
" Valley Girl" was one of Zappa's most successful singles. It was issued on CD by EMI with The Man from Utopia on the same disc, and separately by Barking Pumpkin, and later Rykodisc. To promote the release of the UK box set, the first pressing of the UK edition of this album contained a 4-song 7" EP with tracks from the box set. Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch is an album by Frank Zappa, released in May 1982 and digitally remastered in 1991. and, at the time Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch was released, was being made available for the first time in Europe. Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch is an album by Frank Zappa, released in May 1982 and digitally remastered in 1991. The LP also featured a "letter from FZ" advertising the Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar box set, which had previously only been made available separately in the U.S. The tape sat around for months while I did a tour. 'Valley Girl' started off at the end of an overdub session, just me on guitar and Chad Wackerman on drums. 'Valley Girl' started off at the end of an overdub session, just me on guitar and Chad Wackerman on drums. 'Valley Girl' (from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, 1982)Fender Stratocaster guitar, 100watt Marshall amp. Before adding any treble or bass to the sound of the album, it would be advisable to check it out this way first. 'Valley Girl' (from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, 1982) Fender Stratocaster guitar, 100watt Marshall amp. Best results will be achieved if you set your pre-amp tone controls to the flat position with the loudness control in the off position. The original LP release contained a note that reads " This album has been engineered to sound correct on JBL 4311 speakers or an equivalent.


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The song "Drowning Witch" is one of the most complex instrumentals that Zappa ever wrote, featuring musical quotations from The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky and the Dragnet TV theme. SKU: UPC: Frank Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A.

The cover art for the album shows the classic Droodle (from which the album gets its name), whose shapes also suggest the letters 'ZA' (and 'P', sideways), as in 'Zappa'. Frank Zappa - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. The live material was originally intended for an unreleased album titled Chalk Pie, which was scrapped after it had been bootlegged. Most of Side 1 was recorded at Zappa's Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studio at his home in Los Angeles while the majority of the material on Side 2 was extracted from live performances during tours in 19.
