ERIC CLAPTON 1968 - Part 2 Circus Performer
	K E Y to releases: Regular Guest Appearance Bootleg Regular Bootleg Guest Appearance Related (no EC participation)

INDEX Tourography 1968

CONTENTS

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? - Jackie Lomax
FIENDS AND ANGELS AGAIN - Martha Velez
ANGELS OF THE FUTURE/PAST - Martha Velez
THE BEATLES - The Beatles
THE BEATLES: The Capitol Versions - The Beatles
GOODBYE - Cream
GOODBYE - MFSL - Cream
DALLAS - Cream
FAREWELL CONCERT - Cream - video
THREE WHEELS ON FIRE - Cream
THE ALBUM - Ginger Baker
ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS - The Rolling Stones
ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS - Various Artists
ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 4 - The Beatles
ULTRA RARE TRAX VOL. 7 - The Beatles
R.S.V.P. - The Rolling Stones
GULP! - Various Artists
WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY - Frank Zappa
LUMPY GRAVY - Frank Zappa

CD Tracks:

Eric Clapton - guitar

CD Tracks:

Eric Clapton - guitar

CD Tracks:

Eric Clapton - guitar

CD1 Tracks:

1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Racoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
    CD2 Tracks:
    
18. Birthday
19. Yer Blues
20. Mother Nature's Son
21. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
22. Sexy Sadie
23. Helter Skelter
24. Long, Long, Long
25. Revolution 1
26. Honey Pie
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Cry Baby Cry
29. Revolution 9
30. Good Night

Savoy Truffle was inspired by Eric's sweet tooth - Shapiro

• The Beatles:
  George Harrison - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, violin, organ, bass, tambourine, firebell
  John Lennon - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, saxophone, piano, organ, harmonium, bass, 6-string bass, maracas, tambourine, tape loops
  Paul McCartney - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, flute, flugelhorn, piano, Hammond organ, bass, drums, bongos, timpani, percussion
  Ringo Starr - vocals, piano, drums, bongos, maracas, castanets, tambourine
  
• Additional personnel:
  Yoko Ono - vocals
  Eric Clapton - electric guitar
  Mal Evans - trumpet, tambourine
  George Martin - piano, harmonium
  Chris Thomas - harpsichord, Mellotron
  Maureen Starkey, Patti Harrison - background vocals
  

CD Now
THE BEATLES (generally known as "The White Album" because of its cover) was a sprawling two-record set, highlighting the distinct personalities in the group. With the four Beatles playing like session men on each other's songs, the making of the album was fraught with tension. John Lennon's songs included a bitter take on people who read too much into the Beatles' lyrics ("Glass Onion"), reflections on loneliness and alienation ("Yer Blues", "I'm So Tired") and the massive sound collage "Revolution 9."
George Harrison's songs offered black humor ("Piggies") and tender sadness ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps", with Eric Clapton on guitar). Paul McCartney provided both light, lyric songs ("Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Honey Pie"), and rockers ("Back In The U.S.S.R.", the explosive "Helter Skelter"). Ringo Starr made his solo songwriting debut with "Don't Pass Me By" and sang the album closer, "Good Night."


New Musical Express Ranked #8 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'br> New Musical Express 10/2/93, p.29


American Music Guide
In their later recordings, {the Beatles} largely eschewed the elaborate arrangements and instrumentation of 1967 in favor of returning to the simpler sound of the four-piece band. They did not, however, return to the ensemble style of 1964, rather serving as backup to one of four leaders, depending on who wrote the song. On this sprawling double album, already apparent individual styles gain ascendency; likewise, musical styles are not so much combined as separated out in pastiche form -- {the Beach Boys} pop of "Back in the USSR," the blues of "Yer Blues," the folk of "Rocky Raccoon," the hard rock of "Birthday," the schmaltzy pop of "Good Night." The musical facility is amazing but also seems near-parodic.
~ William Ruhlmann, All-Music Guide

CD1 Tracks:

1. Back In The U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Racoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
    bonus tracks
18. Dear Prudence - 4:40
19. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 2:40
20. Bungalow Bill - 2:36
21. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 3:22
22. Happiness Is A Warm Gun - 2:45
23. I'm So Tired - 3:37
24. Blackbird - 2:22
25. Piggies - 2:00
26. Rocky Raccoon - 2:41
    CD2 Tracks:
    
