FRANK ZAPPA - Sheik Yerbouti

Item Description

2 x Vinyl, , Gatefold
LP Album Stereo

Gatefold release

Records are numbered sequentially: Side 1 & 2 (S CBS 83551) and 3 & 4 (S CBS 83559). Contained in semi-matt printed red liner wallets with lyrics & credits.
"Made in England"

Back cover, bottom right, has CBS Ganton St., London address and Shorepak England imprint, (see images).

Management at:
"824 No. Robertson Blvd., LA 90069;
or: "Wartoke, 250 W. 57th St., NYC 10019".

Remote recording facilities: The Basing Street Truck, The Manor Truck, The RCA Truck, The Ol' Four Track.
A1, A2, A3: Recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
A4: Recorded at sound check Odeon Hammersmith, London.
B3: Live instrumental recorded at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin.
B7: Basic track recorded live at the Deutschland Halle, Berlin.
C1, C2, C3, C4, D1: Basic track recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
C5: Basic track recorded live at the Palladium, NYC.
D2: Basic track for vocal section and middle of guitar solo recorded live at the Odeon Hammersmith, London.
"Guitar solo is from a four track recording made in some little town outside of Nurnberg that I can't remember the name of".
(All have overdubs, with the exception of B7)
B6 has extensive mixing and "experimental re-synchronization" work by Zappa. Also guitar work on D2.

B4: Titled "We've Gotta Get Into Something Real" on label and "We've Got To..." on liner.
(Re-titled "Wait A Minute" in 1995 when B5 was re-titled "Bobby Brown Goes Down")

CBS European issues also exist with the same catalog # 88339

Interpak II by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England

CBS Records are exclusive licensees for the UK

© ℗ 1979 Zappa Records

Runouts are etched except for MASTERDISK stamp