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1	No Not Now	5:51
2	Valley Girl Vocals – Moon ZappaWritten-By [Improvised Monologue] – Moon*	4:50
3	I Come From Nowhere	6:10
4	Drowning Witch	12:03
5	Envelopes	2:46
6	Teen-Age Prostitute Vocals – Lisa Popeil	2:40

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Barking Pumpkin Records
• Manufactured By – MSI (Music Scene Incorporated)
• Distributed By – MSI (Music Scene Incorporated)
• Licensed From – Barking Pumpkin Records

Credits

• Bass – Arthur Barrow (tracks: 1, 3), Patrick O'Hearn (tracks: 3), Scott Thunes (tracks: 2, 4 to 6)
• Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Frank Zappa
• Drums – Chad Wackerman
• Engineer [For Basics & Over-dubs] – Mark Pinske
• Engineer [For Over-dubs & Remix] – Bob Stone
• Guitar [Impossible Guitar Parts] – Steve Vai
• Illustration [Cover] – Roger Price
• Keyboards – Tommy Mars
• Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals – Bobby Martin
• Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Zappa
• Liner Notes – Frank Zappa, Kohjitsu Ohyama
• Percussion – Ed Mann
• Photography By [1982] – John Livzey
• Photography By [1991] – Mollye Moore
• Remastered By – Bob Stone
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Ray White
• Translated By – Mogi Takeshi
• Vocals – Ike Willis, Roy Estrada

Notes

Japanese pressing. Issued in a standard jewelcase with a 12-page foldout booklet with lyrics, photos and liner notes. Also comes with obi and foldout Japanese insert (with Japanese liner notes and song lyrics in English and Japanese.) From the Japanese liner notes: "This translation has been approved by Barking Pumpkin. Semantic Scrutinizer, by Appointment: Simon Prentis."

(Roger Price illustration from "Droodles" publication).

From booklet: This is album #35.

℗ & © 1982, 1991 Barking Pumpkin Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: 818-PUMPKIN MSI-80046 D 2262 C
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (SPARS Code): AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FW 38066	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	Barking Pumpkin Records	FW 38066	US	1982
SBP 237809	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	CBS Records	SBP 237809	Australia	1982
CBS 138550, 138550	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album)	Discos CBS, Discos CBS, Barking Pumpkin Records, Barking Pumpkin Records	CBS 138550, 138550	Brazil	1982
2608141	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM)	EMI-VALENTIM DE CARVALHO	2608141	Portugal	1986
TC-EMC 3501, TCEMC 3501	Zappa*	Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM)	EMI	TC-EMC 3501, TCEMC 3501	UK	1985

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