27. Birthday
28. Yer Blues
29. Mother Nature's Son
30. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
31. Sexy Sadie
32. Helter Skelter
33. Long, Long, Long
34. Revolution 1
35. Honey Pie
36. Savoy Truffle
37. Cry Baby Cry
38. Revolution 9
39. Good Night
    bonus tracks
40. Julia Medley - 5:44
41. Yer Blues - 3:26
42. Mother Nature's Son - 2:21
43. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey - 2:37
44. Sexy Sadie - 2:23
45. Revolution - 4:02
46. Honey Pie - 2:00
47. Cry Baby Cry - 2:25 S
48. our Milk Sea - 2:14

Bonus tracks are demos and outtakes.
These are the mono mixes of the White Album.
Tracks were mixed significantly different than those for stereo. Some tracks even used different mix-down tracks and soem tracks are of different time lengths. - JCH

CD Tracks:
1. I'm So Glad
2. Politician
3. Sitting On Top Of The World
4. Badge
5. Doing That Scrapyard Thing
6. What A Bringdown
7. Anyone For Tennis? - (Savage Seven Theme)

Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Jack Bruce - bass, piano, organ, vocals
Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, vocals
Felix Pappalardi - viola, piano, mellotron, bass
George Harrison (aka L'Angelo Mysterioso) - guitar

CD Now
After less than 3 years in existence, and some 15 million albums sold, GOODBYE was Cream's farewell release. Baker, Bruce and Clapton indicated at the time that they were burned out on the concept, the touring, the improvisational "battles," and each other. The live cuts ("I'm So Glad," "Politician" and "Sitting On Top Of The World") are indicative of how the band's concert chemistry had evolved from earlier live recordings (such as those on WHEELS OF FIRE and LIVE CREAM, VOLUMES 1 & 2).
But what's most striking about GOODBYE is the charm and craftsmanship of their last studio tracks, indicating that Cream was far from played out creatively, and illustrating how strong their songwriting skills really were. The Beatles' influence is readily apparent on each studio track, the most famous being Clapton's "Badge," featuring George Harrison. Bruce's "Doin' The Scrapyard Thing," with its mixture of funk and the English music hall, points to the directions he would pursue on SONGS FOR A TAILOR and his other underrated solo albums, while Baker's use of odd meters on "What A Bringdown" anticipates "Do What You Like" on BLIND FAITH.


American Music Guide
As the title implies, this is {Cream}'s farewell. By the time it was issued, the band had broken up. Three studio recordings that were left were coupled with extended live versions of "I'm So Glad," "Politician," and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World." The live tracks burn. {Clapton}, {Bruce,} and {Baker} each take credit for one of the studio tracks. {Clapton}'s cut, "Badge," was co-written by {George Harrison} and remains what was surely the prettiest melody to ever grace a {Cream} recording.
~ Rob Bowman, All-Music Guide

CD Tracks:
1. I'm So Glad
2. Politician
3. Sitting On Top Of The World
4. Badge
5. Doing That Scrapyard Thing
6. What A Bringdown
7. Anyone For Tennis? - (Savage Seven Theme)

Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Jack Bruce - bass, piano, organ, vocals
Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, vocals
Felix Pappalardi - viola, piano, mellotron, bass
George Harrison (aka L'Angelo Mysterioso) - guitar

CD Tracks:
1. White Room
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. I'm So Glad
4. Top of the World
5. Crossroads
6. Train Time
7. Toad
8. Spoonful

Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Jack Bruce - bass, vocals
Ginger Baker - drums

CD Tracks:
1. White Room
2. Politician
3. Sunshine of Your Love
4. Toad
5. Spoonful
6. I'm So Glad
7. Sweet Wine
8. Wrapping Paper
9. Lawdy Mama
10. Traintime
11. I Feel Free
12. NSU
13. Four Until Late

Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
Jack Bruce - bass, vocals
Ginger Baker - drums

• "Eric Clapton's Cream" - DV More - CDDV 2039
  
• "Eric Clapton's Cream-The BBC Files 1965-68"-Pyramid-PYCD 025
  
• "Prehistoric Sounds" - Silver Rarities - SIRA 78
  
• "Slowhand on Fire" - Vulture - CD 008
  
• "Steppin' Out" - Invasion Unlimited - IU 9303-1
  
• "67 - 68" - lun - CMB47-106
  
• "Steppin' Out" - Invasion Unlimited - IU 9303-1
  
• "BBC Sessions 1967-1968" - Black Panther - BP069
  

Video Tracks:

Video of the Royal Albert Hall Farewell Concert.

