Playground Psychotics

Infobox Album |
Name = Playground Psychotics
Type = Live album
Artist = Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention


Released = October 27, 1992
May 30 1995 (reissue)
Recorded = Various locations 1970 – December 10, 1971
Genre = Progressive rock, art rock, comedy rock
Length = 132:35
Label = Barking Pumpkin
Capitol Records
Producer = Frank Zappa
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yvd7yl6jxpsb~T1 link]
Chronology = Frank Zappa
Last album = "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6"
(1992)
This album = "Playground Psychotics"
(1992)
Next album = "Ahead of Their Time"
(1993)

"Playground Psychotics" is a two-CD live album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. It was originally released in 1992 through his mail order label, Barking Pumpkin, and was re-released in 1995 through Rykodisc. The album features recordings of Zappa and his band, the Mothers of Invention, in their 'Flo & Eddie era' of 1970–71, around the period of the film, "200 Motels". 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 and Yoko Ono — an alternate mix of which appears on Lennon's "Some Time in New York City" (1972).

Track listing

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

Disc one

"A Typical Day on the Road, Part 1" incorporates tracks 1 to 11. Tracks 22 to 26 were recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City on June 6 1971.
# "Here Comes the Gear, Lads" – 1:00
# "The Living Garbage Truck" – 1:20
# "A Typical Sound Check" – 1:19
# "This Is Neat" – 0:23
# "The Motel Lobby" – 1:21
# "Getting Stewed" – 0:55
# "The Motel Room" – 0:29
# "Don't Take Me Down" – 1:11
# "The Dressing Room" – 0:24
# "Learning "Penis Dimension"" – 2:02
# "You There, with the Hard On!" – 0:25
# "Zanti Serenade" (Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Zappa) – 2:40
# "Divan" – 1:46
# "Sleeping in a Jar" – 1:30
# "Don't Eat There" – 2:26
# "Brixton Still Life" – 2:59
# "Super Grease" (Mothers of Invention, Zappa) – 1:39
# "Wonderful Wino" (Jeff Simmons, Zappa) – 4:52
# "Sharleena" – 4:23
# "Cruisin' for Burgers" – 2:53
# "Diptheria Blues" (Mothers of Invention) – 6:19
# "Well" (Walter Ward) – 4:43
# "Say Please" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Zappa) – 0:57
# "Aaawk" (Lennon, Ono, Zappa) – 2:59
# "Scumbag" (Lennon, Ono, Howard Kaylan, Zappa) – 5:53
# "A Small Eternity with Yoko Ono" (Lennon, Ono) – 6:07

Disc two

"A Typical Day on the Road, Part 2" comprises tracks 1 to 10; "The True Story of 200 Motels" runs from track 20 to track 31.
# "Beer Shampoo" – 1:39
# "Champagne Lecture" – 4:29
# "Childish Perversions" – 1:31
# "Playground Psychotics" – 1:08
# "The Mudshark Interview" – 2:39
# "There's No Lust in Jazz" – 0:55
# "Botulism on the Hoof" – 0:47
# "You Got Your Armies" – 0:10
# "The Spew King" – 0:24
# "I'm Doomed" – 0:25
# "Status Back Baby" – 2:49
# "The London Cab Tape" (Mothers of Invention) – 1:24
# "Concentration Moon, Part One" – 1:20
# "The Sanzini Brothers" (Underwood, Mark Volman, Kaylan) – 1:33
# "It's a Good Thing We Get Paid to Do This" – 2:45
# "Concentration Moon, Part Two" – 2:04
# "Mom & Dad" – 3:16
# "Intro to Music for Low Budget Orchestra" – 1:32
# "Billy the Mountain" – 30:25
# "He's Watching Us" – 1:21
# "If You're Not a Professional Actor" – 0:23
# "He's Right" – 0:14
# "Going for the Money" – 0:12
# "Jeff Quits" – 1:33
# "A Bunch of Adventures" – 0:56
# "Martin Lickert's Story" – 0:39
# "A Great Guy" – 0:30
# "Bad Acting" – 0:10
# "The Worst Reviews" – 0:20
# "A Version of Himself" – 1:02
# "I Could Be a Star Now" – 0:36

References

External links

* [http://www.lukpac.org/~handmade/patio/vinylvscds/playgroundpsychotics.html Release details]