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The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life

Zappa

1991 · Jazz, Rock

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The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life by Zappa

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life is a Spoken Word album by Zappa, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Heavy Duty Judy (Live)6:04
  2. 2Ring of Fire (Live)2:00
  3. 3Cosmik Debris (Live)4:32
  4. 4Find Her Finer (Live)2:42
  5. 5Who Needs the Peace Corps? (Live)2:40
  6. 6I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Live)0:36
  7. 7Zomby Woof (Alternate Version) [Live]5:41
  8. 8Bolero (Live)5:19
  9. 9Zoot Allures (Live)7:07
  10. 10Mr. Green Genes (Live)3:40
  11. 11Florentine Pogen (Live)7:11
  12. 12Andy (Live)5:51
  13. 13Inca Roads (Live)8:19
  14. 14Sofa, No. 1 (Alternate Version) [Live]2:50
  15. 2.1Purple Haze (Live)2:27
  16. 2.2Sunshine of Your Love (Live)2:30
  17. 2.3Let's Move to Cleveland (Live)5:51
  18. 2.4When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Live)0:46
  19. 2.5"The Godfather, Part II" Theme (Live)0:29
  20. 2.6A Few Moments With Brother a. West (Live)4:01
  21. 2.7The Torture Never Stops, Pt. 1 (Live)5:19
  22. 2.8Theme from "Bonanza" (Live)0:28
  23. 2.9Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart Version) [Live]4:54
  24. 2.10The Torture Never Stops, Pt. 2 (Live)10:47
  25. 2.11More Trouble Every Day (Swaggart Version) [Live]5:28
  26. 2.12Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart Version) [Live]5:05
  27. 2.13The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (Live)9:18
  28. 2.14Stairway to Heaven (Live)9:19

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Comedy
  • dense
  • sarcastic
  • witty

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Albert WingTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Bobby MartinKEYBOARDS, VOCALS
  • Bruce FowlerTROMBONE
  • Chad WackermanDRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Ed MannVIBRAPHONE , MARIMBA, PERCUSSION VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA, PERCUSSION
  • Frank ZappaLEAD GUITAR, SYNTH , VOCALS LEAD GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTH
  • Ike WillisRHYTHM GUITAR, SYNTH, VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Kurt McGettrickBARITONE SAXOPHONE, BASS SAXOPHONE, CONTRABASS CLARINET
  • Mike KeneallyRHYTHM GUITAR, SYNTH, VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS
  • Paul CarmanALTO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Scott ThunesELECTRIC BASS, SYNTHESIZER
  • Walt FowlerTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, SYNTH TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, SYNTHESIZER

5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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