The Dub Room Special! is an album by American musician Frank Zappa, released in August 2007. It is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, and combines recordings from a TV special performance on August 27, 1974, and from two concerts in New York City on October 31, 1981. The album, originally prepared for vinyl release by Zappa, was first sold at Zappa Plays Zappa shows in the United States during August 2007. Shortly thereafter, it became available for mail order. For a limited time, each copy of the CD contained a small souvenir piece of tape from Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio.
Track listing
Personnel Those Who Play This
August 1974 band (tracks 1, 3–5 and 7–11) FZ – guitar, vocals and percussion George Duke – keyboards and vocals Ruth Underwood – percussion Napoleon Murphy Brock – flute, saxophone and vocals Tom Fowler – bass Chester Thompson – drums Halloween 1981 band (tracks 2 and 6) FZ – lead guitar and vocals Tommy Mars – keyboards and vocals Ed Mann – percussion and vocals Steve Vai – guitar and vocals Ray White – guitar and vocals Bobby Martin – keyboards, saxophone and vocals Scott Thunes – bass and vocals Chad Wackerman – drums
Production FZ – producer, composer, arranger, performer; mixing & editing; title script Ahmet Zappa – enthusiasm, insistence & thumbs up Dweezil Zappa – mastering session super vision & sequencing Joe Travers – vaultmeisterment Kerry McNabb, Bob Stone – FZ engineers Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, April 2003 John Frusciante – liner notes GZ – liner notes; art direction & text Michael Mesker – package renderment Melanie Starks – production containment Eric White – "In the Dub Room" (oil on canvas)
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