Hot Rats Sessions CD Box Set The Hot Rats Sessions Box Set celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music. The original 1969 Frank Zappa album was the first record to be recorded on a prototype 16-Track Tape Machine. Self-described as a 'Movie For Your Ears,' it was technically the second solo outing for the composer and the album that put FZ on the map as a guitar player. The recording sessions produced a wealth of material that ended up being sprinkled among multiple releases during FZ's lifetime. This mammoth six-disc collection documents and compiles every composition recorded during those days in July 1969, along with an abundance of rare mixes, Vault nuggets, and complete basic tracks mixed from the original multi-track masters by Craig Parker Adams in 2019. Additional gems include images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, and session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood, Andee Nathanson, and Vaultmeister Joe Travers. The box set also includes a Zappa Land board game in celebration of this release with custom game pieces, dice, and playing cards. Featuring 65 tracks, all but 6 tracks are previously unreleased. Tracklist: Disc 1 1. Piano Music (Section 1) 2. Piano Music (Section 3) 3. Peaches En Regalia (Prototype) 4. Peaches En Regalia (Section 1, In Session) 5. Peaches En Regalia (Section 1, Master Take) 6. Peaches Jam - Part 1 7. Peaches Jam - Part 2 8. Peaches En Regalia (Section 3, In Session) 9. Peaches En Regalia (Section 3, Master Take) 10. Arabesque (In Session) 11. Arabesque (Master Take) 12. Dame Margret's Son To Be A Bride (In Session) Disc 2 1. It Must Be A Camel (Part 1, In Session) 2. It Must Be a Camel (Part 1, Master Take) 3. It Must Be a Camel (Intercut, In Session) 4. It Must Be a Camel (Intercut, Master Take) 5. Natasha (In Session) 6. Natasha (Master Take) 7. Bognor Regis (Unedited Master) 8. Willie The Pimp (In Session) 9. Willie The Pimp (Unedited Master Take) 10. Willie The Pimp (Guitar OD 1) 11. Willie The Pimp (Guitar OD 2) Disc 3 1. Transition (Section 1, In Session) 2. Transition (Section 1, Master Take) 3. Transition (Section 2, Intercut, In Session) 4. Transition (Section 2, Intercut, Master Take) 5. Transition (Section 3, Intercut, In Session) 6. Transition (Section 3, Intercut, Master Take) 7. Lil' Clanton Shuffle (Unedited Master) 8. Directly From My Heart To You (Unedited Master) 9. Another Waltz (Unedited Master) Disc 4 1. Dame Margret’s Son To Be A Bride (Remake) 2. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Take 1) 3. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (Master Take) 4. Big Legs (Unedited Master Take) 5. It Must Be a Camel (Percussion Tracks) 6. Arabesque (Guitar OD Mix) 7. Transition (Full Version) 8. Piano Music (Section 3, OD Version) Disc 5 1. Peaches En Regalia (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 2. Willie The Pimp (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 3. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 4. Little Umbrellas (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 5. The Gumbo Variations (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 6. It Must Be A Camel (1987 Digital Re-Mix) 7. The Origin Of Hot Rats 8. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #1 9. Peaches En Regalia (1969 Mono Single Master) 10. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #2 11. Little Umbrellas (1969 Mono Single Master) 12. Lil' Clanton Shuffle (1972 Whitney Studios Mix) Disc 6 1. Little Umbrellas (Cucamonga Version) 2. Little Umbrellas (1969 Mix Outtake) 3. It Must Be A Camel (1969 Mix Outtake) 4. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1969 Mix Outtake) 5. More Of The Story Of Willie The Pimp 6. Willie The Pimp (Vocal Tracks) 7. Willie The Pimp (1969 Quick Mix) 8. Dame Margret's Son To Be A Bride (1969 Quick Mix) 9. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #3 10. Bognor Regis (1970 Record Plant Mix) 11. Peaches En Regalia (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) 12. Son Of Mr. Green Genes (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) 13. Little Umbrellas (1969 Rhythm Track Mix) 14. Arabesque (Guitar Tracks) 15. Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #
I loved it back when it didn't sound as good. The live set on disc 2 of the reissue has my head spinning lately. That version of Duke of Prunes is breathtaking.
Freak Out! Studio album by the Mothers of Invention Released June 27, 1966 Recorded March 1966 Studio TTG Studios, Hollywood Genre Experimental rock[1] Length 60:55 Label Verve Producer Tom Wilson Frankie, The Mothers & Thanksgiving! Beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving to all Hoffmanites and their families!! I know I need to stop shouting.
