Official Release #112
Catalog Number: ZR 20029
 

Original 1977 Album Credits

Musicians:
FZ: conductor, lead guitar, vocals 
Ray White: rhythm guitar, vocals 
Eddie Jobson: keyboards, violin, vocals 
Patrick O'Hearn: bass, vocals 
Terry Bozzio: drums, vocals 
Ruth Underwood: percussion, synthesizer, and various humanly impossible overdubs 
Don Pardo: sophisticated narration 
David Samuels: timpani, vibes 
Randy Brecker: trumpet 
Mike Brecker: tenor sax, flute 
Lou Marini: alto sax, flute 
Ronnie Cuber: baritone sax, clarinet 
Tom Malone: trombone, trumpet, piccolo 
 
John Bergamo: percussion overdubs 
Ed Mann: percussion overdubs 
Louanne Neill: osmotic harp overdub
 
The Palladium, NYC, December 26-29, 1976
Mix & overdubs: Record Pant, L.A.
NYC live remote engineer: Bob Liftin
NYC live concert mix: Davey Moire
Studio engineers (overdubs): Rick Smith, Davey Moire
Remote Recording Truck: Fedco
Studio: Record Pant, L.A.
Guitar modifications: Rex Bogue
Guitar special effects box: Claus Wiedemann
Package Design: John Williams
Cover Photo: Dweezil Zappa 
Other Photos: Gail Zappa

40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Produced for release by Ahmet Zappa & Joe Travers
Bonus concert performances mixed and mastered by Craig Parker Adams, Winslow Ct. Studios, 2018
Discs 1 & 5 mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering 2018
96K 24bit Digital transfers: 2” 24 Track Masters: Ken Eisennagel, Joe Travers; Iron Mountain, 2017
¼” 2 Track analog tape: Joe Travers, UMRK/Iron Mountain, 2018
Photography: Gail Zappa, December 1976
Package art direction & design: Michael Mesker
Production manager: Melanie Starks
Liner notes: 
Ruth Underwood,
Ray White
Joe Travers with Jen Jewel Brown