Finer Moments
| Finer Moments | ||||
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| Compilation album by Frank Zappa | ||||
| Released | December 18, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1968-1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock, avant-garde | |||
| Length | 82:40 | |||
| Label | Zappa | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
| Frank Zappa chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Finer Moments is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa in 1972 and released posthumously in 2012.
Some of the tracks from this album have appeared on various other releases including 1991's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4, 1992's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5, 1998's Mystery Disc, 1996's The Lost Episodes, and 2011's Carnegie Hall. This is Official Release #94.
Track listing
All tracks written by Frank Zappa.
| Disc one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Intro" | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Sleazette" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Mozart Piano Sonata in B♭" | 6:20 |
| 4. | "The Walking Zombie Music" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "The Old Curiosity Shoppe" | 7:08 |
| 6. | "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are" | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Uncle Rhebus" | 17:43 |
| Disc two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Music from "The Big Squeeze"" | 0:41 |
| 2. | "Enigmas 1 Thru 5" | 8:14 |
| 3. | "Pumped and Waxed" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "There Is No Heaven from Where Slogans Go to Die" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "The Subcutaneous Peril" | 19:38 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals
- Don Preston – keyboards, mini moog
- Ian Underwood – clarinet, keyboards, piano, alto sax, woodwind
- Bunk Gardner – tenor sax, woodwind
- Motorhead Sherwood – baritone sax
- Buzz Gardner – trumpet
- Roy Estrada – bass, vocals
- Jimmy Carl Black – drums
- Art Tripp – drums, percussion
- Lowell George – guitar (on "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die" and "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It")
- Dave Samuels – guest artist, vibraphone (on "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die")
on "The Old Curiosity Shoppe" :
- Frank Zappa – guitar
- Ian Underwood – alto sax
- Bob Harris – keyboards
- Jim Pons – bass
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Howard Kaylan – cowbell, tambourine
- Mark Volman – cowbell, tambourine
on "The Subcutaneous Peril" :
- Frank Zappa – guitar
- Don Preston – keyboards, mini moog
- Ian Underwood – keyboards
- Jim Pons – bass
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Production credits
- Ed Caraeff – photography
- Jerry Hansen – engineer
- Dick Kunc – engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Kerry McNabb – engineer
- Michael Mesker – layout, photography
- Bill Miller – cover art, liner notes
- Melanie Starks – production manager
- Joe Travers – transfers
- John Williams – photography
Notes and references
- ↑ Westergaard, Sean. Finer Moments at AllMusic
External links
- Official page for the album on the Zappa website
- For indepth description of the album and its material
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