Whisky a Go Go, 1968

~ Release by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

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Tracklist

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1Whisky Improvisation: Episode I
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Ian Underwood
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Motorhead Sherwood
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jimmy Carl Black and Art Tripp
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Roy Estrada
electric guitar:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
flute and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Bunk Gardner
gong and keyboard [keyboards]:
Don Preston (piano/keyboards, member of Mothers of Invention)
percussion:
Jimmy Carl Black, Ray Collins, Motorhead Sherwood and Art Tripp
vocals:
Ray Collins, Roy Estrada and Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
recorded at:
Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1968-07-23)
210:00
2America Drinks & Goes Home
live recording of:
America Drinks & Goes Home (on 1968-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
22:55
3Help, I’m a Rock / Transylvania Boogie
live recording of:
Help, I’m a Rock (on 1968-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
dedicated to:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
live recording of:
Transylvania Boogie (on 1968-07-23)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
part of:
The Duke
28:23
4My Boyfriend’s Back
live partial cover recording of:
My Boyfriend’s Back (on 1968-07-23)
writer:
Bob Feldman (of The Strangeloves), Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher) and Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
21:14
5Bust His Head
21:23
6Tiny Sick Tears Jam
live recording of:
Tiny Sick Tears (on 1968-07-23)
composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
parody version of:
96 Tears
revision of:
The Cookie Jar Lecture
28:19
7“The Purpose of This Evening…”
21:41
8Whisky Improvisation: Episode II
211:37
9Status Back Baby
live recording of:
Status Back Baby (on 1968-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
25:05
10Memories of El Monte
24:13
11Oh, in the Sky
live recording of:
Oh, in the Sky
lyricist and composer:
Frank Zappa (US musician, composer, activist & filmmaker)
21:57
12Valerie
live recording of:
Valarie (on 1968-07-23)
writer:
Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
24:04
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