''Joe's Menage'' is a live album by
Frank Zappa, posthumously released on October 1, 2008. It contains previously unreleased material from 1975. It is the fourth album in the "Joe's Corsage" series, which is devoted to various rarities compiled by Joe Travers for the ''Zappa Family Trust''. This album contains material from a concert in
Williamsburg on November 1, 1975 (the middle part). It presents for the first time extensive recordings featuring vocalist and alto saxophonist
Norma Jean Bell
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, who was only in Zappa's touring band for a brief period in late 1975.
[. Retrieved on November 1, 2008]
Overview
The album first germinated in 1978 when Zappa gave fan Ole Lysgaard several cassette tapes, including one of this 1975 concert.
In 2004, Lysgaard sent the tapes to Gail Zappa who decided to release this particular dub made by Zappa.
It was not possible to retrieve Zappa's original tapes,
but the tape reel from which Zappa had produced the cassette dub was located in the vault. It was restored by Joe Travers and mastered by John Polito.
Track listing
All compositions and arrangements by Frank Zappa
Musicians
*
Frank Zappa – guitar and vocals
* Norma Jean Bell – alto saxophone and vocals
*
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Napoleon Murphy Brock (born June 7, 1945) is an American singer, saxophonist and flute player who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums '' Apostrophe (')'', '' Roxy & Elsewhere'', ''One Size Fits All'', ...
– tenor saxophone and vocals
*
Andre Lewis – keyboards and vocals
*
Roy Estrada
Roy Estrada (also known as "Roy Ralph Moleman Guacamole Guadalupe Hidalgo Estrada" and "Orejón"; born April 17, 1943) is an American former musician and convicted sex offender. He is best known for his bass guitar work with Frank Zappa and the ...
– bass and vocals
*
Terry Bozzio
Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950) is an American drummer best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa. He has been featured on nine solo or collaborative albums, 26 albums with Zappa and seven albums with Missing Perso ...
– drums and vocals
Album credits
* Original recording and cassette produced by Frank Zappa
* CD Compilation reconstruction and vaultmeisterment: Joe Travers
* Recordist: Davey Moire
* Mastering and audio restoration: John Polito
* Art direction: Gail Zappa
* Title layout: Keith Lawler
* Production manager: Melanie Starks
References
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Live albums published posthumously
Frank Zappa live albums
2008 live albums