Finer Moments

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Finer Moments
Released December 2012
See also: 69/02/16 concert 69/06/06 concert 69/07/08 concert 71/05/21 concert 71/10/11 concert

Players

CD 1: Tracks 1 to 4, 1969/06/06, London, Royal Albert Hall Frank Zappa (conductor, vocals, guitar) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass) Bunk Gardner (woodwinds) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Don Preston (keys) Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (baritone sax) Arthur Tripp (drums, percussion) Ian Underwood (woodwinds, acoustic piano)	CD 1: Track 5, 1971/05/21, Chicago, Auditorium Theatre Frank Zappa (guitar) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) Bob Harris (keyboards) Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman (tambourines, cowbell) Jim Pons (bass) Ian Underwood (alto sax)
CD 1: Track 7, 1969/07/08, Boston, The Ark Frank Zappa (conductor, guitar) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass) Bunk Gardner (tenor sax, woodwinds) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Don Preston (keys) Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (baritone sax) Arthur Tripp (drums, percussion) Ian Underwood (alto sax, woodwinds, acoustic piano)	CD 2: Track 1, 1967, New York, Mayfair Studios Frank Zappa (all instruments) Dick Barber (snorks) CD 2: Track 2, 1968, Los Angeles, Sunset Sound Frank Zappa (conductor, performer) Arthur Tripp (percussion) CD 2: Track 3, Zappa Basement, 1972 Frank Zappa (performance engineer)
CD 2: Track 4, Unknown venue Frank Zappa (guitar) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass) Bunk Gardner (tenor sax) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Lowell George (guitar) Don Preston (keyboards) Dave Samuels (guest soloist on vibes) Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (baritone sax) Arthur Tripp (drums, percussion) Ian Underwood (clarinet)	CD 2: Track 5, 1969/02/16, Stratford, Ballroom Frank Zappa (conductor) Jimmy Carl Black (drums) Roy Estrada (bass, vocals) Bunk Gardner (tenor sax) Buzz Gardner (trumpet) Lowell George (guitar) Don Preston (keyboards) Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (baritone sax) Arthur Tripp (drums, percussion) Ian Underwood (clarinet)
CD 2: Track 6, 1971/10/11, New York, Carnegie Hall Frank Zappa (guitar) Aynsley Dunbar (drums) Jim Pons (bass) Don Preston (keyboards) Ian Underwood (keyboards)

Tracks

CD Disc One Intro (1:20) Sleazette (3:33) Mozart Piano Sonata In Bb (6:22) The Walking Zombie Music (3:23) The Old Curiosity Shoppe (7:09) You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (2:21) Uncle Rhebus (17:45) Disc Two Music From "The Big Squeeze" (0:42) Enigmas 1 Thru 5 (8:15) Pumped And Waxed (4:19) "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die" (4:37) Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It (3:18) The Subcutaneous Peril (19:41)

LP Side A Intro (1:19) Sleazette (3:32) Mozart Piano Sonata In Bb (6:20) The Walking Zombie Music (3:22) The Old Curiosity Shoppe (7:08) Side B You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (2:19) Uncle Rhebus (17:43) Side C Music From "The Big Squeeze" (0:41) Enigmas 1 Thru 5 (8:14) Pumped And Waxed (4:18) "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die" (4:36) Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It (3:20) Side D The Subcutaneous Peril (19:38)

Versions

ZFT #	Version #	# discs	Format	Catalog #	Release (YYYY-MM-DD)	Barcode (EAN-13)	Artwork	Comment
94	1 Original Stereo	2	CD	Zappa/UMe ZR 3894	2012-12-14	0824302389423		US edition. Source: 1972 Analog Master. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen, Marcussen Mastering, 2007. Matrix # CD1: A01 IFPI L328 DIDX-826277 1 ZAPPA.COM IFPI 50F8 ; CD2: A01 IFPI L327 DIDX-826278 2 ZAPPA.COM IFPI 50F8
		2	CD	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238942	2012-12-??	0824302389423		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 3894, manufactured in Germany.
		2	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMe ZR 38941	2013-04-??	0824302389416		US edition. Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering. Pressed at Pallas, Germany.
		2	LP (180 g)	Zappa/UMG Intl 0238941	2013-04-??	0824302389416		EU edition = Zappa/UMe ZR 38941, manufactured in Germany.

See Also

• 69/02/16 Stratford CT US Ballroom
• 69/06/06 London UK Royal Albert Hall
• 69/07/08 Boston MA US The Ark
• 71/05/21 Chicago IL US Auditorium Theatre
• 71/10/11 New York NY US Carnegie Hall