frank zappa

200 motels (13)

recorded at the pinewood studios, london, uk, january 28 - february 5, 1971
overdubs at whitney studios, l.a., summer 1971

released october 1971

lyrics & extra info:
http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/200_Motels.html

frank zappa
mark volman: vocals
howard kaylan: vocals
ian underwood: keyboards, woodwinds
aynsley dunbar: drums
george duke: keyboards, trombone
martin lickert: bass
jimmy carl black: vocal 9
ruth underwood: orchestra drum set
jim pons: vocals

the royal philharmonic orchestra conducted by elgar howarth
the top score singers conducted by david van asch
phillis bryn-julson: soprano
classical guitar ensemble supervised by john williams
narrated by theodore bikel

live recording facilities: the mobile rolling stones
live recording engineer: bob auger
over-dub & re-mix engineer: barry keene
reduction facilities: whitney studios
road manager: dick barber
technicians: paul hof & dave o'neil

album package & book design: cal schenkel
cover / poster design & illustration: dave mcmacken

produced by frank zappa

1. semi-fraudulent/direct-from-hollywood overture
2. mystery roach
3. dance of the rock & roll interviewers
4. this town is a sealed tuna sandwich (prologue)
5. tuna fish promenade
6. dance of the just plain folks
7. this town is a sealed tuna sandwich (reprise)
8. the sealed tuna bolero
9. lonesome cowboy burt
10. touring can make you crazy
11. would you like a snack?
12. redneck eats
13. centerville
14. she painted up her face
15. janet's big dance number
16. half a dozen provocative squats
17. mysterioso
18. shove it right in
19. lucy's seduction of a bored violinist & postlude
20. i'm stealing the towels
21. dental hygeine dilemma
22. does this kind of life look interesting to you?
23. daddy, daddy, daddy
24. penis dimension
25. what will this evening bring me this morning
26. a nun suit painted on some old boxes
27. magic fingers
28. motorhead's midnight ranch
29. dew on the newts we got
30. the lad searches the night for his newts
31. the girl wants to fix him some broth
32. the girl's dream
33. little green scratchy sweaters & courduroy ponce
34. strictly genteel (the finale)