200 Motels
Album by Frank Zappa
Released 4 October 1971
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1Semi‐Fraudulent/Direct‐From‐Hollywood Overture1:59
- 2Mystery Roach2:33
- 3Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers0:48
- 4This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)0:56
- 5Tuna Fish Promenade2:30
- 6Dance of the Just Plain Folks4:40
- 7This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (reprise)0:59
- 8The Sealed Tuna Bolero1:40
- 9Lonesome Cowboy Burt3:52
- 10Touring Can Make You Crazy2:53
- 11Would You Like a Snack?1:23
- 12Redneck Eats3:03
- 13Centerville2:31
- 14She Painted Up Her Face1:42
- 15Janet’s Big Dance Number1:18
- 16Half a Dozen Provocative Squats1:57
- 17Mysterioso0:48
- 18Shove It Right In2:32
- 19Lucy’s Seduction of a Bored Violinist & Postlude4:00
- 20I’m Stealing the Towels2:14
- 21Dental Hygiene Dilemma5:125.0 ★
- 22Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You?3:00
- 23Daddy, Daddy, Daddy3:12
- 24Penis Dimension4:36
- 25What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning3:28
- Digital Media 2
- 1A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes1:09
- 2Magic Fingers3:55
- 3Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch1:30
- 4Dew on the Newts We Got1:10
- 5The Lad Searches the Night for His Newts0:41
- 6The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth1:11
- 7The Girl’s Dream0:55
- 8Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce1:01
- 9Strictly Genteel (the finale)11:23
- 10Road Ladies (alternate mix)4:10
- 11What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening2:44
- 12What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?4:53
- 13Bwana Dik3:06
- 14Daddy, Daddy, Daddy3:02
- 15Do You Like My New Car?3:11
- 16Magic Fingers2:46
- 17Phyliss & AynsleyAynsley Dunbar1:54
- 18What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning4:04
- 19Tell Me You Love Me (mix outtake)3:07
- 20Road Ladies (alternate take)4:30
- 21What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (studio outtakes)2:29
- 22What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening (alternate take, incomplete)2:50
- 23“Aynsley Dunbar, Ladies & Gentlemen”0:46
- 24Magic Fingers (version B – mix outtake)2:54
- 25What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (mix outtake)3:04
- 26Tell Me You Love Me (alternate take)3:35
- Digital Media 3
- 1Scene 1–2: Semi‐Fraudulent/Direct‐From‐Hollywood Overture2:02
- 2Scene 3: “What’s The Deal?”2:00
- 3Mystery Roach3:32
- 4Scene 32: “It’s a Good Thing We Get Paid To Do This?”2:15
- 5Scene 14: What’s the Name of Your Group? I0:58
- 6Scene 32: “We Haven’t Formed the Group Yet”1:27
- 7Scene 15: What’s the Name of Your Group? II1:42
- 8Scene 17: “When Do We Get Paid?”5:13
- 9Scene 18: Went on the Road1:42
- 10Scene 19–20: “Special Delivery”3:12
- 11Scene 21: Centerville2:09
- 12Scene 21: Janet & Lucy0:45
- 13Scene 22: This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue)0:56
- 14Scene 23–24: Tuna Fish Promenade2:30
- 15Scene 28: The Sealed Tuna Bolero1:42
- 16Scene 29: Lonesome Cowboy Burt3:51
- 17Scene 30: JCB & Rance2:29
- 18Scene 21: Larry the Dwarf2:11
- 19Scene 81: Magic Fingers3:54
- 20Scene 47: Larry the Dwarf in the Hotel Room2:31
- 21Scene 33: The Lad Searches the Night for His Newts0:32
- 22Scene 40–41: The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth2:05
- 23Scene 42: Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Courduroy Ponce1:01
- 24Scene 45: A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes1:08
- 25Scene 57: The Perverted Nun3:27
- 26Scene 87: “Penis!”3:00
- 27Scene 58: She Painted Up Her Face1:43
- 28Scene 60: Janet’s Big Dance Number1:14
- 29Scene 61: Half a Dozen Provocative Squats1:55
- 30Scene 62: Lucy’s Seduction of a Bored Violinist1:21
- 31Scene 63: Shove It Right In2:32
- 32Scene 67: “I Am Bwana Dik!”1:47
- 33Scene 68–69: What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening2:39
- 34Scene 77: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy3:19
- Digital Media 4
- 1Scene 90: Biff Debris & Jeff4:39
- 2Scene 84–85: Penis Dimension4:39
- 3Scene 32: Mystery Roach (acoustic)/“Yeah? Well Fine!”1:20
- 4Scene 71: What Will the Evening Bring Me This Morning1:39
- 5Scene 92: Jeff Flips Out/I’m Stealing the Room2:56
