Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
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Reprise Records – RS 6356 |
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US |
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Rock |
Style: |
Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| A1 | Peaches En Regalia | 3:58 | |
| A2 | Willie The Pimp | 9:25 | |
| A3 | Son Of Mr. Green Genes | 8:58 | |
| B1 | Little Umbrellas | 3:09 | |
| B2 | The Gumbo Variations | 12:55 | |
| B3 | It Must Be A Camel | 5:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records
- Engineered At – T.T.G. Studios
- Engineered At – Whitney Recording Studios
- Engineered At – Sunset Sound
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Copyright © – Frank Zappa Music, Inc.
Credits
- Design [Inside Spread] – John Williams (30)
- Design, Cover – Cal Schenkel
- Engineer [For Sunset] – Brian Ingoldsby
- Engineer [For T.T.G.] – Jack Hunt
- Engineer [For Whitney], Engineer [Engineering Director For Bizarre] – Dick Kunc
- Guitar, Bass [Octave], Percussion – Frank Zappa
- Photography By [Cover & Beefheart Inset] – Ed Caraeff
- Photography By [Zappa Inset] – Bruce Linton
- Piano, Organ [Organus Maximus], Flute, Clarinet [All Clarinets], Saxophone [All Saxes] – Ian Underwood
- Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Directed By – Frank Zappa
Notes
See also: The 1B/1A USA Bizarre labels pressing with 'Zapped' promo liners; Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Recorded 16 track August through September 1969.
*Although Peaches En Regalia is listed as having a time of 3:58, in reality has only 3:38.
Runouts are etched.
Recorded 16 track August through September 1969.
*Although Peaches En Regalia is listed as having a time of 3:58, in reality has only 3:38.
Runouts are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID: S
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label bracketed): 30,926
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label bracketed): 30,927
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 1): RS 6356 A 1̶7̶5̶2̶0̶ 30926
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 1): RS 6356 B 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30927
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 2): RS-6356-A(30926)-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 2): RS 6356 B 30927
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 3): S RS-6356-A 1̶7̶5̶2̶0̶ 30826-1B A 14
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 3): RS-6356-B S 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30927-1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 4): RS 6356 A 30926
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 4): RS 6356 B 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30927
- Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 5): S RS-6356-A 1̶7̶5̶2̶0̶ 30826-1B A 11
- Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 5): S RS-6356-B S 1̶7̶5̶2̶1̶ 30927-1A A5
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Gatefold, Tri-Color Labels) | Reprise Records | RSLP 6356 | UK | 1969 | ||
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Gatefold Santa Maria Pressing) | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records | RS 6356 | US | 1969 | ||
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Tri-Color Labels, Gatefold) | Reprise Records | RS 6356 | Canada | 1969 | ||
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Bizarre Records | RS 6356 | 1969 | |||
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Hot Rats (LP, Album, Flipback Sleeve) | Reprise Records | SRV.6108, RS.6356 | 1969 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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The woman pictured on the cover is Christine Frka, alias Miss Christine of The GTOs - the original Sunset groupies all-girl group of groupies that Zappa put out on his label. He let them use his studio and paid them a salary for a while. He cancelled their album - then eventually DID put it out. Anyway... They were all regulars at his house in the hills in '68 - the Log Cabin. For decades - I did not realize who that was on the cover. -
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A delicious treat for open ears. The musical themes flow from soothing to upbeat. Simply one of his best. -
This is the first time we hear Zappa departing from the doo-wop and sixties social commentary of the early Mothers and developing into the genius we now know him as. I look at Hot Rats and Uncle Meat as the beginning of that departure. Ian Underwood's piano on It Must Be A Camel is just beautiful. A lot of people will say this is Zappa's best record. I definitely think it's his most accessible and therefore a great place to start for new listeners.
Hot Rats kicks off a period of creativity for Zappa that, in my opinion, is unmatched by any other recording artist. From here you can go to Burnt Weenie Sandwich, Chunga's Revenge, Weasels Ripped My Flesh or any number of early seventies Zappa that, for me, represent the best of Zappa's collosal catalogue. -
I echo the comments already made here - this is in my opinion Zappa's best album - it's up there with top jazz albums, yeah I just said that, get over it. It's a precursor to prog rock, jazz fusion, just wow. Thank you Frank Zappa for leaving us with this. -
This album is beautifully bizarre. The jam session is raw, filled with talent and skill, and perfectly displays Zappa’s brilliance. Must have for any collection. 10/10. -
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Simply a masterpiece. Don't pretend to know about jazz fusion if have never listened to this monument and founder of the genre
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A beautiful pressing! The Zappa reissues continue to impress. If all you have is a cd copy of this release, you are in for a nice surprise.
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