The Mothers Of Invention* – Uncle Meat
Tracklist
| A1 | Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme | 1:56 | |
| A2 | The Voice Of Cheese | 0:26 | |
| A3 | Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution | 6:02 | |
| A4 | Zolar Czakl | 0:54 | |
| A5 | Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague | 3:59 | |
| A6 | The Legend Of The Golden Arches | 3:27 | |
| A7 | Louie Louie (At The Royal Albert Hall In London) | 2:18 | |
| A8 | The Dog Breath Variations | 1:50 | |
| B1 | Sleeping In A Jar | 0:50 | |
| B2 | Our Bizarre Relationship | 1:05 | |
| B3 | The Uncle Meat Variations | 4:46 | |
| B4 | Electric Aunt Jemima | 1:46 | |
| B5 | Prelude To King Kong | 3:39 | |
| B6 | God Bless America (Live At The Whisky A Go Go) | 1:10 | |
| B7 | A Pound For A Brown On The Bus | 1:29 | |
| B8 | Ian Underwood Whips It Out (Live On Stage In Copenhagen) | 5:09 | |
| C1 | Mr. Green Genes | 3:13 | |
| C2 | We Can Shoot You | 2:03 | |
| C3 | "If We'd All Been Living In California..." | 1:14 | |
| C4 | The Air | 2:57 | |
| C5 | Project X | 4:49 | |
| C6 | Cruising For Burgers | 2:18 | |
| D1 | King Kong Itself (As Played By The Mothers In A Studio) | 0:51 | |
| D2 | King Kong (Its Magnificence As Interpreted By Dom DeWild) | 1:19 | |
| D3 | King Kong (As Motorhead Explains It) | 1:45 | |
| D4 | King Kong (The Gardner Varieties) | 6:14 | |
| D5 | King Kong (As Played By 3 Deranged Good Humor Trucks) | 0:37 | |
| D6 | King Kong (Live On A Flat Bed Diesel In The Middle Of A Race Track At A Miami Pop Festival... The Underwood Ramifications) | 7:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – Universal Music Enterprises
- Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zappa Family Trust
- Copyright © – Zappa Family Trust
- Published By – Munchkin Music
- Published By – Longitude Music
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Manufactured By – Pallas USA
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 29120
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 29121
Credits
- Design [Layout Design] – Michael Mesker
- Design [Original Package Design] – Cal Schenkel
- Drums [On Some Pieces] – Billy (The Oozer) Mundi*
- Drums, Other [Droll Humor, Poverty] – Jimmy Carl Black
- Drums, Timpani, Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Xylophone, Wood Block, Bells, Chimes [Small], Other [Cheerful Outlook & Specific Enquiries] – Artie (With The Green Mustache) Tripp*
- Electric Bass, Soprano Vocals [Pachuco Falsetto], Other [Cheeseburgers] – Roy Estrada
- Electric Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta [Celeste], Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Copyist, Other [Special Assistance, Industrial Relations, Teen Appeal] – Ian Underwood
- Electric Piano, Other [Tarot Cards, Brown Rice] – Don (Dom De Wild) Preston*
- Engineer – Richard Kunc (Dynamite Dick)*
- Engineer [Sunset Sound] – Jerry Hansen
- Guitar, Vocals [Low Grade], Percussion, Producer, Composed By, Arranged By – Frank Zappa
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes] [Many Tracks, Special Thanks] – Ruth Komanoff
- Mastered By – Chris Bellman
- Photography By – Malcolm Lubliner
- Piccolo Flute, Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon – Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner*
- Production Manager – Melanie Starks
- Research [Vaultmeisterment], Transferred By [Digital Transfers & Restoration] – Joe Travers
- Soprano Vocals [Soprano Voice] – Nelcy Walker (tracks: A5, B3)
- Technician – Lou Lindauer
- Tenor Saxophone [Frenetic Tenor Sax Stylings], Tambourine, Other [Pop Star, Choreography, Obstinance & Equipment Setter-Upper] – Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood*
- Vocals [Swell Vocals] – Ray Collins
- Voice [Uncredited, Voice Of Cheese, Suzy Creamcheese] – Pamela Zarubica
Notes
Housed in a gatefold jacket.
Includes a 12-page 30x30cm full-color book with photo-montages, illustrations & text.
Runout details are hand etched except machine stamped 'P. USA', '-29120-' and '-29121-'.
[Silver sticker:]
Pallas
Audiophile quality
180g vinyl
Pressed in
Pallasusa.com
[Gatefold inside:]
The music on this album was recorded over a period of about 5 months from October 1967 to February 1968. [...] The material was recorded on a prototype Scully 12 track machine at 30 ips. [...] Special engineering credits go to Jerry Hansen for the percussion effects added later at Sunset Sound in L.A., and to our friend Mike in Copenhagen for the tapes he sent us.
FZ 27
©℗1969/mmxiii Zappa Family Trust.
All compositions by FZ (except Louie Louie by Richard Berry published by Longitude Music, BMI) controlled worldwide by ZFT dba Munchkin Music. Lyrics ©1968 ZFT, reprinted by permission.
Original package design: Cal Schenkel for NT&B.
