SIDE ONE
1. Inca Roads 5:23
2. Can't Afford No Shoes 2:37
3. Sofa No. 1 2:38
4. Po-Jama People 7:38
21:54
SIDE TWO
1. Florentine Pogen 5:23
2. Evelyn, A Modified Dog 1:05
3. San Ber'dino 5:51
4. Andy 6:03
5. Sofa No. 2 2:38
20:50
DS 2216
THE BASIC TRACKS for INCA ROADS and FLORENTINE POGEN were recorded live at KCET TV Los Angeles during the production of our TV special. The guitar solo in INCA ROADS was recorded live during our 1974 concert in Helsinki, Finland.
This album was produced between December 1974 and April 1975 simultaneously with our next album (coming soon). I hereby pronounce myself ready to go back on the road.
F.Z.
Easter Sunday 1975, 11:30 PM
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?
Was it round
And did it have
A motor
Or was it
Something
Different
Did a vehicle
Did a vehicle
Did a vehicle
Fly along the mountains
And find a place to park itself
Or did someone
Build a place
Or leave a space
For such a thing to land
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Did a vehicle
Come from somewhere out there
Did the Indians, first on the bill
Carve up the hill
Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Just to land in the Andes?
Was she round
And did she have a motor
Or was she something different
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
Guacamole Queen
At the Armadillo in Austin Texas, her aura,
Or did someone build a place
Or leave a space for Chester's Thing to land
(Chester's Thing . . . on Ruth)
Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Did a booger-bear
Come from somewhere out there
Did the Indians, first on the bill
Carve up her hill
On Ruth
On Ruth
That's Ruth
Heh-heh-heh . . .
Have you heard the news?
(News? What news?)
Can't afford no shoes
(Get a good deal on tape)
Have you heard the news?
(News? Can't afford a paper)
Can't afford no shoes
(Hi-yo-hi)
Went to buy some cheap detergent
Some emergent nation got my load
Got my load
Got my toad
That I stowed
Well, well,
Hey lawdy mama,
Can't afford no shoes
Maybe there's a bundle of rags that I could use
Hey anybody,
Can you spare a dime
If you're really hurtin', a nickel would be fine
Hey everybody
Nothin' we can buy
Chump Hare Rama, ain't no good to try
Recession
Depression
Some people's hot
Some people's cold
Some people's not very
Swift to behold
Some people do it
Some see right through it
Some wear pyjamas
If only they knew it
The pyjama people are boring me to pieces
They make me feel like I am wasting my time
They all got flannel up 'n down 'em
A little trap-door back aroun"em
An' some cozy little footies on their mind
Po-jama people!
Po-jama people, people!
Lawd, they make you sleepy
With the things they might say
Po-jama people!
Po-jama people, people!
Mother Mary 'n Jozuf, wish they'd all go away!
Po-jama people!
It's a po-jama people special . . .
Take one home with you & save a dollar today
Po-jama people!
Po-jama people, people!
Wrap 'em up
Roll 'em out
Get 'em out of my way
She was the daughter of a wealthy
Florentine Pogen
Read 'em 'n weep
Was here adjustable slogan
She was a debutante daisy
With a color-note organ
Deep in the street
She drove a '59 Morgan
That's the kinda step she takes
When her hot breaks hot brakes
That's the kinda sound she makes
(ooh, let go uh me)
When her crab cakes
(Arf arf arf)
She didn't like it when her fan belt
Shrunk & got shorter
(Ointment)
Battery leaks could nearly cost her a quarter
She didn't wanna stay home
An' watch the pestle go mortar
Later she speaks
On how Perellis might court her
Na-na-na-noo, etc.
She was the daughter
Ah-ah-ahhh
Of a wealthy
Florentine Pogen
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Ga-ya-ee-annnn
Read 'em 'n weep
Read 'em 'n weep
Read 'em 'n weep etc.
Chester's go-rilla
She go quack
Chester's go-rilla
She go oink
Chester's go-rilla
She go moo
Chester's go-rilla
She go
Hratche-plche
Hratche-plche
Evelyn, a modified dog
Viewed the quivering fringe of a special doily
Draped across the piano, with some surprise
In the darkened room
Where the chairs dismayed
And the horrible curtains
Muffled the rain
She could hardly believe her eyes
A curious breeze
A garlic breath
Which sounded like a snore
Somewhere near the Steinway (or even from within)
Had caused the doily fringe to waft & tremble in the gloom
Evelyn, a dog, having undergone
Further modification
Pondered the significance of short-person behavior
In pedal-depressed panchromatic resonance
And other highly ambient domains . . .
Arf she said
She lives in Mojave in a Winnebago
His name is Bobby, he looks like a potato
She's in love with a boy
From the rodeo
Who pulls the rope on the chute
When they let those suckers go
He got slobberin' drunk at the Palomino
They give him thirty days in San Ber'dino
Well there's forty-four men
Stashed away in tank "C"
An' there's only one shower
But it don't apply to Bobby
You may think they're
Dumb an' lonely
But you're wrong
'Cause their love is strong
Stacked-up hair
An' a cheap little ring
They don't care
'Cause it don't mean a thing
Looka there . . .
