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** "Do Not Pass Go" is a reference to ''TableTopGames/{{Monopoly}}''.

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** "Do Not Pass Go" is a reference to ''TableTopGames/{{Monopoly}}''.''TableTopGame/{{Monopoly}}''.
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Distinct Double Album is not for ANY double album. Spiritual Successor is for unrelated works.


* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Two CD's.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar". "Guitar" itself received another follow-up in 2006 with the posthumous album "Trance-Fusion".
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* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Necessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues". "For Duane", fittingly, is excerpted from a live cover of "Whipping Post".

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* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}}'s "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Necessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues". "For Duane", fittingly, is excerpted from a live cover of "Whipping Post".



** "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" combines [[Music/InAGaddaDaVida "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"]] by Music/IronButterfly with Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' an also quotes "Taps".

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** "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" combines [[Music/InAGaddaDaVida "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"]] by Music/IronButterfly Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}} with Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' an also quotes "Taps".
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** "Variations On Sinister #3" is a variation on "Sinster Footwear", a track that first appeared on ''Music/YouAreWhatYouIs'' (1980).

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** "Variations On Sinister #3" is a variation on "Sinster "Sinister Footwear", a track that first appeared on ''Music/YouAreWhatYouIs'' (1980).



* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Neccessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues". "For Duane", fittingly, is excerpted from a live cover of "Whipping Post".

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* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Neccessarily Necessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues". "For Duane", fittingly, is excerpted from a live cover of "Whipping Post".



** "But Who Was Fulcanelli?" is a shout-out to mysterious 20th century French alchemist Fulcanelli, whose simply disappeared from the face of the Earth and practically became an UnPerson as it is not clear where he came from either.

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** "But Who Was Fulcanelli?" is a shout-out to mysterious 20th century French alchemist Fulcanelli, whose who's simply disappeared from the face of the Earth and practically became an UnPerson as it is not clear where he came from either.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar". "Guitar" itself received another followup in 2006 with the posthumous album "Trance-Fusion".

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar". "Guitar" itself received another followup follow-up in 2006 with the posthumous album "Trance-Fusion".
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Not to be confused with Music/SonnySharrock's ''Music/{{Guitar|SonnySharrockAlbum}}''.
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The CD release of the album notably features a considerably different tracklist to the LP release, with 13 new tracks added to the former, spread across both discs rather than just being confined to bonus tracks at the end of the album. As a result, the way the tracks are organized per disc differs between the CD and LP releases. While the LP version ends disc one with "That Ol' G Minor Thing Again" and starts disc two with "Move It Or Park It", on the CD release the multitude of extra material causes the dividing point to be between "Sunrise Redeemer" and the bonus track "Variations on Sinister #3". Given this, plus Zappa's own enthusiasm towards the CD format, this wiki uses the CD tracklist as its main point of reference.

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# "Which One Is It?" (3:04)

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# "Which One Is It?" (3:04)(3:04)*



# "Chalk Pie" (4:51)
# "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" (2:50)

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# "Chalk Pie" (4:51)
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# "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" (2:50)(2:50)*



# "Outside Now" (5:28)

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# "Outside Now" Now (Original Solo)" (5:28)



# "Hotel Atlanta Incidentals" (2:44)
# "That's Not Really A Shuffle" (4:23)

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# "Hotel Atlanta Incidentals" (2:44)
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# "That's Not Really A Shuffle" (4:23)(4:23)*



# "Variations On Sinister #3" (5:15)
# "Orrin Hatch On Skis" (2:12)

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# "Variations On Sinister #3" (5:15)
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# "Orrin Hatch On Skis" (2:12)(2:12)*



# "Swans? What Swans?" (4:23)
# "Too Ugly For Showbusiness" (4:20)

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# "Swans? What Swans?" (4:23)
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# "Too Ugly For Showbusiness" (4:20)(4:20)*