This Soundtrack album originally released 1969.
For best sonics (the original edit master for Uncle Meat unfortunately in sections suffers from oxide loss due to tape age and bad storage conditions), a new hi-res digital patchwork edit master was created in 2013 with all damaged sections restored from safeties in The Vault - Joe Travers
Vaultmeisterment, Digital Transfers & Restoration by Joe Travers, UMRK 2005/2013.
[Rear jacket:]
All compositions by Frank Zappa (except Louie Louie by Richard Berry) published for the world by Munchkin Music. ©℗1969/mmxiii Zappa Family Trust. [...] Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2013. Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 2220 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404. [...] Zappa, Frank Zappa, FZ, The Mothers, Mothers of Invention, Grand Rights & [Zappa beard logo] are ZFT ed marks. [...] Source: Original 1968 Analog Stereo Master Digital Transfer. This is Official Release #6.
[Booklet p. 12:]
©1968, mmxii Zappa Family Trust.
[Labels:]
© ℗ mmxiii Zappa Family Trust.
Includes a 12-page 30x30cm full-color book with photo-montages, illustrations & text.
Runout details are hand etched except machine stamped 'P. USA', '-29120-' and '-29121-'.
[Silver sticker:]
Pallas
Audiophile quality
180g vinyl
Pressed in
Pallasusa.com
[Gatefold inside:]
The music on this album was recorded over a period of about 5 months from October 1967 to February 1968. [...] The material was recorded on a prototype Scully 12 track machine at 30 ips. [...] Special engineering credits go to Jerry Hansen for the percussion effects added later at Sunset Sound in L.A., and to our friend Mike in Copenhagen for the tapes he sent us.
FZ 27
©℗1969/mmxiii Zappa Family Trust.
All compositions by FZ (except Louie Louie by Richard Berry published by Longitude Music, BMI) controlled worldwide by ZFT dba Munchkin Music. Lyrics ©1968 ZFT, reprinted by permission.
Original package design: Cal Schenkel for NT&B.
This Soundtrack album originally released 1969.
For best sonics (the original edit master for Uncle Meat unfortunately in sections suffers from oxide loss due to tape age and bad storage conditions), a new hi-res digital patchwork edit master was created in 2013 with all damaged sections restored from safeties in The Vault - Joe Travers
Vaultmeisterment, Digital Transfers & Restoration by Joe Travers, UMRK 2005/2013.
[Rear jacket:]
All compositions by Frank Zappa (except Louie Louie by Richard Berry) published for the world by Munchkin Music. ©℗1969/mmxiii Zappa Family Trust. [...] Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, 2013. Under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 2220 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404. [...] Zappa, Frank Zappa, FZ, The Mothers, Mothers of Invention, Grand Rights & [Zappa beard logo] are ZFT ed marks. [...] Source: Original 1968 Analog Stereo Master Digital Transfer. This is Official Release #6.
[Booklet p. 12:]
©1968, mmxii Zappa Family Trust.
[Labels:]
© ℗ mmxiii Zappa Family Trust.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 24302 38391 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 824302383919
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ZR3839-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ZR3839-1-B
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): ZR3839-1-C
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): ZR3839-1-D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): FVZ-2013-4-A2 ZAPPA.COM CB -29120- P. USA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): FVZ-2013-4-B ZAPPA.COM CB -29120- P. USA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): FVZ-2013-4-C-2 Zappa.com CB -29121- P. USA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): FVZ-2013-4-D ZAPPA.COM CB -29121- P. USA
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Uncle Meat (2×LP, Album, Stereo, CTH, 400, Autocoupled) | Reprise Records | 2MS 2024, 2024 | US | 1969 | ||
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Uncle Meat (2×LP, Album) | Transatlantic Records | TRA 197 | UK | 1969 | ||
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Uncle Meat (2×LP, Album, Stereo) | Reprise Records | MS 2024 | 1969 | |||
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Uncle Meat (2×LP, Album, CSM, 400, Autocoupled) | Reprise Records | 2024, 2MS 2024 | US | 1969 | ||
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Uncle Meat (2×LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing, Auto-Coupled) | Bizarre Records | 2MS 2024, 2024 | US | 1969 |
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WTF... This pressing is sooo perfect. I can't imagine to be better than this. All is perfectly separated, detailed, with great relief, dynamic, clear... I'm dreaming all the reissue are like this. -
my pressing has two labels pressed on the 1st side of the record, one in the center where it's supposed to be and one off center covering 2 of the last tracks on that side. This creates a hiss and scratch sound. not what i expected from a Frank Zappa production. Very disappointing. -
Wow! I think it does sound better than my bazaar copy! Just a wonderful reissue. I love this record. Fell in love with it as a teen. So orchestral and weird. I find the repetition of the themes strangely comforting, as discordant as they can be sometimes. Just a dense listening experience for those who like a bit of classical/jazz fusion with their cup of Mothers.
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Agreed ,nice press from Pallas, flat dead silent great sound stage and a little more detail than the original pressings, def a buy
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What a wonderful repress! Sounds fantastic and packaging is high quality. All of these Zappa represses have been great
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