200 Motels by Frank Zappa

200 Motels

Frank Zappa

1971

200 Motels is a Spoken Word album by Frank Zappa, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 86 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Spoken Word
  • Comedy
  • layered
  • chaotic
  • theatrical

About

The 200 Motels soundtrack to Frank Zappa's film 200 Motels was released by United Artists Records in 1971. Like the film, the album covers a loose storyline about The Mothers of Invention going crazy in the small town of Centerville and bassist Jeff quitting the group, as did his real life counterpart, Jeff Simmons, who left the group before the film began shooting and was replaced by actor Martin Lickert for the film. The album peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200, though reviewers deemed it a peripheral part of Zappa's catalog. The rock and comedy songs "Mystery Roach", .

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Tracklist

  1. 1Semi-Fraudulent / Direct-From-Hollywood Overture1:58
  2. 2Mystery Roach2:33
  3. 3Dance Of The Rock & Roll Interviewers0:48
  4. 4This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)0:55
  5. 5Tuna Fish Promenade2:29
  6. 6Dance Of The Just Plain Folks4:39
  7. 7This Town Is A Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)0:59
  8. 8The Sealed Tuna Bolero1:40
  9. 9Lonesome Cowboy Burt3:51
  10. 10Touring Can Make You Crazy2:52
  11. 11Would You Like A Snack?1:23
  12. 12Redneck Eats3:02
  13. 13Centerville2:31
  14. 14She Painted Up Her Face1:41
  15. 15Janet's Big Dance Number1:18
  16. 16Half A Dozen Provocative Squats1:57
  17. 17Mysterioso0:48
  18. 18Shove It Right In2:31
  19. 19Lucy's Seduction Of A Bored Violinist & Postlude3:59
  20. 2.1I'm Stealing The Towels2:14
  21. 2.2Dental Hygiene Dilemma5:12
  22. 2.3Does This Kind Of Life Look Interesting To You?2:59
  23. 2.4Daddy, Daddy, Daddy3:11
  24. 2.5Penis Dimension4:36
  25. 2.6What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning3:28
  26. 2.7A Nun Suit Painted On Some Old Boxes1:09
  27. 2.8Magic Fingers3:54
  28. 2.9Motorhead's Midnight Ranch1:29
  29. 2.10Dew On The Newts We Got1:09
  30. 2.11The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts0:41
  31. 2.12The Girl Wants To Fix Him Some Broth1:10
  32. 2.13The Girl's Dream0:55
  33. 2.14Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce1:01
  34. 2.15Strictly Genteel (The Finale)11:22

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9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 86 pressings tracked on Gatefold