They don't care
Best-est way that
They can feel-o
Out on the highway
Rollin' a wheel-o
He's her Tootsie
She's for real-o
Trailer park heaven
It's a real good deal-o
Real good deal-o
Real good deal-o
Real good deal-o
The rest of their lives
In San Ber'dino
Gonna spend the rest of their lives
In San Ber'dino
The rest of their lives
In San Ber'dino
Come on with me
Come on with me
Come on with me
Down in San Ber'dino
Just 60 miles, 60 miles
Down the San Ber'dino freeway
They got some dark green air
An' you can choke all day
That's right!
Gonna spend the rest of their lives
Rest of their lives
Rest of their lives
Say now,
Ain't talkin' 'bout Fontana
Ain't talkin' 'bout uh uh
Ain't talkin' 'bout uh uh
Ain't talkin' 'bout uh uh
Ain't talkin' 'bout the Redlands, no no
ZULCH is the auto works
I'm tellin' you
That's where they take
All the cars that they hurt
Come on and let's all go down to San Ber'dino
Ooo-ooo
Ooo-ooo
Ooo-ooo
Let's-a go down down down
Down in San Ber'dino
Wouldja b'lieve it
San Ber'dino
San Ber'dino
(Got to call it)
San Ber'dino
(C'mere)
San Ber'dino
etc., etc., etc.
The rest of their lives
In San Ber'dino
Oh Bobby, I'm sorry you gotta head like a potato
I really am
Is there anything good inside of you
If there is, I really wanna know
Is there anything
Good inside of you
If there is
I really wanna
Know
Is there anything
Good inside of you
If there is
I really wanna
Know
Is there?
Is there any-thaaaang good inside of you
If there is, I really wanna know-woh-oh-oh-oh—
Is there any-thaaaang good inside of you
If there is, I really wanna know, really wanna know . . .
Something
Anything
Something
Anything
Show me a sign
If you don't mind
Show me a sign
If you don't mind
Do you know what I'm really telling you
Is it something that you can understand
Do you know what I'm really telling you
Is it something that you can understand
Do you know what I'm really telling you
Is it something that you can understand
Do you know what I'm really telling you
Is it something that you can understand
Andy de vine
Had a thong rind
It was sublime
But the wrong kind
Andy de vine
Had a thong rind
It was sublime
But the wrong kind
Have I aligned
With a blown mind
Wasted my time
On a drawn blind
Have I aligned
With a blown mind
Wasted my time
On a drawn blind
Oh Andy . . .
I am the heaven
I am the water
I am the dirt beneath your rollers
I am your secret smut & lost metal money down your cracks
I am your cracks & crannies
I am the clouds
I am embroidered
I am the author of all tucks & damask piping
I am The Chrome Dinette
I am The Chrome Dinette
I am eggs of all persuasions
I am all days & nights
I am all days & nights
I am all days & nights
I am all days & nights
I am here
And you are my sofa
I am here
And you are my sofa
I am here
And you are my sofa
THOSE WHO PLAY THIS:
Frank Zappa—all guitars, lead vocals on Po-Jama People, Evelyn and Sofa No. 2, bg vocals on other tunes.
George Duke—all keyboards & synthesizers, lead vocals on Inca Roads, Andy and Sofa No. 2, bg vocals on other tunes.
Napoleon Murphy Brock—flute and tenor sax, lead vocals on Florentine Pogen and Andy, bg vocals on other tunes.
Chester Thompson—drums; gorilla victim.
Tom Fowler—bass (when left hand is not broken).
Ruth Underwood—vibes, marimba, other percussion.
James "Bird Legs" Youman—bass (on Can't Afford No Shoes).
Johnny "Guitar" Watson*—flambe vocals on the out-choruses of San Ber'dino and Andy.
Bloodshot Rollin' Red—harmonica when present.