CD Tracks:

I have NOT verified that Eric plays on this album. It may be a "Non-EC Content" entry.

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CD Tracks:
1. Mick Jagger's Introduction Of Rock And Roll Circus
2. Entry Of The Gladiators
3. Mick Jagger's Introduction Of Jethro Tull
4. Song For Jeffrey - Jethro Tull
5. Keith Richard's Introduction Of The Who
6. Quick One While He's Away, A - The Who
7. Over The Waves
8. Ain't That A Lot Of Love - Taj Mahal
9. Charlie Watts' Introduction Of Marianne Faithfull
10. Something Better - Marianne Faithfull
11. Mick Jagger's And John Lennon's Introduction Of The Dirty Mac
12. Yer Blues - The Dirty Mac
13. Whole Lotta Yoko - Yoko Ono/Ivry Gitlis/ The Dirty Mac
14. John Lennon's Introduction Of The Rolling Stones {a}
15. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones {a}
16. Parachute Woman - The Rolling Stones
17. No Expectations - The Rolling Stones
18. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
19. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
20. Salt Of The Earth - The Rolling Stones

Personnel:
The Rolling Stones:
Mick Jagger (vocals)
Keith Richards (acoustic & electric guitars,vocals)
Brian Jones (guitar, slide guitar)
Bill Wyman (bass)
Charlie Watts (drums)


The Dirty Mac:
John Lennon (vocals, guitar)
Eric Clapton (guitar)
Keith Richards(bass)
Mitch Mitchell (drums)


Additional performers:
Jethro Tull
The Who
Taj Mahal
Marianne Faithfull
Yoko Ono
Ivry Gitlis
Nicky Hopkins

American Music Guide
The most interesting archival release of {the Rolling Stones} since =More Hot Rocks,= 20 years ago, and the first issue of truly unreleased material by {the Stones} from this period. And {the Stones} have some competition from {the Who,} {Taj Mahal,} and {John Lennon} on the same release.
Filmed and recorded on December 10-11, 1968 at a North London studio, =Rock & Roll Circus= has been, as much as {the Beach Boys'} =Smile,= "the one that got away" for most '60s music enthusiasts. The {Jethro Tull} sequence is the standard studio track, but the rest -- except for {the Stones'} "Salt of the Earth" -- is really live. {The Who's} portion has been out before, courtesy of various documentaries, but {Taj Mahal} playing some loud electric blues is new and great, the live {Lennon} rendition of "Yer Blues" is indispensable, and {the Stones'} set fills in lots of blanks in their history -- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" in one of two live renditions it ever got with {Brian Jones} in thelineup, "Sympathy for the Devil" in an intense run-through, "Parachute Woman" as a lost live vehicle for the band, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" as a show-stopping rocker even without its extended ending (no {Paul Buckmaster} choir), and "No Expectations" as their first piece of great live blues since "Little Red Rooster." It's a must-own, period.
~ Bruce Eder, All-Music Guide

• VHS 1968 production w/ guests Jethro Tull, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Dirty Mac, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, & Ivry Gitlis.
  POLYGRAM R-3635
  
• Laserdisc. 1968 production w/ guests Jethro Tull, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Dirty Mac, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, & Ivry Gitlis.
  POLYGRAM LR-3635
  

CD Tracks:

