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        Name           = Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show |
        Released       = June 2021 |
        Related        = See also: <br>[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life|TBBYNHIYL]]<br>[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]] |
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==Players==

*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar, computer synth, vocal)
*[[Paul Carman]] (alto, soprano and baritone sax)
*[[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] (tambourine)
*[[The Fowler Brothers|Walt Fowler]] (trumpet, flugel horn, synth)
*[[Mike Keneally]] (guitar, synth, vocal)
*[[Kurt McGettrick]] (baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet)
*[[Ed Mann]] (vibes, marimba, electronic percussion)
*[[Bobby Martin]] (keyboards, vocal)
*[[Scott Thunes]] (electric bass, MiniMoog)
*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums, electronic percussion)
*[[Ike Willis]] (guitar, synth, vocal)
*[[Albert Wing]] (tenor sax)

==Tracks==

<big>'''CD'''</big>

'''Disc 1'''

#[["We Are Doing Voter Registration Here"]] (7:00)
#[[The Black Page|The Black Page (New Age Version)]] (7:12)
#[[I Ain't Got No Heart - Freak Out!|I Ain't Got No Heart]] (1:59)
#[[Love Of My Life]] (2:14)
#[[Inca Roads]] (8:44)
#[[Sharleena]] (6:22)
#[[Who Needs The Peace Corps?]] (2:29)
#[[I Left My Heart In San Francisco]] (0:35)
#[[Dickie's Such An Asshole]] (6:01)
#[[When The Lie's So Big]] (3:38)
#[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]] (8:47)
#[[Sofa (Zappa 88)|Sofa #1]] (2:45)
#[[One Man - One Vote|One Man, One Vote]] (2:38)
#[[Happy Birthday, Chad!]] (1:24)
#[[Packard Goose|Packard Goose Pt. 1]] (2:56)
#[[L'Histoire Du Soldat|Royal March From "L'Histoire Du Soldat"]] ([[Igor Stravinsky]]) (1:17)
#[[Theme From "The Bartok Piano Concerto"|Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto #3]] ([[Béla Bartók]]) (1:20)
#[[Packard Goose|Packard Goose Pt. II]] (2:03)
#[[The Torture Never Stops|The Torture Never Stops Pt. I]] (5:09)
#[[Theme From "Bonanza"]] (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) (0:36)

'''Disc 2'''

#[[Lonesome Cowboy Burt]]  (4:59)
#[[The Torture Never Stops|The Torture Never Stops Pt. II]] (7:29)
#[[City Of Tiny Lites]] (9:21)
#[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus|Pound For A Brown]] (10:56)
#[[Texas Medley|The Beatles Medley]] ([[The Beatles]]) (9:19)
#[[Peaches En Regalia]] (3:36)
#[[Stairway To Heaven]] ([[Led Zeppelin]]) (10:00)
#[[I Am The Walrus]] ([[The Beatles]]) (3:37)
#[[Whipping Post]] ([[The Allman Brothers Band]]) (6:18)
#[[Boléro]] ([[Maurice Ravel]]) (5:30)
#[[America The Beautiful]] (Bates/Ward) (3:58)

==Release Notes==

*Frank Zappa (original recordings producer)
*[[Dweezil Zappa]] and [[Joe Travers]] (producers for release)
*[[Bob Stone]] (original recordings engineer)

==Liner Notes==

==Background Information==

Recording from [[88/03/25 Uniondale NY US Nassau Coliseum|Nassau Coliseum, New York]]

==Conceptual Continuity==

==Versions==

{| {{Versions Table Header}}
| rowspan="6" align="center" | 119
| rowspan="6" align="center" | '''1<br>Original<br>[[Wikipedia:Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]'''
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | [[wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]<br>(180&nbsp;g)
| [[Zappa Records|Zappa]]/[[Universal Music Group|UMe]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19184422|ZR&nbsp;20036-1}}
| 2021-06-18<ref name="TLUSSAnnouncement">[https://www.zappa.com/frank-zappas-final-american-show-be-released-first-time/#/ Official announcement at zappa.com]</ref>
| 0602435577029
| rowspan="6" align="center" | Michael Mesker
| US edition.
|-
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | LP<br>(180&nbsp;g)
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19200262|ZR&nbsp;20036-1}}
| 2021-06-18
| 0602435577029<br>0602435633190<br>(sticker)
| US edition, purple vinyl.
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19236562|ZR&nbsp;20036-2}}
| 2021-06-18
| 0602435688244
| US edition, [[wikipedia:Optical_disc_packaging#Digipak/Digisleeve|Digisleeve]].
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | CD
| Zappa/UMe<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19103875|ZR&nbsp;20036-2J}}
| 2021-06-18
| 0602435688251
| US edition, Jewel Case.
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | CD
| Zappa/[[Universal Music Group|UMG&nbsp;Intl]]<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19182976|ZR&nbsp;20036-2}}
| 2021-06-18
| 0602435688244
| EU edition, Digisleeve.
|-
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | CD
| Zappa/UMG&nbsp;Intl<br>{{DiscogsPicLink|19230694|ZR&nbsp;20036-2J}}
| 2021-06-18
| 0602435688251
| EU edition, Jewel Case.
|}

==Streams==

*[https://music.apple.com/album/zappa-88-the-last-u-s-show/1562734721 Apple Music]
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/4tZnzmbfXRwgz7RcqeCKSa?si=p9vgOOJLSmK_Jr7ZWru5DA&dl_branch=1 Spotify]

==Notes==

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==See Also==

*[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
*[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]

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[[Category:Original Albums]]
[[Category:2021]]