*courtesy of Fantasy Records
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Engineers—Kerry McNab; Gary O; Jukka
Recordist—Mike Braunstein
Re-mix—Kerry McNab
Studios—The Record Plant L.A.; Caribou; Paramount; KCET TV; Finnlevy Studiot, Helsinki; Wally Heider Remote Truck
Assistance—Paul Hof; Richard "Tex" Abel; Dick Barber; Coy Featherstone; Bill Romero; Unity; Matti Laipio
Abuse (unwarranted)—Marty Perellis
Special Electronics—Musitronics; 360 Systems
German Translation—Lu Paschotta
Herbalism—Herb Cohen
Mastering—Kendun Studios
Design & Fresco—Cal Schenkel
Sofa Upholstery—Lynn Lascaro
Archaic Typography—Composition Arts; Vernon Simpson
All selections written by Frank Zappa
All selections © 1975 Munchkin Music, ASCAP
except Inca Roads © 1973 Munchkin Music, ASCAP
Administered by Third Story Music
PRODUCED BY FRANK ZAPPA
CANCER [23-2 / 60º-75º]
Periscope
Cubans
AIRIES [3-5 / 60º-75º]
Miro
Sheraton
Hilton
[4-6 / 30º-75º]
Azelfafage
PLEBISCITES
Herbycon
Protein
HYAENAS
Legume
THORAX "The Bull" [5-8 / 30º-60º]
Aldebumen
El Nash
*Ahmet*
*Dogess*
DRANO [5-9 / 0º-60º]
*KNARF (uview)*
Rascallion
Grunion
Modus Operandi
Dristan
Lotte Lenya
Gainsayer
[5-7 / 15º-30º]
Vega
Pinto
Nato
JIM & I "The Siamese Twins" [6-8 / (-15º)-30º]
Zloty Groszy
Althea
Whazat
Pollack
Castoroil
O'BRION [6-12 / 45º-75º]
Beatrix
Betelnuts
Navel
Nigel
A Capella
Dinar
Peso
Pectoral
COMA BERNICE "The Plumber" [8-9 / 30º-60º]
Charo
Henna Brillo
LEO LIMON [8-10 / 0º-30º]
Abracadabra
Differential
Algebra
Regulus
Fan Belt
Steering Wheel
Algenon
CUNARD [9-8 / 0º-(-15º)]
Teflon
Wizened
Serious
VIRGIL [8-10 / 15º-(-30º)]
Orange
Horn Relay
Olney
Wyoming
Huntingpark
6 Red
Acc. Flasher
Black
R.Dir.Sig.Lamp
Yellow
125th
Lenox
Houston
Spring Garden St.
Canal
Marylebone
Edgware Road
Bayswater
Queensway
Charing Cross (c)
Waterloo
*DIVA*
Willow Gr.
CORONA BEGONIA [9-11 / 0º-30º]
Gemma
*DWEEZIL (auriga Ra6b 46m145d47º6')*
REX BEGONIA [10-11 / 0º-15º]
Itinerary
Per Diem
Oedipus
Enough
Alpha Romeo
PIXIES [10-12 / 15º-60º]
Ed Ruscha
Laura
Borscht
Baleen
Sperm
Hotratz
DAVID BOÖTES [11-13 / 30º-60º]
Arktourist
Necta
Misogynis
AQUARIUM [11-15 / 0º-30º]
Ali Baba
Sadalsoar
Markspits
Scat
BUFO BOREALIS [12-16 / 30º-75º]
Forsoothe
Boffo
Formaldehyde
Bufo speciosus
Katy, Texas
Bolivar
*Gorgo*
[13-14 / 15º-45º]
Algerian
Alkali
Alkaloid
Alison (Wickwire)
Alcapone
Alimentary
Alibi
Promiscuous
Porridge
Dar Al Zanuck
CAPRICORN "Gus Goat" [14-16 / 0º-45º]
Yazoo Delta
Atlanta, Ga.
Sal Hepatica
Sal Ammoniac
Zegreb
*HONKULES (galaxy)*
MUSCA [15-17 / 30º-60º]
Muscatel
Muscateer
Muscaeeto
OFIE YUCAS [15-18 / (-30º)-45º]
Jocasey
Molybdenum
Savey
Yed On Prior
Occasion
Ras Aldazzl
Ras Perry
*RDNZL*
AGITTARIUS [16-18 / (-30º)-30º]
Ernie
Novi
Chunky
Al Nozzle
Fiscal
CRUX "The Western Cross" [16-17 / (-15º)-0º]
D Crux
Uvda
Madder
*PUMPKIN*
SILVERFISH [17-19 / 15º-45º]
Paula
Asparagus
Al Surat
Aunt Letty
Ed Barbar
URSALA MAJOR "The Big Dip" [16-22 / 60º-90º]
Musak
Dublin
Alioto
Applecor
Alcaselzer
*LALA*
LIBRA [19-22 / 45º-60º]
Zubin Mehta
*UNIT*
*(3834)Zappafrank*
Aspic
Mochajava
DIAGR. Fig. 52
AM Showing method of spin in Saturn
No 1121930
SODIUM und SULPHER
SCOTCH und SODIUM
SODIUM und GOMMORAH
RUBBER CEMENT
Wasser
replacement part
No 212 f
Chewy Carmel Center
Fig 6. Tab II.
Preliminaria
Fig. 10
S10
N.G
DONT WORK
Mercury
Mars
Divan, Divan . . .
Weisst du wer ich bin
Andromeda
a/95º
CRAB NEBULA GOES HERE
STARCLUSTER
Sa NGC 4594
EO NGC 3379
SBb NGC 5850
(M227)
TOO MUCH AIR
CS
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1675