Frank Zappa – Joe's Garage Acts II & III
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Zappa Records – SRZ-2-1502 |
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Country: |
Canada |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Rock Opera |
Tracklist
| Act II | |||
| A1 | A Token Of My Extreme | 5:28 | |
| A2 | Stick It Out | 4:33 | |
| A3 | Sy Borg | 8:50 | |
| B1 | Dong Work For Yuda | 5:03 | |
| B2 | Keep It Greasey | 8:22 | |
| B3 | Outside Now | 5:52 | |
| Act III | |||
| C1 | He Used To Cut The Grass | 8:34 | |
| C2 | Packard Goose | 11:38 | |
| D1 | Watermelon In Easter Hay | 10:00 | |
| D2 | A Little Green Rosetta | 7:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Recorded At – The Village Recorder
- Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Frank Zappa
- Copyright © – Frank Zappa
- Manufactured By – PolyGram Inc.
- Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Disques SNB Ltée.
- Pressed By – Quality Records Limited
- Printed By – Ever Reddy
Credits
- Art Direction, Illustration – John Williams (30)
- Bass, Vocals – Arthur Barrow
- Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Frank Zappa
- Drums, Other [Optometric Abandon] – Vinnie Colaiuta
- Engineer – Joe Chicarelli*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Cummings
- Engineer [Re-mix] – Steve Nye
- Engineer [Special] – David Gray (5)
- Keyboards – Peter Wolf (3)
- Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
- Lead Vocals – Ike Willis
- Management – Glotzer Management
- Mastered By – Stan Ricker
- Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
- Photography – Norm Seeff*
- Producer – Frank Zappa
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Warren Cucurullo*
- Slide Guitar, Vocals – Denny Walley
Notes
Gatefold jacket, issued with a 4-page folded insert with lyrics and illustrations.
Auto-coupled (Record 1 contains sides A & D; Record 2 contains sides B & C).
Runouts are etched.
On back cover.
Studios: Village Recorders "B" & Ken-Dun "D".
℗ © 1979 Frank Zappa
Manufactured by PolyGram Inc. and Distributed by PolyGram Distribution Inc.
On spine.
[Ever Reddy logo] Printed in Canada
In gatefold.
Cast:
The Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley B. Jones - Frank Zappa
Joe - Ike Willis
Sy Borg - Warren Cucurillo & Ed Mann
Bald-Headed John - Terry Bozzio
Mary - Dale Bozzio
Mrs. Borg - Denny Walley
The Utility Muffin Research Chorus - Al Malkin, Warren Cucurillo, Dale Bozzio, Geordie Hormel, Barbara Issak & most of the people who work at Village Recorders.
Auto-coupled (Record 1 contains sides A & D; Record 2 contains sides B & C).
Runouts are etched.
On back cover.
Studios: Village Recorders "B" & Ken-Dun "D".
℗ © 1979 Frank Zappa
Manufactured by PolyGram Inc. and Distributed by PolyGram Distribution Inc.
On spine.
[Ever Reddy logo] Printed in Canada
In gatefold.
Cast:
The Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley B. Jones - Frank Zappa
Joe - Ike Willis
Sy Borg - Warren Cucurillo & Ed Mann
Bald-Headed John - Terry Bozzio
Mary - Dale Bozzio
Mrs. Borg - Denny Walley
The Utility Muffin Research Chorus - Al Malkin, Warren Cucurillo, Dale Bozzio, Geordie Hormel, Barbara Issak & most of the people who work at Village Recorders.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SRZ-2-1502-AS
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SRZ-2-1502-BS
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): SRZ-2-1502-CS
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): SRZ-2-1502-DS
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): SRZ-2-1502-AS SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): SRZ-2-1502-BS SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): SRZ-2-1502-CS SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): SRZ-2-1502-DS SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): SRZ 21502-A SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): SRZ2 1502-B SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): SRZ2 1502-C SNB Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): SRZ2 1502-D SNB Q
Other Versions (5 of 58)
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo) | CBS | CBS 88475, 88475 | Europe | 1979 | ||
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album, Stereo, 53 - Keel Pressing, Gatefold) | Zappa Records | SRZ-2-1502, 9198.508 | US | 1979 | ||
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album) | CBS | CBS 88475, S CBS 84019, S CBS 84020 | UK | 1979 | ||
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | CBS | S2BP 220222, SBP 237413 | Australia | 1979 | ||
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (Cassette, Album, Stereo) | CBS | 40-88475 | Europe | 1979 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I know you could say this about 99% of Zappa's records, but nobody could have written this album other than Frank Zappa himself. It is an amazing mix of different styles, the entire Joe's Garage maybe being his most eclectic album to date. This was one of my earliest Zappa albums I bought, and funny enough it was before I found a copy of Act I. I those years ago... it was weird, and silly, and strange, and it felt like it had a message (but one obscured under Zappa's singular sense of humour). But like most, once I heard Watermelon in Easter Hay, I knew I was listening to a genius of guitar and composition. I thought it was a pretty good intro to Zappa's music, even though he was taking on the slick production values of the late 70s and 80s, with echoey drums, slap bass, and clean production, and the latest in synthesizers. So while the production is a bit dated, this is an album that offers endless fun. Quite a few stand-out tracks that I rank with some of Zappa's best.
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