Greasy Love Songs

MI0002939230

The 1968 original vinyl mix of Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, plus bonus material

Hughesy's assessment: When too much Zappa-variant doo top is barely enough. Definitely Interesting if you go for that sort of thing.

Track listing: Cheap ThrillsLove of My LifeHow Could I Be Such a FoolDeseriI’m Not SatisfiedJelly Roll Gum DropAnythingLater That NightYou Didn’t Try to Call MeFountain of LoveNo. No. No.; Any Way the Wind BlowsStuff Up the CracksJelly Roll Gum Drop (Alternative Mono Mix); No. No. No. (Long Version); Stuff Up the Cracks (Mayfair Studios Mix); Serious Fan Mail (Excerpts from FZ Lecture, The New School, 21 February 1969 and WMEX interview, 31 January 1969); Valerie (Unreleased 1967 version); Jelly Roll Gum Drop (Single Version - B-side of Deseri); Secret Greasing (The Story of Ruben & the Jets told by FZ on KPPC, 27 November 1969); Love of My Life ("Cuca Impossible Recordings" 1963 Version)

Highlights: Cheap Thrills

Worthwhile:Love of My LifeHow Could I Be Such a FoolDeseriI’m Not SatisfiedJelly Roll Gum DropAnythingLater That NightYou Didn’t Try to Call MeFountain of LoveNo. No. No.; Any Way the Wind BlowsStuff Up the CracksValerie 

Solid:

Ski after the first time: Serious Fan MailSecret Greasing

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