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     Name          = 200 Motels|
 
     Name          = 200 Motels|
 
     Released      = October 1971 |
 
     Released      = October 1971 |
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     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/200_Motels.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/200motels.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/200-motels}}<br>[[200 Motels (The Film)]]<br>[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]<br>[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Album)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]<br>[[Sneak Preview - Frank Zappa's 200 Motels|Sneak Preview]] |
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     Related        = See also:<br>{{IINKLink|lyrics/200_Motels.html}}, {{ZPLink|vinylvscds/200motels.html}}, {{KURLink|fz-discography/200-motels}}<br>[[200 Motels (The Film)]]<br>[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]<br>[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Album)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]<br>[[Sneak Preview - Frank Zappa's 200 Motels|Sneak Preview]]<br>[[200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition]]<br>[[200 Motels - The Suites]]
 
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (bass, guitar, producer, orchestration)
 
*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (bass, guitar, producer, orchestration)
−
*[[Mark Volman]] (vocals)
 
−
*[[Howard Kaylan]] (vocals)
 
 
*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (vocals)
 
*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (vocals)
 +
*[[Aynsley Dunbar]] (drums)
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*[[George Duke]] (trombone, keyboards)
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*[[Flo & Eddie|Howard Kaylan]] (vocals)
 +
*[[Martin Lickert]] (bass)
 
*[[Jim Pons]] (vocals)
 
*[[Jim Pons]] (vocals)
−
*[[George Duke]] (trombone, keyboards)
 
 
*[[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, woodwind)
 
*[[Ian Underwood]] (keyboards, woodwind)
 
*[[Ruth Underwood]] (percussion)
 
*[[Ruth Underwood]] (percussion)
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*[[Aynsley Dunbar]] (drums)
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*[[Flo & Eddie|Mark Volman]] (vocals)
 
*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
 
*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
  
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:200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
 
:200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
 
<ol start="16">
 
<ol start="16">
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:55)
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   <li>[[CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:55)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..."]] (0:58)
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   <li>[[CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..."]] (0:58)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:31)
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   <li>[[CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:31)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..."]] (0:13)
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   <li>[[CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..."]] (0:13)
 
   <li>[[Magic Fingers|Magic Fingers (Single Edit)]] (2:56)
 
   <li>[[Magic Fingers|Magic Fingers (Single Edit)]] (2:56)
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
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:ENHANCED TRACK: [http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/ZWJ/200motels.mpg Original Theatrical Trailer] (31.3MB MPG file )
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:ENHANCED TRACK: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnxizf3Lnos Original Theatrical Trailer] (YouTube)
  
 
|}
 
|}
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==Conceptual Continuity==
 
==Conceptual Continuity==
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On the far right of the larger canvas of the 200 Motels (triptych)<ref>http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/frank-zappas-200-motels-triptych</ref> by Dave McMacken there is a floating disembodied hand apparently pointing at Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler in bondage gear, he later re-used a similar disembodied hand motif on the Overnite Sensation sleeve <ref>http://www.ratzandcompany.com/shop-online-1/copy-of-frank-zappas-200-motels-2</ref>.
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==Versions==
 
==Versions==
  
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
 
{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| rowspan="15" align="center" | 12
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| rowspan="22" align="center" | 12
 
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''1.1<br>Original<br>[[wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
−
| [[United Artists]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels_US.jpg|UAS&nbsp;9956}}
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| [[Wikipedia:United Artists Records|United Artists]]<br>UAS&nbsp;9956
 
| 1971-10-04
 
| 1971-10-04
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
−
| United Artists<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels_UK_UDF_50003.jpg|UDF&nbsp;50003}}
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| United Artists<br>UDF&nbsp;50003
 
| 1971-10<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1721.</ref>
 
| 1971-10<ref name="MStrong">Martin C. Strong, 2004, ''The Great Rock Discography'', p. 1721.</ref>
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
−
| United Artists<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels-germanpromo.jpg|UAS&nbsp;29&nbsp;218/9&nbsp;XD}}
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| United Artists<br>UAS&nbsp;29&nbsp;218/9&nbsp;XD
 
| 1971
 
| 1971
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
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| [[Liberty Records|Liberty]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels-italy.jpg|3C&nbsp;154-92854/55}}
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| Liberty<br>3C&nbsp;154-92854/55
 
| 1971?
 
