The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

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.