Does Humor Belong In Music?

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"I think there's plenty of room, even in the most serious activist circles, for humor. Humor can be very effective both to inspire, and as a weapon. Just ask Frank Zappa and Charlie Chaplin."[1]

Album History
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Does Humor Belong In Music?
Released January 1986
See also:
IINK,Patio,KUR
DHBIM (The Film)
DHBIM Promo Box
Zappa Box (Later Works)

Players

Tracks

CD
  1. Zoot Allures (5:27)
  2. Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:43)
  3. Trouble Every Day (5:32)
  4. Penguin In Bondage (6:50)
  5. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (6:37)
  6. What's New In Baltimore? (4:47)
  7. Cock-Suckers' Ball (1:05)
  8. WPLJ (1:31)
  9. Let's Move To Cleveland (15:45)
  10. Whippin' Post (8:27)
Current CD
  1. Zoot Allures (5:26)
  2. Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:44)
  3. Trouble Every Day (5:31)
  4. Penguin In Bondage (6:44)
  5. Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (6:42)
  6. What's New In Baltimore? (4:48)
  7. Cock-Suckers' Ball (1:05)
  8. WPLJ (1:31)
  9. Let's Move To Cleveland (16:44)
  10. Whippin' Post (8:23)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

These songs were selected from the repertoire of the 1984 World Tour. Over a six month period, many hours of exciting live material was recorded in a 24 track digital format. It took another six months to remix it onto PCM 1610 digital 2 track masters. If you enjoy this recording, be advised that there is a lot more lurking in the vault. These tunes were selected because they follow the basic outline of the "DOES HUMOR BELONG IN MUSIC?" PMI/ICA video tape, as well as presenting some new, unreleased material. The recording dates were:

Background Information

Conceptual Continuity

Alternate Cover

1995 CD

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Barcode
(EAN-13)
Artwork Comment
45 1
Original
Stereo
1 CD EMI
CDP 7 46188 2
1986-01 0077774618823 Original cover German edition, DDD. Matrix # 746 188-2 2895 901 01 * M X
2
Remix
1 CD Rykodisc
RCD 10548
1995-05-16 0014431054822 Cal Schenkel cover US edition. Matrix # IFPI 2U3R WEA mfg. OLYPHANT ifpi L902 X12976 A4 P2 310548-2 01 M1S1
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5080
1995-06-25 4988112406780 Japanese edition.
1 CD VideoArts
VACK 5215
1996-04-15 4988112408159 Japanese edition.
1
in 7
CD VideoArts
VACK 5914
2007-09-05 ? Japanese edition, mini-album papersleeve, included in the Zappa Box (Later Works) set.
2012 Remaster
Stereo
1 CD Zappa/UMe
ZR 3874
2012-10-30 0824302387429   US edition, manufactured and distributed by UMe[3].
1 CD Zappa/UMG Intl
0238742
2012-10-30 0824302387429   EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3874, manufactured in Germany.

Notes

  1. Jello Biafra Interview by Jodi Vander Molen, The Progressive, February 2002.
  2. The only possible dates in the 1984 tour are The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 24-25/10/84, The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 26/09/84 and Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan, Italy, 8/10/84.
  3. Email announcement by the ZFT on July 31st, 2012.

See Also