Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti
1995 CD
Punk
Pop Rock
Prog Rock

Main image
Rykodisc
art direction [art director] John Williams
backing vocals [background vocals] Andre Lewis
backing vocals [background vocals] Davey Moire
backing vocals [background vocals] Napoleon M. Brock
backing vocals [background vocals] Randy Thornton
bass, vocals Patrick O'Hearn
tracks 1 to 9, 11 to 18 composed by Frank Zappa
drums, vocals Terry Bozzio
keyboards Peter Wolf
keyboards, vocals Tommy Mars
layout [cd layout] Amy R. Bernstein
lead guitar, vocals Frank Zappa
percussion, vocals Ed Mann
photography by [cover photos] Lynn Goldsmith
photography by [inside photo] Gail Zappa
producer Frank Zappa
remastered by [digitally remastered] Bob Stone
rhythm guitar, vocals Adrian Belew
Pressed By Disque Americ
This album was originally released on Zappa records in March 1979.
It was digitally remastered for CD in 1989 for URMK. FZ approved master, 1993.

Track 1 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots of 'em.
Track 2 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 3 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 4 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 5 - basic track recorded at the palladium, NYC. Over-dubs: feedback guitar.
Track 7 - live instrumental recorded at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin. Over-dubs: none.
Track 8 - titled We've Got To Get Into Something Real in the booklet.
Track 9 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 10 - Special Note: the bass part is extracted froma four track master of a performance from Goteburg, Sweden 1974 which i had Patrick O'Hearn overdub on a medium tempo guitar solo track in 4/4. The noted chosen were more or less specified during the overdub session, and so it was not completely an improvised bass solo. A year and a half later, the bass track was peeled off the Swedish master and transferred to one track of another studio 24 track master for a slow song in 11/4. The result of this experimental re-synchronization (the same technique was used on the Zoot Allures album in Friendly Little Finger) is the piece you are listening to. All of the sensitive, interesting interplay between the bass and drums never actually happened...also note, the guitar solo section of the song Yo' Mama was done the same way.
Track 11 - basic track recorded live at Deutschland Halle, Berlin. Over-dubs: none. Note: This selection and Rat Tomago were recorded on a portable four track Scully. The sound quality is not as clear as other parts of the album, but what the fuck...
Track 12 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 13 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: a few.
Track 14 - titled City Of Tiny Lights in the booklet. basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: a few.
Track 15 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 16 - basic track recorded live at the Palladium, NYC. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 17 - basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London. Over-dubs: lots.
Track 18 - basic track for vocal sections and middle of guitar solo were recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London; guitar solo is from a four track recording made in some little town outside of Nurnberg that i can't remember the name of. Over-dubs: lots.

All selections published by The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP).

All lyrics © 1979 The Zappa Family Trust d/b/a Munchkin Music (ASCAP). Reprinted by permission. All Rights reserved.
Artwork copyright © 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. FZ, ZAPPA, and Frank Zappa are marks belonging to The Zappa Family Trust. All Rights Reserved.

℗ 1979, 1990 Rykodisc. All rights reserved. © 1979, 1995 The Zappa Family Trust. Reproduced under license.
The green-tinted jewel box is a registered trademark of Rykodisc. Printed in the U.S.A. Manufactured in Canada.

Barcode: 014431052828
Matrix / Runout: DADR 1DTMS<0901> (variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: DADR 1DTM2<0910>RCD10528 (variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 8117
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