Frank Zappa - 200 Motels (2-LP Vinyl)
Review
Recorded in early 1971, the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's "surrealistic documentary" 200 Motels rounds the horn for a "50th Anniversary Edition" (Zappa). With its plethora of alternate takes, demos, and early mixes, the six-CD-plus package elaborates to an almost excruciating degree the project's weaknesses (misogyny, mostly) and, to a lesser extent, its strengths. While orchestral interludes such as "Dental Hygiene Dilemma" and newly unearthed "The Pleated Gazelle" sound avant-gard-ier than ever, four versions of "Mystery Roach" are about three too many. "Strictly Genteel," however, remains a masterpiece of a finale in as meta-rock a movie as was ever made
— Richard Gehr, Relix
Product Details
Zappa's 1971 film soundtrack remains one of rock's most audacious conceptual statements, a hallucinatory portrait of life on the road with the Mothers of Invention that blurred the line between orchestral composition and rock theater. Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and featuring Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, and a cast of genuine oddballs, it was among the first rock films shot on videotape. This anniversary pressing on red vinyl does justice to music that still sounds like nothing else.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Label: Zappa Records
Release Date: 12.17.21
Format: LP Vinyl