Interesting they put out Zagreb… immediately after. It fills in the blank between the ‘74 and ‘76 shows on Erie.
New Frank Zappa Boxed Set, "Zappa/Erie," Collects Together An Exciting Trio Of Shows From Erie, PA And Surrounding Area Between 1974-76; Contains More Than 7 Hours Of Unreleased Live Performances SIX-DISC BOX/DIGITAL COLLECTION FEATURES MORE THAN SEVEN HOURS OF UNRELEASED LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THREE DIFFERENT LINE-UPS, INCLUDING UNIQUE ARRANGEMENTS OF CLASSIC SONGS Erie Track Listing CD 1: LIVE FROM EDINBORO, PA – MAY 8, 1974 1. “Someone Has Just Asked Me…” 2. Cosmik Debris 3. Pygmy Twylyte 4. The Idiot Bastard Son 5. Cheepnis 6. Inca Roads 7. Montana 8. Dupree’s Paradise (Intro) CD 2: LIVE FROM EDINBORO, PA – MAY 8, 1974 (Cont’d) 1. Dupree’s Paradise 2. It Can’t Happen Here 3. Hungry Freaks, Daddy 4. You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here 5. How Could I Be Such A Fool 6. I Ain’t Got No Heart 7. I’m Not Satisfied 8. Wowie Zowie 9. Let’s Make The Water Turn Black 10. Harry, You’re A Beast 11. The Orange County Lumber Truck 12. Oh No 13. Son Of Orange County 14. More Trouble Every Day 15. Camarillo Brillo CD 3: BONUS TRACKS: LIVE FROM SOUTH BEND, IN – MAY 12, 1974 (1-2) LIVE FROM ERIE, PA – NOVEMBER 12, 1974 (3-14) 1. Montana 2. Get Down 3. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme) 4. Stink-Foot 5. RDZNL 6. Village Of The Sun 7. Echindna’s Arf (Of You) 8. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing? 9. Penguin In Bondage 10. T’Mershi Duween 11. The Dog Breath Variations 12. Uncle Meat 13. Building A Girl 14. Dinah-Moe Humm CD 4: LIVE FROM ERIE, PA – NOVEMBER 12, 1974 (cont’d) 1. I’m Not Satisfied 2. Montana 3. Dupree’s Paradise (Intro) 4. Dupree’s Paradise 5. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow 6. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp) 7. Oh No 8. Son Of Orange County 9. More Trouble Every Day CD 5: LIVE FROM ERIE, PA – NOVEMBER 12, 1976 (1-7) LIVE FROM TOLEDO, OH – NOVEMBER 13, 1976 (8) LIVE FROM ERIE, PA – NOVEMBER 12, 1976 (9-12) 1. The Purple Lagoon 2. Stink-Foot 3. The Poodle Lecture 4. Dirty Love 5. Wind Up Workin’ In A Gas Station 6. Tryin’ To Grow A Chin 7. The Torture Never Stops 8. City Of Tiny Lites 9. Pound For A Brown 10. You Didn’t Try To Call Me 11. Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink 12. Would You Go All The Way? CD 6: LIVE FROM ERIE, PA – NOVEMBER 12, 1976 (cont’d) (1-11) BONUS TRACKS: LIVE FROM MONTREAL, QC, CANADA – NOVEMBER 10, 1976 (12) LIVE FROM TOLEDO, OH – NOVEMBER 13, 1976 (13-14) 1. Black Napkins 2. Terry’s Erie ’76 Solo 3. Patrick’s Erie ’76 Solo 4. Wonderful Wino 5. The Purple Lagoon (Outro) 6. Stranded In The Jungle 7. Dinah-Moe Humm 8. The Purple Lagoon (Outro) 9. Camarillo Brillo 10. Muffin Man 11. The Purple Lagoon (Outro) 12. You Didn’t Try To Call Me 13. Black Napkins 14. The Purple Lagoon (Outro)
I’m in the early days of really “getting” Zappa and I’ve been binging on his work, lately been playing a Roxy and Elsewhere a lot, checking the Zappa section every time I go in a shop.
First time I've heard this album and love it. I've always liked the older groups who originated the style. Can I assume Greasy Love Songs is a must buy for the original mix versions?
Getting my frigid Sunday morning started with "Greasy Love Songs". Had my first cup of coffee of the day with one of my favorite Zappa songs, "Cheap Thrills" (soundtrack to my avatars). This set contains the original mix of the "Cruising with Rueben and the Jets" album that has that great cracking snare drum sound.
29 years ago today since FZ's passing, I'm playing Buffalo '80 and disc two of You Can't Do That on Stage Vol.5
