Joe's Menage
| Joe's Menage | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 1, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | November 1, 1975 | |||
| Venue | College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | Vaulternative | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [1] |
Joe's Menage is a live album by
Norma Jean Bell, who was only in Zappa's touring band for a brief period in late 1975.[4]
Overview
The album first germinated in 1978 when Zappa gave fan Ole Lysgaard several cassette tapes, including one of this 1975 concert.[5] In 2004, Lysgaard sent the tapes to Gail Zappa who decided to release this particular dub made by Zappa.[6] It was not possible to retrieve Zappa's original tapes,[6] but the tape reel from which Zappa had produced the cassette dub was located in the vault. It was restored by Joe Travers and mastered by John Polito.[7]
Track listing
All compositions and arrangements by Frank Zappa
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "The Illinois Enema Bandit" | 8:42 |
| 3. | "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" | 6:02 |
| 4. | "Lonely Little Girl" | 2:46 |
| 5. | " What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? " | 1:16 |
| 7. | "Chunga's Revenge" | 14:18 |
| 8. | "Zoot Allures" | 6:41 |
Musicians
- Frank Zappa – guitar and vocals
- Norma Jean Bell – alto saxophone and vocals
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – tenor saxophone and vocals
- Andre Lewis– keyboards and vocals
- Roy Estrada – bass and vocals
- Terry Bozzio – drums and vocals
Album credits
- Original recording and cassette produced by Frank Zappa
- CD Compilation reconstruction and vaultmeisterment: Joe Travers
- Recordist: Davey Moire
- Mastering and audio restoration: John Polito
- Art direction: Gail Zappa
- Title layout: Keith Lawler
- Production manager: Melanie Starks
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Joe's Menage - Frank Zappa : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Zappa.com > Joe's Menage, zappa.com, September 2008. Retrieved on October 1, 2008
- ^ Earlier releases in the series are Joe's Corsage (2004), Joe's Domage (2004), and Joe's Xmasage (2005).
- ^ Albertos, Román García. "FZ chronology, 1973-1975". globia.net/donlope. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Lysgaard, Ole M. (2008), "The Laundry", Joe' Menage. Liner Notes, no. VR 20081, Zappa Family Trust
- ^ a b Zappa, Gail (2008), "The Litany", Joe' Menage. Liner Notes, no. VR 20081, Zappa Family Trust
- ^ Zappa, Gail (2008), "The Latex (Solar) Beef", Joe' Menage. Liner Notes, no. VR 20081, Zappa Family Trust
