Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention

Barking Pumpkin is pleased to provide stimulating digital audio entertainment for those of you who have outgrown the ordinary.The language and concepts contained herein are GUARANTEED NOT TO CAUSE ETERNAL TORMENT IN THE PLACE WHERE THE GUY WITH THE HORNS AND POINTED STICK CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS.

This guarantee is as real as the threats of the video fundamentalists who use attacks on rock music in their attempt to transform America into a nation of check-mailing nincompoops (in the name of Jesus Christ).If there is a hell, its fires wait for them, not us.The liner notes also contained a quote from Senator Fritz Hollings, who testified during the PMRC hearings: "…if I could find some way constitutionally to do away with it [foul language in music], I would", as well as Zappa's oft-repeated liner notes request for his fans to register to vote.

The original US version of the album contains the track "Porn Wars" – a sound collage featuring excerpts from PMRC hearings.

2911", which collates some of the backing music from "Porn Wars", without the PMRC hearing excerpts and other dialogue.

The original Rykodisc CDs added two of the three European tracks and shuffled around the running order.