200 Motels

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File:200 motels UAS9956.gif 200 Motels
Released October 1971
See also: 200 Motels (The Film) The True Story Of 200 Motels Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Album)

Tracks

Disc One

1. Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (01:59)
2. Mystery Roach (02:33)
3. Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers (00:48)
4. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue) (00:56)
5. Tuna Fish Promenade (02:30)
6. Dance Of The Just Plain Folks (04:40)
7. This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise) (00:59)
8. The Sealed Tuna Bolero (01:41)
9. Lonesome Cowboy Burt (03:57)
10. Touring Can Make You Crazy (02:52)
11. Would You Like A Snack? (01:23)
12. Redneck Eats (03:03)
13. Centerville (02:31)
14. She Painted Up Her Face (01:42)
15. Janet's Big Dance Number (01:18)
16. Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (01:58)
17. Mysterioso (00:49)
18. Shove It Right In (02:33)
19. Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude (04:02)

Disc Two

1. I'm Stealing The Towels (02:14)
2. Dental Hygiene Dilemma (05:12)
3. Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (03:00)
4. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (03:11)
5. Penis Dimension (04:35)
6. What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (03:27)
7. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (01:09)
8. Magic Fingers (03:55)
9. Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (01:30)
10. Dew On The Newts We Got (01:10)
11. The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (00:41)
12. The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (01:10)
13. The Girl's Dream (00:55)
14. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (01:01)
15. Strictly Genteel (The Finale) (11:09) - see also Strictly Genteel

CD

Bonus Tracks

200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:

16. CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..." (00:56)
17. CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..." (00:57)
18. CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..." (00:31)
19. CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..." (00:11)
20. Magic Fingers (Single Edit) (02:58)

ENHANCED TRACK: Original Theatrical Trailer (31.3MB MPG file )

Release Notes

Recorded February - March 1971.

Alternate Cover

200 Motels Sneak Preview (Ryko Advance CD)

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
12	1 Original Stereo Censored versions exist (to be listed asap)	2	LP	United Artists UAS 9956	1971-10-04	None		US 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 Pathé Marconi/EMI UAS 29.218/9	1971?			French edition.
		2	LP	Liberty UAS 29.218/9	1971?			French edition.
		2	LP	MCA MCA2-4183	198x?			US edition.
		2	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10513/14 ADV	1997	None		US promotion (Sneak Preview cover).
		2	CD	Rykodisc RCD 10513/14	1997-10-14	0014431051326		US edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped around 2002. Matrix # CD1: IFPI L481 IFPI 8150 DADR 12UR1<0910>RCD10513 CD2: IFPI L481 IFPI 8117 CD-ROM DADR 12XP1<0910>RCD10514
		2	CD	VideoArts VACK 5380/1	1997-10-29	4988112409743		Japanese edition, CD2 is an enhanced CD, sales stopped around 2002.

See Also

• Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Album)
• 200 Motels (The Film)
• The True Story Of 200 Motels