Finer Moments is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa in 1972 and released posthumously in 2012.
Overview Some of the tracks from this album have appeared (most of them under another title) on various other releases including 1991's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4, 1992's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5, 1998's Mystery Disc, 1996's The Lost Episodes, and 2011's Carnegie Hall.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians
Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals Don Preston – keyboards, mini moog Ian Underwood – clarinet, keyboards, piano, alto sax, woodwind Bunk Gardner – tenor sax, woodwind Motorhead Sherwood – baritone sax Buzz Gardner – trumpet Roy Estrada – bass, vocals Jimmy Carl Black – drums Art Tripp – drums, percussion Lowell George – guitar (on "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die" and "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It") Dave Samuels – guest artist, vibraphone (on "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die")
on "The Old Curiosity Shoppe" :
Frank Zappa – guitar Ian Underwood – alto sax Bob Harris – keyboards Jim Pons – bass Aynsley Dunbar – drums Howard Kaylan – cowbell, tambourine Mark Volman – cowbell, tambourine
on "The Subcutaneous Peril" :
Frank Zappa – guitar Don Preston – keyboards, mini moog Ian Underwood – keyboards Jim Pons – bass Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Production credits Ed Caraeff – photography Jerry Hansen – engineer Dick Kunc – engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering Kerry McNabb – engineer Michael Mesker – layout, photography Bill Miller – cover art, liner notes Melanie Starks – production manager Joe Travers – transfers John Williams – photography
Overlaps with other albums
Source:
Burnt Weeny Sandwich "Enigmas 1 Thru 5" contains parts from "Theme From Burnt Weeny Sandwich" in a sped-up version The Ark from Beat the Boots "Uncle Rhebus" contains a shorter edit of "Uncle Meat/King Kong" (only the secondary theme of "King Kong") You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 "There Is No Heaven From Where Slogans Go To Die" is a slightly longer version of "You Call That Music?" You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 "Mozart Piano Sonata In B♭" is a different edit "Uncle Rhebus" contains "Baked Bean Boogie" and "Piano/drum duet" The final segment of "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It" (2:54–3:20) is also heard in "Right There" The Lost Episodes "The Big Squeeze" is the same version Mystery Disc "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are" is a longer version of "Harmonica Fun" "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It" is a different edit of "Skweezit Skweezit Skweezit" Carnegie Hall "The Subcutaneous Peril" is edited from "Pound For A Brown" and "King Kong"
Notes and references
External links Official page for the album on the Zappa website For indepth description of the album and its material