Son of Cheep Thrills
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Son of Cheep Thrills is a compilation album
by Frank Zappa
, with material from previously released albums.
See also: "Cheap Thrills".
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
, with material from previously released albums.
- Original recordings produced by FZ.
- Compiled by the original Joe Black.
- Intramural sports by David Greenberg.
- Sampler mastered by Toby Mountain.
- Pre-taping audience warm-up by David Baker.
- 'Artwerks' by Cal SchenkelCal SchenkelCal Schenkel is an artist specialising in album cover design. He was the main visual collaborator for Frank Zappa and was responsible for the art and graphic design of many of Zappa's most well-known album covers. Schenkel's work is iconic and distinctive in style; a forerunner of punk art and...
.
See also: "Cheap Thrills".
Track listing
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.- "WPLJ" (Dobard/McDaniels) – 2:52 (from Burnt Weeny SandwichBurnt Weeny SandwichBurnt Weeny Sandwich is a live and studio compilation album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970 ....
) - "Twenty Small Cigars" – 2:17 (from Chunga's RevengeChunga's RevengeChunga's Revenge is an album by Frank Zappa, released on October 23, 1970. Zappa's first effort of the 1970s marks the first appearance of former Turtles members Flo & Eddie on a Zappa record, and signals the dawn of a controversial epoch in Zappa's history...
) - "The Legend of the Golden Arches" – 3:27 (from Uncle MeatUncle MeatUncle Meat is the fifth studio album by the Mothers of Invention, released in 1969. It is billed as a supposed "soundtrack" to a film by The Mothers of Invention which was, in the end, never made. The front cover, designed by Cal Schenkel, included the words ""...
) - "Ya Hozna" – 6:26 (from Them Or UsThem or UsThem or Us is an album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1984. Its opening and closing tracks are covers: "The Closer You Are", which was written by Earl Lewis and Morgan Robinson and originally released by The Channels; and "Whippin' Post", originally recorded by The Allman Brothers Band. ...
) - "It Just Might be a One-Shot Deal" – 4:16 (from Waka/JawakaWaka/JawakaWaka/Jawaka is an album by Frank Zappa, released in 1972. The album is the jazz-influenced precursor to The Grand Wazoo, and, as the front cover indicates, sequel of sorts to 1969's Hot Rats. Miles Davis's Bitches Brew-era influence is readily apparent on this and its sister album, The Grand Wazoo...
) - "Love of My Life (live version)" – 2:15 (from Tinsel Town RebellionTinsel Town RebellionTinseltown Rebellion is a double-album released by Frank Zappa in 1981. It was reissued on a single CD by Rykodisc in 1990. Complaints regarding the significantly inferior sound quality led to a remaster by Spencer Chrislu in 1998.The opening track, "Fine Girl" is a studio recording...
) - "Disco Boy (live soundtrack version)" – 3:51 (from Baby SnakesBaby SnakesBaby Snakes is a movie which includes footage from Frank Zappa's 1977 Halloween concert at New York City's Palladium Theater, backstage antics from the crew, and stop motion clay animation from award-winning animator Bruce Bickford....
) - "Night School" – 4:47 (from Jazz From HellJazz from HellJazz from Hell is a Grammy Award–winning instrumental album from Frank Zappa. It was released in 1986 by Barking Pumpkin Records and by Rykodisc .-Album information:...
) - "Sinister Footwear 2nd Mvt. (live version)" – 6:26 (from Make A Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise HereMake a Jazz Noise Here is a live double album by Frank Zappa. It was first released in June 1991, and was the third Zappa album to be compiled of recordings from his 1988 world tour, following Broadway the Hard Way and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life .The album is made up mostly of...
) - "The Idiot Bastard Son (live version)" – 2:39 (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2)
- "What's New in Baltimore?" – 5:20 (from Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of PreventionFrank Zappa Meets the Mothers of PreventionFrank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention is a 1985 album by Frank Zappa. It was originally released in two slightly different versions in the US and Europe. The two versions were later combined and reissued on a compact disc: first in the US on Rykodisc in 1986 Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of...
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External links
- http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/compilations/Son_of_Cheep_Thrills.html
- http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php/Son_Of_Cheep_Thrills