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Album · 1971 · United States

200 Motels

Frank Zappa

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Tracks
34
Playing time
64 min
Genres
Experimental rock, Avant-garde, Comedy rock
Released
1 October 1971
Sound
Hi-Res Lossless
Popularity
43 of 100

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200 Motels is the 1971 album by Frank Zappa, from the United States: 34 tracks and 64 minutes of experimental rock, avant-garde and comedy rock. It is on Frank Zappa. It came out on 1 October 1971. Its track played most at Tidal today is “Magic Fingers (Alternate Take)”.

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. 1Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture1:59
  2. 2Mystery Roach2:33
  3. 3Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers0:48
  4. 4This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)0:56
  5. 5Tuna Fish Promenade2:30
  6. 6Dance Of The Just Plain Folks4:40
  7. 7This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)0:59
  8. 8The Sealed Tuna Bolero1:40
  9. 9Lonesome Cowboy Burt3:52
  10. 10Touring Can Make You Crazy2:53
  11. 11Would You Like A Snack?1:23
  12. 12Redneck Eats3:03
  13. 13Centerville2:31
  14. 14She Painted Up Her Face1:42
  15. 15Janet's Big Dance Number1:18
  16. 16Half A Dozen Provocative Squats1:57
  17. 17Mysterioso0:48
  18. 18Shove It Right In2:32
  19. 19Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude4:00
  20. 20I'm Stealing The Towels2:14
  21. 21Dental Hygiene Dilemma5:12
  22. 22Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?3:00
  23. 23Daddy, Daddy, Daddy3:12
  24. 24Penis Dimension4:36
  25. 25What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning3:28

Disc 2

  1. 1A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes1:09
  2. 2Magic Fingers3:55
  3. 3Motorhead's Midnight Ranch1:30
  4. 4Dew On The Newts We Got1:10
  5. 5The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts0:41
  6. 6The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth1:11
  7. 7The Girl's Dream0:55
  8. 8Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce1:01
  9. 9Strictly Genteel (The Finale)11:23
  10. 10Road Ladies (Alternate Mix)4:10
  11. 11What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Demo)2:44
  12. 12What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? (Demo)4:53
  13. 13Bwana Dik (Demo)3:06
  14. 14Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Demo)3:02
  15. 15Do You Like My New Car? (Demo)3:11
  16. 16Magic Fingers (Demo)2:46
  17. 17Phyllis & Aynsley1:54
  18. 18What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Demo (Alternate Mix))4:04
  19. 19Tell Me You Love Me (Demo (Mix Outtake))3:07
  20. 20Road Ladies (Demo (Alternate Take))4:30
  21. 21What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Demo (Studio Outtakes))2:29
  22. 22What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Demo (Alternate Take, Incomplete))2:50
  23. 23"Aynsley Dunbar, Ladies & Gentlemen" (Demo)0:46
  24. 24Magic Fingers (Demo (Version B - Mix Outtake))2:54
  25. 25What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Demo (Mix Outtake))3:04
  26. 26Tell Me You Love Me (Demo (Alternate Take))3:35

