FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

1st Part—Penis Dimension

• Playground Psychotics (1992), as Learning "Penis Dimension", recorded in 1970
• The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989), performed in San Francisco, CA, November 5-7, 1970
• BTB I: Freaks & Motherfu*#@%! (1991), lyrics sung as part of Little House I Used To Live In, performed in New York, NY, November 13, 1970
  • same version on BTB II: Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (1992), as Little House I Used To Live In
• BTB II: Disconnected Synapses (1992), as Penis Dimension, performed in Paris, December 15, 1970
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Penis Dimension (Basic Tracks), recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. April 1971
  • same version, different mix, on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Scene 84-85: Penis Dimension, recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971
• same version, different mix, on 200 Motels (The Movie) (1971)
• second part of the same version, different mix, on 200 Motels (1971), as Penis Dimension
  • same version on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Penis Dimension
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Penis Dimension (Instrumental Alternate Take), recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971
  • first part of the same version, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. April 1971, on 200 Motels (1971), as Penis Dimension
    • same version on 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Penis Dimension
• Wazoo (2007), as Penis Dimension, performed in Boston, September 24, 1972
• Zappa In New York 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019), as Penis Dimension, performed in New York, NY, December 29, 1976

2nd Part—Your Dick

• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Scene 87 (Alternate Take), recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Scene 87: "Penis!", recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971, with overdubs from Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, c. April 1971
  • same version on 200 Motels (The Movie) (1971)
• 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition (2021), as Penis Dimension Jingle Music, recorded at Pinewood Studios, London, UK, January-February 1971

 

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• June-December 1970 (MOI)—known performances: 12
• September 1972 (Grand Wazoo)—known performances: 6
• December 1976 (New York)—known performances: 2
• March-April 1982 (rehearsals)—known performances: 1

 

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1970: Essentially performed as on "Disconnected Synapses" from Beat the Boots Volume II. This is essentially a rocked-up version of the "200 Motels" track, and is another excellent example of Frank's penchant for ruining good instrumental tunes with completely inane lyrics.

1972: "A nice subdued waltz." This is a condensed, instrumental version of the "200 Motels" track. As it is arranged here, the song is only around 3 minutes long, with a short horn solo in the middle section.

 

Conceptual Continuity

• 200 Motels