Zoot Allures is the 22nd album by the American rock musician Frank Zappa, released in October 1976 and his only release on the Warner Bros. Records label. Due to a lawsuit with his former manager, Herb Cohen, Zappa's recording contract was temporarily reassigned from DiscReet Records to Warner Bros.

"Black Napkins," one of several guitar-driven pieces on Zoot Allures, began life accompanied by themes that would later make up "Sleep Dirt." The performance heard on the album was culled from Zappa's February 3, 1976 performance in Osaka, Japan, though it was edited for the official release. Along with "Zoot Allures" and "The Torture Never Stops," "Black Napkins" became a signature piece for Zappa, featuring heavily in nearly every subsequent tour and several official releases.
Frank Zappa - Black Napkins (Live) Zoot Allures is the 22nd album by the American rock musician Frank Zappa, released in October 1976 and his only release on the Warner Bros. Records label. Due to a lawsuit with his former manager, Herb Cohen, Zappa's recording contract was temporarily reassigned from DiscReet Records to Warner Bros. "Black Napkins," one of several guitar-driven pieces on Zoot Allures, began life accompanied by themes that would later make up "Sleep Dirt." The performance heard on the album was culled from Zappa's February 3, 1976 performance in Osaka, Japan, though it was edited for the official release. Along with "Zoot Allures" and "The Torture Never Stops," "Black Napkins" became a signature piece for Zappa, featuring heavily in nearly every subsequent tour and several official releases. Taken from youtube