Does Humor Belong In Music?

"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."

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

• Frank Zappa (lead guitar & vocal)
• Ike Willis (rhythm guitar & vocal)
• Bobby Martin (keyboards, sax, vocal)
• Allan Zavod (keyboard solo on "Let's Move To Cleveland")
• Scott Thunes (bass)
• Chad Wackerman (drums solo on "Let's Move To Cleveland")
• Dweezil Zappa (guitar solo on "Whippin' Post")

Tracks

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

Current CD Zoot Allures (5:26) Tinsel Town Rebellion (4:44) Trouble Every Day (5:31) Penguin In Bondage (6:44) Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (6:42) What's New In Baltimore? (4:48) Cock-Suckers' Ball (1:05) WPLJ (1:31) Let's Move To Cleveland (16:44) Whippin' Post (8:23)

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:

• The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 8/10/84 [sic]
• The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 26/10/84
• Amherst College, Lowell, Massachusetts, 28/10/84
• The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10/11/84
• The Bismarck Theater, Chicago, Illinois, 23/11/84
• The Bay Front Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1/12/84
• The Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, 17/12/84
• Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, 18/12/84
• The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles,California, 23/12/84

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.
		1	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238742	2012-10-30	0824302387429		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3874, manufactured in Germany.

See Also

• Does Humor Belong In Music? (The Film)
• Does Humor Belong In Music (Box)
• Zappa Box (Later Works)