Frank ZappaJoe's Garage Acts II & III

Label:

CBS – 88475

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Rock Opera

Tracklist

Act II
A1 A Token Of My Extreme 5:28
A2 Stick It Out 4:33
A3 Sy Borg 8:50
B1 Dong Work For Yuda
Words By [Half The Words (The Good Ones)]John Smothers
5:03
B2 Keep It Greasey 8:22
B3 Outside Now
Musician [The Musicians], BassPatrick O'Hearn
5:52
Act III
C1 He Used To Cut The Grass 8:34
C2 Packard Goose 11:38
D1 Watermelon In Easter Hay 10:00
D2 A Little Green Rosetta 7:25

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyCBS Inc.
  • Produced ForZappa Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Frank Zappa
  • Copyright ©Frank Zappa
  • Made ByShorewood Packaging
  • Pressed ByCBS, Haarlem – 01-88475
  • Published ByMunchkin Music
  • Recorded AtThe Village Recorder
  • Recorded AtKendun Studio D
  • Mastered AtJVC Cutting Center

Credits

  • Art Direction [Art Director], Illustration [Illustrator]John Williams (30)
  • Composed By, Arranged By, ConductorFrank Zappa
  • Coordinator [Project Co-ordinator]Steve Alsberg
  • Engineer [Assistants]Tom Cummings
  • Engineer [Re-mix]Steve Nye
  • Engineer [Recording]Joe Chicarelli*
  • Engineer [Special]David Gray (5)
  • Lacquer Cut ByJH*
  • ManagementGlotzer Mgmt.*
  • Mastered By [Disc Mastering]Stan Ricker
  • Musician [The Musicians], Bass, VocalsArthur Barrow
  • Musician [The Musicians], Drums, Other [Optometric Abandon]Vinnie Colaiuta
  • Musician [The Musicians], KeyboardsPeter Wolf (3)
  • Musician [The Musicians], Lead Guitar, VocalsFrank Zappa
  • Musician [The Musicians], Lead VocalsIke Willis
  • Musician [The Musicians], Percussion, VocalsEd Mann
  • Musician [The Musicians], Rhythm Guitar, VocalsWarren Cucurullo*
  • Musician [The Musicians], Slide Guitar, VocalsDenny Walley
  • Photography By [Cover]Norm Seeff*
  • ProducerFrank Zappa
  • Promotion [Press Information - Wartoke Concern]Jane Friedman (2)
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Bald-headed John]Terry Bozzio
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Central Scrutinizer, L. Ron Hoover, Father Riley B. Jones]Frank Zappa
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Joe]Ike Willis
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Mary]Dale Bozzio
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Mrs. Borg]Denny Walley
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [Sy Borg]Warren Cucurullo*
  • Voice Actor [The Cast], Voice Actor [The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Chorus]Warren Cucurullo*

Notes

Gatefold cover. Includes a 4-page pink lyric insert.
Very similar to Joe's Garage Acts II & III, but this one hasn't black ★ above the boxed side numbers.
Very similar to Joe's Garage Acts II & III, which does not have differences in label and sleeve titles for tracks A1 and A3.

Track A1 misprinted as "A Token Of His Extreme", track A3 as "Syborg" on label.
Track B2 titled "Keep It Greasy" on label, and "Keep It Greasey" on sleeve back.

First cat# on spine and center labels, second on back cover and insert (page 1 and 3).

Back cover:
Studios - Village Recorders "B" & Ken-Dun "D"
Disc mastering - Stan Ricker & Jack Hunt/JVC
All selections are published by Munchkin Music ASCAP.
© ℗1979 Frank Zappa.
Interpak II Printed in Holland.

Labels:
℗ 1979 Frank Zappa.
Made in Holland.

Total playing times:
Side One (Act II) 18:51
Side Two 19:17
Side Three (Act III) 20:12
Side Four 17:25

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code (Sleeve): LC 0149
  • Label Code (Labels): LC -0149
  • Price Code: CB 252
  • Price Code (Encircled): 61
  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Other (Spine):
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): CBS 88475-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): CBS 88475-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side C): CBS 88475-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, side D): CBS 88475-4
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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album, Stereo, 53 - Keel Pressing, Gatefold) Zappa Records SRZ-2-1502, 9198.508 US 1979
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album) CBS CBS 88475, S CBS 84019, S CBS 84020 UK 1979
Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album) Zappa Records SRZ-2-1502 Canada 1979
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) CBS S2BP 220222, SBP 237413 Australia 1979
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Joe's Garage Acts II & III (Cassette, Album, Stereo) CBS 40-88475 Europe 1979

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Reviews

  • Battletarkus's avatar
    Battletarkus
    Sounds amazing, spacious, defined. And the album? a masterpiece, i love this album to death, makes me cry and laugh at the same time.
    • markpotato's avatar
      markpotato
      Not recommended for fans of his wild arrangements or experimentation. Some songs are kind of funny but musically the whole thing kind of blends together in a drawn out jammy classic rock kind of theme.

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