finally able to offer the complete catalog of official Zappa recordings, as numerous legal proceedings both during Zappa's lifetime and afterwards failed to cede ownership of the rights and tapes to ZFT. That 2-CD edition, now out of print, contained extensive liner notes and artwork as well as a small poster for the film, as well as bonus tracks consisting of radio promos for the film and the single edit of the song "Magic Fingers". Though many Zappa fans consider this album a key recording of the period, it was deemed by some music critics to be a peripheral album. AllMusic's Richie Unterberger critiqued what he referred to as the "growing tendency to deploy the smutty, cheap humor that would soon dominate much of Zappa's work", but said that "Those who like his late-'60s/early-'70s work [...] will probably like this fine". Legacy After 200 Motels, the band went on tour; the live album Just Another Band From L.A. included the 20-minute track "Billy the Mountain", Zappa's satire on rock opera set in Southern California. This track was representative of the band's theatrical performances in which songs were used to build up sketches based on 200 Motels scenes as well as new situations often portraying the band members' sexual encounters on the road. See also List of American films of 1971 References External links Review of the 2010 DVD release 2013 Los Angeles Master Chorale Production with LAPhil.org 1971 films 1970s avant-garde and experimental films 1970s satirical films American rock music films British rock music films American satirical films American avant-garde and experimental films British avant-garde and experimental films British satirical films Films directed by Frank Zappa Films directed by Tony Palmer Films scored by Frank Zappa Films shot at Pinewood Studios Surrealist films Self-reflexive films United Artists films Films with live action and animation 1970s English-language films 1970s American films 1970s British films