] – Gail Zappa
• Producer, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
• Remastered By – Bob Stone
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Adrian Belew

Notes

Original first US CD edition, comes in STANDARD (non green) jewelcase with 20 page booklet with lyrics, first page folds out showing four color pages front and four black and white pages inside, the rest is like a standard black and white booklet.

This album was originally released on Zappa Records in March 1979. It was digitally remastered for CD in 1989 for UMRK.

All selections published by Munchkin Music, ASCAP.

© ℗ 1979, 1990 Barking Pumpkin Records.
CD manufactured and marketed by Rykodisc under exclusive license.

1 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots of 'em
2 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
3 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
4 - basic track recorded at sound check Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
5 - basic track recorded at the Palladium, NYC; over-dubs: feedback guitar
7 - live instrumental recorded at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin; over-dubs: none
9 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
10 - the bass part is extracted from a four track master of a performance from Goteborg, 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" on side four was done the same way.
11 - basic track recorded live at Deutschland Halle, Berlin; over-dubs: none. 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…
12 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
13 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: a few
14 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: a few
15 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
16 - basic track recorded live at the Palladium, NYC; over-dubs: lots
17 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; over-dubs: lots
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.
CD Manufactured in the USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: RCD 40162 03! 818 PUMPKIN
• Matrix / Runout (on inner plated ring): MADE IN USA BY PDO
• Other (SPARS Code): AAD
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SRZ 2-1501, SRZ-2-1501	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti ‎(2xLP, Album, aut)	Zappa Records, Zappa Records	SRZ 2-1501, SRZ-2-1501	US	1979
S 88339	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti ‎(2xLP, Album)	CBS	S 88339	Spain	1979
ZAPPA 28	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Zappa Records	ZAPPA 28	Europe	1991
CBS 88339, 88339	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti ‎(2xLP, Album, LC0)	CBS, CBS	CBS 88339, 88339	UK	Unknown
SRZ-2-1501, SRZ 2-1501	Frank Zappa	Sheik Yerbouti ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Zappa Records, Zappa Records	SRZ-2-1501, SRZ 2-1501	Canada	1979

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