
Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is
Musician: Frank ZappaAlbum title: You Are What You Is
Style: Alternative Rock, Avantgarde, Symphonic Rock, Art Rock, Jazz-Rock, Parody
Released: 1986
Country: US
Size MP3 version: 1786 mb
Size APE version: 1199 mb
Size WMA version: 1255 mb
Rating ✫: 4.6
Votes: 384
Format: XM APE VQF MPC MP4 MMF WMA
Genre: Jazz / Rock
Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is mp3 album
Tracklist
| A1 | Teenage Wind | 3:01 |
| A2 | Harder Than Your Husband | 2:29 |
| A3 | Doreen | 4:43 |
| A4 | Goblin Girl | 4:07 |
| A5 | Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear | 3:34 |
| B1 | Society Pages | 2:27 |
| B2 | I'm A Beautiful Guy | 1:56 |
| B3 | Beauty Knows No Pain | 3:01 |
| B4 | Charlie's Enormous Mouth | 3:36 |
| B5 | Any Downers? | 2:09 |
| B6 | Conehead | 4:20 |
| C1 | You Are What You Is | 4:22 |
| C2 | Mudd Club | 3:11 |
| C3 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing | 3:10 |
| C4 | Dumb All Over | 5:50 |
| D1 | Heavenly Bank Account | 4:03 |
| D2 | Suicide Chump | 2:50 |
| D3 | Jumbo Go Away | 3:42 |
| D4 | If Only She Woulda | 3:47 |
| D5 | Drafted Again | 3:05 |
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Arthur Barrow
- Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass] – David Ocker
- Composed By, Arranged By, Lead Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Technician [U M R K Central Studio], Liner Notes – Frank Zappa
- Design, Artwork By [Graphics] – John Vince
- Drums – David Logeman
- Engineer – Alan Sides*, Mark Pinske
- Engineer [Assistant] – David Gray , George Douglas
- Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Bob Stone
- Guitar [Strat Abuse] – Steve Vai
- Harmonica – Craig "Twister" Stewart*
- Keyboards – Tommy Mars
- Management [Glotzer Management & Tennis] – Bennett Glotzer
- Other [Shorthand] – Susan Rubio
- Percussion – Ed Mann
- Photography [Cover] – John Livzey
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ike Willis, Ray White
- Slide Guitar – Denny Walley
- Technician [Everything Digital] – Dennis Sager
- Technician [Everything Elsewhere] – Midget Sloatman*
- Technician [Everything Remote] – Thomas Nordegg
- Tenor Saxophone – Motorhead Sherwood
- Vocals [Boy Soprano], Trumpet – Bob Harris
- Vocals [Guest] – Ahmet*, Denny Walley, Jimmy Carl Black, Mark Pinske, Moon*, Motorhead Sherwood
Notes
"Digitally Remastered" at top of gatefold unlaminated gloss-varnish print cover"EMI Records Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, England.
Sleeve printed in England. Manufactured in England"
with vinyl in un-punched white paper wallets.
Discs numbered E 50001 & E 50002 (= EN 5000 set).
[The number below BP logo replaces the label code on first UK issue]
No lyric sheet insert.
©1981
℗1981 Original sound recording made by Barking Pumpkin Records.
Under licence to EMI Records Ltd.
Craig Steward is [still] incorrectly credited as Craig "Twister" Stewart.
Track timings change on later issues on CD (Example: "Dumb All Over" has complete solo).
Recordings relating to issues of these works can also be found on "Clean Cuts From You Are What You Is" .
