Deseri
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Contents
Lyrics
Players On This Song
CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version
- Frank Zappa (Lead guitar and vocals)
- Ray Collins (lead vocals)
- Roy Estrada (Electric bass and vocals),
- Jimmy Carl Black (Drums)
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III (Drums)
- Ian Underwood (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
- Don Preston (Keyboards)
- Motorhead Sherwood (Baritone sax and tambourine),
- Bunk Gardner (Tenor & alto sax)
1984 Remix:
- Jay Anderson (String bass)
- Arthur Barrow (Bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Zappa Singles
- Deseri (02:09) / Jelly Roll Gum Drop (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
Zappa Albums
Tributes & Cover Albums
An early (lyrically different) version of "Deseri" (dating from the Pal Recording Studio a.k.a. Studio Z era) with FZ on drums and Ray Collins on vocals, was issued without FZ's permission on the LP "Looking Up Granny's Dress" by The Grandmothers in 1982.
Notes About This Song
Frank’s "Love Of My Life," Frank and Ray Collins’ "Fountain Of Love," and Ray's "Anything" and "Deseri" date from the Studio Z period; original Pal Studios founder Paul Buff collaborated on the latter.