FRANK ZAPPA HOT RATS ORIG GATEFOLD BIZARRE RECORDS LP NEAR MINT CAPT BEEFHEART

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FRANK ZAPPA~HOT RATS~ORIG GATEFOLD BIZARRE RECORDS LP~NEAR MINT~CAPT BEEFHEART

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Frank Zappa  "Hot Rats" Bizarre Records ‎– RS 6356
GORGEOUS COPY OF THIS 1969 CLASSIC! GATEFOLD COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VINYL IS NEAR MINT - OUR HIGHEST RATING!  THE BEST COPY WE'VE SEEN IN YEARS!!
Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist sans the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous musical collaborators, most notably multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood. Other than another side project -- the doo wop tribute Cruising With Ruben and the Jets -- Hot Rats was also the first time Zappa focused his efforts in one general area, namely jazz-rock. The result is a classic of the genre. Hot Rats' genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock's down-and-dirty attitude -- there's a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams, and a surprising, wry elegance to the three shorter, tightly arranged numbers (particularly the sumptuous "Peaches en Regalia"). Perhaps the biggest revelation isn't the straightforward presentation, or the intricately shifting instrumental voices in Zappa's arrangements -- it's his own virtuosity on the electric guitar, recorded during extended improvisational workouts for the first time here. His wonderfully scuzzy, distorted tone is an especially good fit on "Willie the Pimp," with its greasy blues riffs and guest vocalist Captain Beefheart's Howlin' Wolf theatrics. Elsewhere, his skill as a melodist was in full flower, whether dominating an entire piece or providing a memorable theme as a jumping-off point. In addition to Underwood, the backing band featured contributions from Jean-Luc Ponty, Lowell George, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris, among others; still, Zappa is unquestionably the star of the show. Hot Rats still sizzles; few albums originating on the rock side of jazz-rock fusion flowed so freely between both sides of the equation, or achieved such unwavering excitement and energy.
A1 Peaches En Regalia Drums – Ron Selico Electric Bass – Shuggy Otis* 3:58 A2 Willie The Pimp Drums – John Guerin Electric Bass – Max Bennett Lyrics By – Frank Zappa Violin [Electric] – Sugar Cane Harris* Vocals – Captain Beefheart 9:25 A3 Son Of Mr. Green Genes Drums – Paul Humphrey Electric Bass – Max Bennett 8:58 B1 Little Umbrellas Drums – John Guerin Electric Bass – Max Bennett 3:09 B2 The Gumbo Variations Drums – Paul Humphrey Electric Bass – Max Bennett Violin [Electric] – Sugar Cane Harris* 12:55 B3 It Must Be A Camel Drums – John Guerin Electric Bass – Max Bennett Violin [Electric] – Jean-Luc Ponty 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 Credits Design [Inside Spread] – John Williams (30) Design, Cover – Cal Schenkel Engineer [For Sunset] – Brian Ingoldsby Engineer [For T.T.G.] – Cliff Goldstein, 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, Saxophone – Ian Underwood Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Directed By – Frank Zappa
 
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