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 099926 081236
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped): E 50001 A-1-1-1-3
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped): E 50001 B-3C-1-1-3
- Matrix / Runout (C-Side run-out, stamped): E 50002 A-1-1-2-
- Matrix / Runout (D-Side run-out, stamped): E 50002 B-1-1-2-
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped variant 2): E 50001 A-2C-1-1-2- D
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped variant 2): E 50001 B-3C-1-1-2 D
- Matrix / Runout (C-Side run-out, stamped variant 2): E 50002 A-1-1-1-13 D
- Matrix / Runout (D-Side run-out, stamped variant 2): E 50002 B-1-1-2- D
- Other (Below 'BP logo' back cover): RB8601HP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PW2 37537 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (2xLP, Album) | Barking Pumpkin Records | PW2 37537 | US | 1981 |
| RCD 10536 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10536 | US | 1995 |
| CDP 7 90075 2, CD EN 5000 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (CD, Album, RE, RM) | EMI, EMI | CDP 7 90075 2, CD EN 5000 | UK & Europe | 1986 |
| S2BP 220244 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (2xLP, Album, Gat) | CBS | S2BP 220244 | Australia | 1981 |
| VACK-1335 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Rykodisc, Videoarts Music | VACK-1335 | Japan | 2008 |
Tracklist
| 1 | Teenage Wind | 3:02 |
| 2 | Harder Than Your Husband | 2:28 |
| 3 | Doreen | 4:44 |
| 4 | Goblin Girl | 4:06 |
| 5 | Theme From The 3rd Movement Of Sinister Footwear | 3:32 |
| 6 | Society Pages | 2:26 |
| 7 | I'm A Beautiful Guy | 1:56 |
| 8 | Beauty Knows No Pain | 2:17 |
| 9 | Charlie's Enormous Mouth | 4:21 |
| 10 | Any Downers? | 2:08 |
| 11 | Conehead | 4:23 |
| 12 | You Are What You Is | 4:23 |
| 13 | Mudd Club | 3:11 |
| 14 | The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing | 6:52 |
| 15 | Dumb All Over | 2:28 |
| 16 | Heavenly Bank Account | 4:03 |
| 17 | Suicide Chump | 2:49 |
| 18 | Jumbo Go Away | 3:43 |
| 19 | If Only She Woulda | 3:47 |
| 20 | Drafted Again | 3:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pumpko Industries Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Pumpko Industries Ltd.
- Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
- Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
- Engineered At – UMRK
- Remixed At – UMRK
Credits
- Bass – Arthur Barrow
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – David Ocker
- Design [Graphics] – John Vince
- Drums – David Logeman
- Engineer – Alan Sides*, Mark Pinske
- Engineer [Assistant] – David Gray , George Douglas
- Engineer [Remix] – Bob Stone
- Guest, Vocals – Ahmet*, Denny Walley, Jimmy Carl Black, Mark Pinske, Moon*, Motorhead Sherwood
- Guitar [Strat Abuse] – Steve Vai
- Harmonica – Craig "Twister" Stewart*
- Keyboards – Tommy Mars
- Lead Vocals, Guitar – Frank Zappa
- Liner Notes [Say Cheese] – FZ*
- Other [Shorthand] – Susan Rubio
- Other [Special Assistance] – None
- Other [Tennis], Management – Bennett Glotzer
- Percussion – Ed Mann
- Photography By [Cover] – John Livzey
- Producer, Composed By, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ike Willis, Ray White
- Slide Guitar – Denny Walley
- Technician [Everything Digital] – Dennis Sager
- Technician [Everything Elsewhere] – Midget Sloatman*
- Technician [Everything Remote] – Thomas Nordegg
- Tenor Saxophone – Motorhead Sherwood
- Vocals [Boy Soprano], Trumpet – Bob Harris
Notes
Released in a standard jewelcase with 8 pages booklet.This is the CD equivalent of the UK EMI digitally remastered vinyl, released the same year.
1986 EMI Vinyl
℗ & © 1981 Original sound recordings made by Pumpko Industries Limited. Under exclusive license to EMI Records Limited.
All titles published by Carlin Music Corp.
Made in UK.
Studio: UMRK Central.
Mastering credit given only on CD hub.
Booklet includes the essay (written April 1, 1981) 'Say Cheese' prepared for and rejected by Newsweek magazine.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 77779 00752 3
- Matrix / Runout (mirrored): CDP 7 90075 2 · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
- Label Code: LC 0542
- Other (UK Category): CD EN 5000
- Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PW2 37537 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (2xLP, Album) | Barking Pumpkin Records | PW2 37537 | US | 1981 |
| RCD 10536 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Rykodisc | RCD 10536 | US | 1995 |
| S2BP 220244 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (2xLP, Album, Gat) | CBS | S2BP 220244 | Australia | 1981 |
| VACK-1335 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) | Rykodisc, Videoarts Music | VACK-1335 | Japan | 2008 |
| S2BP 220244 | Frank Zappa | You Are What You Is (2xLP, Album) | CBS, Barking Pumpkin Records | S2BP 220244 | New Zealand | 1981 |