# "Do Not Try This At Home" (3:46)

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# "Do Not Try This At Home" (3:46)(3:46)*



# "Canadian Customs" (3:34)
# "Is That All There Is?" (4:09)
# "It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary" (5:15)

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# "Canadian Customs" (3:34)
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# "Is That All There Is?" (4:09)
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# "It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary" (5:15)
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[-*Bonus track on CD releases.-]

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'''Tracklist'''

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'''Tracklist'''

[[AC: CD One]]
!!Tracklist
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[[AC: CD Two]]

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'''Personnel'''

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'''Guitar''' is a 1988 album by Music/FrankZappa and a follow-up to ''Music/ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar'' (1981). Just like its predecessor it is another DistinctDoubleAlbum with nothing but guitar solos. The major difference is that "Guitar" doesn't have comedic dialogue interludes between solos.

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'''Guitar''' ''Guitar'' is a 1988 album by Music/FrankZappa and a follow-up to ''Music/ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar'' (1981). Just like its predecessor it is another DistinctDoubleAlbum with nothing but guitar solos. The major difference is that "Guitar" doesn't have comedic dialogue interludes between solos.
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[[AC:Side Two]]

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** "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" combines "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Music/IronButterfly with Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' an also quotes "Taps".

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** "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" combines "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" [[Music/InAGaddaDaVida "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"]] by Music/IronButterfly with Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' an also quotes "Taps".
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** "Jim and Tammy's Upper Room" refers to televangelist Jimmy Bakker who was convicted for tax evasion during the 1980s and accused of sexually harrassing his secretary Tammy Wynette.

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** "Jim and Tammy's Upper Room" refers to televangelist Jimmy Bakker who was convicted for tax evasion during the 1980s and accused of sexually harrassing 1980s, as well as his secretary flamboyant then-wife Tammy Wynette. Faye Bakker.
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* Ray White, Steve Vai, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo: guitar

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* Ray White, Steve Vai, Music/SteveVai, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo: guitar
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* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Neccessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues".

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* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Neccessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues". "For Duane", fittingly, is excerpted from a live cover of "Whipping Post".
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'''Guitar''' is a 1988 album by Music/FrankZappa and a follow-up to ''Music/ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar'' (1981). Just like its predecessor it is another DistinctDoubleAlbum with nothing but guitar solos. The major difference is that "Guitar" doesn't have comedic dialogue interludes between solos.

'''Tracklist'''

CD 1
# "Sexual Harassment In The Workplace" (3:42)
# "Which One Is It?" (3:04)
# "Republicans" (5:07)
# "Do Not Pass Go" (3:36)
# "Chalk Pie" (4:51)
# "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" (2:50)
# "That's Not Really Reggae" (3:17)
# "When No One Was No One" (4:48)
# "Once Again, Without The Net" (3:43)
# "Outside Now" (5:28)
# "Jim & Tammy's Upper Room" (3:11)
# "Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?" (2:49)
# "That Ol' G Minor Thing Again" (5:02)
# "Hotel Atlanta Incidentals" (2:44)
# "That's Not Really A Shuffle" (4:23)
# "Move It Or Park It" (5:43)
# "Sunrise Redeemer" (3:58)

CD 2

# "Variations On Sinister #3" (5:15)
# "Orrin Hatch On Skis" (2:12)
# "But Who Was Fulcanelli" (2:48)
# "For Duane" (3:24)
# "GOA" (4:51)
# "Winos Don't March" (3:14)
# "Swans? What Swans?" (4:23)
# "Too Ugly For Showbusiness" (4:20)
# "Systems Of Edges" (5:32)
# "Do Not Try This At Home" (3:46)
# "Things That Look Like Meat" (6:57)
# "Watermelon In Easter Hay" (4:02)
# "Canadian Customs" (3:34)
# "Is That All There Is?" (4:09)
# "It Ain't Necessarily The Saint James Infirmary" (5:15)

'''Personnel'''
* Music/FrankZappa: guitar
* Ray White, Steve Vai, Ike Willis, Denny Walley, Warren Cuccurullo: guitar
* Arthur Barrow, Scott Thunes: bass guitar
* Tommy Mars, Bobby Martin, Allan Zavod, Peter Wolf: keyboards.
* Ed Mann, Chad Wackerman, Vinnie Colaiuta: percussion.