- 6Scene 100: Strictly Genteel5:02
- 7Scene 100: 200 Motels Finale10:12
- 8“I Was Gonna Make a Movie One Time…”0:20
- 9200 Motels Movie Ad #10:25
- 10What’s the Name of Your Group? (FZ edit)2:59
- 11200 Motels Movie Ad #20:56
- 12FZ on Ringo Starr0:15
- 13Ringo Starr on 200 MotelsRingo Starr2:59
- 14200 Motels Movie Ad #30:54
- 15Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch (mix outtake)1:31
- 16Looking for Newts3:21
- 17“They Are Only in It for the Money”1:09
- 18200 Motels Movie Ad #40:27
- 19200 Motels Commercial Session OuttakesJim Pons10:42
- 20Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You? (mix outtake)2:26
- 21“I Shall Ruin All the Tapes”Gail Zappa0:25
- 22Janet’s Big Dance Number (basic tracks)1:20
- 23Martin Lickert Voice‐OverMartin Lickert0:22
- 24Touring Can Make You Crazy (mix outtake)2:53
- 25Penis Dimension (instrumental alternate take)2:13
- 26Centerville (mix outtake)2:51
- 27Mystery Roach (alternate master)3:26
- 28Magic Fingers (mix outtake)2:58
- 29200 Motels Movie Ad #50:55
- Digital Media 5
- 1What Is 200 Motels?Jim Pons2:59
- 2Theodore Bikel Voice‐Over (alternate take)Theodore Bikel0:32
- 3Semi‐Fraudulent/Direct‐From‐Hollywood Overture (mix outtake)2:10
- 4What’s the Name of Your Group? (complete sequence, part I)3:43
- 5What’s the Name of Your Group? (complete sequence, part II)2:45
- 6What’s the Name of Your Group? (complete sequence, part III)2:13
- 7Can I Help You With This Dummy?2:05
- 8Pianos for The Pleated Gazelle1:16
- 9Synth Tracks I1:29
- 10Would You Like a Snack? (alternate take)2:11
- 11Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman Voice‐OverHoward Kaylan0:16
- 12Centerville (rough mix)2:53
- 13This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (prologue, mix outtake)0:56
- 14Tuna Fish Promenade (mix outtake)2:31
- 15The Sealed Tuna Bolero (alternate take)1:41
- 16Lonesome Cowboy Burt (mix outtake)3:52
- 17Naval Aviation In Art?2:17
- 18Redneck Eats/The Restaurant Scene (basic tracks)3:50
- 19Mystery Roach (basic tracks)4:06
- 20I Have Seen the Pleated Gazelle6:16
- 21Dew on the Newts We Got (rough mix)1:12
- 22The Lad Searches the Night for His Newts (rough mix)0:52
- 23Motorhead’s Midnight Ranch (rough mix)2:04
- 24The Girl Wants Fix Him Some Broth (rough mix, alternate ending)1:12
- 25The Girl’s Dream (rough mix)0:56
- 26Little Green Scratchy Sweaters and Courduroy Ponce (rough mix)1:15
- 27Scene 43 – A Cardboard Box0:39
- 28Scene 440:50
- 29A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes (rough mix)1:10
- 30She Painted Up Her Face (compressed mix)1:42
- 31The Secret Stare3:25
- 32Half a Dozen Provocative Squats (compressed mix)1:56
- 33Lucy’s Seduction of a Bored Violinist (basic tracks)1:32
- 34Shove It Right in (compressed mix)2:33
- 35Postlude (basic tracks)3:08
- 36What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning (mix outtake)4:07
- Digital Media 6
- 1Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (alternate take)3:16
- 2Magic Fingers (alternate take)3:41
- 3Penis Dimension (basic tracks)4:40
- 4Scene 861:28
- 5Scene 87 (alternate take)3:16
- 6Synth Tracks II1:58
- 7I’m Stealing the Towels (basic tracks, alternate take)2:15
- 8Scene 94 – “He’s Always Watching Me”0:34
- 9Dental Hygiene Dilemma (part I, basic tracks)6:21
- 10Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You? (mix outtake)0:53
- 11Dental Hygiene Dilemma (part II, basic tracks)2:44
- 12Strictly Genteel (basic tracks)8:05
- 13200 Motels Finale (alternate take)3:17
- 14200 Motels Finale (master take basic tracks, unedited ending)5:59
- 15Movie Theater Skit (commercial session outtake)Jim Pons1:29
- 16200 Motels Album Ad #11:01
- 17Script Rehearsal TrimJeff Simmons2:50
- 18Lonesome Cowboy Burt (in rehearsal 1969)2:56
- 19Lonesome Cowboy Burt (in rehearsal 1970)3:38
- 20200 Motels Album Ad #20:31
- 21Penis Dimension Jingle Music0:18
- 22TV Hype (commercial session outtake)Jim Pons6:36
- 23200 Motels Movie Ad #60:11
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Release credits
- producer [2.1-9, 1.1-25]
- vocal [9]
Issues
22x 12" Vinyl4 October 1971
22x 12" Vinyl1971- 22x 12" Vinyl1971
2VHS1994
2CD, Enhanced CD14 October 1997
217 December 2021
26x Digital Media (50th anniversary)2021
22x Digital Media2021