1. Yer Blues - J. Lennon, E. Clapton, K Richards, M. Mitchell - 8:48
2. Riverside Blues - Led Zeppelin - 4:17
3. Instrumental Jam - The Cream - 4:46 (aka Steppin Out)
4. A Quick One - The Who - 7:13
5. Every Body - The Cream - 4:25 (aka Meet Me In The Bottom)
6. We'll See - The Buffalo Springfield - 2:17
7. Down To The Wire - The Buffalo Springfield - 2:34
8. Come On - Buffalo Springfield - 1:30 (not listed on CD cover)

Track 1 - The Dirty Mac:
John Lennon - vocals, guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar
Keith Richards - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Tracks 3 & 5 - The Cream:
Eric Clapton - guitar
Jack Bruce - bass, vocals
Ginger Baker - drums

Also available as (with songs 2&3 transposed):
Rock N Roll Circus - Phonygraf/Wizardo - LP
Rock N Roll Circus - King Kong - LP
Rock N Roll Circus - Mushroom 4 - LP

CD Tracks:
1. ONE AFTER 909

   Lennon-McCartney MONO
   Rehearsal version from the GET BACK-sessions at Twickenham Studios, January 1969. Completely different to the version on "LET IT BE" album.

2. A TASTE OF HONEY [TAKE 7]
   

   Marlow-Scott STEREO
   Recorded on February 11, 1963 during the "PLEASE PLEASE ME"-sessions. Paul McCartney on lead vocals. Different mix and vocal tracks to the previously released version.

3. I FEEL FINE [TAKE 7]
   

   Lennon-McCartney STEREO
   Recorded in October 1964. This is the rough mix-version with no echo effects and no fade-out at the end. John's vocals are not double tracked, different to the previously released version.

4. YER BLUES
   

   Lennon-McCartney STEREO
   Recorded on December 11, 1968 for TV special "THE ROLLING STONES ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS". Performed by a supergroup feat. John Lennon (vocals, guitar), Keith Richards (bass), Eric Clapton (lead guitar) and Mitch Mitchell (drums).

5. BLUES JAM
   

   Clapton-Lennon-Mitchel-Richards STEREO
   This is a warm-up jam session for "YER BLUES", recorded on December 11, 1968 for TV special "THE ROLLING STONES ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS", performed by the supergroup (see information on track 4 for details).

6. NOT GUILTY
   

   Harrison STEREO
   Previously unreleased song. Recorded during June-October 1968 "WHITE ALBUM"-sessions. George on lead vocals. Harrison re-recorded this song for his 1979 solo album "GEORGE HARRISON"

7. GET BACK
   

   Lennon-McCartney MONO
   Rehearsal version from the GET BACK-sessions at Twickenham Studios, January 1969. Very funny version - listen and you know what we mean!

8. MAILMAN, BRING ME NO MORE BLUES
   

   Roberts-Katz-Clayton MONO
   Previously unreleased song. Recorded during the GET BACK-sessions at Twickenham Studios, January 1969, John on lead vocals.

9. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? [TAKE 8]
   

   Lennon-McCartney MONO
   Recorded on February 11, 1963 during the "PLEASE PLEASE ME"-sessions. Different to the previously released take. No echo effects on George`s lead vocals.

10. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
    

    Lennon-McCartney MONO
    Recorded live in the studio for "OUR WORLD" TV programme, on June 25, 1967.

(P) 1989 THE SWINGIN' PIG RECORDS -
A trademark of SWINGIN' PIG S.A.R.L.
Realized somewhere over the rainbow.
All Rights reserved.

CD Tracks:
1. I Saw Her Standing There - 2:33

   As from "Stars of '63" track 2. (The Swingin' Pig TSP-CD-005)

2. Too Much Monkey Business - 2:02

   This BBC take is as found on the Great Dane "Complete BBC Sessions" 9 CD boxed set, disc 2 track 24, but the quality of the sound presented here has a lot more top end.