Disc 3

  1. 1Scene 1-2: Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (Dialog Protection Reel)2:02
  2. 2Scene 3: “What’s The Deal?” (Dialog Protection Reel)2:00
  3. 3Mystery Roach (Dialog Protection Reel)3:32
  4. 4Scene 32: “It’s A Good Thing We Get Paid To Do This…” (Dialog Protection Reel)2:15
  5. 5Scene 14: What’s The Name Of Your Group? I (Dialog Protection Reel)0:58
  6. 6Scene 32: “We Haven’t Formed The Group Yet” (Dialog Protection Reel)1:27
  7. 7Scene 15: What’s The Name Of Your Group? II (Dialog Protection Reel)1:42
  8. 8Scene 17: “When Do We Get Paid?” (Dialog Protection Reel)5:13
  9. 9Scene 18: Went On The Road (Dialog Protection Reel)1:42
  10. 10Scene 19-20: “Special Delivery” (Dialog Protection Reel)3:12
  11. 11Scene 21: Centerville (Dialog Protection Reel)2:09
  12. 12Scene 21: Janet & Lucy (Dialog Protection Reel)0:44
  13. 13Scene 22: This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue) (Dialog Protection Reel)0:56
  14. 14Scene 23 - 24: Tuna Fish Promenade (Dialog Protection Reel)2:30
  15. 15Scene 28: The Sealed Tuna Bolero (Dialog Protection Reel)1:42
  16. 16Scene 29: Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Dialog Protection Reel)3:51
  17. 17Scene 30: JCB & Rance (Dialog Protection Reel)2:29
  18. 18Scene 21: Larry The Dwarf (Dialog Protection Reel)2:11
  19. 19Scene 81: Magic Fingers (Dialog Protection Reel)3:54
  20. 20Scene 47: Larry The Dwarf in the Hotel Room (Dialog Protection Reel)2:31
  21. 21Scene 33: The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (Dialog Protection Reel)0:32
  22. 22Scene 40-41: The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (Dialog Protection Reel)2:05
  23. 23Scene 42: Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (Dialog Protection Reel)1:01
  24. 24Scene 45: A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (Dialog Protection Reel)1:08
  25. 25Scene 57: The Perverted Nun (Dialog Protection Reel)3:27
  26. 26Scene 87: “Penis!” (Dialog Protection Reel)3:00
  27. 27Scene 58: She Painted Up Her Face (Dialog Protection Reel)1:43
  28. 28Scene 60: Janet’s Big Dance Number (Dialog Protection Reel)1:14
  29. 29Scene 61: Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Dialog Protection Reel)1:55
  30. 30Scene 62: Lucy’s Seduction Of A Bored Violinist (Dialog Protection Reel)1:21
  31. 31Scene 63: Shove It Right In (Dialog Protection Reel)2:32
  32. 32Scene 67: “I Am Bwana Dik!” (Dialog Protection Reel)1:47
  33. 33Scene 68-69: What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (Dialog Protection Reel)2:39
  34. 34Scene 77: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Dialog Protection Reel)3:19

Disc 4

  1. 1Scene 90: Biff Debris & Jeff (Dialog Protection Reel)4:39
  2. 2Scene 84-85: Penis Dimension (Dialog Protection Reel)4:39
  3. 3Scene 32: Mystery Roach (Acoustic)/“Yeah? Well Fine!” (Dialog Protection Reel)1:20
  4. 4Scene 71: What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Dialog Protection Reel)1:39
  5. 5Scene 92: Jeff Flips Out/I’m Stealing The Room (Dialog Protection Reel)2:56
  6. 6Scene 100: Strictly Genteel (Dialog Protection Reel)5:02
  7. 7Scene 100: 200 Motels Finale (Dialog Protection Reel)10:12
  8. 8"I Was Gonna Make A Movie One Time…"0:20
  9. 9200 Motels Movie Ad #10:25
  10. 10What’s The Name Of Your Group? (FZ Edit)2:59
  11. 11200 Motels Movie Ad #20:56
  12. 12FZ On Ringo Starr0:15
  13. 13Ringo Starr on 200 Motels2:59
  14. 14200 Motels Movie Ad #30:54
  15. 15Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (Mix Outtake)1:31
  16. 16Looking For Newts3:21
  17. 17"They Are Only In It For The Money"1:09
  18. 18200 Motels Movie Ad #40:27
  19. 19200 Motels Commercial Session Outtakes10:42
  20. 20Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (Mix Outtake 1)2:26
  21. 21"I Shall Ruin All The Tapes"0:25
  22. 22Janet's Big Dance Number (Basic Tracks)1:20
  23. 23Martin Lickert Voice-Over0:22
  24. 24Touring Can Make You Crazy (Mix Outtake)2:53
  25. 25Penis Dimension (Instrumental Alternate Take)2:13
  26. 26Centerville (Mix Outtake)2:51
  27. 27Mystery Roach (Alternate Master)3:26
  28. 28Magic Fingers (Mix Outtake)2:58
  29. 29200 Motels Movie Ad #50:55

