tracks a1 to a3, b1 to c2, d1, d2, e1 to e4 bass Arthur Barrow
tracks c3, d3 bass Patrick O'Hearn
tracks c4 bass Roy Estrada
tracks f2 composed by Jean-Luc Ponty
tracks c4, d3 drums Terry Bozzio
tracks a1 to c3, d1, d2, e1 to f1 drums Vinnie Colaiuta
tracks b2, c3 electric sitar Warren Cuccurullo
graphics [box graphics] John Vince
tracks c4 keyboards Andre Lewis
tracks a2, b2 to c1, e1, e3 keyboards Bob Harris
tracks d3 keyboards Eddie Jobson
tracks a1, a3, b1, c2, d1, d2, e2, e4 keyboards Peter Wolf
tracks a1 to a3, b1 to c2, d1, d2, e1 to e4 keyboards Tommy Mars
lacquer cut by Jo Hansch
tracks a1 to f1 lead guitar Frank Zappa
management Glotzer Management
mastered by [disc mastering] Jo Hansch
mixed by [re-mix engineer] Bob Stone
tracks a1, a3, b1, c2, d1, d2, e2, e4 percussion Ed Mann
photography by [cover] John Livzey
producer, composed by, arranged by, conductor [conducted by] Frank Zappa
tracks a1, a3, b1, c2, d1, d2, e2, e4 rhythm guitar Denny Walley
tracks a1 to a3, b1 to c2, d1, d2, e1 to e4 rhythm guitar Ike Willis
tracks a2, b2 to c1, d3, e1, e3 rhythm guitar Ray White
tracks a2, b2 to c1, e1, e3 rhythm guitar Steve Vai
tracks a1, a3, a4, c2, d1, d2, e2, e4, f1 rhythm guitar Warren Cuccurullo
Record Company CBS Inc.
Produced For Barking Pumpkin Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Barking Pumpkin Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Frank Zappa
Copyright (c) Barking Pumpkin Records
Copyright (c) CBS
Copyright (c) Frank Zappa
Published By Munchkin Music
Recorded At Hammersmith Odeon
Recorded At Brady Theater
Recorded At UMRK
Recorded At Berkeley Community Theatre
Recorded At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Recorded At Dallas Civic Arena
Recorded At The Palladium, NYC
Recorded At Paramount Recording Studios
Recorded By Rolling Stones Mobile
Recorded By UMRK Mobile
Recorded By Manor Mobile
Overdubbed At The Village Recorder
Mastered At K Disc Mastering
Lacquer Cut At K Disc Mastering
Pressed By CBS, Haarlem
℗ 1981 Barking Pumpkin Records
© 1981 Barking Pumpkin Records / CBS

Printed in Holland.

On spine of box, printed: CBS 66368 FRANK ZAPPA: SHUT UP ‘N PLAY YER GUITAR (3 RECORD SET)

Instrumentals, recorded between 1977 and 1980. Originally distributed by mail-order* as 3 separate LPs.
(*The 'BPR' codes in BAOI relate to this, hence the hand-worked additions in run-outs for the set)
1.LP: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar.
2.LP: Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More.
3.LP: Return Of The Son Of Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar.

FZ's guitars used in these recordings & venues:

Hand-made copy SG
A1: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith , London.
A3: 18th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
B1: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
C2: 18th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
C3: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London; [Overdubbed at Village Recorders]
D1: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
D2: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
E2: 19th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.
E4: 17th Feb 1979, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.

Les Paul with Di Marzio pick-ups
A2: 18th Oct 1980, Brady Theater, Tulsa, USA.
B2: 05th Dec 1980, Berkeley Community Theater, USA.
B3: 11th Dec 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, USA.
C1: 17th Oct 1980, Dallas Civic Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA.
D1: 30th Oct 1980, The Palladium, NYC, New York, USA.
D3: 05th Dec 1980, Berkeley Community Theater, USA.

Acoustic Black Widow with EMG pick-ups (direct into UMRK location console)
A4 & F1.

Stratocaster with Di Marzio pick-ups
C4: (FZ suggests this was in Tokyo or Osaka, date unknown)
D3: 17th Feb 1977, Odeon, Hammersmith, London.

(F2 was performed at Paramount Studios, USA - date unknown)

A1 Warren Cuccurullo as Warren Curcurullo

[Runouts:]
The first part is stamped, the rest (from Kdisk onwards) is hand-etched.

Catalog no. 'CBS 66368' appears on labels and spine of the box.
Catalog no. '66368' appears on the rear of the box.

Label Code: LC 0149 (Sleeve)
Label Code: LC-0149 (Labels)
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA (Boxed on labels)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Price Code: CB 233
Price Code: 67 (Circled)
Other: 86368-1/2 (Record 1 catalogue #, from the inner sleeve)
Other: 86368-3/4 (Record 2 catalogue #, from the inner sleeve)
Other: 86368-5/6 (Record 3 catalogue #, from the inner sleeve)
Other: ★ (On labels above side identifier)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-1 (A-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-2 (B-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-3 (C-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-4 (D-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-5 (E-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: CBS 66368-6 (F-side label, set 1)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1111-a (A-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1111-b (B-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1112-a (C-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1112-b (D-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1113-a (E-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: BPR 1113-b (F-side label, set 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-1A-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 1. A (A-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-6B-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 2. A (B-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-1C-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 3. A (C-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-4D-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 4. A (D-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-1E-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 5. A (E-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01-66368-4F-1 Kdisk ƒ Side 6. A (F-side runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_1A_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 1. A (A-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_1B_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 2. A (B-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_4C_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 3 A (C-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_1D_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 4. A (D-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_1E_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 5. A (E-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_5F_1 Kdisk ƒ Side 6. A (F-side runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_1A_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 1. A (A-side runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_4B_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 2. A (B-side runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_4C_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 3 A (C-side runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_3D_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 4 A (D-side runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_4E_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 5 A (E-side runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 01_66368_6F_1 Kdisc ƒ Side 6 A (F-side runout, variant 3)