3. This Boy - 2:13

   As from "Live in Melbourne 1964 and Paris 1965" track 8. (Pyramid RFT CD 001)

4. If I Needed Someone - 2:27
5. She's A Woman - 5:35

   This is the long Take 7 of "She's a Woman", as available on "Unsurpassed Masters Volume 2", track 3. (Yellow Dog YD 002)

6. I'm A Loser - 2:28

   This IS a fake, and is merely a BBC session recording of "I'm A Loser" with crowd noise dubbed onto it. The Beatles only recorded two versions of "I'm A Loser" for the BBC. The first one on 17th November 1964 for "Top Gear", and the second on 26th May 1965 for their last BBC radio show, "The Beatles invite you to take a Ticket to Ride". Now it is easy to identify the later one because of Johns change of lyric to "beneath this wig I am wearing a tie", so that leaves only the 17th November 1964 take. This 17th November 1964 take is found on the official "Live at the BBC" double CD set disc 2 track 19 and on the Great Dane "Complete BBC Sessions" on disc 9 track 1.

7. Yesterday - 1:56

   As found on the "Ultimate Collection Volume 1" four CD boxed set, disc 2 track 20 (Yellow Dog YDB 102)

8. Crying, Waiting, Hoping - 2:06

   As found on the official "Live at the BBC" double CD, disc 1 track 21. Also on the Great Dane "Complete BBC Sessions" 9 CD boxed set, disc 4 track 2.

9. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - 2:13

   As from "Live in Melbourne 1964 and Paris 1965" track 19. (Pyramid RFT CD 001)

10. Shout - 1:59

    As found on the "Ultimate Collection Volume 1" four CD boxed set, disc 3 track 10 (Yellow Dog YDB 103)

11. Yer Blues - 3:58

    As found on "Ultra Rare Trax Volume 4", track 4. (The Swingin' Pig TSP-CD-026)

12. Nowhere Man - (NOT on my CD version)

    As found on "Five Nights in a Judo Arena", track 10. (The Swingin' Pig TSP-CD-011)

13. Anna (Go To Him) - (NOT on my CD version)

    As found on the Great Dane "Complete BBC Sessions" 9 CD boxed set, disc 2 track 28.

14. Twist And Shout - (NOT on my CD version)

    As found on "Live in Melbourne 1964 and Paris 1965" track 9. (Pyramid RFT CD 001)

Track notes & review by David Laurie
As with Ultra Rare Trax Volume 8, this CD is a compilation and is in good sonic quality, and where the original source allows, is also stereo. Apart from where I have stated differently in the notes below, they are genuinely from the source the sleeve indicates; I have also given one other reference as to where each track can be also found.

CD Tracks:
1. Symapthy For The Devil - (first workout)
2. No Expectations - (early take)
3. Dear Doctor - (take 1)
4. Parachute Woman
5. Jigsaw Puzzle - (take 9)
6. Jigsaw Puzzle - (different mix)
7. Studio Jam - (embroyonic {sic} version of "And I Was A Country Boy")
8. Instrumental - (inc. "And I Was A Country Boy")
9. Street Fighting Man - (mono mix)
10. Prodigal Son - (different mix)
11. Stray Cat Blues - (false start)
12. Stray Cat Blues - (different mix)
13. Factory Girl - (different mix)
14. Salt Of The Earth - (different mix)
15. Sympathy For The Devil - (studio outtake)
16. Sympathy For The Devil - (studio outtake)
17. Studio Jiving
18. Child Of The Moon - (acoustic take)
19. Memo From Turner - (slow funky take)
20. Parachute Woman - (Rock & Roll Circus outtake)

This CD contains outtakes from the 'Beggars Banquet' album.
Track 20 - "from a Scratchy Acetate w/ Eric Clapton on Lead Guitar"
This is a very short snippet and not the complete song!

LP Tracks:
Side 1 -
1. Yer Blues
2. A Quick One While He's Away
   Side 2 -
3. Bluebird - long version
4. Dida Wa Dida
5. Who Do You Think You Are
6. Moonchild
7. Frying Pan

Track 1 - listed as Plastic Ono Band; actually The Dirty Mac Band:
John Lennon - vocals, guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar
Keith Richards - bass
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Track 2 - The Who
Track 3 - Buffalo Springfield
Tracks 4-7 - Capt. Beefheart (w/ Ry Cooder)

CD Tracks:
1. Are You Hung Up?
2. Who Needs The Peace Corps?
3. Concentration Moon
4. Mom & Dad
5. Telephone Conversation
6. Bow Tie Daddy
7. Harry, You're A Beast
8. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
9. Absolutely Free
10. Flower Punk
11. Hot Poop
12. Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
13. Let's Make The Water Turn Black
14. The Idiot Bastard Son
15. Lonely Little Girl
16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
17. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
18. Mother People
19. The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny

