Frank Zappa ‎– Sheik Yerbouti
Label:
CBS ‎– 88339
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:
UK
Released:
1979
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Avantgarde, Parody
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    I Have Been In You
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
3:33
A2    Flakes
Lead Vocals – Adrian Belew, Frank Zappa
6:41
A3    Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio
3:46
A4    I'm So Cute
Lead Vocals – Terry Bozzio
4:20
B1    Jones Crusher
Lead Vocals – Adrian Belew
2:49
B2    What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World
Vocals – Davey Moire, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio
0:33
B3    Rat Tomago    5:15
B4    We Gotta Get Into Something Real
Vocals – Davey Moire, Patrick O'Hearn, Terry Bozzio
0:32
B5    Bobby Brown
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
2:43
B6    Rubber Shirt
Composed By, Bass Guitar [Solo, Medium Tempo] – Patrick O'Hearn
Composed By, Drums – Terry Bozzio
2:58
B7    The Sheik Yerbouti Tango    2:44
C1    Baby Snakes
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
1:50
C2    Tryin' To Grow A Chin
Lead Vocals – Terry Bozzio
3:32
C3    City Of Tiny Lites
Lead Vocals – Adrian Belew
5:30
C4    Dancin' Fool
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
3:43
C5    Jewish Princess
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
3:16
D1    Wild Love
Clarinet [Clarinets] – David Ocker
Vocals – Frank Zappa, Napoleon M. Brock, Randy Thornton, Terry Bozzio, Tommy Mars
4:10
D2    Yo' Mama
Lead Vocals – Frank Zappa
12:38
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Hammersmith Odeon
Recorded At – Deutschlandhalle
Recorded At – The Palladium, NYC
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
Printed By – Shorewood Packaging
Credits
Art Direction – John Williams (30)
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Andre Lewis, Davey Moire, Napoleon M. Brock, Randy Thornton
Bass Guitar – Patrick O'Hearn
Composed By – Frank Zappa
Drums – Terry Bozzio
Engineer [Basic Tracks] – Claus Wiedemann, Davey Moire, Kerry McNab*, Peter Henderson
Engineer [Overdub] – Joe Chicarelli*
Keyboards – Peter Wolf (3), Tommy Mars
Lead Guitar, Producer, Mixed By, Composed By – Frank Zappa
Management – Glotzer Management
Mastered By [Master Disc] – Bob Ludwig
Percussion, Vocals – Ed Mann
Photography By [Inner Spread] – Gail Zappa
Photography By, Cover – Lynn Goldsmith
Remix [Assistant Engineer] – Barbara Issak
Remix [Engineer] – Frank Zappa, Joe Chicarelli*
Rhythm Guitar – Adrian Belew
Notes
This UK reissue has label codes on the labels and sleeve, as opposed to this quite similar UK Release. In addition, the matrix-endings differ.
Discs are numbered sequentially: 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"
Gatefold sleeve.
Back cover, bottom right, has CBS Ganton St., London address and Shorepak England imprint.
Management at:
"824 No. Robertson Blvd., LA 90069;
or: "Wartoke, 250 W. 57th St., NYC 10019".
On the inner sleeves the following information appears:
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.
B6 has extensive mixing and "experimental re-synchronization" work by Zappa (Also guitar work on D2).
B4: Titled "We Gotta Get Into Something Real" on label and "We've Got To Get Into Something Real" on inner sleeve and sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout, Etched): S-CBS-88339-A-2
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout, Etched): 83551-A-2
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout, Etched): S-CBS-88339-B-2
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout, Etched): 83551-B 2
Matrix / Runout (C-Side Runout, Etched): S-CBS-88339-C-1
Matrix / Runout (C-Side Runout, Etched): 83559-A-1
Matrix / Runout (D-Side Runout, Etched): S-CBS-88339-D1-
Matrix / Runout (D-Side Runout, Etched): 83559-B-1
Other (A-, B-, C-, & D-Sides Runout, Etched): RL
Other (A-, B-, C-, & D-Sides Runout, Stamped): MASTERDISK
Label Code (Labels and Sleeve): LC0149
Other (Cat # LP1): S 83551
Other (Cat # LP2): S 83559