AMERICA
UNDERSTANDING
“Politics is the Entertainment Branch of Government.” – FZ
If you are 18 years old and you have not registered
to vote, go do it. You need to pay attention to what
these people in office are doing to your future.
Register to Vote. Now. - FZ, 1985
Just what the world needs – another CD release on yet
another little record label. But then again, this label has
been there, done that and is home (along with its little
sister label, Barking Pumpkin) to the uniquely specialized
repertoire of an Artist who never failed to understand that
he was working for a highly specialized audience.
This is for you.
This work is about love, peace, justice and the American
way. It’s about compassion and responsibility. It’s about
ethics and honor. It’s about time and it is about money.
And bogus pomp and circumstance. Predictions and politics.
It is the low-down on high altitudes. Check out the menu
for yourself and you will see that the main ingredients, each
in their own persuasion and marinating well into the next
century, have been carefully skewered and roasted to the
peak of perfection by the Master Chef, author of one of the
ALL TIME GREAT COOKBOOKS, Understanding America.
Oh, and finally, it is about Music. Put some in your cauldron
and please, don’t forget to VOTE!
Disc 1
1. Hungry Freaks, Daddy 3:28
2. Plastic People 3:42
3. Mom & Dad 2:17
4. It Can’t Happen Here 3:07
5. Who Are The Brain Police? 3:33
6. Who Needs The Peace Corps? 2:35
7. Brown Shoes Don’t Make It 7:29
8. Concentration Moon 2:17
9. Trouble Every Day 5:08
10. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here 3:36
11. We’re Turning Again 4:55
12. Road Ladies 4:08
13. What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? 4:33
14. Camarillo Brillo 3:53
15. Find Her Finer 3:34
16. Dinah-Moe Humm 6:02
17. Disco Boy 4:19
18. 200 Years Old 4:30
TT: 73:05
Disc 2
1. I’m The Slime 2:35
2. Be In My Video 3:37
3. I Don’t Even Care 3:48
4. Can’t Afford No Shoes 2:38
5. Heavenly Bank Account 3:16
6. Cocaine Decisions 2:52
7. Dumb All Over 4:03
8. Promiscuous 2:03
9. Thing-Fish Intro 2:56
10. The Central Scrutinizer 2:50
11. Porn Wars Deluxe* – 25:51
12. Tinsel Town Rebellion – 3:43
13. Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk 9:18
TT: 69:28
ZAPPA
PRODUCED / COMPOSED / COMPILED BY FRANK ZAPPA
Manuscript & Menu Art by FZ
Art & other directions by gz
Other photos by Diva Zappa, 2012
Cover photo by Doug Metz for Intercontinental Absurdities, 1975
Design by Michael Mesker for Zappa Records.
Vaultmeisterment by Joe Travers, UMRK, 2008
Production Manager - Melanie Starks.
Archival Material – Courtesy, The Vault
All Art ©mmxii Zappa Family Trust. All rights reserved.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering, 2008
ORIGINAL SOURCE : 1991/2/3 1630 DIGITAL MASTER by FZ
Very Special Thanks to Moon . Dweezil . Ahmet . Diva - Mathilda, Zola, Ceylon &
Halo
“The present-day composer refuses to die.” -Edgard Varese
This is a Project/Object
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onceived, Composed & Produced by Frank Zappa
All titles by Frank Zappa & controlled worldwide by the Zappa Family Trust dba Munchkin
Music; *Beigemont Music. All rights reserved. cpmmxii Zappa Family Trust; *pmmxii Glovaroma.
Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by
Universal Music Distribution. Unauthorized reproduction/sampling/distribution/filesharing/rental of any
content herein/on is subject to all applicable laws (including cosmic). All Rights of the Artist, deserved
& conserved, Heirs preserved & Copyrights Holders reserved. Zappa, Frank Zappa, FZ , Grand Rights,
Project Object & are ZFT registered Marks. All rights reserved. This is Zappa Family Archival Matter
In Living Ylem. Source: Original 1991/2/3 1630 Digital MASTER. This is Official Release #93
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