''Playground Psychotics'' is a two-CD

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records c ...

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of ...

and

the Mothers of Invention The Mothers of Invention (also known as The Mothers) was an American rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Originally an R&B ban ...

. It was originally released in 1992 through his mail order label,

Barking Pumpkin Barking Pumpkin Records, is an American record label founded by Frank Zappa in 1981. Zappa named the label after his wife's smoker's cough when she tried to quit the habit. Barking Pumpkin was initially distributed by CBS Records. History Zapp ...

, and was re-released in 1995 through

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. The album features recordings of Zappa and his band, the Mothers of Invention, around the time of the film ''

200 Motels ''200 Motels'' is a 1971 surrealist musical film written and directed by Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer, and featuring music by Zappa. An international co-production of United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars the Mothers of Invention, T ...

''. The live material on ''Playground Psychotics'' is interspersed with excerpts from taped conversations among band members whilst on tour, and the release includes three conceptual sections: ''A Typical Day on the Road, Part 1'', a collage of dialogue which opens the first disc; ''A Typical Day on the Road, Part 2'', which opens the second disc and ''The True Story of 200 Motels'', which appears at the end of disc two. The album also includes a live session with

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

and

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

, an alternate mix of which appears on Lennon's ''

Some Time in New York City ''Some Time in New York City'' is a part-studio, part-live double album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as Plastic Ono Band that included backing by the American rock band Elephant's Memory. Released in June 1972 in the US and in September 1972 in ...

'' (1972).

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and arranged by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one

An alternate mix of tracks 22 through 26, at times with different titles, appears on the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album '' Sometime in New York City''.

Disc two

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