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*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
 
*[[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
  
==Tracks==  
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==Tracks==
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===Disc One===
 
===Disc One===
# [[Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture]] (01:59)
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#[[Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture]] (1:59)
# [[Mystery Roach]] (02:33)
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#[[Mystery Roach]] (2:32)
# [[Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers]] (00:48)
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#[[Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers]] (0:48)
# [[This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)]] (00:56)
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#[[This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)]] (0:56)
# [[Tuna Fish Promenade]] (02:30)
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#[[Tuna Fish Promenade]] (2:30)
# [[Dance Of The Just Plain Folks]] (04:40)
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#[[Dance Of The Just Plain Folks]] (4:40)
# [[This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise)]] (00:59)
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#[[This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise)]] (0:59)
# [[The Sealed Tuna Bolero]] (01:41)
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#[[The Sealed Tuna Bolero]] (1:41)
# [[Lonesome Cowboy Burt]] (03:57)
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#[[Lonesome Cowboy Burt]] (3:57)
# [[Touring Can Make You Crazy]] (02:52)
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#[[Touring Can Make You Crazy]] (2:52)
# [[Would You Like A Snack?]] (01:23)
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#[[Would You Like A Snack?]] (1:23)
# [[Redneck Eats]] (03:03)
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#[[Redneck Eats]] (3:02)
# [[Centerville]] (02:31)
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#[[Centerville]] (2:31)
# [[She Painted Up Her Face]] (01:42)
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#[[She Painted Up Her Face]] (1:42)
# [[Janet's Big Dance Number]] (01:18)
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#[[Janet's Big Dance Number]] (1:18)
# [[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]] (01:58)
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#[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]] (1:58)
# [[Mysterioso]] (00:49)
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#[[Mysterioso]] (0:48)
# [[Shove It Right In]] (02:33)
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#[[Shove It Right In]] (2:33)
# [[Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude]] (04:02)
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#[[Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude]] (4:02)
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===Disc Two===
 
===Disc Two===
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#[[I'm Stealing The Towels]] (2:14)
  <li>[[I'm Stealing The Towels]] (02:14)
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#[[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]] (5:12)
  <li>[[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]] (05:12)
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#[[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]] (3:00)
  <li>[[Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?]] (03:00)
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#[[Daddy, Daddy, Daddy]] (3:11)
  <li>[[Daddy, Daddy, Daddy]] (03:11)
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#[[Penis Dimension]] (4:35)
  <li>[[Penis Dimension]] (04:35)
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#[[What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning]] (3:27)
  <li>[[What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning]] (03:27)
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#[[A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes]] (1:09)
  <li>[[A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes]] (01:09)
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#[[Magic Fingers]] (3:55)
  <li>[[Magic Fingers]] (03:55)
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#[[Motorhead's Midnight Ranch]] (1:30)
  <li>[[Motorhead's Midnight Ranch]] (01:30)
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#[[Dew On The Newts We Got]] (1:10)
  <li>[[Dew On The Newts We Got]] (01:10)
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#[[The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts]] (0:41)
  <li>[[The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts]] (00:41)
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#[[The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth]] (1:10)
  <li>[[The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth]] (01:10)
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#[[The Girl's Dream|The Girl's Dream]] (0:55)
  <li>[[The Girl's Dream|The Girl's Dream]] (00:55)
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#[[Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce]] (1:01)
  <li>[[Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce]] (01:01)
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#[[Strictly Genteel (The Finale)]] (11:09) - related to [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]
  <li>[[Strictly Genteel (The Finale)]] (11:09) - see also [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]
 
</ol>
 
  
 
===CD===
 
===CD===
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:200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
 
:200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
 
<ol start="16">
 
<ol start="16">
   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..."]] (00:56)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:56)
   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..."]] (00:57)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..."]] (0:57)
   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..."]] (00:31)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..."]] (0:31)
   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..."]] (00:11)
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   <li>[[200 Motels Promotional Radio Spots|CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..."]] (0:11)
   <li>[[Magic Fingers|Magic Fingers (Single Edit)]] (02:58)
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   <li>[[Magic Fingers|Magic Fingers (Single Edit)]] (2:58)
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
 
:ENHANCED TRACK: [http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/200motels.mpg Original Theatrical Trailer] (31.3MB MPG file )
 
:ENHANCED TRACK: [http://www.duncanmoran.me.uk/200motels.mpg Original Theatrical Trailer] (31.3MB MPG file )

Revision as of 12:34, 22 May 2007

Album History
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200 Motels
Released October 1971
See also:
200 Motels (The Film)
The True Story Of 200 Motels
Half A Dozen Provocative Squats
Sneak Preview

Players

Tracks

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 (5:12)
  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)
  7. A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (1:09)
  8. Magic Fingers (3:55)
  9. Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (1:30)
  10. Dew On The Newts We Got (1:10)
  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 (0:55)
  14. Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (1:01)
  15. Strictly Genteel (The Finale) (11:09) - related to Strictly Genteel

CD

Bonus Tracks
200 MOTELS PROMOTIONAL RADIO SPOTS:
  1. CUT 1 "Coming Soon!..." (0:56)
  2. CUT 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts..." (0:57)
  3. CUT 3 "Coming Soon!..." (0:31)
  4. CUT 4 "Frank Zappa's 200 Motels..." (0:11)
  5. Magic Fingers (Single Edit) (2:58)
ENHANCED TRACK: Original Theatrical Trailer (31.3MB MPG file )

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
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, distribution 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.
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