Frank Zappa - Hot Rats OG LP Beefheart Mixes never released on CD

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Sep 12, 2012 Sold Date

Sep 5, 2012 Start Date

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Frank Zappa

Hot Rats OG LP

RS6356

Record is in EX+ condition (one or two light surface lines, not auidible)

AWESOME RE-1 STAMPER!!

Cover is in NM- condition

Bizzare custom inner is in EX conditon (center seam opened like 2")

in the late 80’s Zappa personally “reconstructed” this, and a few other early Mothers albums, by digitally remixing, remastering and (oh, horror…) RE-RECORDING major portions of the album, under the pretext that (a) original master tapes have deteriorated beyond usefulness and (b) he did not like the drum parts. Needless to say, his tinkering with the original recording was met with a resounding crescendo of boos, hisses, yikes and all kinds of expletives, plus a barrage of rotten tomatoes, dirty socks, old dentures, used prophylactics and such - from his fans and detractors alike (and for good reason). Then, just before he passed away, Zappa approved another series of reissues, this time from the original master tapes and containing original, un-mixed versions of the albums. Unfortunately, this album was NOT included in that final series, and the original version of this album, to our best knowledge, remains unavailable on compact disc or in any other form. (Big differences between the original vinyl and CD versions. The CD is a remix, with added tracks (mixer channels, not new songs) and previously unheard material. The 1995 Ryko CD adds some extra cover/booklet artwork, but is otherwise identical to older discs (yes, including the gold CD).