[1] The album is entirely instrumental and features music performed by the 37-piece Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra.

[3] An early version of the album titled Six Things was cut as a demo acetate disc at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California, in April 1976.

This was a different edit which included "Re-Gyptian Strut" and "Music For Guitar & Low Budget Orchestra", which were later cut from the album.

(Since Zappa In New York was configured as a two-LP set, the complete four individual album collection actually contains a total of five full-length LPs.)

[8] Three tracks from Orchestral Favorites also were included in Läther: "Pedro's Dowry", "Naval Aviation in Art?

But Warner claimed ownership of the material and threatened legal action, forcing Zappa to shelve the project.

[9] As Zappa had delivered only the tapes to Warner, Orchestral Favorites was released in May 1979 with no musician or music publishing credits.

Zappa chose to issue Orchestral Favorites on Compact Disc on his Barking Pumpkin label in 1991 with Panter's original artwork and added credits.