Another Anniversary Frank Zappa Audio Documentary project/object celebrating Zappa's Cruising With Ruben & The Jets. The Doo Wop and Pachuco references mark this as Zappa's homage to the music and culture of his teenage world in 1950's Southern California. Contains Original 1968 Vinyl Stereo Mix, Interviews and Related Rarities.
Among additional tracks included are alternate mono mixes, an unreleased cover of “Valerie" which enjoyed heavy rotation in the Mothers' concerts circa 1967 and a version of “Love of My Life" from Studio Z, bringing this CD from 40 minutes in the vinyl release to well over an hour of “the stuff of teen-age legend," according to Gail Zappa's text. “The thrall, the threnodies, the three and four part harmonies, the keys to the kingdom of sociological and panchromatic sexual edification." The package, #3 in the FZ Audio Documentary Series, also contains Cheech Marin's highly evocative liner notes recalling his 1968 audition for Zappa.
01. Cheap Thrills (Original Mix)
02. Love Of My Life (Original Mix)
03. How Could I Be Such A Fool (Original Mix)
04. Deseri (Original Mix)
05. I'm Not Satisfied (Original Mix)
06. Jell Roll Gum Drop (Original Mix)
07. Anything (Original Mix)
08. Later That Night (Original Mix)
09. You Didn't Try To Call Me (Original Mix)
10. Fountain Of Love (Original Mix)
11. No. No. No. (Original Mix)
12. Anyway The Wind Blows (Original Mix)
13. Stuff Up The Cracks (Original Mix)
14. Jell Roll Gum Drop (Alternate Mix)
15. No. No. No. (Alternate Mix)
16. Stuff Up The Cracks (Alternate Mix)
17. Serious Fan Mail (Dialogue)
18. Valerie (Alternate Early Version)
19. Jelly Roll Gum Drop (Single Mix)
20. Secret Greasing (Dialogue)
The Mothers of Invention per Frank Zappa's original liner notes on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets:
Ray Collins: lead vocals
Frank Zappa: low grumbles, oo-wah & lead guitar
Roy Estrada: high weazlings, dwaedy-doop & electric bass
Jimmy Carl Black and/or Arthur Dyer Tripp III: lewd pulsating rhythm
Ian Underwood or Don Preston: redundant piano triplets
Motorhead Sherwood: baritone sax & tambourine
Bunk Gardner & Ian Underwood: tenor & alto saxes
