FRANK ZAPPA -HOT RATS NEW 150 GRAM HEAVY VINYL CLASSIC RECORDS - STILL SEALED
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FRANK ZAPPA
HOT RATS
CLASSIC RECORDS - 150 GRAM HEAVY VINYL
NEW - STILL SEALED
WILLIE THE PIMP - PEACHES IN REGALIA
From the sturdy slipcover and record sleeve to the heavy 150 gram vinyl, Classic Record's reissue is superior to the original in every way. The music emerges from a quieter background with minimal tape hiss which allows the steep dynamics to power through ruthlessly. This is a very high-energy recording made even more so by Michael Hobson's magic.
Released in October 1969, Hot Rats is the second solo album by the ever inventive and controversial Frank Zappa. Five of the six tracks are instrumental with only Captain Beefheart featured on "Willie the Pimp". Ian Underwood is the sole member of the then disbanded "Mothers of Invention". To underscore the jazz roots of this recording, world class violinist Jean-Luc Ponty was called in for the sessions.
In addition to be a musical breakthrough, Hot Rats was also on the bleeding edge of recording technology. While most of the world was still getting by with recording on only 8 individual tracks. The Beatles were still using 4-track machines and did not move up to 8 until 1969’s Abbey Road. Hot Rats was one of the first to enjoy the added versatility of 16 tracks to play with and Zappa made profuse use of them with many overdubs and exploitation of stereo imaging. Underwood is a jack of most instruments and master of all he plays which can be heard on everything from keyboards to clarinet on the same track. Very novel for the era.
Zappa had prodigious guitar chops and this LP is his vehicle to exhibit them in psychedelic solos on almost all of them. While jazz is clearly present as an idiom, this is still very much a rock album, and a powerful one at that. While several of the tracks are tightly structured arrangements such as "It Must Be a Camel" , others such as "The Gumbo Variations" are "establish a groove and let's let 'er rip" style of jamming.
If you are a fan of Zappa's, you know the tune " "Peaches en Regalia" is one of Zappa's most famous and highly regarded compositions, right up there with "Dirty Love" and "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow", though it does not feature any of his snarky lyrics. Showcasing Zappa on lead guitar, Underwood on keys, flute, sax and clarinet, Shuggie Otis on bass and Ron Selico on drums, it is elaborate and ornate yet typically down and dirty at the same time. As explorative as the instrumentals are, Zappa always had a strong sense of melody, though no one will mistake his phrases for the Beach Boys, or the Beatles for that matter. Still, his phrases flow and can easily stick in your head, especially if you happen to be listening while indulging in some substances that the DEA would frown on. A masterpiece of jazz/rock.
The cuts, totaling over 47 minutes are as follows:
1. Peaches en Regalia (3:37)
2. Willie the Pimp (9:16)
3. Son of Mr. Green Genes (8:58)
4. Little Umbrelllas (3:04)
5. The Gumbo Variations (16:55)
6. It Must Be A Camel (5:15)
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