FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• 200 Motels (1971), as first part of Strictly Genteel (the finale), recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, January-February 1971
  • parts of the same version on 200 Motels (The Movie) (1971)
  • parts of this version appear on 200 Motels Promotional Spots. Cut 1 "Coming Soon!..." and Cut 2 "The Wide Screen Erupts" on 200 Motels (1971)
• Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019), as Strictly Genteel, performed at Royce Hall, UCLA, September 18, 1975
  • same performance, with overdubs from Village Recorders, LA, May 1, 1978, on Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019), as Strictly Genteel (Keyboard OD Version)
  • parts of the same performance, with other parts recorded at Royce Hall, UCLA, September 17-19, 1975, on Orchestral Favorites (1979), as Strictly Genteel
    • same version on Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary (2019), as Strictly Genteel
• Chicago '78 (2016), as Strictly Genteel, performed in Chicago, IL, September 29, 1978
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992), as Strictly Genteel, performed in NYC, October 31, 1981
  • same version on Steve Vai's The Secret Jewel Box: Archives Vol. 2. FZ Original Recordings (2001)
  • parts of the same version and late show version on The Torture Never Stops (1982/2007), as Strictly Genteel
• London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II (1987), as Strictly Genteel, recorded at Twickenham Studios, London, January 12-14, 1983
  • same version on The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989)
  • same version on Strictly Genteel (1997)
  • same version on Zappatite—Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks (2016)
• Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991), as Strictly Genteel, performed in 1988

 

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• May, 1970 (MOI Reunion)—known performances: 1 (as part of 200 Motels)
• September, 1975 (Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra)—known performances: 2
• August-October, 1978 (Europe & North America)—known performances: 12
• February-April, 1979 (Europe)—known performances: 3
• September-December, 1981 (North America)—known performances: 38
• May-July, 1982 (Europe)—known performances: 24
• January, 1983 (London Symphony Orchestra)—known performances: 1
• February-March, 1988 (North America)—known performances: 13
• April-June, 1988 (Europe)—known performances: 7

 

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1978: Yet another holiday treat, performed several times during the Halloween run, and sporadically throughout the tour. Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume VI, accounting for obvious differences in instrumentation.

1981: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume VI.

1982: Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA V. An absolutely perfect way to end (or in one unusually sweet instance, open) a show.

1988: Essentially performed as on MAJNH. The silly cartoon-like ending is taken from a 1980 "Hawaiian Punch" commercial which starred everybody's favorite Mormons, the Osmonds.

Different versions

Special thanks to Charles Ulrich.

measures	MOI/LA Phil, May 15, 1970	RPO, 1971—Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (1971) (Rykodisc, 1997)	AEESO, 1975—Orchestral Favorites (1979) (Zappa Records, 1991)	Zappa, 1978—Chicago '78 (Zappa Records/UME, 2016)	Zappa, 1981—YCDTOSA Vol. 6 (Zappa Records, 1992)	LSO, 1983—LSO Vol. II (1987) (Rykodisc, 1995)	Zappa, 1988—Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991) (Zappa Records/UME, 2012)	Salonen/LA Phil, 2013—Frank Zappa—200 Motels—The Suites (Zappa Records/UME, 2015)
1-118		0:29-4:13	0:01-3:58	0:55-4:44	0:00-3:30	0:00-4:00	0:00-3:19	0:00-3:45
119-122 (x2)			3:58-4:14	4:44-4:58	3:30-3:42	4:00-4:16	3:19-3:31	3:45-4:00
123-130			4:14-4:29	4:58-5:12	3:42-3:55	4:16-4:30	3:31-3:42	4:00-4:14
(123-130)				5:12-5:27	3:55-4:07	4:30-4:45	3:42-3:54	4:14-4:28
131-138			4:29-4:45	5:27-5:41	4:07-4:20	4:45-4:59	3:54-4:06	4:28-4:42
139-154	24:55-25:31	4:13-4:41	4:45-5:17	5:41-6:09	4:20-4:46	4:59-5:29	4:06-4:30	4:42-5:11
155-166		4:41-5:03	5:17-5:41	6:09-6:32	4:46-5:05	5:29-5:52	4:30-4:49	5:11-5:33
167-170a		5:03-5:10	5:41-5:48	6:32-6:38	5:05-5:11		4:49-4:55	5:33-5:40
170b-189		5:10-5:44	5:48-6:26	6:38-7:13	5:11-5:41	5:52-6:28	4:55-5:25	5:40-6:16
190-193 (x?) (vamp)		5:44-6:20	6:26-7:04	7:13-7:35	5:41-6:18	6:28-6:56	5:25-6:01	6:16-7:24
194-219 [93-118]								7:24-8:11
[119-122 (x8)]								8:11-9:14
"Hawaiian Punch"					6:18-6:30		6:01-6:12

 

Conceptual Continuity

• 200 Motels