Zappa Records, Universal Music Group International
art direction [art insistence, 2012] Gail Zappa bass Scott Thunes design [cover design] Mark Matsuno drums Chad Wackerman engineer [recording engineers] Mark Pinske engineer [recording engineers] Thom Ehle engineer [remix engineer] Bob Stone keyboards Allan Zavod keyboards, saxophone [sax], vocals Bobby Martin layout [2012, for zappa records] Keith Lawler layout [2012, for zappa records] Michael Mesker lead guitar, vocals, producer, arranged by, edited by Frank Zappa photography by [2012] Diva Zappa photography by [cover photo] Ebet Roberts production manager [2012] Melanie Starks research [vaultmeisterment], engineer [bakery magic], transferred by [1630 transfers] Joe Travers rhythm guitar, vocals Ike Willis tracks 1 to 6, 9 written-by Frank Zappa Licensed To Universal Music Enterprises Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc. Manufactured By EDC, Germany Recorded By UMRK Phonographic Copyright (p) Zappa Family Trust Copyright (c) Zappa Family Trust Published By Zappa Family Trust Published By Munchkin Music Published By FZ4Tunes Published By Dobard Music Published By Elijah Blue Music Published By Unichappell Music, Inc. Recorded At Hammersmith Odeon Recorded At Civic Center, Providence Recorded At Amherst College Recorded At Tower Theater Recorded At Bismarck Hotel Recorded At The Bay Front Arena Recorded At Paramount Theatre, Seattle Recorded At Queen Elizabeth Theatre Recorded At Universal Amphitheatre Remixed At UMRK Issued in a standard clear jewel case with an 8-page booklet.
[Booklet page 2:] These songs were selected from the repertoire of the 1984 World Tour. Over a six month period, many hours of exciting live material was recorded in a 24 track digital format. It took another six months to remix it onto PCM 1610 digital 2 track masters. [...] The recording dates were: The Odeon Hammersmith, London, England, 10/8/84 The Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 10/26/84 Amherst College, Lowell, Massachusetts, 10/28/84 The Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11/10/84 The Bismarcktheater, Chicago, Illinois, 11/23/84 The Bay Front Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida, 12/1/84 The Paramount Theater, Seattle, Washington, 12/17/84 Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia, 12/18/84 The Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, 12/23/84
[Booklet page 4:] Song information: Zoot Allures - head is from London, solo from Providence; Tinseltown Rebellion - body of tune is from Chicago, ending is from Seattle; Trouble Every Day - verses from St. Petersburg, solo from London; Penguin In Bondage - vocal sections from Vancouver and St. Petersburg, solo from Vancouver; Green Hotel - Vancouver; Baltimore - front of tune is from Los Angeles, vocals from Philadelphia, solo from Los Angeles; Cock-Suckers' Ball - Los Angeles; WPLJ - Los Angeles; Cleveland - intro from Los Angeles, piano solo from St. Petersburg, drum solo from Vancouver, guitar solo from Amherst College, out chorus from Los Angeles; Whipping Post - Los Angeles (the last song of the last show of the last tour).
[Booklet page 7:] This material is 100% digital, 100% live, with no overdubs. Cover photo: [...] 1985 Vaultmeisterment, bakery magic & 1630 transfers [...] 2011, UMRK. FZ 43