The Mothers Of Invention* – Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Label: |
Reprise Records – MS 2028 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| A1 | Didja Get Any Onya | 3:44 | |
| A2 | Directly From My Heart To You | 5:17 | |
| A3 | Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask | 3:35 | |
| A4 | Toads Of The Short Forest | 4:48 | |
| A5 | Get A Little | 2:35 | |
| B1 | The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue | 6:53 | |
| B2 | Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula | 2:12 | |
| B3 | My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama | 3:35 | |
| B4 | Oh No | 1:46 | |
| B5 | The Orange County Lumber Truck | 3:18 | |
| B6 | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | 2:05 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Made By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Frank Zappa Music, Inc.
- Published By – Third Story Music, Inc.
- Published By – Venice Music, Inc.
- Recorded At – Philadelphia Arena
- Recorded At – Royal Festival Hall
- Recorded At – Thee Image, Miami
- Recorded At – The Factory, NY
- Recorded At – T.T.G. Studios
- Recorded At – Whitney Recording Studios
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Recorded At – Apostolic Studios
- Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Overdubbed At – T.T.G. Studios
- Overdubbed At – Whitney Recording Studios
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Ian Underwood
- Artwork [Cover] – Neon Park
- Baritone Saxophone, Vocals [Snorks] – Motorhead Sherwood
- Bass – Roy Estrada
- Drums – Jimmy Carl Black
- Electric Violin – Don "Sugar Cane" Harris* (tracks: A2)
- Lead Guitar – Frank Zappa
- Piano, Organ, Effects [Electronic Effects] – Don Preston
- Producer, Conductor [Conducted By] – Frank Zappa
- Rhythm Guitar – Lowell George (tracks: A1)
- Tenor Saxophone – Bunk Gardner
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Buzz Gardner
- Vocals – Roy Estrada (tracks: A3)
Notes
Blue Bizarre labels with some visible variations from the original ones, including e.g. different fonts and rim text (W logo and 'Warner Communications Company' credit).
Paste-on rear sleeve.
On rear sleeve:
Material on this album represents different aspects of our work from 1967 to 1969.
“Didja Get Any Onya” was recorded live at the Philadelphia Arena.
“Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask” was recorded live at Festival Hall in London.
The second half of “Toads Of The Short Forest” was recorded at Thee Image in Miami.
“Get A Little” was recorded live at the Factory in the Bronx.
“The Orange County Lumber Truck” was recorded live at Festival Hall.
“Weasels Ripped My Flesh” was recorded live at a concert in Birmingham (England).
“Directly From My Heart To You” was cut at T.T.G. in Hollywood.
The first part of “Toads Of The Short Forest” was cut at Whitney Studios in Glendale.
“Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue” was cut at A&R Studios in New York.
“Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula” was cut at Apostolic Studios in New York, along with “Oh No”.
“My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” is the original version from Criteria Studios in Miami with final overdubs at T.T.G. and
Whitney.
All selections published by Frank Zappa Music, Inc., a subsidiary of Third Story Music, Inc. (BMI)
except “Directly From My Heart To You” which is published by Venice Music, Inc. BMI.
Made in U.S.A.
Paste-on rear sleeve.
On rear sleeve:
Material on this album represents different aspects of our work from 1967 to 1969.
“Didja Get Any Onya” was recorded live at the Philadelphia Arena.
“Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask” was recorded live at Festival Hall in London.
The second half of “Toads Of The Short Forest” was recorded at Thee Image in Miami.
“Get A Little” was recorded live at the Factory in the Bronx.
“The Orange County Lumber Truck” was recorded live at Festival Hall.
“Weasels Ripped My Flesh” was recorded live at a concert in Birmingham (England).
“Directly From My Heart To You” was cut at T.T.G. in Hollywood.
The first part of “Toads Of The Short Forest” was cut at Whitney Studios in Glendale.
“Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue” was cut at A&R Studios in New York.
“Dwarf Nebula Processional March And Dwarf Nebula” was cut at Apostolic Studios in New York, along with “Oh No”.
“My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” is the original version from Criteria Studios in Miami with final overdubs at T.T.G. and
Whitney.
All selections published by Frank Zappa Music, Inc., a subsidiary of Third Story Music, Inc. (BMI)
except “Directly From My Heart To You” which is published by Venice Music, Inc. BMI.
Made in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, etched): MS 2028 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, etched): MS 2028 B
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): (31,083)
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): (31,084)
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 114)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing) | Reprise Records | MS 2028, 2028 | US | 1970 | |||
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album) | Bizarre Records | RSLP 2028 | UK | 1970 | ||
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album) | Reprise Records | MS 2028 | Canada | 1970 | ||
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album) | Reprise Records | RS 2028 | 1970 | |||
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Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP, Album, Stereo) | Reprise Records | RS 2028 | 1970 |
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Reviews
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Is this a counterfeit? The combination of the Bizarre label and the Warner Bros W bubble seems wrong to me. I have a copy that is more-or-less the same, except the Bizarre label is multi-coloured and has that green gizmo from the earlier Bizarre label in the background.
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