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| − | < | + | <blockquote>[[You Didn't Try To Call Me]] was written to describe a situation in which [[Pamela Zarubica]] found herself last spring. ([[Wowie Zowie]] is what she says when she’s not grouchy... who would guess it could inspire a song? No one would guess. None of you are perceptive enough. Why are you reading this?) The formal structure of [[You Didn't Try To Call Me]] is not revolutionary, but it is interesting. You don’t care.</blockquote> |
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| − | == | + | <blockquote>Q: Has ([[You Didn't Try To Call Me]]) anything to do with sex? <br> |
| − | [[ | + | A: Well, it is a boy-girl situation song but it involves no 'reproductive references.' It deals mainly |
| − | * [[Frank Zappa]] | + | with the subject of heartbreak, resulting from lack of telephonic communication. . ..</blockquote> |
| − | * [[Ray Collins]] | + | <div align=right>Zappa's response to questioning at the High Court of Justice, London April 1975</div> |
| − | * [[Jimmy Carl Black]] | + | |
| − | * [[Roy Estrada]] | + | |
| − | * [[Elliot Ingber]] | + | |
| − | [[ | + | =Versions of this song= |
| − | *[[Frank Zappa]] ( | + | ==1966 - Los Angeles== |
| + | Recorded at [[TTG]], LA - March 10th -11th 1966. | ||
| + | ===Players=== | ||
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| + | *[[Frank Zappa|FZ]] (musical director, guitar & vocals) | ||
| + | *[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers) | ||
| + | *[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums, vocals "in some foreign language") | ||
| + | *[[Roy Estrada]] (bass, guitarron & "boy soprano") | ||
| + | *[[Elliot Ingber]] (alternate lead & rhythm guitar "with clear white light") | ||
| + | *The "[[Mothers' Auxiliary]]" | ||
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| + | ===Included on=== | ||
| + | *[[Freak Out!]] | ||
| + | *[[The ---- Of The Mothers]] | ||
| + | *[[The Worst Of The Mothers]] | ||
| + | *[[The MOFO Project/Object]] | ||
| + | *[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] | ||
| + | **Instrumental basic backing track included on: | ||
| + | **[[The MOFO Project/Object]] | ||
| + | **[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] | ||
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| + | ==1966 - San Francisco== | ||
| + | Recorded at the Fillmore, San Francisco by [[John Judnich]] -June 25th 1966. | ||
| + | ===Players=== | ||
| + | *[[Frank Zappa|FZ]] (guitar & vocals) | ||
| + | *[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine) | ||
| + | *[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums) | ||
| + | *[[Roy Estrada]] (bass) | ||
| + | *[[Elliot Ingber]] (lead & rhythm guitar) | ||
| + | ===Included on=== | ||
| + | *[[The MOFO Project/Object]] | ||
| + | *[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]] | ||
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| + | ==1967 - Stockholm== | ||
| + | Recorded in Stockholm, September 30th 1967 | ||
| + | ===Players=== | ||
| + | *[[Frank Zappa]]: guitar/vocals | ||
| + | *[[Ray Collins]]: tambourine/vocals | ||
| + | *[[Roy Estrada]]: bass/vocals | ||
| + | *[[Don Preston]]: piano | ||
| + | *[[Ian Underwood]]: alto sax | ||
| + | *[[Bunk Gardner]]: tenor sax | ||
| + | *[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]]: baritone sax | ||
| + | *[[Jimmy Carl Black]]: drums | ||
| + | *[[Billy Mundi]]: drum | ||
| + | ===Included on=== | ||
| + | [['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)|'Tis The Season To Be Jelly]] | ||
| + | ==1967-1968 - New York== | ||
| + | Recorded at [[Apostolic Studios]], NYC. December 1967 - February 1968. | ||
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| + | ===Players=== | ||
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| + | *[[Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, vocals) | ||
| + | *[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums) | ||
*[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals) | *[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals) | ||
| − | *[[Roy Estrada]] ( | + | *[[Roy Estrada]] (electric bass, vocals) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Bunk Gardner]] (tenor & alto sax) |
| − | + | *[[Don Preston]] (keyboards) | |
| − | + | *[[Motorhead Sherwood]] (baritone sax, tambourine) | |
| − | *[[Don Preston]] ( | + | *[[Arthur Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] (drums) |
| − | *[[Motorhead Sherwood]] ( | + | *[[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, tenor & alto sax) |
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| − | *[[Arthur | ||
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*[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] | *[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] | ||
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| + | ==1970 - Paris== | ||
| + | Recorded in Paris, December 15th, 1970 | ||
| + | ===Players=== | ||
| + | *[[Frank Zappa]]: guitar/vocal | ||
| + | *[[Jean-Luc Ponty]]: violin | ||
| + | *[[Mark Volman]]: vocal | ||
| + | *[[Howard Kaylan]]: vocal | ||
| + | *[[Jeff Simmons]]: bass | ||
