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"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat." - Opening lines of Strictly Genteel.

Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Albums and tracks

In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of Freak Out!, writer Cecil Forsyth, film producer J. Arthur Rank and Beatles manager Brian Epstein are mentioned.
Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin: Gustav Holst's Jupiter from The Planets is musically quoted.
The sleeve of We're Only In It For The Money is a parody of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, while the idea to pose in women's dresses was based on The Rolling Stones' cover photo for Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?. Musician Eric Burdon and explorer Richard E. Byrd can also been seen on the cover of We're Only In It For The Money.
Absolutely Free (The Track): Donovan's Mellow Yellow is referenced.
On Uncle Meat, during the band's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Louie Louie was played on the pipe organ.
The Mud Shark was based on an infamous incident involving Led Zeppelin.
Do You Like My New Car?: "We are not groupies! (...) I told Robert Plant, I told Elton John (...) Roger Daltrey never laid a hand on me!".
Martin Lickert, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr can be seen and heard in 200 Motels.
Dental Hygiene Dilemma: "It's just as if Donovan himself appeared on my very own TV set".
Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?): "Have you been to England yet?"
Scene 30: JCB & Rance: "The fuckin' Devil's got an English accent!"
Magic Fingers: "beat you with a pair of tennis shoes I got from Jeff Beck".
Strictly Genteel: "Lord, have mercy on the people of England and the terrible food these people must eat."
Billy The Mountain: Edward Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance, March Nr. 1 is quoted.
Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy: "I had a Roger Daltrey cape on."
Titties 'n Beer and Punky's Whips: "More fluid than Jeff Beck".
Dead Girls Of London
Packard Goose: "All the rock'n roll writers are the worst kind of sleaze/selling punk rock like some new kind of English disease."
At the 1981 Halloween concert, Zappa played Auld Lang Syne.
British actor Claude Rains can be seen on the cover of Tinseltown Rebellion.
The Blue Light: "A body of water to isolate England"
London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I
London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II
Be In My Video: The line "let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight" references David Bowie's music video for Let's Dance.
In Them Or Us (The Book) the question is asked: "Who'll be the 'Mozart' of your century? David Bowie?"
We're Turning Again: "We can laugh at Keith Moon's jokes.". The song also references 'The Bonzo Dog Band's "Canyons Of Your Mind".
English Tea Dancing Interludes.
The London Cab Tape
Uncle Meat Film Excerpt: "Look, I've seen everybody around, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Arthur Brown, and his fire and his head."
Zappa covered Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love and Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven.
During the Texas Medley, Zappa covered three Beatles songs with lyrics referring to US TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
Frank Zappa dedicated The Real Frank Zappa Book to Stephen Hawking, among others.
Zappa's Dio Fa features an appearance by Isaac Newton and The Queen.
In the liner notes of Civilization Phaze III, the Holy Hand Grenade is mentioned, a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The Handsome Cabin Boy by Ewan MacColl is covered on The Lost Episodes.

Concerts & other locations

Zappa associates from the United Kingdom

Jack Bruce
Pauline Butcher
Eric Clapton
Robert Davidson, the photographer of The Toilet Poster.
Aynsley Dunbar
Susan Glover
Alex Harvey
Eddie Jobson
Nigel Leigh
John Lennon
Martin Lickert
London Symphony Orchestra (The Orchestra)
Keith Moon
Tony Palmer
Pink Floyd
Ringo Starr
Ralph Steadman

Classical composers, conductors and musicians

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Ewan MacColl

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Film, radio and television

Alice in Wonderland
An American Werewolf In London
BBC Television Tribute, produced by Nigel Leigh
Dead Of Night
Fraudulent DJ
Gorgo
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Star Special

Interviews

Meet the Boss Mother sussing out Britain...

Miscellaneous

Fansites

Andrew Greenaway

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 * During the ''[[Texas Medley]]'', Zappa covered three Beatles songs with lyrics referring to US TV evangelist [[Jimmy Swaggart]].
 * Frank Zappa dedicated ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'' to [[Stephen Hawking]], among others.
-* Zappa's ''[[Dio Fa]]'' features an appearance by [[Isaac Newton]].
+* Zappa's ''[[Dio Fa]]'' features an appearance by [[Isaac Newton]] and [[The Queen]].
 * In the liner notes of ''[[Civilization Phaze III]]'', the Holy Hand Grenade is mentioned, a reference to ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.
 * ''[[The Handsome Cabin Boy]]'' by [[Ewan MacColl]] is covered on ''[[The Lost Episodes]]''.

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Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Zappa associates from the United Kingdom

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