Touch Me There

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Touch Me There (Album) (L. Shankar, 1979) FZ Related Projects | Notes & Comments 1. Dead Girls Of London (Shankar/FZ) 5:23 2. Little Stinker (Shankar) 3:20 3. Touch Me There (Shankar/FZ) 3:03 4. No More Mr. Nice Girl (Shankar/FZ) 8:16 5. Love Gone Away (Shankar) 3:33 6. Darlene (Shankar) 2:56 7. Windy Morning (Shankar) 3:57 8. Knee-Deep In Heaters (Shankar/FZ) 5:38 Produced by Frank Zappa Recorded at Advision Studio, London, UK Engineer: Geoff Young Tape Operator: Peter Wooldiscroft Overdubs at AIR Studio, London, UK Engineer: Steve Nye Tape Operator: Tim Cuthbertson Mixed at Townhouse Studio, London, UK Engineer: Mick Glossop Tape Operator: Alan Douglas Cover Design & Photography: Carol Friedman Shankar acoustic and 5 string Barcus Berry electric violin, vocals and string orchestra Phil Palmer mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars Dave Marquee bass Simon Phillips drums James Lascelles Fender Rhode, organ, acoustic piano, synthesizer Jack Emblow accordion on "No More Mr. Nice Girl" vocals: FZ & Ike Willis "Dead Girl Of London" Vicky Blumenthal chorus on "Dead Girls Of London," "Knee-Deep In Heater," "No More Mr. Nice Girl" Jenny Lautrec "Touch Me There" Shankar "Knee-Deep In Heaters" Summary: Indian violinist L. Shankar’s debut LP in America is a wide-ranging affair and quite unlike his later albums of Indian classical music with tabla and ghatam. Frank Zappa, who added Shankar to his band for a few concerts during a late 1970s tour, produced this record and sings (under the pseudonym Stucco Holmes) on a piece he co-wrote with the violinist, “Dead Girls of London.” This hard rocker is followed by the considerably mellower “Windy Morning,” showcasing his incredible technique on electric violin with overdub, though the leader’s solos grow more intense with each choru. Shankar’s one vocal on the album, “Knee Deep in Heater,” is also the least interesting track, with a rather bland lyric by Zappa. “Darlene” is a complex piece that demands a lot of Shankar and Phil Palmer (heard on both guitar and mandolin). The strange ballad “Touch Me There” has an odd vocal by Jenny Lautrec, who seems to have trouble following her cue at the beginning of one choru. “No More Mr. Nice Girl” is an extended, upbeat rocker, jointly written by Shankar and Zappa, that incorporates Jack Emblow’s accordion in addition to some exotic keyboard work by James Lascelle, wrapping with a blazing finale by the violinist. This LP should be considered an uneven but worthwhile effort for the short-lived Zappa Record, though it was reissued on CD eventually. .

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