| 1971?
 
| None
 
| None
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| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| United Artists<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1763261|UAS&nbsp;29.218/9}}
 
| United Artists<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|1763261|UAS&nbsp;29.218/9}}
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| 1971?
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| 1971
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
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| United Artists, distribution [[Pathé Marconi]]/[[EMI]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels_france.jpg|UAS&nbsp;29.218/9}}
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| United Artists, distribution Pathé Marconi/[[EMI]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|14484591|UAS&nbsp;29 218/9}}
 
| 1971
 
| 1971
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
−
| Liberty<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels_french_UAS29218.jpg|UAS&nbsp;29.218/9}}
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| Liberty, distribution Pathé Marconi/EMI<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|10573804|UAS&nbsp;29 218/9}}
 
| 1971?
 
| 1971?
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| French edition.  
 
| French edition.  
 
|-
 
|-
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| rowspan="3" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Stereo<br>Censored<br>Version<ref name="Saunders">For details on censorship, see [http://www.zappainaustralia.com/album_discography.htm#united dedicated page at Zappa In Australia] by Murry Saunders.</ref>
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| rowspan="3" align="center" | 1.2<br>Original<br>Stereo<br>Censored<br>Version
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
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| United Artists/[[Festival Records|Festival]]<br>{{SUTCLink|pictures/200motels_OZ_SUAL_934326.jpg|SUAL&nbsp;93426}}
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| United Artists/[https://www.discogs.com/label/108138-Festival-Records-Pty-Ltd Festival]<br>SUAL&nbsp;93426
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| 1972<ref name="Saunders2">Murry Saunders, [http://www.zappainaustralia.com Zappa In Australia].</ref>
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| 1972
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact_audio_cassette|CS]]
 
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Compact_audio_cassette|CS]]
 
| United Artists/Festival<br>?
 
| United Artists/Festival<br>?
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| 1972<ref name="Saunders2"/>
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| 1972
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| United Artists/Festival<br>LL&nbsp;65477788
 
| United Artists/Festival<br>LL&nbsp;65477788
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| 1975<ref name="Saunders2"/>
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| 1975
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | 2
 
| align="center" | LP
 
| align="center" | LP
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| [[MCA]]<br>MCA2-4183
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| [[Wikipedia:MCA Records|MCA]]<br>MCA2-4183
 
| 1989-01<ref name="MStrong"/>
 
| 1989-01<ref name="MStrong"/>
 
| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
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| &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp;
 
| Japanese edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped between 2002 and 2008.
 
