Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III

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Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
Released June 1987
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
Welcome To... Joe's Garage Act I
Zappa Records MK 129
Joe's Garage Act I
Joe's Garage Acts II & III
Specialized Digital Audio Gratification
Zappa Busy As Ever While Coming Out of Joe's Garage

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One (Act I)

  1. The Central Scrutinizer (3:27)
  2. Joe's Garage (6:10)
  3. Catholic Girls (4:26)
  4. Crew Slut (5:51)

Side Two

  1. Wet T-Shirt Nite (5:26)
  2. Toad-O Line (4:18)
  3. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? (2:35)
  4. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (7:17)

Side Three (Act II)

  1. A Token Of My Extreme (5:28)
  2. Stick It Out (4:33)
  3. Sy Borg (8:50)

Side Four

  1. Dong Work For Yuda (5:03)
  2. Keep It Greasey (8:22)
  3. Outside Now (5:52)

Side Five (Act III)

  1. He Used To Cut The Grass (8:34)
  2. Packard Goose (11:38)

Side Six

  1. Watermelon In Easter Hay (10:00)
  2. A Little Green Rosetta (7:25)
Current CD

Disc One

  1. The Central Scrutinizer (3:28)
  2. Joe's Garage (6:10)
  3. Catholic Girls (4:19)
  4. Crew Slut (6:38)
  5. Fembot in A Wet T-Shirt Nite (4:44)
  6. On The Bus (4:32)
  7. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? (2:23)
  8. Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (5:43)
  9. Scrutinizer Postlude (1:35)
  10. A Token Of My Extreme (5:29)
  11. Stick It Out (4:34)
  12. Sy Borg (8:56)

Disc Two

  1. Dong Work For Yuda (5:04)
  2. Keep It Greasey (8:22)
  3. Outside Now (5:49)
  4. He Used To Cut The Grass (8:35)
  5. Packard Goose (11:31)
  6. Watermelon In Easter Hay (9:05)
  7. A Little Green Rosetta (8:15)

Release Notes

This edition regroups Joe's Garage Act I and Joe's Garage Acts II & III. However the tracks distribution was reconsidered across the discs, so CD 1 tracks are not these from Act I...

1995 CDs are remastered and tracks 1.5 & 1.6 are retitled "Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt" & On The Bus. Track 9 is an additional track Scrutinizer Postlude, making a total of 19 tracks. (Previous CDs having only 18 tracks). The 1987 UK 2xCD issue (CDFZ1 / CDS 7-90087-2), has three incorrect titles; "A Token Of His Extreme", "Doing Work For Yuda" & "Keep It Greasy".

Liner Notes

Background Information

Conceptual Continuity

Alternate Cover

1995 CD

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
28 & 29 1.1
Original Stereo
3 LP Barking Pumpkin
SWCL 74206
1987-06     US edition.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10060/61
1987-06 None   US edition, AAD. Matrix # CD1: 818 PUMPKIN RCD10060 01! MADE IN USA BY PDO ;
CD2: 818 PUMPKIN RCD10061 01! MADE IN USA BY PDO
Unknown 3 LP EMI
FZAP1
1988-07     UK edition.
1.2
Original Stereo
with edit
2 CD EMI
CDS 7-90087-2
1987? 0077779008704   UK edition (CDFZ1).
Matrix # CD1: CDP 7 90088 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS ;CD2: CDP 7 90089 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Track 2:Joe's Garage, the last words "social activities" are repeated twice.
2 CD Toshiba EMI
CP25-5662•63
1988-07-24 4988006624856   Japanese edition.
Track 2:Joe's Garage, the last words "social activities" are repeated twice.
1.1
Original Stereo
3 LP Zappa
ZAPPA 20
? 5016583602017?   UK edition.
2 CD Zappa
CDDZAP 20
1990-09[1] 5016583602024   UK edition. Matrix # CD1: CDD ZAP 20 CD 1 MPO 03 ? ; CD2: CDD ZAP 20 CD 2 MPO 07 @@
2 CS Zappa
TZAPPA 20
? 5016583602048?   UK edition.
2 CD I.R.S.
i.r.s. 973720?
      German edition.
2 CS Barking Pumpkin
4XWB 74206
1990-10-17 0013347420646   US edition, XDR.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5039/40
1994-11-26 4988112405813   Japanese edition.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10530/31
1995-05-02 0014431053023   US pressing edition. Matrix # CD1: IFPI 2U4H WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L902 X12086 A4 P2 310530-2.1 03 M1S4 ;
CD2: IFPI 2U4H WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L901 W5245 A4 P2 310530-2.2 01 M1S4
4-part numeric barcode display. Remastered
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10530/31
1995 0014431053023   UK pressing edition. Matrix # CD1: IFPI L502 IFPI 8725 DISCTRONICS RCD 10530/31 ONE 01;
CD2: IFPI L503 IFPI 8711 DISCTRONICS RCD 10530/31 TWO 02
3-part numeric barcode display (Untinted 3-part deep case). Remastered
2 CD Gravadora Eldorado/Rykodisc
968013
1995 7897181221385   Brazilian edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5127/8
1995-10-25 4988112407879   Japanese edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5262/3
1996-05-30 4988112408623   Japanese edition.
2012 Remaster
Stereo
[2]
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3861
2012-09-25 0824302386125   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[3].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238612
2012-09-25 0824302386125   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3861, manufactured in Germany.
Unknown 1 LP
(180 g)
Zappa/UMe
ZR 3861-1
2016-12-09[4] 0824302386118   US edition, pressed in Germany by Pallas-USA. Source: 1979 Analog Master Tape Safety. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2016.
1 LP
(180 g?)
Zappa/UMG Intl
ZR 3861-1
2016-12-09 0824302386118   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3861-1.

Notes

  1. Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1722.
  2. According to Zappa Forum members, some 2012 CDs may/may not have a glitch on Watermelon In Easter Hay "at the point when the solo ends and the clean guitar comes back in (5:53)".
  3. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.
  4. Official announcement at zappa.com

See Also

Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney wrote a musical based on the 1938 cult classic "Reefer Madness". They claim they were inspired to do so while listening to Zappa's Joe's Garage album during a car trip: ""Joe’s Garage" was like Zappa’s attempt at a musical", said Studney, "and I was thinking I’d love to stage it. Then there was some line about reefer or anti-authority or whatever, and I said to Kevin, ‘How come nobody’s ever done "Reefer Madness" as a musical?’"

The German comic strip artist Wittek drew a comic strip album based on Zappa's Joe's Garage album. Each track was illustrated in collage art, similar to the art work inside "Joe's Garage" itself.