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| A1 | Titties & Beer | 5:31 |
| A2 | I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth | 3:31 |
| A3 | Big Leg Emma | 2:09 |
| B1 | Sofa | 3:15 |
| B2 | Manx Needs Women | 1:39 |
| B3 | The Black Page Drum Solo / Black Page #1 | 4:06 |
| B4 | Black Page #2 | 5:25 |
| C1 | Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? | 4:18 |
| C2 | The Illinois Enema BanditLead Vocals – Ray White |
12:09 |
| D1 | The Purple Lagoon | 16:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records
- Copyright (c) – Discreet Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records
- Published By – Munchkin Music
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Flute – Lou Marini
- Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Ronnie Cuber
- Bass, Vocals – Patrick O'Hearn
- Conductor, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
- Design [Package Design] – John Williams
- Drums, Vocals – Terry Bozzio
- Engineer [N.y.c. Live Remote Engineer] – Bob Liftin
- Engineer [Studio - Overdubs] – Davey Moire, Rick Smith
- Harp [Osmotic Harp Over-dubs] – Louanne Neil*
- Keyboards, Violin, Vocals – Eddie Jobson
- Mastered By – Allen*
- Mixed By [N.y.c. Live Concert Mix] – Davey Moire
- Narrator [Sophisticated Narration] – Don Pardo
- Percussion [Percussion Over-dubs] – Ed Mann, John Bergamo
- Percussion, Synthesizer, Performer [Various Humanly Impossible Over-dubs] – Ruth Underwood
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Dweezil Zappa
- Photography By [Other Photos] – Gail Zappa
- Producer, Mixed By [Re-mix Engineer] – Frank Zappa
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ray White
- Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Mike Brecker*
- Timpani, Vibraphone [Vibes] – David Samuels*
- Trombone, Trumpet, Piccolo Flute – Tom Malone
- Trumpet – Randy Brecker
- Written-By – Frank Zappa
Notes
This is the "censored" pressing, released in 1978 after Warner Bros. ordered the removal of the track "Punky's Whips" from the scarce first pressing, originally appearing on Side I. The song was replaced with "Big Leg Emma".This reissued edition has "Re-1" amended to 'Side I' and 'Side II' on the labels (and included in the runout data of side A and side B - indicating Warner contract to Columbia plants). No amendments to 'Side III' and 'Side IV'.
"In 1976 we played for a cozy group of 27,500 deranged fanatics in New York City (13,500 for three shows at the Felt Forum at Halloween, and 14,000 for four shows at the Palladium the week between Christmas and New Years). All of these sold out concerts were promoted by Ron Delsener (who we hereby thank), and attended by some of the nicest people we have had the experience of playing for (who we also hereby thank). New York last Christmas is what made this album possible."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched): 2D-1-2290 RE-1 JW3 #2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched): 2D-2-2290 RE 1 JW1 #5
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout, Etched): 2D-3-2290 JW1 #2
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout, Etched): 2D-4-2290 JW2 #1
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K 69204, 2D 2290 | Frank Zappa | Zappa In New York (2xLP, Album, Unc) | WEA, Discreet | K 69204, 2D 2290 | UK | 1977 |
| 2D 2290 | Frank Zappa | Zappa In New York (2xLP, Album) | Discreet | 2D 2290 | Australia | 1978 |
| VACK-1325/26 | Frank Zappa | Zappa In New York (2xCD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Min) | Rykodisc, Videoarts Music | VACK-1325/26 | Japan | 2008 |
| 69204 | Frank Zappa | Zappa In New York (2xLP, Album) | Discreet | 69204 | France | 1978 |
| K 69204, 2D 2290 | Frank Zappa | Zappa In New York (2xLP, Album, Unc) | WEA, Discreet | K 69204, 2D 2290 | UK | 1977 |