| Japanese edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped between 2002 and 2008.
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|-
 +
| rowspan="7" align="center" | '''1.3<br>Remastered<br>Original<br>Stereo'''<br>without<br>Bonus<br>Tracks
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|21383938|ZR3846-1B}}
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| 2021-12-17
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| 0602438384044
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| &nbsp;
 +
| Worlwide edition, pressed in Germany by [https://www.optimal-media.com/en/ Optimal Media]. Source: 1971 Analog Tape Safety Masters Digital Transfer. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2021.
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|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
 +
| Zappa/[[wikipedia:Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|21385108|ZR3846-1R}}
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| 2021-12-17
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| 0602438384068
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| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition, red vinyl, pressed in Germany by Optimal Media. Source: 1971 Analog Tape Safety Masters Digital Transfer. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2021.
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|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|21389404|ZR&nbsp;3846-2J}}
 +
| 2021-12-17
 +
| 0602438287055
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| &nbsp;
 +
| US edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/UMG&nbsp;Intl<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|21746134|ZR&nbsp;3846-2J}}
 +
| 2021-12-17
 +
| 0602438287055
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| &nbsp;
 +
| EU edition.
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | 2
 +
| align="center" | CD
 +
| Zappa/[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ Universal Music Japan]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|23271521|UICY-16054}}
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| 2022-04-20
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| 4988031497456
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Japanese edition, audiophile [[wikipedia:Super High Material CD|SHM-CD]].
 +
|-
 +
| align="center" | n/a
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| align="center" | [[wikipedia:High-resolution_audio|Hi-res]]<br>96&nbsp;kHz/24-bit<br>[[wikipedia:Lossless_compression|lossless codecs]]<ref name="lossless">[[wikipedia:AIFF|AIFF]], [[wikipedia:Apple_lossless|ALAC]], [[wikipedia:FLAC|FLAC]], [[wikipedia:WAV|WAV]], and [[wikipedia:Windows Media Audio|WMA]]</ref>
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| Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc.<br>''No catalog number''
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| 2021
 +
| n/a
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| [[wikipedia:Digital download|Digital download]] available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (ALAC), {{QobuzLink|y5699oaiy9v8a|Qobuz}} and Tidal (lossy [[wikipedia:Master_Quality_Authenticated|MQA]]).
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|-
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| align="center" | n/a
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| align="center" | CD-quality<br>44.1&nbsp;kHz/16-bit<br>lossless<ref name="lossless"/> and [[wikipedia:Lossy_compression|lossy codecs]]<ref name="lossy">128 & 320 kbps [[wikipedia:Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[wikipedia:MP3|MP3]], and WMA</ref>
 +
| Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc.<br>''No catalog number''
 +
| 2021
 +
| n/a
 +
| &nbsp;
 +
| Digital download available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (AAC), Deezer, {{QobuzLink|vzj0hwi5bre3b|Qobuz}} and Tidal.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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 +
In 2008 a Dutch magazine Wah-Wah asked some people which record they would like to take to a desert island - for some unexplained reason. The Dutch poet Daniël Dee chose this one.
  
 
*[[200 Motels (The Film)]]
 
*[[200 Motels (The Film)]]

Latest revision as of 09:02, 8 June 2023

Album History
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200 Motels
Released October 1971
See also:
IINK, Patio, KUR
200 Motels (The Film)
The True Story Of 200 Motels
Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
Sneak Preview
200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition
200 Motels - The Suites

Players

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (1:59)
  2. Mystery Roach (2:33)
  3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers (0:48)
  4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue) (0:56)
  5. Tuna Fish Promenade (2:30)
  6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks (4:39)
  7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise) (0:59)
  8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero (1:40)
  9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (3:51)

Side Two

  1. Touring Can Make You Crazy (2:53)
  2. Would You Like A Snack? (1:23)
  3. Redneck Eats (3:03)
  4. Centerville (2:31)
  5. She Painted Up Her Face (1:42)
  6. Janet's Big Dance Number (1:18)
  7. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (1:57)
  8. Mysterioso (0:48)
  9. Shove It Right In (2:32)
  10. Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude (4:00)

Side Three

  1. I'm Stealing The Towels (2:14)
  2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma (5:12)
  3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (3:00)
  4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (3:11)
  5. Penis Dimension (4:35)
  6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (3:27)

Side Four

  1. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (1:09)
  2. Magic Fingers (3:55)
  3. Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (1:30)
  4. Dew On The Newts We Got (1:10)
  5. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (0:41)
  6. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (1:10)
  7. The Girl's Dream (0:55)
  8. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (1:01)
  9. Strictly Genteel (The Finale) (11:09) - related to Strictly Genteel
CD

Disc One

  1. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (1:59)
  2. Mystery Roach (2:32)
  3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers (0:48)
  4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue) (0:56)
  5. Tuna Fish Promenade (2:30)
  6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks (4:40)
  7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise) (0:59)
  8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero (1:41)
  9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (3:57)
  10. Touring Can Make You Crazy (2:52)
  11. Would You Like A Snack? (1:23)
  12. Redneck Eats (3:02)
  13. Centerville (2:31)
  14. She Painted Up Her Face (1:42)
  15. Janet's Big Dance Number (1:18)
  16. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (1:58)
  17. Mysterioso (0:48)
  18. Shove It Right In (2:33)
  19. Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude (4:02)

