Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III

Tracklist

Act I
1-1	The Central Scrutinizer	3:29
1-2	Joe's Garage	6:12
1-3	Catholic Girls	4:24
1-4	Crew Slut	6:36
1-5	Wet T-Shirt Nite	4:43
1-6	Toad O-Line	4:19
1-7	Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?	2:36
1-8	Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up	7:17
Act II
1-9	A Token Of My Extreme	5:29
1-10	Stick It Out	4:34
1-11	Sy Borg	8:56
2-1	Doing Work For Yuda	5:04
2-2	Keep It Greasy	8:21
2-3	Outside Now	5:50
2-4	He Used To Cut The Grass	8:35
Act III
2-5	Packard Goose	11:36
2-6	Watermelon In Easter Hay	9:09
2-7	A Little Green Rosetta	8:17

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pumpko Industries Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Pumpko Industries Ltd.
• Licensed From – Pumpko Industries Ltd.
• Licensed To – EMI
• Glass Mastered At – NIMBUS
• Recorded At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Kendun Studio D

Credits

• Artwork – John Williams
• Baritone Saxophone – Marginal Chagrin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Bass – Arthur Barrow (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4 to 2-7), Patrick O'Hearn (tracks: 2-3)
• Bass Saxophone – Stumuk (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Drums [Combustible Vapors] – Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Drums [Optometric Abandon] – Vinnie Colaiuta (tracks: 1-9 to 2-7)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Barbara Issak, Thomas Nordegg, Tom Cummings
• Engineer [Recording] – Joe Chicarelli*
• Engineer [Special] – Klaus Wiedemann*, David Gray
• Harmonica – Craig Steward (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Keyboards – Peter Wolf (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Tommy Mars (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Layout – Rose Srebro Design
• Lead Guitar – Frank Zappa
• Lead Vocals – Ike Willis
• Mastered By [Disc Mastering] – Jack Hunt, Stan Ricker
• Mixed By [Remix Engineer] – Mick Glossop, Steve Nye
• Percussion – Ed Mann
• Photography By – Norm Seeff*
• Producer – Frank Zappa
• Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
• Rhythm Guitar – Warren Cucurulo*
• Slide Guitar – Denny Walley
• Tenor Saxophone – Jeff* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
• Vocals – Al Malkin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Arthur Barrow (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Dale Bozzio (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Denny Walley, Ed Mann (tracks: 1-9 to 2-7), Frank Zappa, Warren Cucurullo*

Notes

Comes with 48-page booklet.

Track 1-5 lists the original vinyl-title "Wet T-Shirt Nite", falsely named as "Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt" on other CD-Releases.
Track 1-8 incl. "Scrutinizer Postlude" starting at 5:42, corresponding to the vinyl, listed as a separate track on other CD-Releases.
Track 1-9 lists "A Token Of His Extreme" misspelled, instead of "A Token Of My Extreme".

[Note: EMI regular Album-Releases (usually released 1986/87), as this, have been transferred from U-Matic Masters of the vinyl master tapes to disc. These releases are not declared as "digitally mastered" in any way (Credits on 'Disc Mastering' here are unique; "Thing-Fish", "SUAPYG", "TTR", "YAWYI" comparable). Thus, these issues do vary in peak levels even from earliest 80s RYKO-Releases made in Japan or the US, which are close. It's said, that the delivery of the U-Matic Masters to EMI has been made without the allowance of FZ. Soon after, these releases vanished from the market almost immediately. So, what you got here, is the closest approach to the vinyl.]

Similar Japanese EMI-Release Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 077779008704
• Matrix / Runout: CDP 7 90088 2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
• Matrix / Runout: CDP 7 90089 2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
• Label Code: LC 0542
• Distribution Code: UK: CDFZ1
• Rights Society: BIEM MCPS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SWCL 74206	Zappa*	Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III ‎(LP, Album, RE + 2xLP, Album, RE + Box, Comp, RM)	Barking Pumpkin Records	SWCL 74206	US	1987
D70301/2, RCD 10530/31	Frank Zappa	Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE, RM)	Rykodisc, Rykodisc	D70301/2, RCD 10530/31	Australia	1995
ZAPPA 20	Frank Zappa	Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III ‎(3xLP, Album, RE + Box)	Zappa Records	ZAPPA 20	UK	1990
CD ZAP 20	Frank Zappa	Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM)	Zappa Records	CD ZAP 20	UK	1989
4XWB 74206	Zappa*	Joe's Garage Acts I, II, III ‎(2xCass, Comp)	Barking Pumpkin Records, Zappa Records	4XWB 74206	US	1987

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