Finer Moments

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Finer Moments
Frank Zappa Finer Moments.jpg
Compilation album by Frank Zappa
Released December 18, 2012
Recorded 1968-1971
Genre Rock, avant-garde
Length 82:40
Label Zappa
Producer Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa chronology
Understanding America
(2012)Understanding America2012
Finer Moments
(2012)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Finer Moments is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was compiled and mastered by Zappa in 1972 and released posthumously in 2012.

Some of the tracks from this album have appeared on various other releases including 1991's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4, 1992's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5, 1998's Mystery Disc, 1996's The Lost Episodes, and 2011's Carnegie Hall. This is Official Release #94.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Frank Zappa. 

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   1:19
2. "Sleazette"   3:32
3. "Mozart Piano Sonata in B♭"   6:20
4. "The Walking Zombie Music"   3:22
5. "The Old Curiosity Shoppe"   7:08
6. "You Never Know Who Your Friends Are"   2:19
7. "Uncle Rhebus"   17:43
Disc two
No. Title Length
1. "Music from "The Big Squeeze""   0:41
2. "Enigmas 1 Thru 5"   8:14
3. "Pumped and Waxed"   4:18
4. "There Is No Heaven from Where Slogans Go to Die"   4:36
5. "Squeeze It, Squeeze It, Squeeze It"   3:20
6. "The Subcutaneous Peril"   19:38

Personnel

Musicians
Production credits
  • Ed Caraeff – photography
  • Jerry Hansen – engineer
  • Dick Kunc – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kerry McNabb – engineer
  • Michael Mesker – layout, photography
  • Bill Miller – cover art, liner notes
  • Melanie Starks – production manager
  • Joe Travers – transfers
  • John Williams – photography

Notes and references

  1. Westergaard, Sean. Finer Moments at AllMusic

External links