One of his most popular and infamous albums, Sheik Yerbouti finds Frank Zappa unleashing his unique brand of sociological documentation on the disco-injected culture of the late '70s. From crises of sexual identity to the rhythmically challenged, the songs are hilarious and occasionally close to home. The satire is some of Zappa's most scathing and unsympathetic, and the music is equally loud and unrelenting. It is Frank Zappa at his bawdy best. Sheik‘s dumbed-down hooks are still some of Zappa’s most addictive.

Frank Zappa

Sheik Yerbouti

1979

2012 Reissue

CD / 2012 / Remastered (Original 1978 Analog Master)/ 320Kbps

Tracklist:

1. I Have Been In You

2. Flakes

3. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes

4. I'm So Cute

5. Jones Crusher

6. What Happened To All The Fun In The World

7. Rat Tomago

8. Wait A Minute

9. Bobby Brown Goes Down

10. Rubber Shirt

11. The Sheik Yerbouti Tango

12. Baby Snakes

13. Tryin' To Grow A Chin

14. City Of Tiny Lites

15. Dancin' Fool

16. Jewish Princess

17. Wild Love

18. Yo' Mama

Personnel:

Frank Zappa – Lead Guitar, Vocals

Adrian Belew – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bob Dylan impersonation

Patrick O’Hearn – Bass, Vocals

Terry Bozzio – Drums, Vocals

Davey Moire – Vocals, Engineer

Ed Mann – Percussion, Vocals

Tommy Mars – Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Andre Lewis – Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Napoleon Murphy Brock – Backing Vocals

Randy Thornton – Backing Vocals

Peter Wolf – Keyboards, Butter

David Ocker – Clarinet

Frank Zappa / Sheik Yerbouti / 1979