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Bandleader Johnny Otis, who Frank had met in high school and whose mustache-and-imperial look he’d adopted, led the band during the recording of “Overture to ‘A Holiday in Berlin’” while Frank worked in the control booth. The short song was recorded at T.T.G. Studios in Hollywood during the Hot Rats sessions. This and its corresponding piece hadn’t been renamed “Holiday in Berlin” until October of 1968; Frank had written some of the music in 1961 for the movie The World’s Greatest Sinner. The students who’d attended the Mothers’ Berlin show on October 16 had tried to get Frank to help with their violent anti-government activities, and when he’d refused, they’d thrown tomatoes and other things at the band.
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==Lyrics==
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==Players On This Song==
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* FZ acoustic guitar
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* [[Don Preston]] piano
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* [[Ian Underwood]] harpsichord, woodwinds
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* [[Bunk Gardner]] woodwinds
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* [[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] baritone sax
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* [[Roy Estrada]] bass
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* [[John Balkin]] string bass
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* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] drums
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* [[Arthur Tripp|Art Tripp]] drums, percussion
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
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===Singles===
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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
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* [[Burnt Weeny Sandwich]]
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==
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Bandleader [[Johnny Otis]] led the band during the recording of [[Overture To A Holiday In Berlin]] while Zappa worked in the control booth. It was recorded at [[TTG Recording Studios]] in Hollywood during the [[Hot Rats]] sessions. This and its corresponding piece hadn’t been renamed [[Holiday In Berlin, Full Blown|Holiday In Berlin]] until October of 1968; Some of the music had been written for [[The World’s Greatest Sinner (The Film)|The World's Greatest Sinner]].
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==CC Clues In This Song==
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[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]

Latest revision as of 07:06, 29 November 2021


Lyrics

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

Bandleader Johnny Otis led the band during the recording of Overture To A Holiday In Berlin while Zappa worked in the control booth. It was recorded at TTG Recording Studios in Hollywood during the Hot Rats sessions. This and its corresponding piece hadn’t been renamed Holiday In Berlin until October of 1968; Some of the music had been written for The World's Greatest Sinner.

CC Clues In This Song