Disc 5

  1. 1What Is 200 Motels?2:59
  2. 2Theodore Bikel Voice-Over0:32
  3. 3Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture (Mix Outtake)2:10
  4. 4What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Pt 1)3:43
  5. 5What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Pt 2)2:45
  6. 6What’s The Name Of Your Group? (Complete Sequence, Pt 3)2:13
  7. 7Can I Help You With This Dummy?2:05
  8. 8Pianos for The Pleated Gazelle1:16
  9. 9Synth Tracks I1:29
  10. 10Would You Like A Snack? (Alternate Take)2:11
  11. 11Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman Voice-Over0:16
  12. 12Centerville (Rough Mix)2:53
  13. 13This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue) (Mix Outtake)0:56
  14. 14Tuna Fish Promenade (Mix Outtake)2:31
  15. 15The Sealed Tuna Bolero (Alternate Take)1:41
  16. 16Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Mix Outtake)3:52
  17. 17Naval Aviation In Art?2:17
  18. 18Redneck Eats/The Restaurant Scene (Basic Tracks)3:50
  19. 19Mystery Roach (Basic Tracks)4:06
  20. 20I Have Seen The Pleated Gazelle6:16
  21. 21Dew On The Newts We Got (Rough Mix)1:12
  22. 22The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts (Rough Mix)0:52
  23. 23Motorhead's Midnight Ranch (Rough Mix)2:04
  24. 24The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth (Rough Mix, Alternate Ending)1:12
  25. 25The Girl's Dream (Rough Mix)0:56
  26. 26Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce (Rough Mix)1:15
  27. 27Scene 43: A Cardboard Box0:39
  28. 28Scene 440:50
  29. 29A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes (Rough Mix)1:10
  30. 30She Painted Up Her Face (Compressed Mix)1:42
  31. 31The Secret Stare3:25
  32. 32Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Compressed Mix)1:56
  33. 33Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist (Basic Tracks)1:32
  34. 34Shove It Right In (Compressed Mix)2:33
  35. 35Postlude (Basic Tracks)3:08
  36. 36What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (Mix Outtake)4:07

Disc 6

  1. 1Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (Alternate Take)3:16
  2. 2Magic Fingers (Alternate Take)3:41
  3. 3Penis Dimension (Basic Tracks)4:40
  4. 4Scene 861:28
  5. 5Scene 87 (Alternate Take)3:16
  6. 6Synth Tracks II1:58
  7. 7I'm Stealing The Towels (Basic Tracks, Alternate Take)2:15
  8. 8Scene 94 - "He’s Always Watching Me"0:34
  9. 9Dental Hygiene Dilemma, Pt. 1 (Basic Tracks)6:21
  10. 10Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You? (Mix Outtake 2)0:53
  11. 11Dental Hygiene Dilemma, Pt. 2 (Basic Tracks)2:44
  12. 12Strictly Genteel (Basic Tracks)8:05
  13. 13200 Motels Finale (Alternate Take)3:17
  14. 14200 Motels Finale (Master Take Basic Tracks / Unedited Ending)5:59
  15. 15Movie Theater Skit (Commercial Session Outtake)1:29
  16. 16200 Motels Album Ad #11:01
  17. 17Script Rehearsal Trim2:50
  18. 18Lonesome Cowboy Burt (In Rehearsal, 1969)2:56
  19. 19Lonesome Cowboy Burt (In Rehearsal, 1970)3:38
  20. 20200 Motels Album Ad #20:31
  21. 21Penis Dimension (Jingle Music)0:18
  22. 22TV Hype (Commercial Session Outtake)6:36
  23. 23200 Motels Movie Ad #60:11

173 tracks, 7 h 17 min in this edition on 6 discs; the original has 34.

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