A-ha-hah! Bwah-ha-ha! (Cough! Cough!) Ha ha ha ha! Nyah-ha-ha! Ha ha ha . . . ha ha ha ha ha ha . . . Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Oh . . . Arbitrary! Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! AH HA HA HA HA AH HA HA HA Arbitrary! HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Bwah ha ha . . . (Cough!) Mmph ha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha (cough! cough!) AH HA HA HA HA AH HA HA HA Arbitrary! HA HA Ha ha ha ha ha ha! ... Basic sessions: Mayfair Studios, NYC August-September, 1967 Engineer: Gary Kellgren
Final recordings & re-mix: Apostolic Studios, NYC October, 1967 Engineer: Dick Kunc
Orchestral segments: Capitol Studios, Hollywood February, 1967
Produced by Frank Zappa Executive producer: Tom Wilson
Photography: Jerrold Schatzberg Fashions: Tiger Morse Plaster figures & all other artwork: Cal Schenkel
THE MOTHERS TODAY: Frank Zappa guitar, piano, lead vocals, weirdness & editing Ian Underwood piano, woodwinds, wholesome Don Preston keyboards Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood soprano & baritone saxophone, all purpose weirdness Bunk Gardner all woodwinds, mumbled weirdness Roy Estrada electric bass, vocals, asthma Billy Mundi drums, vocal, yak & black lace underwear Jimmy Carl Black Indian of the group, drums, trumpet, vocals Pamela Zarubica aka Suzy Creamcheese telephone Dick Barber SNORKS + Arthur Barrow 1984 mix new bass tracks Chad Wackerman 1984 mix new drum tracks
ALSO: Gary Kellgren creepy whispering Dick Kunc cheerful interruptions Eric Clapton has graciously consented to speak to you in several critical area Spider is the one who wants you to turn your radio around Ronnie Williams backwards voice Vicki telephone
ORCHESTRAL SEGMENTS conducted by Sid Sharp ... http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/We%27re_Only_In_It_For_The_Money.html#Megaphone