Eric Clapton - spoken words only "God, this is god..."
Gary Kellgren (vocals)

• Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
  Frank Zappa (guitar, piano, vocals)
  Bunk Gardner (woodwinds)
  Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood (soprano & bariton saxophones)
  Ian Underwood (piano, woodwinds)
  Roy Estrada (electric bass, vocals)
  Billy Mundi (drums, vocals)
  Jimmy Carl Black (drums, trumpet, vocals)
  Suzy Creamcheese
  Dick Barber
  

Q Magazine
5 Stars - Indispensable - "...a brilliant lampoon of flower-power so scathingly accurated he manages to prophesy the Kent State killings two years before they happened. Segues restlessly between pop, rock, doo-wop and musique concrete, all undercut by a vicious spoofing humour..."
Q Magazine 8/95, pp.150-151


CD Now
The early Zappa albums were treasured by the few and totally misunderstood by the majority. The brilliant satire of the Sgt. Pepper cover should have garnered extra sales, but no. Zappa's scathing wit homed in on modern middle-class America and the west coast hippies. Nineteen vignettes of avant garde, doo-wop, some regular pop music and a lot of hilarious dialogue, which was so hip it has never dated. Zappa made us confront the obvious, and the results were alarming. These issues are best demonstrated on 'What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body', 'Bow Tie Daddy' and 'The Idiot Bastard Son'.

CD Tracks:
1. The Way I See It, Barry(a)
2. Duodenum (a)
3. Oh No (a)
4. Bit Of Nostalgia (a)
5. It's From Kansas (a)
6. Bored Out 90 Over (a)
7. Almost Chinese (a)
8. Switching Girls (a)
9. Oh No Again (a)
10. At The Gas Station (a)
11. Another Pickup (a)
12. I Don't Know If I Can Go Through This Again (a)
13. Very Distraughtening (b)
14. White Ugliness (b)
15. Amen (b)
16. Just One More Time (b)
17. Vicious Circle, A (b)
18. King Kong (b)
19. Drums Are Too Noisy (b)
20. Kangaroos (b)
21. Envelops The Bath Tub (b)
22. Take Your Clothes Off (b)

Personnel:
Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar)
Eric Clapton - guitar (uncredited)
Jim Haynes, Tommy Tedesco, Al Viola, Dennis Budimer (guitar)
Alexander Koltun, Tibor Zelig, Leonard Selic, Harold Ayres, Harry Hyams, Joseph DiFiore, Joseph Saxon, Jesse Ehrlich (strings)
Ted Nash,John Rotella, Bunk Gardner, Gene Cipriano (woodwinds)
Jimmy Zito (trumpet)
Vincent De Rosa, Richard Parisi (French horn)
Kenneth Shroyer (trombone)
Paul Smith, Mike Lang, Pete Jolly (keyboards)
John Balkin, Jimmy Bond, Lyle Ritts (bass)
Johnny Guerin, Frankie Capp, Shelly Manne (drums)
Emil Richards, Victor Feldma(percussion)
Louie The Turkey, Spider, Pumpkin (background vocals)

It is rumoured that EC may have been on this disk as a member of the choir.

CD Now
Was it that Zappa's music was so far ahead of its time, or was it just not what we thought a weirdo genius like him should be doing? Either way, since his death, his stature as a serious composer has grown. Lumpy Gravy missed most by a mile because it was the first of Zappa's 'challenging' orchestral pieces, and not what his audience had come to expect. Performed by the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, it was a lengthy instrumental suite broken up by equally 'challenging' dialogue. On the back cover, Frank looks out and asks, 'is this phase 2 of We're Only In It For The Money?'. No, we don't think so.


Q Magazine
4 Stars - Excellent - "A vibrant musique concrete collage spliced from bits of pop, Motorhead Sherwood's reminiscences of cars and girls, found sounds and exuberant avant-garde orchestral themes..."
Q Magazine 8/95, pp.150-151

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