Disc Two

  1. I'm Stealing The Towels (2:14)
  2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma (5:11)
  3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (2:59)
  4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (3:12)
  5. Penis Dimension (4:37)
  6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (3:32)
  7. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (1:09)
  8. Magic Fingers (3:53)
  9. Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (1:29)
  10. Dew On The Newts We Got (1:09)
  11. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (0:41)
  12. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (1:10)
  13. The Girl's Dream (0:54)
  14. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (1:00)
  15. Strictly Genteel (The Finale) (11:11) - related to Strictly Genteel
Bonus Tracks
200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
  1. CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..." (0:55)
  2. CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..." (0:58)
  3. CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..." (0:31)
  4. CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..." (0:13)
  5. Magic Fingers (Single Edit) (2:56)
ENHANCED TRACK: Original Theatrical Trailer (YouTube)

Release Notes

Recorded February - March 1971.
Cover illustration: David B. McMacken

Liner Notes

Background Information

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
12 1.1
Original
Stereo 		2 LP United Artists
UAS 9956 		1971-10-04 None   US edition.
2 LP United Artists
UDF 50003 		1971-10[1] None   UK edition.
2 LP United Artists
UAS 29 218/9 XD 		1971 None   German edition. Sides 1/2/3/4 also have (UAS 9956 A/B/C/D)
2 LP Liberty
3C 154-92854/55 		1971? None   Italian edition.
2 LP United Artists
UAS 29.218/9 		1971     French edition.
2 LP United Artists, distribution Pathé Marconi/EMI
UAS 29 218/9 		1971     French edition.
2 LP Liberty, distribution Pathé Marconi/EMI
UAS 29 218/9 		1971?     French edition.
1.2
Original
Stereo
Censored
Version 		2 LP United Artists/Festival
SUAL 93426 		1972     Australian edition, does not include Penis Dimension.
1? CS United Artists/Festival
? 		1972     Australian edition, does not include Penis Dimension.
2 LP United Artists/Festival
LL 65477788 		1975     Australian edition, does not include Penis Dimension.
1.1
Original
Stereo 		2 LP MCA
MCA2-4183 		1989-01[1]     US edition.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10513/14 ADV 		1997 None   US promotion, Sneak Preview.
2 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10513/14 		1997-10-14 0014431051326   US edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped between 2002 and 2008.
Matrix #
CD1: IFPI L481 IFPI 8150 DADR 12UR1<0910>RCD10513
CD2: IFPI L481 IFPI 8117 CD-ROM DADR 12XP1<0910>RCD10514
1 CS Rykodisc
RAC 10513/14 		1997-10-14 0014431051340   US edition.
2 CD VideoArts
VACK 5380/1 		1997-10-29 4988112409743   Japanese edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped between 2002 and 2008.
1.3
Remastered
Original
Stereo
without
Bonus
Tracks 		2 LP
(180 g) 		Zappa/UMe
ZR3846-1B 		2021-12-17 0602438384044   Worlwide edition, pressed in Germany by Optimal Media. Source: 1971 Analog Tape Safety Masters Digital Transfer. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2021.
2 LP
(180 g) 		Zappa/UMG Intl
ZR3846-1R 		2021-12-17 0602438384068   EU edition, red vinyl, pressed in Germany by Optimal Media. Source: 1971 Analog Tape Safety Masters Digital Transfer. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2021.
2 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3846-2J 		2021-12-17 0602438287055   US edition.
2 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
ZR 3846-2J 		2021-12-17 0602438287055   EU edition.
2 CD Zappa/Universal Music Japan
UICY-16054 		2022-04-20 4988031497456   Japanese edition, audiophile SHM-CD.
n/a Hi-res
96 kHz/24-bit
lossless codecs[2] 		Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc.
No catalog number 		2021 n/a   Digital download available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (ALAC), Qobuz and Tidal (lossy MQA).
n/a CD-quality
44.1 kHz/16-bit
lossless[2] and lossy codecs[3] 		Zappa/UMG Recordings, Inc.
No catalog number 		2021 n/a   Digital download available from Amazon Music, Apple Music (AAC), Deezer, Qobuz and Tidal.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin C. Strong, 2004, The Great Rock Discography, p. 1721.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, and WMA
  3. ↑ 128 & 320 kbps AAC, MP3, and WMA

See Also

In 2008 a Dutch magazine Wah-Wah asked some people which record they would like to take to a desert island - for some unexplained reason. The Dutch poet Daniël Dee chose this one.

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