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How To Complete The Subbing And Layout Of A Very Long Frank Zappa Lookin' Back, Part 3

Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 30 November 1974

THE ALBUM and movie of 200 Motels erupted late in 1971. Both received near-unanimous critical meat-axe jobs and both were ignominious commercial failures. United Artists, who released the movie, also issued the soundtrack album, which they have now deleted for no doubt very sound commercial reasons.

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