!! Troping Harassment in the Workplace:
* TheAlcoholic: "Winos Don't March". As explained by Zappa in ''Literature/TheRealFrankZappaBook'' on page 230:
--> ''I have a theory about beer: Consumption of it leads to pseudo-military behavior. Think about it- winos don't march.''
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''W'''hen '''N'''o '''O'''ne '''W'''as '''N'''o '''O'''ne", "'''C'''anadian '''C'''ustoms".
* ContinuityNod:
** The album itself is the SpiritualSuccessor to ''Music/ShutUpNPlayYerGuitar''.
** "Outside Now" and "Water Melon In Easter Hay" appeared earlier in different versions on ''Music/JoesGarage''.
** Two tracks have similar titles: "That's Not Really Reggae" and "That's Not Really A Shuffle".
** "Variations On Sinister #3" is a variation on "Sinster Footwear", a track that first appeared on ''Music/YouAreWhatYouIs'' (1980).
* CoolOldGuy: "Orrin Hatch On Skis" imagines older Republican politician Orrin Hatch trying out winter sport.
* CoverVersion: "In-A-Gadda Stravinsky" is a crossover cover between Music/IronButterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' and also quotes "Taps". "It Ain't Necessarily The St. James Infirmary" is a Music/GeorgeGershwin cover of "It Ain't Neccessarily So" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'', combined with the jazz standard "St. James Infirmary Blues".
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Two CD's.
* DoNotTryThisAtHome: "Once Again, Without The Net" and, of course "Do Not Try This At Home".
* FaceOnTheCover: A close-up of Zappa playing guitar.
* {{Homage}}: "For Duane", dedicated to Duane Allman of the Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand.
* HeavyMeta: "That's Not Really Reggae", which is a reggae track, sort of. "That's Not Really A Shuffle", which is also a sort of shuffle. "That Ol' G-Minor Thing Again", which has parts played in G-Minor.
* {{Instrumental}}: All tracks are guitar solos.
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "Sexual Harassment In The Workplace".
* {{Lampshading}}: "That's Not Really Reggae" is an instrumental reggae track, but not typical of the genre, since this is Zappa we're talking about.
* NonAppearingTitle: The album title doesn't appear in any of the title tracks.
* OneWordTitle: "Republicans".
* QuestioningTitle: "Which One Is It?", "Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?", "But Who Was Fulcanelli?", "Swans? What Swans?", "Is That All There Is?"
* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Subverted by "Too Ugly For Show Business".
* ShoutOut:
** "Do Not Pass Go" is a reference to ''TableTopGames/{{Monopoly}}''.
** "In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky" combines "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Music/IronButterfly with Music/IgorStravinsky's ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring'' an also quotes "Taps".
** "Jim and Tammy's Upper Room" refers to televangelist Jimmy Bakker who was convicted for tax evasion during the 1980s and accused of sexually harrassing his secretary Tammy Wynette.
** "Orrin Hatch On Skis" references elder Republican politician Orrin Hatch.
** "But Who Was Fulcanelli?" is a shout-out to mysterious 20th century French alchemist Fulcanelli, whose simply disappeared from the face of the Earth and practically became an UnPerson as it is not clear where he came from either.
** "It Ain't Necessarily the Saint James Infirmary" combines "It Ain't Necessarily So" by Music/GeorgeGershwin and Ira Gershwin from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'' and the jazz traditional "St. James Infirmary Blues".
* SpiritualSuccessor: To "Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar". "Guitar" itself received another followup in 2006 with the posthumous album "Trance-Fusion".
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