art direction, concept by Frank Zappa art direction, design Michael Mesker tracks 5-2 to 5-6 bass Max Bennett tracks 5-1 bass Shuggie Otis composed by, arranged by Frank Zappa cover [design] Cal Schenkel design [hot rats board game] Fantoons Animation Studio design [interrior] John Williams tracks 5-2, 5-4, 5-6 drums John Guerin tracks 5-3, 5-5 drums Paul Humphrey tracks 5-1 drums Ron Selico engineer [original 1969 recording engineers, sunset sound] Brian Ingoldsby engineer [original 1969 recording engineers, t.t.g.] Cliff Goldstein engineer [original 1969 recording engineers, t.t.g.] Jack Hunt engineer [original 1969 recording engineers, whitney studios], engineer [director of engineering for bizarre] Dick Kunc guitar, bass [octave], percussion Frank Zappa liner notes Ian Underwood liner notes Matt Groening liner notes [august 2019] Andee Nathanson liner notes [september 2019, with] Ruth Underwood liner notes [september 2019] Joe Travers mastered by [2019] Bob Ludwig mixed by [2019 mixes] Craig Parker Adams photography by [cover photos, additional infrared photos] Andee Nathanson photography by [sessions photography] Bill Gubbins photography by [tape & tape box] Michael Mesker piano, organ [organus maximus], flute, clarinet [all], saxophone [all saxes] Ian Underwood producer [all original recordings produced by] Frank Zappa producer [produced for release by] Ahmet Zappa producer [produced for release by] Joe Travers project manager Melanie Starks transferred by [all 16 track and 2 track analog tape hi-res transfers by] Joe Travers tracks 5-2, 5-5 violin Don "Sugarcane" Harris tracks 5-6 violin Jean-Luc Ponty tracks 5-2 vocals Captain Beefheart Record Company UMe Distributed By Universal Music Enterprises Phonographic Copyright (p) UMG Recordings, Inc. Copyright (c) UMG Recordings, Inc. Engineered At UMRK Engineered At Joe's Garage, Los Angeles Recorded At T.T.G. Studios Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Whitney Recording Studios Mixed At Winslow Ct. Studio Mastered At Gateway Mastering Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Glass Mastered At Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Pressed By Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico Featuring 65 tracks, all but 6 tracks (the 1987 CD mixes CD5-1 to CD5-6) are previously unreleased.
Includes images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, and session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood and Vaultmeister Joe Travers.