| + | *[[George Duke]]: keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Ian Underwood]]: keyboards/alto sax | ||
| + | *[[Aynsley Dunbar]]: drums | ||
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| + | ===Included on=== | ||
| + | [[Disconnected Synapses (BTB)|Disconnected Synapses]] | ||
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| + | ==1980 - Munich== | ||
| + | Recorded in Olympiahalle, Munich, July 3rd, 1980 | ||
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| + | ===Players=== | ||
| + | *[[FZ]]--guitar/vocal | ||
| + | *[[Ike Willis]]--guitar/vocal | ||
| + | *[[Ray White]]--guitar/vocal | ||
| + | *[[Tommy Mars]]--keyboards | ||
| + | *[[Arthur Barrow]]--keyboards/bass | ||
| + | *[[David Logeman]]--drums | ||
| + | ===Included on=== | ||
*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | *[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]] | ||
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| − | === | + | ==1982 - 1983 - Los Angeles== |
| − | + | Recorded at [[UMRK]], during 1982-83 | |
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| + | ===Players=== | ||
| + | [[Wikipedia:Overdubbing|Overdubs]] on original 1968 [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] | ||
| + | *[[Jay Anderson]] (string bass) | ||
| + | *[[Arthur Barrow]] (bass) | ||
| + | *[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums) | ||
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| + | ===Included on=== | ||
| + | [[Wikipedia:Remix|remixed]] [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] | ||
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[[Category:Singles]] | [[Category:Singles]] | ||
[[Category:Tracks]] | [[Category:Tracks]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 22 August 2007
Contents
Notes about this song
You Didn't Try To Call Me was written to describe a situation in which Pamela Zarubica found herself last spring. (Wowie Zowie is what she says when she’s not grouchy... who would guess it could inspire a song? No one would guess. None of you are perceptive enough. Why are you reading this?) The formal structure of You Didn't Try To Call Me is not revolutionary, but it is interesting. You don’t care.
Liner notes on Freak Out!
Q: Has (You Didn't Try To Call Me) anything to do with sex?
A: Well, it is a boy-girl situation song but it involves no 'reproductive references.' It deals mainly
with the subject of heartbreak, resulting from lack of telephonic communication. . ..
Zappa's response to questioning at the High Court of Justice, London April 1975
Versions of this song
1966 - Los Angeles
Recorded at TTG, LA - March 10th -11th 1966.
Players
- FZ (musical director, guitar & vocals)
- Ray Collins (lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine, finger cymbals, bobby pin & tweezers)
- Jimmy Carl Black (drums, vocals "in some foreign language")
- Roy Estrada (bass, guitarron & "boy soprano")
- Elliot Ingber (alternate lead & rhythm guitar "with clear white light")
- The "Mothers' Auxiliary"
Included on
- Freak Out!
- The ---- Of The Mothers
- The Worst Of The Mothers
- The MOFO Project/Object
- The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)
- Instrumental basic backing track included on:
- The MOFO Project/Object
- The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)
1966 - San Francisco
Recorded at the Fillmore, San Francisco by John Judnich -June 25th 1966.
Players
- FZ (guitar & vocals)
- Ray Collins (lead vocalist, harmonica, tambourine)
- Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
- Roy Estrada (bass)
- Elliot Ingber (lead & rhythm guitar)
Included on
1967 - Stockholm
Recorded in Stockholm, September 30th 1967
Players
- Frank Zappa: guitar/vocals
- Ray Collins: tambourine/vocals
- Roy Estrada: bass/vocals
- Don Preston: piano
- Ian Underwood: alto sax
- Bunk Gardner: tenor sax
- Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood: baritone sax
- Jimmy Carl Black: drums
- Billy Mundi: drum
Included on
1967-1968 - New York
Recorded at Apostolic Studios, NYC. December 1967 - February 1968.
Players
- Frank Zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
- Jimmy Carl Black (drums)
- Ray Collins (lead vocals)
- Roy Estrada (electric bass, vocals)
- Bunk Gardner (tenor & alto sax)
- Don Preston (keyboards)
- Motorhead Sherwood (baritone sax, tambourine)
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III (drums)
- Ian Underwood (keyboards, tenor & alto sax)
Included on
1970 - Paris
Recorded in Paris, December 15th, 1970
Players
- Frank Zappa: guitar/vocal
- Jean-Luc Ponty: violin
- Mark Volman: vocal
- Howard Kaylan: vocal
- Jeff Simmons: bass
- George Duke: keyboards
- Ian Underwood: keyboards/alto sax
- Aynsley Dunbar: drums
Included on
1980 - Munich
Recorded in Olympiahalle, Munich, July 3rd, 1980
Players
- FZ--guitar/vocal
- Ike Willis--guitar/vocal
- Ray White--guitar/vocal
- Tommy Mars--keyboards
- Arthur Barrow--keyboards/bass
- David Logeman--drums
Included on
1982 - 1983 - Los Angeles
Recorded at UMRK, during 1982-83
Players
Overdubs on original 1968 Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
- Jay Anderson (string bass)
- Arthur Barrow (bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
